Baits and lure scents

[Mac]

Have any of you guys used.

BERKLEY GULP GEL or ​

GOBBLE BAIT STICKY​

Baits scents. Not used any scents before and they are supposed to encourage bites. Can be used on lures/soft plastics and you can coat baits. Welcome your views and comments.
Cheers. Mac

 

[Beach]

Another gimmick I reckon.

 

[Mr Fish]

Another gimmick I reckon.

I’ve never really used additives - as you say, to my mind it’s mostly a gimmick.

Also, you never really seem to read successful accounts on forums of it working, unless from people trying to sell the stuff…

 

[Beach]

I’ve never really used additives - as you say, to my mind it’s mostly a gimmick.

Also, you never really seem to read successful accounts on forums of it working, unless from people trying to sell the stuff…

All I see when fishing is catching sfa on imitation crabs & worms. You can't beat the real thing as they say

 

[welshtroutfisher]

Have used scents when pike dead baiting, usually inject the oil into the bait using a bait syringe- can't say if its made it more successful or not as haven't fished with 1 rod with scent and 1 rod without side by side.

I do have a few different ones left and may try them from the shore at some point

 

[Searcave]

Will be trying the gobble bait sticky on the boat with identical baits and tackle from the boat , will let you all know the results in a couple on months weather dependent

 

[Wolf]

If your bait is good enough, you don't need to use additives

 

[Angrybear]

I remember 30 odd years ago, there was a "bait enhancer" either Sardine or Anchovy Oil based, 6 plastic snap top tubes in a silver & red foil packet ?
I bought some but can't remember it working all that well, equally I can remember people who swore by spraying bait & lures with WD40 as a supposed attractant.

 

[Mr Fish]

I remember 30 odd years ago, there was a "bait enhancer" either Sardine or Anchovy Oil based, 6 plastic snap top tubes in a silver & red foil packet ?
I bought some but can't remember it working all that well, equally I can remember people who swore by spraying bait & lures with WD40 as a supposed attractant.

I know a mate used to put pilchard oil or similar on ray baits and he always caught more ray, but then he was a big caster too, so not really conclusive.

I do know it bloody stank, lol

 

[Trampster]

I've mentioned before that a mate of mine (RIP Jim) started importing some stuff from Australia called Glowbait. It had a luminous green glow to it in the water, and a strong Aniseed scent. He found it worked very well, and sold loads of it. Still advertised in Australia I believe.

Here ya go:

Glowbait Non-Toxic Fluorescent Bait Dye - The Bait Shop Gold Coast

Increase your strike rate with Australia's favourite bait enhancer! Glowbait was developed in Australia in the mid-1980's and is still 100% made in Australia to the original formula. Give your baits an extra edge with Glowbait's patented fluorescent green "sheen". Glowbait not only provides an...

thebaitshopgoldcoast.com

 

[LeighamFox]

Soft plastics I'd soak in it for days before going. Hard plastics I see no point as they won't absorb it and will wash straight off.

 

[Norwegian]

I worked on developing this, so is obviously biased, but Gobble Sticky lasts a fair while on all lures. Any questions, please ask

 

[Mac]

Thanks Guys. I think I’ll give it a miss.
Mac

 

[Norwegian]

Just spoke to a commercial angler who has been testing Gobble Sticky BM 3.8 on his boat. This was when jigging for cod in Northern Norway using plastic worms.
Improvement was different from day to day, varying from 10-15% more on a bad day up to twice as much on the Gobble on other days.
Here is one example on their catch with and without Gobble: