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Could This Common Candy Help You Catch Fish? By Joe Hoeffner Oct. 28, 2025 1:20 pm EST

It's been said that a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, but that doesn't mean it can't also be an enormous pain in the rear. If you're sitting on a dock or in a boat for hours on end, watching your rod stubbornly refuse to twitch or pull, you're probably willing to do just about anything to get a nibble. Well, put away your worms and minnows (for the time being, at least) and pay attention: Licorice can be surprisingly effective as bait, thanks to a certain reaction fish have to anise.

We've all heard about how sharks can smell blood in the water, but other fish have a sense of smell, too — and some of those fish go absolutely crazy for the scent of an

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