Interesting thoughts KilKenny.
Why do you think masking human scent is necessary? Kokanee surely can't know what humans smell like, or associate them with danger, unless they've already been caught once.
I agree that they strike out of reaction. I think your analogy to cats and yarn is excellent.
I think curiosity is probably the best explanation for why scents may increase catch rate. It may pull them in to investigate and they stay for the hoochie.
It just seems odd though that a cat would be more inclined to play with a ball of yarn that smelled like garlic, or corn, or whatever.
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