cod liver oil

[donal]

an old one but a good one i use an old sprayebel cooking oil can to spray it on the bait also works well mixed with chub
ps does wd 40 realy work?

[bigcol]

Yes.Especially when used with an oily bait such as mackeral.It seems to increase the scent trail somehow.

[George]

Wd-40 is great for attracting the shoals of doggies and whiting anything else I would be a bit sceptical about.

[DAMIEN]

I USE PILCHARD OIL FOR DOGS I TINK IT WORKS BETTER THAN WD 40

[OrfordPiece]

I used wd40 for the first time last Saturday Night and caught whiting and a dogfish.
I was impressed after blanking a few times. I also found that 4" twisted wire boom rigs worked the best out of all the rigs I tried.

[x]

WD 40 is actually a water displacement agent, not a lubricating oil as most people assume. My pet theory on why it ***might*** improve the effectiveness of oily bait such as mackerel is that it dilutes the oil in the bait, allowing it to leach out of the flesh better, giving a longer-lasting scent trail (that shoud disperse better in the water) and also as it displaces water from the bait as it takes the oil out, it toughens the bait making it last a bit longer.

Whether this is right or not, I don't know. But I'm desperate enough to use sirloin steak for bait if I thought it'd up the catch rate.....

[blowin]

Hi guys . Apart from it never occurring to me to use WD40 as an attractor I wonder whether there may be other benefits eg : how do you reckon it would affect fishing with a lure ? In this case I'm thinking about the times when you can't face rinsing & drying everything after the trip , particularly if the whole tackle box has somehow got soaked . Very tempting to just blast all the hooks or indeed everything metallic to prevent rust and sort it out "later". If WD40 doesn't actually deter fish from biting may this be a lazy option from time to time ?Would certainly save having to change the trebbles so often .
Going one step further , what about eg; a drop of fish oil + bit of WD40 intentionally applied to the lure as an attractor ? I'm not so sure about this one but it seems worth asking the question .
All the best
nick

[JimC]

An American I met at some stage swore by mounting a cod liver oil capsule on one hook of the treble on a lure or plug.

Never tried it myself though.

[jolly jack tar]

tried cod liver oil on one rod and fished one rod without. The bait with oil on was nearly always cleared by crabs whereas the straight bait was not simularly attacked. No fish though.

Conclusion: it must act as an attractor, but for what ?????

[Bigfoot]

I'm of a mind that WD40 acts as an "emulsifier" which if I understand the science means it splits in water into small clumps of molecules (ok - a scent trail|) taking the smell/taste of the baits natural oil with it.

Personally I load a bloody great syringe with Pilchard oil, slide the long needle full length into the bait (normally a sandeel) and push in the plunger just as I am pulling the needle out. This seems to lead to a "slow release" of the oil into the water. I use the same technique for pike and the same needles to inject air into lobworms for Chub etc.

Now there's an idea - air injected lug/rag to keep the baits above the pesky crabs. Tell me if it works.

Tight lines folks.