Fishbites set to attract more business with Ghost Shrimp scent
Just in time for the autumn, Fishbites Manufacturing Campus in Florida is unveiling a new formula – Ghost Shrimp – which is part of its Longer Lasting collection, which gradually releases scent into the water.
The Ghost Shrimp bait also provides extra durability by featuring a cloth binder in the middle of the bait that keeps it on the hook despite the efforts of bait stealers.
Ghost shrimp bury themselves under the sand making them hard to find and catch but they have become an incredibly popular and effective bait for many species, including the coveted Florida pompano.
To make this bait more accessible to anglers, not just in Florida but around the world, Fishbites went back to the lab to see if the chemical composition could be analysed and recreated into a synthetic bait.
Dr William Carr, the inventor of Fishbites, was the first associate director of Whitney Lab which housed his research lab. This is where he first created what is known today as Fishbites.
Scientists Dr Charles (Chuck) Derby, Dr Yuriy Bobkov and Dr Joseph Ryan spent time in the Whitney Lab analysing live specimens of ghost shrimp.
Dr Derby explained: “The approach is to understand the chemicals that are being released by the ghost shrimp. These chemicals are called metabolites which attract fish to a live bait.”
Once those components are identified, a synthetic stimulant is created which is used in Fishbites’ flavor/scent technology.
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