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#444138 - 07/17/08 11:16 AM Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater
ned Offline
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Registered: 06/09/07
Posts: 92
Has anyone tried scenting when casting (not trolling)? Does it work, or just give you stinky fly boxes?

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#444159 - 07/17/08 12:18 PM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: ned]
D3Smartie Moderator Offline
Spawner

Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 939
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
stinky fly boxes. if you want to have scent, fish bait.
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#444221 - 07/17/08 04:42 PM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: D3Smartie]
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Smolt

Registered: 06/11/07
Posts: 81
Loc: Bainbridge Island

Doesn't sound like fly fishing to me.

I agree with D3S. If you want to fish bait, fish bait.

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#444349 - 07/18/08 09:27 AM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: floatinghat]
stonefish Offline
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Registered: 12/11/02
Posts: 692
Loc: Seattle
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Don't do it. It isn't needed anyway.
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#444828 - 07/21/08 07:48 PM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: stonefish]
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Fry

Registered: 05/18/07
Posts: 32
Loc: seattle, wa
never tried it, sounds like a mess waiting to happen.

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#445306 - 07/24/08 12:39 PM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: dbl spey]
Grayghost Offline
Fry

Registered: 03/30/08
Posts: 24
Loc: king, WA
One of the most under utilized tips in the fly fishing. I always scent the head of my fly and up the tippet a few feet, never on the body of the fly, where legal to do so. Just use the appropiate scent for the species being targeted, be it freshwater lakes, rivers or the salt. At the end of the day wash your flys with some lemon joy dish soap and let dry before returning to your fly box.

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#445370 - 07/24/08 07:59 PM Re: Scents on flys for silvers, cutts in the saltwater [Re: Grayghost]
Queets guy Offline
Juvenille at Sea

Registered: 10/21/06
Posts: 157
Loc: port orchard, WA
Ive never found that I need scent to catch fish on flies......ESPECIALLY for silvers and cutties in the salt!!!!! They are usually beyond extremly aggressive and will smash a baitfish the second they see it.
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