andy, i have a guide friend that lives in Edmunds, and what he uses depends upon what each individual bear likes. he uses molasses, licorice, peanut hearts, snack cakes, anise oil, some, but not too much corn, marshmellos, mostly sweets. he and others in maine that he has spoken with, do not use fish or meat( the bears just haven't cared for the stuff), but he has had success with fryerlator grease. for some reason, his bears go for the sweet stuff. pay close attention to what each likes; while helping him to rebait, he pointed out how a particular bear had been in, and he knew this because the bear had picked out the peanut hearts, and left them in a nice pile, untouched! also, he leaves on the snack wrappers, when the bear goes to the bathroom, he can see that this bear has come to the site before because it passes through. he also does not start baiting untill the middle of august, or later. i think that he could have started, for instance, last year around july 29, but at that time of year, he feels there is just too much natural food in the area. start with grease, end with sweets.