Call me crazy, heard that a million times by near and dear loved ones but, I couldn’t resist trying something that has been rattling around in my head since last season. Sort of joked around about it in a few threads on here last season. 
 

I picked up some Anchovy paste (ground anchovy, sunflower oil, salt). Gonna try rubbing into craws, grubs, tubes, ribbed finesse worms and bugs and see what it does or doesn’t do. Curiosity has gotten the best of me. 
 

After fishing on this one section of the river I have to pass this Italian Bakery/Market on my way home. Always in there getting tomato pies, bread and rolls. Always have this Anchovy paste catching my eye. If it’s a dud with the smallies I can try it in my spaghetti sauce. 

You might catch a snooki ?.  Wakka-wakka-wakka 

I once dated a girl that I'm 95% certain mistook this for toothpaste every day of her life. That didn't last long.

May work to get the fish to hold onto the bait longer, but it will not work as an attractant because the anchovy paste is held in sunflower oil. Any oil based product will not disperse in water, so it will not leave a scent trail....or at least not much of one.

10 minutes ago, ironbjorn said:

I once dated a girl that I'm 95% certain mistook this for toothpaste every day of her life. That didn't last long.

So she really had baited breath ?.