Working on making a fish oil attactant for marketing later. Also would like details on preserving the attractant as well.\nEmphasis will be on catfish and trout.
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You've not really given any specifics on what kind of attractant you're talking about.  Generic fish oil used for attacting wild animals is made by chopping up a bunch of fish, putting it in gallon jugs, cover the top with cheese cloth over the mout to keep the flies out, put the lid on loosely to let gases escape......then let it stew for a couple of months so the fish will rott completely.  At that point strain any solids out and what remains is fish oil.  But it's much easier to go in ebay and buy it from a bait/lure company.\n\nThe above recipe will do the trick. No preservatives needed.....it's already smelly, oily, rotted down product.
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Well, word of mouth is a good start.  Go to bait stores, sporting stores, tackle shops.  You will find valuable answers there!
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I just went last week here in Calif , to the aqueduct, we caught 14 on frozen anchovies, cut about 1 1/2 inch piece from the middle and also use the end, hook them through till the hook is out the other side, this was from 6 am to 1pm.   good luck.\n\n                         I AM
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www.carolina.com/STC/living_materials/vinegar_eels.asp\n\nwww.members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/vinegar.htm\n\nhere you go i hope this is good enough and good luck on your project
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We did one on zebra mussels when I was in college.  Very easy, just created a tank that had a light source and a darkened area to determine which area they would be more attracted to.  Not sure if you have the resources to complete the resource though.
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Food coloring and vegtable oil
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Yes, I've used attractants also.  Although I've found that the best one is one I came up with all on my own.  I took some Italian vinegarette, some soy sauce, a lot of garlic, some onion flakes, and a lot of salt and mixed it together.  Then mix that w/ an equal amount of water and shake it up in a spray bottle.  Works really really well.\n\nOnce ol' billy bass gulps it down, he's sure to hang on for good.
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you can't beat a red and white dare devil for pike. also had great luck using live minnow sucker or shiner and bobber if the current isn't bad. pike are kind of dumb i think and usually anything flashy or minnow looking works. i prefer nice days myself, spring/early summer, 4-8 foot
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Pet-co sells many types of fish and they have a food supply for them. Probably a mixture of many things; go see.
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My father manufactured the active ingredient in agent orange,(C-5,6), at Hooker Chemical's Montague Michigan plant for the duration of the Vietnam War. The process was so volatile and so toxic that it had to be manufactured on a seven story wall-less superstructure in the middle of a 160 acre field. All of the production was then loaded on railway tankcars for shippment to Dow Chemical of Midland Mi.for addition of solvents and packaging for shipment to the military. At the close of the war, the superstructure was dismantled, and it, and all associated equipment, tools etc. were buried in a huge clay lined disposal pit on the site. The site remains a Toxic hot spot to this day and all of the surrounding neighborhood has water piped into them as the groundwater is highly contaminated. From '82-'93 my father ran a chlorine plant's maintainence department on the persian gulf, about 25 kliks from Kuwait City in Saudi. In 1997 he fell ill with the small cell cancer that has become consistent, though unrecognized by our government, as due to exposure to AO or its components. I know this as I was a service officer for the Am Legion Post here in my  town, and have seen the wreckage that this stuff left in its wake. I am an Non Combatant, US Navy, Vietnam Era vet, ( Commonly refferred to as a "rear echelon puke" ), who salutes and thanks you for your service. Hope you are well, and look forward to your Photo posts as you are quite knowledgeable on the subject. God Bless, Jed
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I agree that it is emulsion.  Oil is less dense than water and will remain on top of the water.  They don't mix so it isn't a mixture.
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My link of the day on my blog. All about plants and herbs. \n\nhttp://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/
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If you try the johnson fishing home page... and go to links... they have a guy who has put together a list, gallery and information on old johnson lures and equipment.  You can also try antiquefishing.com .... they are a great resource for finding and evaluating old lures and equipment... I use them to help "decode" some of oddities I come across.
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I'm guessing you are talking about using it as bait I hope. I think walmart has the mix in the outdoor section, depending on where you live. It would still need a preservative still though to make it keep for as long as commercial brands.
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Castor oil!  I almost got sick from that stuff!  Liver would be a close second.  :o(
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I came from Eufala last weekend and we were just using minnows. Three of us caught 100-150 on Saturday. BNut with the rain coming, I doubt they will be doing any good this weekend
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fav is trout.but i like all kinds of fish.good for the brain