Using aniseed on whiting bait?

[ThePinkPanther]

Any of you guys know anything about this?

Neighbour of mine soaks small strips of squid tubes in it and swears the whiting go into a feeding frenzy over it!

Seems you buy it from most chemists, Gavisvon make it for heartburn ..... Wonder if that is it?

Thanks

[Volvo]

Unless mistaken twas elegal to use the stuff on bait ??..Goes better in Ouzo though ..

[Noelm]

Yeah, it used to be illegal, don't know now though, my mate used to use Anniseed for Snapper, seemed to work OK.

[Runamuck]

I thought it was only a rumor, plus, who is going to police it....lol...and its used in commercial bought fish berley too.

Some competitions i believe use to ban it, to try and keep the sport as pure as possible.

Try WD40...dosent smell as good as as aniseed tho.

[tunaticer]

Illegal in fresh waters because it taints the fresh water supply...has been for over 50 years.
Pure aniseed oil is fairly toxic so I suggest you gut the fish if they have swallowed your baits.

[dnej]

Readily available
at BCF

[EdBerg]

I used to use it for Mullaway, Herring and Garfish fishing in W.A. worked well. Mixed some with the burley for the last two and put a little in the pilchard bag for the Mullaway.

[Daryl McPhee]

It is not illegal to use Aniseed in marine waters.

[tug_tellum]

It would be like fishing with Black Jellybeans for bait.
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