spraying baits with WD40

[Ausry]

me and my friend were discussing this the other day whilst fishing.
i remember years ago when i first started fishing an old boy down the walkway was telling me about how a friend of a friend had great success spraying his baits with WD40, particular with crab. i have since heard other people talk about it but never heard from someone that had done it themselves. ive always seen it has a great way to ruin bait and an even better way to pollute rivers. but then i thought there might be something to it, i thought maybe because WD40 displaces water it might help carry the sent further and for longer as it isnt dissolving, ive also heard its killer for perch when sprayed onto lures.

is this old wives tales or what?

[billy the]

WD 40 is made from fish oil, it was invented for the NASA space program, and it was the 40th attempt at making a Water Dispersant.

i havent tried it myself but i have herd of it being used on lures.

[LiamNE]

Haha - I love this question

You always hear so many rumors but have you actually seen anyone use the stuff on bait, because I havnt. My dad always banged on about the wonders of WD40, but I only ever saw him use once and that was to loosen his ald knackered fishing rod.

Those who read the Sea Angler with a decent memory might remember a few years back a 2 page write up on the stuff. Result was inconclusive basically, but they did not rule out that it might help.

As you said mate, something about carrying the scent further and/or covering up the smell of humans is what I am led to believe.

Looking forward to others replys

[Ausry]

WD 40 is made from fish oil, it was invented for the NASA space program, and it was the 40th attempt at making a Water Dispersant.

i havent tried it myself but i have herd of it being used on lures.

hahah i thought i was like the only person who knew about the name haha. love useless trivia... how ever i wasnt aware that it was made from fish oil. could maybe be something to it. i doubt il try it, wouldnt want to risk looking like a complete burke

[Paddlesac]

I've heard this somewhere as well

I used to use wd40 on all my gear, including hooks, swivels, reels, rod rings and I've recently found several old airgun pellet tins, full of hooks from 35+ years ago, stashed in the loft, which when opened were like new. Not bad when you consider, these same tins used to go on every sea fishing trip we did on shore as well as the fortnightly, Winlaton Bus Depot trips on the Bridgett Lass!

That say's a bit about the protective qualities of WD40 but as for the attraction factor, well I think I'll give that one a miss.

It can't do the marine life any good at all, surely

[Bushwhacker]

It works well for Whity,s when used with fish baits.
I have also read articles where it worked very well for Tope when injected into Launce baits.

[billynobaits]

One thing it certainly is not made from,nor does it contain any part of
is fish oil.It is completely synthetic,made up mostly hydrocarbons/petroleum
derivatives,although back in the day of the Mustad league flatty bashing
comps,this and many other supposed magical concoctions,were used,to
try and gain an edge in what was,at the time,very competetive match
fishing.

[LiamNE]

So forgetting the rumors and stories we have all heard in some form or another....

Can anyone honestly say they use WD40 normally when sea fishing?

[CHOPPER]

The company doesn't seem to recommend it for fishing!! Taken from the Website;

What a Fish story!
Myth: WD-40 contains fish oil.
Fact:
Consumers have told us over the years that they have caught some of the biggest fish ever after protecting their fish hooks and lures with WD-40. We believe this legend came from folks assuming that the product must contain fish oil since it appears to attract fish. Sorry Charlie®, it just ain’t so.

WD-40 Company has taken steps to respect and conserve the environment, and encourages its users to do the same. While WD-40 can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using WD-40 to attract fish

[codcatcher3000]

theres summit is sea angler a couple months back about an experienced angler using them to target his fish and caught with it .

[micky-quayle]

Used wd40 quite a bit. On its day it can be dynamite. Had best success when using it on mackerel strip fishing for whitings. Tried fishing two rods side by side a few times, one with wd40 sprayed baits the other without. It can sometimes outfish "normal" baits 10 fish to 1 it really can be that effective. Somedays it is a lot more effective than others, but it never seems to deter the fish. The days it works its dynamite.
Its biodegradable (thats official i emailed the company many years ago when i wanted to experiment with it pike fishing and they replied confirming it was biodegradable and harmless to the environment.) however i was ripped to shreds on a piking website for saying i was going to try it, it was argued that using it in a loch or lake was completely different than using it in the sea due to the sheer size of the sea. They didnt seem to believe what the manufacturers said about it being harmless. In my opinion they could not make a statement saying it was biodegradable and safe if it were not or they would leave themselves wide open to being sued.
Try it you might just suprise yourself !!!

[billynobaits]

Used wd40 quite a bit. On its day it can be dynamite. Had best success when using it on mackerel strip fishing for whitings. Tried fishing two rods side by side a few times, one with wd40 sprayed baits the other without. It can sometimes outfish "normal" baits 10 fish to 1 it really can be that effective. Somedays it is a lot more effective than others, but it never seems to deter the fish. The days it works its dynamite.
Its biodegradable (thats official i emailed the company many years ago when i wanted to experiment with it pike fishing and they replied confirming it was biodegradable and harmless to the environment.) however i was ripped to shreds on a piking website for saying i was going to try it, it was argued that using it in a loch or lake was completely different than using it in the sea due to the sheer size of the sea. They didnt seem to believe what the manufacturers said about it being harmless. In my opinion they could not make a statement saying it was biodegradable and safe if it were not or they would leave themselves wide open to being sued.
Try it you might just suprise yourself !!!

You tell them Micky boy! Stick a video on you tube,of you drinking a tin
of it,then let bleeze with a nice long burp,and show those piking clowns
they haven't got a clue what they're on about!!!

[steven watt]

mid 1990s when i used to fish seaham pier, when u used to park the car next to the cop shop, we used wd40 all the time on fresh lug or runny, we allways had fish on it, im going to start using it again,

[marco1967]

the crabs don't like it so I was told , and leave your baits alone.

[Pete from shields]

the crabs don't like it so I was told , and leave your baits alone.

I once fished alongside a fella spraying his baits with WD-40 and he caught nothing but crabs, I just used straight baits and had a bag of whiting.

Isn't it polluting the sea.?