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I was wanting to know what most fishermen believe. Do sharpie markers leave an off-putting smell on soft plastics?
I know there are fish attaractant in the form of a marker but they don't leave much of a real color on the bait, to me.
SO, I was thinking maybe sharpie smell goes away in a few minutes in the water. Any thoughts?

Be careful to only use a little as a sharpie will continue to bleed (be absorbed) into the plastic bait and I've found that
at the end of the bleeding area the color starts to fade to a purple hue. This is adding to clear/ white soft plastics of
course. As far as odor, most soft plastics already have a noticeable smell, either from the plastisol used or the added
attractant. Good luck, Eric.

Thanks, Eric

I have not used it on plastics, but use a Sharpie to blacken the first few feet of my bright colored braid. I have not seen a difference from the odor on the line.

I forget what the companies name is but they make different colored markers with scents built in...

We alter color on our plastics as needed with Sharpies. It really helps them, at least to our minds, match the hatch a bit more.

Then you have those UV marker pens.

Pretty popular here in Aus to edit and graffiti the lure to taste.