WD-40

[nec237]

I dont know if this was ever talked about before but did anyone ever hear of spraying WD-40 on a lure as a smell enhancement

[Jimzee]

Don't do it,  it is a petroleum product and can't be good for the fish.  I have heard of it though.

[=Matt 5.0=]

This was discussed in pretty good detail last fall. WD40 does indeed work as an attractant. In fact, my grandfather used it on cut green crabs when fishing for Tautaug here in New England. Not sure if it's a Yankee thing, but we've been using it for years. It is rumored that one of the secret ingredient in WD40 is fish oil.....just my .02.  

[Branuss04]

We were up in alaska fishing for halibut and salmon.  The guides were spraying it in the bait, they said it was a smell enhancment and put out a better scent trail.  But come to find out from many other sources, it is illegal to do so.... at least in that neck of the woods.  

[nec237]

when i heard of it i thought it would be bad

for the fish and water i wonder if it would make the fish easier to swallow after you cook it LOL

[BOOYAH]

I've seen many people use it and swear by it. Myself i've tried it but only a few times and didn't have enough luck to hook me . If it makes you more confident i say go for it.

[moby bass]

It is rumored that one of the secret ingredient in WD40 is fish oil.....just my .02.

I believe that's all it is... a rumor or urban legend.  It is, none the less, supposed to attract fish.

I may give it a try next time the bite is hard.

[bassdocktor]

I never have but my partner did and about 4 casts later he caught a keeper sized bass.

[jdw174]

Ask the walleye fishermen on Lake Erie whether it works or not.  It may not attract them, but it doesn't scare them away, either.  Sorta like regular fish attractant.

[Tucson]

I've heard it makes a good dressing for floating flylines.  Any fly-fishing guys heard of that?

[BadKarma42]

I've heard of it.  I've heard it was illegal.

It would probably be beneficial to check local fish/game laws about it or any attractant.

Is WD-40 good for the water?

[Avalonjohn44]

I've heard of it, and seen it, and outfished it both in fresh and salt water.  It is a wives tale.  

It is a Federal Offense to use it this way, it says so on the can:  "It is a Federal Offense to use this product in any manner other than its intended use...'  Usually they reserve that statement for things that can get you high, but in this case it is spraying a non-soluble into the environment...

[tnj8222]

defiantaly illegal to use and very bad for the water.

[flyhatch]

i was on a  charter on lake erie for wallydogs and the captian used wd40 on every worm harness we let out.

i asked him why

he said that it helped slide the worms down their throats

we caught alot of very big walleye

[bubbler]

i think that iit might heart the fish .

eiher way dont take the chance

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Id think it would make ur fish taste like wd40 if it swallowed it ,we all no a small squirt can make a whole house smell bad and what if it gets in the meat???ewww

[bassmaster8100]

So does anyone know for a fact if it actually harms the fish or not, I mean would you use it if you were practicing catch and release. Thats an interesting fact as far as it being an attractant but Id hate to catch some bass using it as an attractant and release them only for them to die.