Thread: Anise oil

I’m no help. I have too many snot sharks ( cats) where I fish. I prefer no scent most of the time.


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I'm mixing bang crawfish shad combo & berkley gulp alive shrimp scent & soaking jars soft plastic salmon eggs in it they'll flat bite it.

Anise Oil has been used, successfully, for decades to attract fish to lures. Some have even gone to putting the oil in their bags of plastic baits (while stored, prior to use).

I can't say it works or doesn't work for Crappie, as I've mostly used that particular scent on plastics I used to fish for Bass (decades ago). But, I would tend to think that Anise Oil would be just as effective as many other scent products in masking any negative scents that might come in contact with your bait ... like tobacco, gas/oil, bug spray, sunscreens, & human amino acids (from some people).

So whether it's actually an attractant or merely a masking agent, it's still being used by many anglers.

Anise probably just masks the plastic or other undesirable scents rather than being much of an attractant.

Thanks for the replies I bought some anise seeds tonight gonna try to make some tomorrow see how it goes.


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Making anise oil from seeds??? Lots easier to go to the baking goods section of the grocery store and buy some oil of anise flavoring...

Originally Posted by Jamesdean

Making anise oil from seeds??? Lots easier to go to the baking goods section of the grocery store and buy some oil of anise flavoring...

Wanna make my own


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Only ever used it for catfishing.