Flavoured fishing baits from boilies to pellets, meats to ground baits, dough baits to pastes and seed and nut baits can all be enhanced or differentiated further by using flavours. But there is far more to flavours than meets the nose!
The lines are definitely blurred with fishing flavours and these are now extremely complex with vast lists of components. Some synthetic flavours may have 100 individual components, while a natural flavour may have 50 or more compounds present, 25 volatile ones and even others which remain unidentified at the present time. If 'authenticity' is important to you this is a tricky business with flavours. Most anglers just care that their flavours catch fish, not how many carcinogenic or possibly toxic compounds might be present. But then again probably the majority of fishermen smoke or drink, and toxins are certainly present in these activities. (Pure nicotine is more toxic than cyanide but in very insignificant levels is actually stimulatory to carp for instance!)
Words like 'pure' and 'absolute' do not describe the same 'naturally derived flavour' and a pure flavour may be 90 percent flavour with 10 percent solvent, (for instance, ethanol alcohol.) The divide between natural flavours and synthetic ones can be hard to judge when trying to make a guided ethical choice. Many flavours may have insignificant fish stimulating value nutritionally, but natural extract flavours can contain powerful compounds and components which the fish will certainly detect, for example such things as phytoestrogens, oleoresins, phenols, biofavonoids and terpenes. Nerve site 'potentiators' are being used in significant amounts as are 'relatives' of neurotransmitter precursors and a host of very powerful and complex compounds many inducing a 'feel - good' factor in fish.
Cocaine is one extreme example where a plant (Cannabis species) can produce a substance which feels good to some animals; changing brain chemistry and activity, but can also kill! Hemp seeds are different because they only contain trace levels of brain altering substances. However this includes traces of the psychoactive component of marijuana (THC or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.) Cannabinols are proven to be effective to treat certain diseases in humans and may be beneficial in some ways to fish but in what levels, who know? However, I've no proof they or similar types of compounds are not used in some flavours...
Nutritional stimulation is really mostly the purpose of your bait base mix anyway but a good flavour really can boost of fish to your bait and how the fish beneficially associates that flavour with your bait. Aniseed oil is a prime example as it holds fish in the area of bait significantly longer than many attractors. The best way to test flavours for fishing is to test them. Many companies have field testers doing this for you and prove their reliability, but there is lots you can do to vary commercial flavours from the most popular 'straight' versions which have been previously successful on your waters.
Fishing bait companies make many claims about their flavours, base mixes, boilies and pellets etc. Many claims are absolutely true, if not understated! But there are some flavours whose performance does not match the words written to promote them. Often with fishing flavours, the most expensive ones are the ones to be trusted and relied upon to produce fish and even the occasional bonus fish in colder temperatures and when conditions are about as far from ideal as can be. Personal fishing flavors testing results are the only genuine guide to effectiveness. Confidence with flavours comes mostly from personal experience of using flavours against each other over time, in all the seasons and numerous waters and against other fishermen's baits! This is why personal favourites differ from angler to angler.
Personal recommendations of flavours from the most experienced fishermen are well worth recording. Sometimes it's worth blending 2 or more extremely successful flavours together. Even Rod Hutchinson has blended his incredible 'Scopex' flavour with his awesome 'Chocolate malt' flavour.' (Each has proven as good in winter as in summer.) Making homemade baits with innovative blended flavours to get an edge can be as simple as pouring one bottle of 'Tutti Fruitti' flavour into another bottle of another company's version of the same 'named' flavour and shaking this thoroughly. You can hit upon a combination that is a significant edge for you personally for years to come!
The author has many more fishing and bait 'edges' up his sleeve. Every single one can have a huge impact on catches. (Warning: This article is protected by copyright.)
By Tim Richardson.
About the Author
For the unique and acclaimed new massive expert bait making 'bibles' ebooks / books:
"BIG CATFISH AND CARP BAIT SECRETS!" AND "BIG CARP BAIT SECRETS!" (And the forthcoming bait secrets book) SEE:
http://www.baitbigfish.com Tim Richardson is a carp and catfish bait-making expert, and a highly successful big fish angler.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Florida Tarpon Fishing
Florida tarpon fishing is among the best in the world. All around the coast of Florida you can find the great sports fishing for tarpon, some of which can grow up to eight feet in length in good conditions - in Florida, the conditions are great.
The best Florida tarpon fishing ranges all the way across the south from Tampa in the West to Cape Canaveral in the East. Here you can almost guarantee sunshine all year round which not only makes for a great fishing trip, it also helps the fish grow big and strong - and they're certainly strong! If it's a fishing adventure that you want, you'll find it in Florida tarpon fishing. These guys don't give up without a fight - but would you want it any other way?
Florida's West Coast
In the West Coast of Florida, tarpon thrive in the brackish water, which is a mixture of salt- and fresh-water conditions. Expect thunderstorms in the summer, but you maybe won't care when you realize that in Florida, tarpon fishing can hook you a huge fish of over a hundred pounds. Tarpon are amazing sports fish which migrate each spring northwards up the West coast of Florida.
It's not for nothing that the tarpon is nick-named 'silver king'. Tarpon really are the king of sports fishing. Although they are relatively easy to hook, because there are so many in Florida, tarpon fishing will still give you all the challenges you want to actually bring them home. The tarpon will literally launch itself into the air, violently thrashing its head from side to side, trying to break free from your line, so be prepared. The tarpon often wins, which is why Florida tarpon fishing is such a thrill for the true angler.
Boca Grande Pass
The Florida coast is huge, and if you travel about a hundred miles south, you reach Boco Grande Pass, which has its very own annual tarpon fishing derby. That shows you the great quality of the sport in Florida; tarpon fishing is quite a speciality. Here the tarpon can reach 150 pounds at their biggest, in May, where it seems the tarpon hang around, waiting for just the right time to head to the Gulf of Mexico to spawn.
Florida Tarpon Fishing Charters
World record quality tarpon are to be found in Florida; tarpon fishing charters abound here as you can hire a guide to take you on board and right into the heart of the best tarpon fishing in the world; experience fantastic tarpon fishing from Tampa Bay to St Petersburg and Tarpon Springs. No self respecting Florida tarpon fishing trip is complete without a trip to Boco Grande, though, which rightfully deserves its tag as the giant tarpon fishing capital of the world.
Wherever you fish the coast of Florida, tarpon fishing is incredible. You have the huge fish, the clear water, the beautiful coastline - get yourself on a Florida tarpon fishing charter and find out for yourself.
About the Author
For great fishing trip information, please visit http://www.fishing-trip-adventures.com, a popular site providing insights concerning how to maximize your fishing adventures
The best Florida tarpon fishing ranges all the way across the south from Tampa in the West to Cape Canaveral in the East. Here you can almost guarantee sunshine all year round which not only makes for a great fishing trip, it also helps the fish grow big and strong - and they're certainly strong! If it's a fishing adventure that you want, you'll find it in Florida tarpon fishing. These guys don't give up without a fight - but would you want it any other way?
Florida's West Coast
In the West Coast of Florida, tarpon thrive in the brackish water, which is a mixture of salt- and fresh-water conditions. Expect thunderstorms in the summer, but you maybe won't care when you realize that in Florida, tarpon fishing can hook you a huge fish of over a hundred pounds. Tarpon are amazing sports fish which migrate each spring northwards up the West coast of Florida.
It's not for nothing that the tarpon is nick-named 'silver king'. Tarpon really are the king of sports fishing. Although they are relatively easy to hook, because there are so many in Florida, tarpon fishing will still give you all the challenges you want to actually bring them home. The tarpon will literally launch itself into the air, violently thrashing its head from side to side, trying to break free from your line, so be prepared. The tarpon often wins, which is why Florida tarpon fishing is such a thrill for the true angler.
Boca Grande Pass
The Florida coast is huge, and if you travel about a hundred miles south, you reach Boco Grande Pass, which has its very own annual tarpon fishing derby. That shows you the great quality of the sport in Florida; tarpon fishing is quite a speciality. Here the tarpon can reach 150 pounds at their biggest, in May, where it seems the tarpon hang around, waiting for just the right time to head to the Gulf of Mexico to spawn.
Florida Tarpon Fishing Charters
World record quality tarpon are to be found in Florida; tarpon fishing charters abound here as you can hire a guide to take you on board and right into the heart of the best tarpon fishing in the world; experience fantastic tarpon fishing from Tampa Bay to St Petersburg and Tarpon Springs. No self respecting Florida tarpon fishing trip is complete without a trip to Boco Grande, though, which rightfully deserves its tag as the giant tarpon fishing capital of the world.
Wherever you fish the coast of Florida, tarpon fishing is incredible. You have the huge fish, the clear water, the beautiful coastline - get yourself on a Florida tarpon fishing charter and find out for yourself.
About the Author
For great fishing trip information, please visit http://www.fishing-trip-adventures.com, a popular site providing insights concerning how to maximize your fishing adventures
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