WD-40 who knew??

4rum · 12-12-2008

WD-40 is a very good cleaner for the rubber recoil pad on your rifle or shotgun. Saturate the pad, then rub the gunk off with a rag.

While it doesn't seem to offend the fish, I'm unsure that it will attract them. It will help you cast farther with your favorite casting reel. Spray the WD-40 directly onto the line and spool. Keeps the line limper, less memory and really does not seem to repel the fish.

Brian.Hama · 12-14-2008

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Originally Posted by birdman

P.S. Basic ingredient is Fish Oil!!

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Formulation WD-40's main ingredients, according to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet information, are:

50%: Stoddard solvent (i.e., mineral spirits -- primarily hexane, somewhat similar to kerosene)
25%: Liquefied petroleum gas (presumably as a propellant; carbon dioxide is now used instead to reduce WD-40's considerable flammability)
15+%: Mineral oil (light lubricating oil)
10-%: Inert ingredients

I am not sure I'd want to put kerosene on my floors (4./15./18./etc.). Sure WD-40 works for most of those things, but the risks/problems out weigh the benefits in several cases.

gunsight · 12-20-2008

Well, I'm a newbie here, but not to the use of WD-40 for trout. Throw some power bait covered with a good spray of WD at lake rainbows and you'll be limiting out while everyone else is getting skunked. (Especially at Hyatt Lake in Southern Oregon). Bank or boat, all the same, and be sure to use a #16 treble hook.

oucorry · 12-21-2008

Welcome gunsight. I was wandering if anybody else had used WD for fish attractant.

reel cowboy · 03-12-2009

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Originally Posted by oucorry

Welcome gunsight. I was wandering if anybody else had used WD for fish attractant.

Although I've never used it, ther are Capt.s in FL that won't grouper fish without it.

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12-12-2008	#11 (permalink)
4rum Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12	WD-40 is a very good cleaner for the rubber recoil pad on your rifle or shotgun. Saturate the pad, then rub the gunk off with a rag. While it doesn't seem to offend the fish, I'm unsure that it will attract them. It will help you cast farther with your favorite casting reel. Spray the WD-40 directly onto the line and spool. Keeps the line limper, less memory and really does not seem to repel the fish.

12-20-2008	#13 (permalink)
gunsight Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 1	Well, I'm a newbie here, but not to the use of WD-40 for trout. Throw some power bait covered with a good spray of WD at lake rainbows and you'll be limiting out while everyone else is getting skunked. (Especially at Hyatt Lake in Southern Oregon). Bank or boat, all the same, and be sure to use a #16 treble hook.

12-21-2008	#14 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	Welcome gunsight. I was wandering if anybody else had used WD for fish attractant.