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"We are interested in passing this product on to others that fish our area lakes.  My 5 year old son just had the overall top score at a local fishing tournament here that included many adults.  He was using your 1" Cream Mealworm on a 1/64 oz jig." 
Marty H, Benkelman, NE
"I feel that because of the manufacturing process of Foodsource Lures, the fish hold on to the bait longer and harder. While fishing a tournament in Lake Guntersville, Ala, in unfamiliar waters, I placed in the money, and I believe it was FoodSource that put me over the top. I had never heard or tried FoodSource before, and because one of my very good friends had left his equipment to me, I came across these lures. I honestly believe that the FoodSource Lures made the bass come to me (and maybe a little bit of my dearly departed friend!). If I am not mistaken, the scent starts to dissipate after entering the water, and by fishing up stream, the fish seemed to come to the bait. I have been lucky to be able to test new products for other lure companies and this is a unsolicited endorsement: FoodSource Lures are the best on the market ... period!"
Scott P., New Fairfield,CT
"Just another note to thank you for the catalog you sent me. I got to warn you, you better double your makings of the carp and catfish baits. Your company and Gulp are the best baits I use besides live bait. Bad news is if your fishing where there are lots of squirrels keep your bait locked up ... they like it also. Lost a whole bag to them. Now this year we plan to get some record carp and catfish on your bait. Must also tell you we are getting a lot of perch and walleyes on the black leechs and the swirl grub tail. Keep it up and thanks for such good safe baits."
Nick S., Huguenot, NY
Thought that you may like to know that I was very impressed with the Scent Ready hunting attractant that you provided for testing and I gave it a rave review.  After 3 days in the field two smaller bucks were still coming to smell the group of nuggets that I had placed off of a run.....Hope their big brother follows suit.
Chris B, Montpelier, OH
“Almost every cast resulted in a bite.  Either was a very good product or I found a very good spot to fish.”
Justin W, Danville, PA
Love your lures! Nothin' beats fishing with the real deal.
Terry A., Pekin, IL
"I've used FoodSource Lures 6 or 7 times in the past month and have found that the fish hold on to the lure longer when they strike. I recently caught a catfish that I'm sure weighed more than 20 pounds. When I held his head at my hip, his tail hung to my foot. I attracted a lot of attention from other people fishing at the pond. They all wanted to know what I was fishing with. Believe it or not, I was fishing with a little green FoodSource Lures 1" Mealworm. I happily recommend FoodSource Lures to all my fishing buddies."
Kevin P., Maryville, TN
"It's amazing what these lures do.  The other day my Dad and I were fishing at Blydenburgh Lake, on a rowboat and we found a small grassy flat.  We were throwing everything but the kitchen sink at them and we decided to use our Red Flash 5" Food Sticks. On the first cast, BAM!!!  A bass whacked the lure, a 2.5 pounder, and then a couple more before a cold front moved in!  I don't think I've ever used a better bait before!!!"
Jeff L., Stony Brook, NY

Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you, but I wanted to make sure this stuff really was good, here in north Texas .  Hey, I couldn't be happier with the results.  This stuff is FANTASTIC, due to the amount of money I saved on 'deer scent' this year, and the convenience of using it. I want some more next year!!!!

I received the product on Nov. 5th (our season started on Nov. 3rd).  I have put this product to use with a “pre” rut scent and saved part for a “rut” scent.  The product seems to be a great alternative to what I have used in the past (35mm canisters & cotton balls).

I did use a "pre-post" rut formula (tinks #1) on 1/2 of this product and used the other half with (tinks #69 during the rut).  I also re-used the first batch, due to the way I applied it.

When I put this out, I replaced it each week.  I took some coat hangers and cut them in 3 pieces, and strung the product on them, and placed them on low tree limbs, and at the feeders. I then resoaked them, and had fresh scent for the next week.  That way I had fresh scent in place every week.

I watched bucks, and does, come and smell these.  At my mock scrapes, I would put three of them on the ground.  It was AMAZING to watch the deer walk by the scent, and then turn around and smell them.

This product is something I WILL look for next year.  Please let me know where I can find them. Attached is the result of one of my mock scrapes.  This is my son, Justin, and his heavy 10pt (20.5" inside, with 29" main beams) shot on December 14, 2007.

Thanks for letting me (and Justin) be a part of this product testing.  It works like a charm!


Joe W., Sanger, Texas
“My son and I, jigging for panfish, caught as many pike as we did panfish. It kept things interesting.”
Frank T, Westland, MI
"I used your catfish chunks on my recent trip to Dempolis, Ala. The local sporting goods store was out of live bait so they recommended your product. Thank goodness he did. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY THING LIKE IT NO BS. The fish would hit it and the bobber would disappear. One fish even pulled my reel into the pond. So I went back and bought some more to try on my fishing holes in New York. I'll let you know how that turns out.  Because of your product my fishing trip was the BOMB.  Thank You."
Glenn J, Brooklyn, NY
"It was a pleasure meeting you at the show.  I was introduced to you by Ray Scott (I am the one with the Adventures with Jonny fishing books).  I brought your product home and caught six largemouth bass, from 1 to 3 pounds, all on just one worm.  It worked great.  I was most impressed with it."
Mike D., Clinton Township, MI
A nice 10 point Wisconsin Whitetail fell to the old "scent nugget trail trick." The rack scored 148. This time I used it in a scrape line using Trails End scent. I should have some pictures to send you shortly. Again, thanks.
Rob K, Roscoe, IL
"Hi, my name is Tom and I live in Allegan, Michigan and fish on the Kalamazoo River. I have a handicap so I normally don't catch too many fish, but the other day I bought a pack of your 3" earthworms (red) and in 3 days I caught 18 catfish. I have been so happy, so I thought that I would let you know."
Tom C., Allegan, MI
"Pretty much everything that hit the bait we caught."
Terry S., Eufaula, AL
"FoodSource Lures worked!!! I used it in my pond up here in Fredericksburg and hauled out a large mouth bass you would not believe ... thanks!"
Dennis G., Fredericksburg, VA
"Last summer I bought some of your Cut Bait in Bone & Glitter and Garlic/Salt scent, and I tried it out on my home waters.  I fish a small reservoire from shore, which usually means less opportunity in the summer.  Plus the fishing pressure's bad, so the fish aren't very big and there aren't too many biters.  I was fishing a usually unproductive flat in weather conditions that were all wrong, so the odds were stacked against me.  After about 2 hours of nothing, even after using my favourite "lucky" crankbait, I decided to toss on a chunk of your FoodSource Cut Bait and give it a shot.  On my second cast, I got a follow and watched as the fish got close.  He bit just a teeny bit too short, and you wouldn't believe what happened next.  Normally, they give up and turn away, or sit and wait for the next offering, but this guy turned around faster than you could imagine, in plain sight of me and only about 1 or 2 feet away from my rod tip, and he SLAMMED my lure so hard that he actually came full out of the water.  He didn't want to give up!  Turns out he was a nice 2 pounder smallmouth bass.  I'm converted now.  Your bait will always be in my tackle box from now on!!!  It was kind of hard to believe, because he came up to it after a couple hours of unproductive fishing in a shallow flat in the middle of a late-summer day in near-still waters and only-slightly-overcast sunlight ... normally they spook, but this guy obviously wanted the stuff."
Dayan B., London, Ontario, Canada
"During a Pro-Am event at a Saskatchewan Walleye Trail (SWT) tournament, we were fishing a small strech of water between two rock points. We had boated a few fish up to this point but it was faily slow. We were using live bait rigs with leeches and I decided to add a little scent to them. I hooked up my amateur with a peice of sugar flavoured mealworm at the front of hook and added the leech. I did the same on mine but used the garlic flavour. It was but 2 minutes when my amateur hooked up a fish and brought in a 6 pound walleye. After weighing the fish he dropped his line back in the water. Within 5 minutes he was hooked up again and brought in another walleye about 3 pounds. Again we weighed the fish and he put his line back in the water. Sure enough, he was hooked up again shortly after. This one weighed in at 9.2 pounds. Now I may not be the smartest guy around but I know when to change. I quickly changed to the sugar flavoured meal worm and within minutes I finally hooked up and brought in a 9.4 pounder. We continued to catch fish at a brisk pace and we brought in 3 of the top 5 fish weighed in that day and it was FoodSource Lures that made the difference. I am definitely sold on FoodSource."
Rob F., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Had to write again. GREAT BAIT! That cheese-flavored and blood-flavored FoodSource Catfish Bites are so hot here I went through both of them in one night. I was using a few baits, like cut fish, nice big worms and your bait. Soon as I put your bait on bang, I was catching cats. My friend caught the biggest -- it was a channel cat about 7 pounds, but I think I caught more than he did. We just couldn't believe our luck how fast it changed. The smell or what ever had the cats coming up the river looking for us. Trouble was as soon as we ran out so did our luck, so we packed up and left. In the river as small as ours is it is hard to find that hot spot, but with your bait the fish come to you. The scent must travel a long ways."
Nick S., Huguenot, NY
"FoodSource Lures are 100% biodegradable. No plastic, no polymers, just 100% fish food. They completely decompose in the environment in three weeks on average, depending on the effects of bacteria and temperature."
Jean Olds Weese, Ph.D., Auburn, AL
"I was drifting 1/2 of a natural colored 3" FoodSource worm under a float for crappie a few weeks ago.  I ended up landing this 18" smallmouth!  God Bless." Heath M, Erie, PA
Heath M, Erie, PA
"A few weeks back I saw FoodSource mentioned in a magazine and I bought some 3-inch earthworms and 1-inch mealworms. This past weekend we went out hoping to hook into some nice panfish. I had stuck the FoodSource baits in my vest, and after trying just about everything else with nothing to show for it, opened up the package of earthworms. I rigged it with a small hook a few feet under a bobber and cast it out. My bobber disappeared as soon as it hit the water, almost like it was made of lead. The way the fish felt, I was pretty sure a nice-sized little bass took the bait. When I finally landed the fish, I was thrilled to see a fat bluegill on the hook. We measured it, and it was just shy of 8 1/4 inches. It took all summer, but I had reached my goal and had a great time doing it. I give all the credit to FoodSource. We fished in the same spot all afternoon, and tried everything including live bait, Powerbait micros, Gulp, and spinners. Nothing worked, but as soon as the FoodSource hit the water it was like turning on a switch to start the fish biting. I'm hooked! I can't wait to try some of the other earthworm colors, as well as the salmon eggs for trout and steelhead and the food sticks for bass."
Heath M., Erie, PA
"I have caught catfish on FoodSource Lures when nothing else would work. On one fall day I was fishing at the warm water return on the Missouri River in my hometown of Chamois, MO. I had shad, skipjack, live bait and FoodSource Lures with me. Of all the different baits that I used the only thing that I caught fish on was the FoodSource Lures. This has happened several times. I think the success of using FoodSource Lures comes from the fact that they are all natural. As many are aware, catfish have very acute senses of taste, touch, smell and hearing."
Virgil A, Chamois, MO
"February, 50-55 degrees and windy, water 57 degrees and dingy/muddy. Fished structure in the afternoon. Tried soft plastic worms - no luck. Switched to FoodSource Lures worm in same arch and caught several small bass. Tried soft plastic worms and produced only one bass. Also fished crankbaits with no success. I would like to try FoodSource Lures with water conditions improved. I believe you have a winner."
Wayne S., Phenix City, AL
"The fish did seem to hold on to it because the flavor stayed for a long time. So when the fish bit on it they really hung on."
Richard R., Hueytown, AL
"I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you. I ordered some FoodSource Carp Candy from Wacker Bait & Tackle in Chicago this year. They have been performing superbly! My fishing partner and I have been using them at one of our favourite swims, and have consistently landed large fish. Truly an innovative carp bait. The Cream White in Obsession scent has been our favourite so far, followed by the Electric Black in Anise. I have been singing the praises of this bait. Attached are photos of a 31lb Common Carp caught May 28th near Hamilton, Ontario."
Jason M., Ontario, Canada
"I was experimenting with FoodSource Lures today on the Potomac ... actually was just fooling around for 30 minutes from shore before going on a run and experimented with 5" Food Stick and a Gulp! similar one. This is a heavily fished place ... a park, picnic tables, a place where people can rent canoes and row boats, etc. Anyway, I was fishing one of your olive-colored ones with no weight, flipping it alongside a bank and bang, a 4+ pounder hit it. I was stunned. For the entire hour (I know, it was just supposed to be 30 minutes) only FoodSource Lures got hits. Nothing else did."
David K., Alexandria, VA
"I saw your product on Fishing University. I bought it from the Dick's Sporting Goods store near Tampa and my daughter had about her best day fishing ever. This product is great."
Rajesh S., Ocala, FL
"I just wanted to let you know that a few months back I purchased some of your worms and the fishing has been GREAT!  My father-in-law and I have had the best fishing in years!!  Unfortunately we don't have pictures yet, but we've been catching everything from 2-3 pound Largemouth Bass to 2-3 pound Chain Pickerel!  We use spinner lures and we end up throwing one of your worms at the end of the hook.  Almost every time, without fail, we'll reel in a nice fighting bass or chain pickerel to shore.  And they swallow the worm!  So you know they're chasing the worm.  Plus, if we don't use the worms - we could spend 30 minutes to an hour before we see something.  Anyway, thanks again and I'll be back soon to order more."
Sergio B., Pittsfield, MA
I shot a nice buck this past weekend using your product on opening day of rifle season in North Carolina. I have to say it was much easier than my usual routine of placing scent wicks around. I was able to get in my stand and shoot them out with my slingshot pretty easily.
Micah M., Graham, NC
"On February 6th, we were ice fishing on Long Lake in North Central Michigan. Our Vexilar showed something on the bottom other than walleye. I pulled out spikes and wax worms with a finesse perch pole ... no bites. Next, I put on a 1/4-inch piece of FoodSource red mealworm on a bare #14 beak hook and sinker ... Bingo, I started catching perch. They would only bump my fishing partner's real bait, so finally he changed to FoodSource mealworms and then he began yelling bingo! We pulled in over thirty perch in a short time. Your product works great and we are looking forward to open water fishing for walleye this summer and will definitely be using FoodSource."
Bill A., St. Helen Michigan
“Me and my son tried them when we went trout fishing but it was a 95 degree day and the trout weren’t biting but the rock bass were.  My son had a ball catching them.  They work great in fast moving water also.  We casted up stream and let it drift down with good results.  They made a bad day of spinner fishing into a good one.”
James B, Holmes, PA
“I was very impressed by the durability of the Mealworms. I used only nine worms to catch my limit of 25 bluegills.”
Jason K, Beaverton, MI
"Phit2Phish [June 5, 2004] was a huge succes -- approximately 2,450 in total attendance. Whew! FoodSource Lures were a huge success ... fish were attracted to it like crazy, proving a lot of skeptics wrong. Again, we truly appreciate your support of this event."
Stanley Robinson, Public Relations Coordinator, Birmingham [Alabama] Park and Recreation Board
"A friend and I took a one hour drive to Anitoch, Illinois a few days ago to purchase some samples of your 3" earthworm and 1" meal worms. We test fished several scents and four colors. All were effective for Blue Gill, Crappie, Perch, Bass, and even one small Carp. All together, we caught and released 52 fish in approximately three hours. The weather was sunny and clear with the temperature around 96 degrees. Not a bad test run for our first time using your product."
Scott M, Illinois
"I've fed it to fish and the fish digest it. They break it down and pass it within 24 hours, like any normal food. Plus, I've caught a lot of fish on it."
Russell A. Wright, Ph.D., Auburn, AL
"These carp were caught and catfish were caught in a span of two days.  A cold front had just came in and the carp and catfish were shut off I tried dough dip bait bread anything you can think of then I remembered I had bought some cheese scented cut bait a week earlier and figured heck may as well try it and after about 5 minutes of setting 2 rods one started to sing boom catfish then I proceeded to catch 6 more in a half hour before I called it the quits due to the fact I ran out of cut bait I went to the store and bought more and set out the next day and sure enough as soon as I set out the bait bam that 45.09lb carp hit I also caught 2 other carp that day and many other catfish."
John R, Long Island, NY
"Food Sticks work in Virginia! I caught 3 largemouth bass in 49 degree water at Big Bethel Reservoir in January. I bet they eat it up pre-spawn!"
Tommy G., Yorktown, VA
"Simply stated, the fish were attracted and it beats live grubs or earthworms for the finicky panfisherman.  I caught bluegills and 13 or 15 largemouth bass on a little one inch sugar mealworm!  Stays on the hook after repeated casts."
Rosemary K, Alvordton, OH
"Tried the 1st time with SW wind 15 mph.  Once the bait was in the water for 4-5 minutes the fish would not leave it alone.  10 fish 8 ½ to 10 inches (bluegill) in 30 minutes.  2nd time – wind SE 15 mph – caught 17 bluegill from 8 ½ to 10 ¾ inches in 1 hour."
Edward N, Swedesburg, IA
“With this product I caught fish with every cast.  The green speck attracted bluegill and sunfish while I caught smallmouth with the red colors.  By mixing the two colors I was catching largemouth bass – not too big.  I was astonished with the results.”
Randy G, Orleans, IN
I have seen your products and they REALLY DO WORK. I fish mostly panfish and bass. My fishing buddy had some of your crappie critters and meal worms. He let me use some and BAM! - I was impressed.
Bill B., Denton, MD
"I just wanted you to know you have a real winner here with your bait. My friend and I hate plastics and we see lots of them when we scuba laying on the bottom of rivers and lakes. So he was up around Troy NY and he got your bait and some for me. The weather has been so warm that ice has not yet come in so we are still out with our boat fishing. Your baits draw the fish out of the deep to bite and stay on. Want to see what happens in the spring and summer. Your bait has me hooked that is for sure. Thank you for your time."
Nick S., Huguenot, NY
"Tried the 3in Food Stick and was really surprised the amount of bass that I caught."
Thomas P., Reno, NV
"A friend of mine gave me a few packs of red 5" Food Sticks. They have been unreal. Even in this scorching weather (summer 2006) I can still catch these lethargic monsters. If y'all want, add this 8 lb fish to my other ones. I am graduating from Southern Miss in August and taking a job in Birminham. I can not wait to try out FoodSource on Smith Lake. P.S.: They were not even hitting live bait. But I threw that food stick next to a fallen tree (thanks to Katrina) and let it sit. I did not even agitate the lure - it was just inhaled."
John H, Hattiesburg, MS
"On 06/18/04, I was Houseboating on Lake Powell on the Arizona/Utah Border. I had been fishing all day and was not having very much luck. In fact I didn't get a bite all day and I was throwing everything I had at the fish. It dawned on me that I had some Foodsource Lures in my tackle box. I rigged up one of the Foodsource 3" Earthworms in a weedless setup, and threw my line in the water, from the shore, with no luck. I then threw it in again and pulled it slowly along the bottom. All of a sudden, I felt one of the hardest strikes I have ever felt. I set the hook and about 90 seconds later landed a 3 pound smallmouth bass. This may not seem all that big to you, but let me tell you, it was the biggest fish caught by 3 fishermen in a 5 day period. I am now convinced that the Foodsource Lures do work, and so are the other fishermen that were with me. I thought you may want to hear a success story. Because of your product, I landed the biggest fish of the trip. Thank You!"
Ron L., Prescott Valley, AZ
"I just thought I'd share a family experience with you.  My parents recently came through Auburn on their way to our cabin in Canada (out of the way, I know) and insisted that they find some of the Foodsource lures I had told them about.  Well I sent them up there with three packets.  My father prefers sunfish, but after strong persuasion and describing how to rig and fish the lures they set out one evening to give it a try.  They were blown away, saying that: 'Fishing with your Bama lure is getting to be old stuff.  Bring it in real slow with an occasional little flick like a minnow would do in it's death throws and wait for a big hit to set the hook.  Caught three decent bass with it last night at our favorite area by canoe.  Five nights earlier I caught a bigger one on the lure....'  I attached pictures of some of their 'lunkers' and while they may not measure up to Bama standards, to them these will be the big fish of the summer and all thanks to your lures.  Thank you for making a wonderful evening of fishing for my parents."
Evan D, Auburn, AL
"I want to thank you all at Food Source Lures, Today I went to a local lake, part of the Portage lakes in Ohio. I exclusively used Food Source Lures, because I had done all the research on your company and loved the concept of using real food in the lures. I used the 2" Swirl Tail Grubs, White, garlic and triple salt  with a black jig and a small bobber. I popped the round bobber over tree limbs and in less then 10 minutes I bagged 7 very nice crappie.  The fish wanted the grubs so much, they where biting the tales off. The bluegill and rockbass where loving the lures as well, It was a great evening of fishing, thank you, and i'll be ordering many more.  P.S. Im sending some pictures of the evening, feel free to post them and use my message as a testimonial."
Michael M, Dalton, OH
"I had two great days at Lake Fork using your product. I even had a guide troll to my boat and say 'what in the world are you using?' I gave him one of the last two 5" Food Sticks I had left. Also I think a big part of my success was using the yellow grub in combination with the 5" Food Stick."
Tony B., Plano, TX
"We tested the samples to see if freshwater carp would be interested in them. They were. In two hours two of us caught about 40 fish. We were really impressed."
Mario Massimino, United Kingdom