Fish scent/attractants - useful or not?

[RayS]

I've just started making up my own burley but some of the stories on the forum, re big things grabbing burley buckets have me a little ....mmm....wary. I will give it a go though, just as soon as is weather improves a little.

[petergle]

I found the day I used a berley bucket ( the pellets with a bit of tuna oil tossed on it) I had squid grabbing at me within minutes....and had a good day.....haven't tried it again to see if it was just coincidence or not......might try it this coming w/e....tho I want to find a spot that has something more than squid....altona maybe by look of friday's weather.....or down yr way Ray, no...i'm not offended LOL

[chomper]

i use berley all the time and when it runs out i find the bites drop off a bit and i have only had that one run in with a shark that gave me a tow .
give it a go and if something takes u for a ride just cut the rope

[Bretty]

After 10 years of fishing with gulps and other scented plastics.
Then making my own with no scent ( and having no trust in them ) I catch more fish on my homemade lures

I don't think scent has anything to do with it.
It all comes down to the action of the lure and the action you impart onto the lure.

And I never berley

[Stealth]

I think that scent does work, myself and mate fishing both same colour vibes out of tinny but me with s-factor caught 4 mulloway to his 0

[Dodger]

try rubbing some BACON lube on your lures..!!
cheers
Barry

[Jenko]

We have proved to ourselves in the Bream comps that it definitely works on Bream. With scent on the plastic Bream will pick up the plastic when it's just laying still on the bottom and when the bites die off, apply more S factor and the bites return.
Another good scent is Dizzy's Borgs Tournament Gel.

[Lvyakker]

Thought I would add that even if you don't find the scent works, it does cover up the scent from your hands (sunscreen, oil etc.)

[Ghurkin]

try rubbing some BACON lube on your lures..!!
cheers
Barry

bacon lubed rubbed on any thing makes it work better

[Ratbags]

Had a good go on bream last weekend with sax scent on vibes