Refreshing soft plastics with additives

[OldTaff]

Does anyone know of any additives on the market for refreshing or adding scents to soft plastic lures that can then be used for dropshot or jig fished please?

[Chico 48 PAC]

Nope.

[Steve Dennington]

Berkley Gulp is such a thing.

https://www.veals.co.uk/product/gulp-al ... y-herring/

[Jack H]

There seems to be a few about. As Steve says there’s one by Berkeley, and there’s one by halco which seems to get quite good reviews: https://www.mrfishjersey.com/products/h ... gLBPvD_BwE

Not something I’ve used before, so can’t comment on its effectiveness, but would question whether it really makes a difference or not?

Jack

[stubbojo]

some swear by adding additives to deadbaits , but lures thats something i dont think i have tried adding ....to a rubber shad , probably sight would be enough to trigger a follow

but who really knows

think the yanks like it ...

[Mark Phillips]

some swear by adding additives to deadbaits , but lures thats something i dont think i have tried adding ....to a rubber shad , probably sight would be enough to trigger a follow

but who really knows

think the yanks like it ...

I remember Steve Crowther showing me some secret potion he had that when coated onto lures, said it caught him more fish pretty sure it was WD40

Adding scent to soft plastics that'll be fished in a manner where they get time to inspect the lure, e.g. fishing with Neds and wotnot, I'd not dismiss that. I've caught a lot of perch and smaller pike, fishing with scented plastics, but do I think I catch more because of it? Not so sure about that, but it does no harm, same goes for dead baits. Never been convinced.

[stubbojo]

remember a guy who used to dip his bait into sardine oil when chub fishing , the bread flake used to soak up the oil .... he swore by it

steve