Opinion runs both ways. Having caught nearly a thousand lbs of fish on unwrapped flatfish before any of us ever heard of sardine wraps, I know unwrapped plugs work. However, I just had a day yesterday where I am convinced that the wraps and scents we put on led to our success. By changing wraps and applying scent, we got 11 strikes, 7 fish on, five to the boat, when everyone else was struggling for their first fish.

In summer water, I'm confident fishing without scent. For springers, I want stink.

You won't see many guides running bare kwikies for kings.
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