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SCENTED
“Soft” Jigs
SPECIAL
SCENTED
- and -
“Soft”
RESULTS ON THESE BAITS
CRAPPIE BAIT
UPC &
Order #
HEAD COLOR BODY COLOR
16545 Pink Pearl White
16546 Orange Yellow
16547 Chartreuse Black
16548 Pink Purple
16549 Orange Chartreuse Glitter
16550 Chartreuse Clear Chartreuse
16551 Pink Pearl Pink
16552 Orange Clear Glitter
16553 Chartreuse Pearl White
16554 Pink Clear Chartreuse
16555 Orange Pearl White
16556 Chartreuse Pearl Pink
16557 Orange Black
16558 Orange Orange
UPC &
Order #
HEAD COLOR BODY COLOR
16500 Pink Pearl White
16501 Orange Yellow
16502 Chartreuse Black
16503 Pink Purple
16504 Orange Chartreuse Glitter
16505 Chartreuse Clear Chartreuse
16506 Pink Pearl Pink
16507 Orange Clear Glitter
16508 Chartreuse Pearl White
16509 Pink Clear Chartreuse
16510 Orange Black
16511 Chartreuse Pearl Pink
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Color
SUNNY
SWEETS
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1/32
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BAIT-N- BOTTLE JIGS
Personally selected by dan Gapen Sr, for the fish of your choice
BLUEGILL
CRAPPIE
TROUT
for only
$27 88
F i s h G a p e n ’ s
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THE QuESTION IS:
DO FISH SMELL FOOD?
Yes - some more than others. In the cases of bottom feeders,
such as catfish, there are three ways they can smell food: whiskers, lateral lines and nostrils. In
the case of bass, walleye, perch, whitebass and the trout species, a similar three smelling
devices can be used. However, in each of these species these senses work in lessening or
greater degrees.
ANOTHER QuESTION:
WHAT SMELL WORKS BETTER THAN OTHERS?
This question has always confused me. I’m a great believer in using natural bait, such as
minnows and crawlers to enhance the smell of artificial lures such as a jig. There are other
anglers who believe they can do the same by spraying a man-made solution and have equally
as good a result. My experience has not been such.
However, there is a liquid scenting device which is a natural fish attractor - that is
ANISE OIL!!! My Grandfather, Jesse Gapen, a gifted fly fisherman, used anise on his
flies beginning in 1916. He purchased the anise oil in small bottles from the local Rexall
Drug Store in Monroe, Wisconsin. Though Grandad was a purist when it came to fly
fishing it wasn’t beyond him not to use this added attractant. Today, anise oil remains
the key attractant in 90% of the fish attractors which are sprayed on.
Gapen’s soft jigs are manufactured with the anise as part of the soft plastic
extrusion process.
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