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silver ghost

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Where can one buy anise extract?
« on: March 02, 2012, 01:11:55 AM »
Believe it or not this stuff is harder to find than I thought. I'm not looking for the actual fishing scent, as it is too sticky/oily. I want to buy extract in pure liquid form [usually comes clear]. I have tried: Safeway, whole foods market, superstore, shoppers, london drugs, zellers, wal mart, as well as a few local tackle shops all to no avail. I could buy it online from a variety of different places, but thought i'd ask the board to see if anyone knows of a place where they sell it to avoid paying more for the shipping than the extract itself!

much appreciated!
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 02:11:28 AM »
I‘d call some of the more holistic health food stores.  Here in Regina Old Fashioned Foods has essential oils - there should be about 100 places like that in Van..  A friend showed me a bait he‘d fixed with anise and coconut years ago and he used licourice extract from Safeway - one of those little 2 or 3 oz bottles from the spice section, Mcormics or Nutty Club or something like that.  When I used Anise in bait I just bought a bag of whole anise at the Asian grocery and powdered it in a coffee grinder.
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 04:49:06 AM »
have u check baking section?
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 06:52:12 AM »
You have to go to the pharmacy department of London Drugs and they can do a special order for you.
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2012, 08:05:46 AM »
Bosa Foods
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2012, 08:08:31 AM »
I just bought some from the Sardis Health food at the chilliwack Mall.
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2012, 08:51:00 AM »
try galloways....its like a large store with tons of specialty baking stuff
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2012, 09:40:18 AM »
I found mine at save-on-foods  ;D
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 11:19:48 AM »
Thanks guys, I'll look today. Save on is the only grocery store I haven't tried...hopefully they have it! I don't live near chilliwack or a bosa foods so I will give a health food store a go!
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2012, 03:02:01 PM »
If you're in Vancouver, try Gourmet Warehouse (Hastings at Clark).

Also, Asian food stores might have the extract.  They definitely will have dried whole Anise.  You could just throw a few cloves into the bait marinade, should give it the same scent.
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2012, 03:50:03 PM »
I bought my in Safeway last year.
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2012, 07:03:01 PM »
Quote from: fishunter on March 02, 2012, 11:19:48 AM
Thanks guys, I'll look today. Save on is the only grocery store I haven't tried...hopefully they have it! I don't live near chilliwack or a bosa foods so I will give a health food store a go!

 Be careful what you ask for as I went into one drug store and asked if they had Anise oil and the pharmacist said no they dont but they do have preperation H. I of course laughed my butt off and he looked puzzeled.   ;D ;D
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2012, 10:32:37 PM »
Quote from: Geff_t on March 02, 2012, 07:03:01 PM
Be careful what you ask for as I went into one drug store and asked if they had Anise oil and the pharmacist said no they dont but they do have preperation H. I of course laughed my butt off and he looked puzzeled.   ;D ;D

HAHA nice! Ill anuniate the word carefully this time lol
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2012, 03:09:21 PM »
Just out of curiosity what are you guys doctoring up with anise?
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Re: Where can one buy anise extract?
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2012, 05:06:39 PM »
Quote from: buzzbomb on March 04, 2012, 03:09:21 PM
Just out of curiosity what are you guys doctoring up with anise?
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From what I hear, steelhead love 'sweet scents'. Commercially available Jensen eggs come bathing in the stuff!

I put it on whatever i'm using, just to make the lure/artificial that much more attractive. And based on today's trip, it definitely does not scare fish away  ;)
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