WHY USE FISH SCENTs? Definitely masks the smell. I even mixed some in my homemade dough bait for the kids, and it worked just fine. This stuff stays on forever! This scent also really shines when your bed fishing. It WILL get you more bites. I LOVE this stuff. I use it on everything i fish. Plastics, #Jigs, #Swimbaits, #Spinnerbaits, #Buzzbaits, and Hardbaits. I have used Kick’n Bass Garlic scent for years. 
Kick’n Bass, made by Scientific Bass, is a VERY strong bass scent that was formulated by a chemist for his fishing habit. Kick’n Bass is known as the world’s strongest scent and when you open a tube you’ll have to agree. Available in three popular flavors. Kick’n Bass is a liquid dispensed from a squeeze bottle that makes it easy to apply. There’s no mess, because believe me, you DON’T want to get this stuff on your hands!