I've got this pond that I fish every few days. It is full of the dumbest and hungriest bass in Texas.
The last week or two I've caught larger and better bass than in most years. There are a lot of theories about why that is so, here in TX...but...that is another discussion.
For this last week, I've been using a couple of packages of OLD black Powerworms. They sat in my super-heated workshop for years. The packages were still intact, but the scent seemed somewhat less than a new package. So be it. They caught fish. Lots of fish.
This morning, as I dropped the yak into the pond, I realized that my last few packages of the magic worms were in the shop, and I was too lazy to walk the fifty feet to get them. I had a package of "ringworm" tan unscented worms with me. I told myself that they will work just fine.
I throw these worms, un-weighted, under overhanging trees and next to anchored paddle boats.
Well, to my amazement, they did seem to work well. EXCEPT for all of the missed bites; all of the instant rejections of the worm when I did my usual "tap; pull; tap; pull". I could feel the fish there, then they were gone. The ones that I did catch were lightly hooked. I missed more fish on jumps than is normal. Most of the fish were smaller than those caught just a few days ago.
So, my simple conclusion is that the Powerworms encouraged the fish to hold on longer; and attracted larger fish, rather than the smallest in the pond.
My answer is pretty much what all of the advertisements have been saying. It was just interesting to do my own experiment and prove the bait-makers right. I have no idea if the Powerworms are markedly better than any other scented worm, but scent does matter, IMHO.
regards, Rich
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