wd 40

[baitmaster]

i was talking to one of my mates the other day who sea fishers a lot .
he was telling me on his last trip was not going well and being a angler who will try any thing decided to spray one of his baited rods with WD40 and he told me that it was taken so after a couple of fish he decided to do the same to inactive rod and had another two fish
now wether for what ever reason wether it was a freak session or wether it makes the bait bouyant through the oil in the wd40 lifting the bait up in the water i don,t know but i thought i would pass it on just in case other want to try it or have tried it

tightlines

baitmaster

[Ben]

i gave it a bash on the last trip i was on and noticed no difference

[Charter Skipper]

Lots of anglers in the Bristol Channel, use the old "WD40" trick,cant say it has a magic effect tho.

Years ago WD40 was called and made from duck oil,so had a natural duck oil scent,but i think todays stuff is purely chemical based and does not have the duck oil in it any more.

[Norfolkboy]

I used it last year and caught plenty of whiting on it, and also a couple of nice flatties. But it was catching just as well as the un WD40'd rod.

[big guy]

don't thing the chemicals are great for the water or the fish. just my opinion.

[cod head]

wd 40 will also kill your worms if you accidentally get it or spray it on to them.
why not try a different method of bait addative.

[baitmaster]

i will not try it as i don,t go sea fishing well probably once or twice a year and i don,t ever use oils as i believe they make no difference to catching fish they seem to be having it or not

tightlines

baitmaster

[beans]

stops the hooks going rusty

[John Marshall]

Have seen it used in boat fishing with no effect, except once, the guy sprayed his lures and out fished us all.

[Omahayank]

Its popular here for carp & catfishing.