Summary: Bait oils are derived from bait fish and are used to marinate baits to attract other fish. Find out how bait oils are used in salt water fishing with information from a fishing guide in this free video on fishing.
Mark Senosk is a professionally trained fishing guide, studying under the Hubbard’s Guide Academy. Senosk is the head fishing guide for Lane Guest Ranch in Estes, Colo., and also takes...read more
"Today I'm going to tell you a little bit about fishing with bait oils. Bait oils have been around for a long time. They have been in the fishing industry, commercial fishermen use some of them. Charter fishermen use them as well as recreational fishermen. What it is basically is oils derived from bait fish. They have anchovy, they have crab, they have bluefish. They use them for shark fishing. What it is they will marinate their baits in these oils and it attracts the fish to them. It is mainly in the salt water industry but they are also using it for attractors in basic attractants like commercial attractants for your bass fishing or any other type of fishing but it is all derivatives of oils from different types of bait fish or in some cases it could be from bugs or any kind of creatures that are found within the rivers or streams or lakes that the fish will eat. Basically I hope you have an understanding of what bait oil is used for."
eHow Article: Fishing With Bait Oils