“Do You Have Garlic?”

The aroma of garlic gets the salivary glands flowing. You may have experienced this unmistakable smell when walking into a restaurant or mom’s kitchen. It gets stuck in your mind and prevents you from thinking about anything else.

But it’s not just about food.

Picture this: You’re rolling up on your first fishing spot of the morning, sun peeking over the horizon. As you rise to te front deck of the boat, you pick up your rod for the first cast of the morning and…. WHIFFFFFFFFFFFF. Your partner cracks the seal of their SPIKE-IT to dip the tail of his soft plastic bait. That unmistakable smell almost knocks you off the front of the boat.

Spaghetti for breakfast!?!?!

If you are not an angler or you are and you don’t know what SPIKE-IT is, you are in for a special kind treat.

SPIKE-IT is a fishing dye that comes in many different colors and scent, including no scent at all – although until I wrote this I didn’t realize no scent was an option. The only one I’ve ever used is GARLIC! The dye is designed to magnify the attractiveness of your fishing lures. It increases bites and leads fish to hold on. The guides at El Salto and Picachos believe in it so strongly that if you cast out a soft plastic lure without it, they’ll look at you accusingly and ask, “Do you have garlic?”

Let’s let Will Wild, National Sales Director of Spike-It Outdoors, describe all the different quality products and talk about how to use them. Watch the entire video and pay special attention to the travel advisory.

And as long as you’re buying some pens, dip or aerosol, don’t forget the neutralizer. It’ll clean up your boat, and may help you minimize the stink on your hands — after a while, it can overwhelm you. They also make Fix A Lure, a soft, pliable glue for fixing and preserving your soft plastics.