BaitFuel - a Warning

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BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Drakestar » Sat May 14, 2022 6:47 pm

I figured I'd post a quick warning to anybody who is considering trying out BaitFuel - a new attractant that I've seen hawked on various YouTube channels. To be fair, I have no idea yet if this stuff works. I just know that marinating my Roboworm Hologram Shad worms in it (they explicitly recommend marinating) screwed up the worms very badly. The translucent, glittery part of the worm turned a dull, milky white, making it rather useless in my mind.
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Maybe there's no reaction with opaque baits. Maybe it actually triggers more/longer bites. Just be careful what you use it on, and maybe run a test first.

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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Bbrotz » Wed May 18, 2022 6:05 am

Well I need to go check my bag of roboworms now. I put some bait fuel in a bag of morning Dawn roboworms a few days back and haven’t looked at them yet. I’ll post some pictures of what they look like.
How long did it take for them to get like this?

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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Hogsticker2 » Wed May 18, 2022 2:54 pm

A lot of people rough their baits up a bit before using them. Nothing wrong with that, especially if the special juice sauce actually works. I'd still throw those and see what happens.

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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Drakestar » Thu May 19, 2022 12:00 pm

Bbrotz wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 6:05 am
Well I need to go check my bag of roboworms now. I put some bait fuel in a bag of morning Dawn roboworms a few days back and haven’t looked at them yet. I’ll post some pictures of what they look like.
How long did it take for them to get like this?
Not sure how long it takes, I did the same as you and let it sit for a couple days. It seems to be specific to the translucent colors, I can see it affecting semi-translucent ones like Morning Dawn. Interested to see pictures.

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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Bbrotz » Thu May 19, 2022 12:40 pm

Drakestar wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 12:00 pm
Bbrotz wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 6:05 am
Well I need to go check my bag of roboworms now. I put some bait fuel in a bag of morning Dawn roboworms a few days back and haven’t looked at them yet. I’ll post some pictures of what they look like.
How long did it take for them to get like this?
Not sure how long it takes, I did the same as you and let it sit for a couple days. It seems to be specific to the translucent colors, I can see it affecting semi-translucent ones like Morning Dawn. Interested to see pictures.
I forgot about this until I seen your post. Well I went and checked right now and it definitely did make my roboworms a little milky and took away their translucency. I don’t know if it will affect my catch rates but it’s not going to stop me from throwing them. However, I won’t be adding any more to any of my bags until I get through this bag and see if it does affect anything. I posted a couple pictures of the baits, the one on the bottom is without bait fuel and the one on the top was marinated in it for a few days. I’m wondering if the color will change even more the longer I leave them in, but I will have to check next week and see.
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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by Walleyehawger » Sun May 29, 2022 4:56 pm

Any updates on the effectiveness of the Baitfuel?

Thanks

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Re: BaitFuel - a Warning

Post by HobeyBaker » Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:20 am

Walleyehawger wrote:
Sun May 29, 2022 4:56 pm
Any updates on the effectiveness of the Baitfuel?

Thanks
Definitely a small sample size, but I caught about two smallmouth for every one my friend caught this past weekend. Using the same Roboworm size and color drop shotting.

Has anyone else noticed that the Roboworms seems to be a little stiffer with Baitfuel? I squirted some in the bag about a month before actually using it.

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