WD-40

[mattscru]

Anyone every try this? I cant see it being good for the enviroment but I saw a guy sprawing it on minnows and pulling crappie out one after another. I just had minnows and was about getting skunked.
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[tlspyder13]

I don't use it but have extended family that swears by it for catching catfish.
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[mattscru]

Its actually an illigal fish attractant in utah (correct me if Im wrong) But I read that the fish dont really like it as much as it covers up human scent. I like to put salt and garlic powder in my bags of soft plastic and that seems to work fairly well. Ive heard that garlic is the same way, it covers up human scent more than anything. Im not big on otc attractants but I just wanted to hear some feedback on WD-40. I wonder if a combo of that with salt and garlic powder would help reduce those short bites?
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[mattscru]

I was fishing at Scoalfield in utah once and we were fishing crawlers on the bottom and were not even getting bites. There was a group a good 50 yards downbank from us and it seemed like they were constanly reeling one in. So I started watching them to see what they where using and I saw them spaying WD-40 on nightcrawlers. There has to be something about it? Ive heard that it just covers up human scent but if thats the case powdered garlic would work just as good and be bio friendly. If anyone has any insight to this please pass it along.

Natt
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[bassass]

when I'm in a turny i use a small bag of fresh garlic its always in my pocket seams to work i guess.....wd 40 cant be good for the fish i would never use that.........fresh garlic in a small bag with holes in it works ..coversmy nasty smell up from the night before beer drinkin lol
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[UpNorthMN]

Ive never tried it but I've fished with people using it and they caught more crappie and walleye than me that day. So i'm not sure what to think.
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[tlspyder13]

Kind of late but I'll answer anyways. To be honest I don't know. I don't use it or fish with them so I've never taken the time to find out.
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[davetclown]

deffenantly not good for the environment, and ileagle in many states. but yes it dose at times seem to work. but no more better than water soluable oils like hand soap...

there are natural greases that you can buy that work just as well and are environmentaly friendly...

I suggest you dont use WD-40 on your lures or live minnows, for the same price you can pick up natural stinks and greases...
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[JasonMcMillin]

It is illegal here in Colorado to use it, I have never tried it but have heard stories about it working.
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[Tarpon4me]

I've heard the same stories everyone else has about the wd40 thing. However, i've seen no proof of it working. On that same note, weirder things have worked for other applications. I mean, how much weirder does it get than using Ivory bar soap for catfish? And yes, it works.

I'm pretty sure that the edge, if any, from using the lube on the bait isn't worth all the hassle though. If anything, i'd be willing to bet it really doesn't make a difference either way. OK, so the guy 50 feet away is catching more fish, and yeah, the goof ball is lubricating all his bait before he uses them so they don't squeak on the way down. But maybe he's just on the spot better than you. Maybe his minnows match the hatch better. Maybe he's fishing the proper depth and you're aoff a foot or two. A lot of things can play a part in someone right beside you catching more fish, things that many anglers don't even realize. Most would point out the weird thing of the WD-40, and dismiss the fact he's twitching his lure once every three cranks instead of once every five. Or that he's casting to the side of the structure and fishing deeper, rather than infront or behind it and fishing 6" shallower.
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[lunkerhunter2]

It does work, done "tests" with and without. I have witnessed many times it being used with a much higher success than without.[] Not usre if it is an attractant or scent thing though.
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[tmas]

Lots of good info...I've had some experience myself. In Alaska I had two buddies who were also guides that swore by the stuff. I typicaly used garlic oil...but I was convinced to keep a small can of WD on my boat. A few times I fished my two front rods...one with each scent. It usually didn't seem to matter much...however on murky water days after heavy rainfall i did seem to catch fish better on WD. The halibut fishermen I fished with also swore by it...they said that WD is based from fish oil but that sounds a little "fishy" to me.
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[lskiles]

No fish oil in WD-40. according to Wikipedia the WD stands for "water displacement" and it was the 40th formula that worked.

Main ingredients, from the [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_safety_data_sheet"]material safety data sheet[/url], are: [ul] [li]50%: [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard_solvent"]Stoddard solvent[/url] ([url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_spirits"]mineral spirits[/url], somewhat similar to, but not the same as, kerosene) [li]25%: [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas"]Liquefied petroleum gas[/url] (presumably as a propellant, [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide"]carbon dioxide[/url] is used now to reduce considerable flammability) [li]15+%: [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil"]Mineral oil[/url] (light lubricating oil) [li]10-%: Inert ingredients [/li][/ul]
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[poky-mon]

so [font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][size 1]Post:[/size][/font] [font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][black][size 1]No fish oil in WD-40. according to Wikipedia the WD stands for "water displacement" and it was the 40th formula that worked.

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sounds like poisen to me if anybody can drink it and not get sick then maybe the fish can handle it. who's first to try.
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[Tarpon4me]

Maybe WD-40 is like fish "cat nip." LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe they get stoned when they get too close.
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[JasonMcMillin]

Lol, you would probably catch the same one over and over.
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[maface]

im goin fishing tomorrow for lmb ill try it out wit worms and plastics let u kno
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