Gnasher Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 No - never tried it, but supposed to be a good attractant for Cod and Pollock.....worth a try I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 u never know unless u try so give it a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 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!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 That must prove at least that fish are not put off by it Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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