Wd - 40 & Bass

[Shifty]

Oldtimer told me if you spay your plastic baits with WD 40 it helps in catching more fish.

Anyone else hear of this ?

[Gangley]

I've heard it and seen it. I couldn't believe it, and to this day I still won't do it, but for that day and at that time, sparying WD40 on a plastic jig trailer was slaying the bass.

[pussiwillow]

ive heard it and seen it and it works amazingly well, but i refuse to do it, i make my own scents out of garlic and olive oil that i throw on my lures and its works very well

[SirSnookalot]

I believe wd-40 is made with fish oil. I have heard that it does attract fish but I've never tried it. Using any kind of scent enhancement on an artificial lure is tactic that I don't care to do.

[Bassn Blvd]

It's unethical and moraly wrong to use any kind of scent on your lures.

I can't wait to see where tis goes

[J Francho]

Oldtimer told me if you spay your plastic baits with WD 40 it helps in catching more fish.

Anyone else hear of this ?

Would you spray WD-40 in your drinking water?

I don't use it and catch fish. it's an old timer myth. Just because it doesn't repel fish doesn't mean it attracts.

Try JJ's Magic.

I can't wait to see where tis goes

Into the recycle bin?

[K_Mac]

It's unethical and moraly wrong to use any kind of scent on your lures.

I can't wait to see where tis goes

I think using WD40 gives one an unfair advantage in loosening and tightening bolts and screws. It also unnaturally inhibits rust in some applications. Its use is definitely unethical...

I have read many times that Wd contains fish oil. It doesn't. Here is a link to the web site.

http://www.wd40.com/about-us/myths-legends-fun-facts/

[deaknh03]

The label says harmful or fatal if swallowed, probably not the best thing for a fish to ingest, and to put in the water either.

[J Francho]

The label says harmful or fatal if swallowed, probably not the best thing for a fish to ingest, and to put in the water either.

Or an outboard motor, LOL.

[Grey Wolf]

I think using WD40 gives one an unfair advantage in loosening and tightening bolts and screws. It also unnaturally inhibits rust in some applications. Its use is definitely unethical...

I have read many times that Wd contains fish oil. It doesn't. Here is a link to the web site.

http://www.wd40.com/about-us/myths-legends-fun-facts/

I love it when an old myth is put to rest. Good job K Mac.

[backwater4]

I dont know if it helps or not, but I did have a co-angler in a tournament spray it on his lures and he did catch. I dont or wont use it as a scent and caught just as many, if not more. So as some have said, it doesn't stop them from biting.

[Shifty]

Dont get me wrong I would never use it or any other attractant.

I was just wondering if it was BS or True.

GONE FISHING Back Later

[Grey Wolf]

Dont get me wrong I would never use it or any other attractant.

I was just wondering if it was BS or True.

GONE FISHING Back Later

There's nothing wrong with using an attractant as it doesn't harm the enviroment.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

It (WD-40) also works as a line conditioner same as Reel Magic. I don't use either because of the oil slick it leaves in the water. KVD L&L works better.

[Bob C]

It (WD-40) also works as a line conditioner same as Reel Magic. I don't use either because of the oil slick it leaves in the water. KVD L&L works better.

Did you ever give a short spray of lure scent in the water. It makes a huge oil slick. It's probably the same stuff.

[Fishing Rhino]

This reminds me of the urban legends regarding lobster bait. Some old timers swore up and down that a brick soaked in kerosene, or a used oil filter would catch lobsters like crazy. Supposedly the oil attracted them.

I don't know about that since I never tried it. Tried a bunch of other things like road kill, cowhide, stinky cheese (once), cat food by punching holes in the tin cans, plus putting empty coca cola cans in a trap, kinda like a rattle in a lure, I'd guess.

Road kill was a mess. Once in a while it would attract a lobster, but the road kill was messy as heck. It would gradually decompose to a slimy mess. Cowhide softened and swelled, but it was ineffective. It did withstand the onslaught of sand fleas very well. The coke cans? No noticable difference compared to the canless traps.

Cat food worked but made for very expensive bait. Too expensive to use unless it produced a dramatic increase in catch rates. The cheese however was an unqualified success. The next time we hauled the cheese baited trap we took over ten pounds of lobsters out of it. But, one trap does not a scientific study make. No doubt it would have worked well as bait, but would have been cost prohibitive.

There was an old gent that used to hang around the dock who sprayed his elbows, knees, and hands with WD40, and his bald head. He was convinced that it was good for his joints. His moniker was Bippy. When he'd start telling his WD40 stories, we'd call him Dippy. He was a good natured guy and took it all with a smile and a laugh.

[Eriewormer]

^^^^Awesome read Rhino

[dulouz]

I can't believe people use it for an attractant. I always was very careful to not leave any excess on my pliers after oiling them, for fear the scent would scare them away. I find the smell repulsive and figured fish would as well.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I dont like my lures to be slimy from any attractant, but Ive seen it work several times.

NGaHB

[NorcalBassin]

Surprised to hear that no one has mentioned that it is a pollutant (JF does in a round about way). It is actually illegal to use it in CA (as a fish attractant) and carries a pretty big fine.

[Clint C.]

I've heard about this too but I have never tried it.

I do remember when using it on my dirt bike the cops didn't want me to let any excess to run into the sewers when washing the bike. I can't imagine it would be good for the fish.

[SirSnookalot]

I can't believe people use it for an attractant. I always was very careful to not leave any excess on my pliers after oiling them, for fear the scent would scare them away. I find the smell repulsive and figured fish would as well.

First thing a dog does is sniff out another's arse, personally I would find that to be offensive, but it's heaven to a dog. That said how do we know what a fish prefers to smell.

[Shifty]

First thing a dog does is sniff out another's arse, personally I would find that to be offensive, but it's heaven to a dog. That said how do we know what a fish prefers to smell.

LOL

[Bass Dude]

Surprised to hear that no one has mentioned that it is a pollutant (JF does in a round about way). It is actually illegal to use it in CA (as a fish attractant) and carries a pretty big fine.

I was thinking the same thing. Why would you want to put WD-40 in the lake--there are so many scent options out there, why would you use WD-40??

[J Francho]

Because WD-40 is so much worse than a leaky old outboard.