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“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
"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
"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
"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
Used the Bloodworms and I couldn't believe the results.  I fish on a public pier in Boston Harbor that is usually packed with fishermen. When all of the fishermen were chunking and catching nothing I used the FoodSource Bloodworms and caught striper, after striper after striper.  There were so many fishermen standing around watching me catch fish with FoodSource my brother and I were close to charging a "fee" for allowing them to look at the cows that we were pulling up on the pier.  This stuff, works, works, and did I say this stuff works.  Thanks for  making summer of 2008 a special one!
James P, Natick, MA
"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
"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
"We at Dream Lake have been commercial bass fishing for seven years with a strict catch-and-release program along with a careful way of handling fish. We do an autopsy on all dead fish over 5 pounds and our #1 killer of bass is soft plastic worms and lizards. We have been waiting for a product like FoodSource Lures for years and it is incredible that these lures are actually digestible and have a protein content that will help fish grow. We hope everyone will start using FoodSource Lures to ensure a better fishing tomorrow."
Chad Bracknell, Dream Lake Lodge, Livingston, Alabama
"As soon as it hits the water it starts putting out a scent trail so even if the fish doesn't necessarily see the bait he can smell it, so he comes looking for it. Then when the fish takes it he takes it and goes with it. There's no messing around with it. He grabs it and runs."
Kevin I., Jasper, AL
"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
“These work GREAT!  Fifty fish in one night!  Panfish to smallmouth.  I’m stocking up on these babies!”  Stacey H, Stoystown, PA
Stacey H, Stoystown, PA
"The way FoodSource Lures were formulated the scents come out the longer the lure is in the water. This dispersal of the scents attracts the fish to the FoodSource Lure."
Leonard N. Bell, Ph.D., Auburn, AL
"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 chosen as a field tester for your Scent Ready nuggets by North American Hunting Club which I am a life member. I followed direction and put Buck Stop 200 Proof in bag and let soak as directed and put out dropping one at a time along approx a good 1/2 mile. It rained 2 days after putting out and I took a nice 8 point buck that was following that trail. I am recommending this product to all hunters that use scent attractants.
Richard Q., Draper VA
"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
"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
“I recommend this product over plastics which are similar.  I felt as though these were superior giving me more confidence in them.  I also plan on using these worms during the ice fishing season.”
Scott M, Marion, SD
This was the buck that was shot on our farm.  He was near the corn-scented FoodSource pellets we put out.
Rob S., Espyville, PA
"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
“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 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 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
"A friend of mine took me fishing a couple of days ago.  Had not fished your products so thought I'd give them a shot.  Put on a small grub in bubble gum color, 1st cast caught 1 1/2 lb bass, 2nd cast caught 1/2 lb bream, 3rd cast caught 1/2 lb warmouth.  Wow, in the past I have fished alot and have never had success like that before." Bill C., Gallatin, TN
Bill C., Gallatin, TN
"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
"I picked up a package of the 3" inch earthworms at the recent OWAA conference in Madison. I have a small pond on my place here in northern Illinois, and when the grandkids show up they want to fish. Naturally, I have no live bait for them to use, so that involves digging, or driving to bait shops, then storing the messy stuff in my fridge, which displaces beer. None of these things are good. This morning I took my granddaughter fishing with the intention of trying out the FoodSource bait. She caught a bass on her first cast, and the bass and bluegills just kept coming. This bait is the greatest thing since sliced bread; wonderful for parents who aren't into fishing but want to take the kids out."
Jerry P., Amboy, IL
“I caught a variety of fish, from bluegills, crappie, bass to even a carp.  I slipped them on a jighead under a jigging bobber and they worked great.  An ideal bait for kids.”

Rod L, Morgantown, WV
"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
"Pretty much everything that hit the bait we caught."
Terry S., Eufaula, AL
“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
"Tried the 3in Food Stick and was really surprised the amount of bass that I caught."
Thomas P., Reno, NV
"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
"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
“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 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
"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

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
Love your lures! Nothin' beats fishing with the real deal.
Terry A., Pekin, IL
"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
"When a bass hits it he hangs onto it. You don't have to worry about him spitting it out."
Ventice D., Leighton, AL
"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
"Your FoodSource grubs saved the day of fishing. 02/17/07 I was fish Amador Lake in California after a rain storm, and the lake was brown from the all the rain. I had just received your grubs and salmon eggs. I put on the white 3" grub with a red egg and started top line trolling. Well let me tell you we ended up with 12 trout from 3 to 6 lbs. What a day! Here are a couple of pictures to show. The fish in the picture went 6.1 lbs. We talked to a lot of people on the lake that day and nobody was catching the quality of fish we were landing and wanted to know our secret. I told them FoodSource lures."
Darren S., California
"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
Used 3-inch leeches with a friend for some largemouth fun and had a GREAT day.  10 total with 4 over 5 lbs.  Eric M., West Haven, UT
Eric M., West Haven, UT
"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
"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
"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 wanted you to know that your salmon egg baits are very effective both on mountain trout and bream. The bright pink color and scents seem to be irresistible to the fish. It is a great product."
Bayard T., Birmingham, AL
"In March 2004 I fished the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division event on Lake Russell in Elberton, Georgia. I started off fishing a blue/black ½ oz jig with black pork trailer. It was getting bit but the fish were only picking up the jig by the pork trailer. By 9 AM I had lost 3 spotted bass in the 4 pound range. I changed the trailer to a FoodSource Lures 2" Swirl Tail Grub. On the third cast I boated a 4-½ lb spotted bass and soon after two 2-½ pounders. After the strong current stopped I went to the FoodSource Lures 5" Food Stick instead of the usual Senko and finished out my limit. I believe that the bass had been picking up my jig by the pork trailer and when I switched to the FoodSource Lures grub it encouraged them to hold on to it longer and eventually get the jig in their mouth. As for the Food Stick my advice to any angler is as soon as you think a fish has the bait -- set the hook!!!!!!! Those fish will not let go of the bait once they pick it up and they will swallow if you give them half a chance. I finished in the money that day but what if I had changed to the grub earlier? Three 4 pounders before 9 AM would have been nice!"
John P., Bogart, GA
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
“My son and I, jigging for panfish, caught as many pike as we did panfish. It kept things interesting.”
Frank T, Westland, MI