WD40

[Gnasher]

I have been chatting to a couple of lads who claim they have caught a few fish spreying there bait with WD40. Is someone having me on?

 

Dan

[Adam F]

No - never tried it, but supposed to be a good attractant for Cod and Pollock.....worth a try I suppose?

[Coddy]

Hi Dan

 

I read in one of the angling mags that they did a trial and found that spraying with natural enhancers i.e. pilchard oil sardine oil etc. however wd40 did work!

 

As Adam says it may help on the day when others may not.

 

Regards

 

Coddy

[Sam]

u never know unless u try so give it a go

[Sam]

i have just read the can in the garage and it does actullay say it can be used on bait to attract fish so i might give it a go

 

dad said it works on tope in the summer round at st albans

 

tight lines sam

[domino]

I first heard of this a couple of years ago... on a charter trip out of Deal, in Kent, fishing was very slow... baited up with a whole squid, liberally sprayed with WD40... within 1 min of being on the bottom, a bite, a 4lb codling!

 

Tried it numerous times since, when the going gets hard... never caught another fish!!

[Maverick Martin]

That must prove at least that fish are not put off by it

 

Martin

[Gnasher]

Blimey, i thought i was having my leg pulled!!!! If anyones out tomorrow and brave enough to experiment then post how you got on.

 

I then read in an old BFM of peeler crab sticks, a scented spongy stick that scores well when the going gets tough!!!!! I'l stick to the real thing I think.

[great white]

I know that Humphries brother Barry got beaten into second place on a competition out of Poole when another angler started to use old squid sprayed with WD40.

he caught several tope while no one else onboard caught anything.

 

At least is shows that spraying your reels with it and getting it on your line will not put the fish off.

 

I have never tried it myself.

 

Charlie