Luring fish just got easier

Ever hear the saying that any fish bites if you’ve got good bait? A scientist at Louisiana State University takes the idea a bit further.

John Caprio, a specialist in aquatic vertebrate taste and smell systems, has spent much of the last three decades researching technology that uses a fish’s biology to increase the odds of making a catch. Caprio discovered the specific natural stimuli that activate taste sensors, resulting in nerve reflexes that cause the fish to ingest food or an appropriate fishing lure.

” The taste of particular natural chemicals triggers a feeding response,” Caprio says. In other words, if a fish is exposed to certain taste stimuli, it cannot control its urge to bite.

LSU’s Office of Intellectual Property worked closely with Caprio in the early stages of his technology’s formation through a licensing agreement with Connecticut-based Mystic Tackleworks. That company used the technology to develop the Bio-Pulse Lure System, which recently won a Pitney Bowes Award for the most promising new technology in Connecticut.

For more information, see MysticTackleworks.com.