Marco, I jest only about text messaging. Most fins are too soft to depress the buttons but catfish spines work well. The rest is serious. Something about the hooked fish communicates danger to the others.

Dshock, I can't stop thinking. Isn't fly fishing the thinking man's (woman's) sport? I don't believe they even allow you to buy a flyrod unless you can pass the entrance test for Mensa.

Brad, great study! What grade level do you teach? I'd like to be in your class.

Bobinmich, it that true? Would other vodka or tequila work as well?

GBF, I've had the same experience. Perhaps in the heat of the chase, the scent is ignored or dispersed in the water. Perhaps the a time delay in the release of the bad chemicals.

Jeremy and MikieFinn, Your experiences are very similar to mine. I'm a firm believer in this bad scent thing. Brad's experiment takes a lot of the extraneous variables out of this situation and leaves scent as the major factors.

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