WD-40 as fish attractant ?

[elnutsmalljaws]

44) Spray inside the minnow bucket before you take that emergency crap inside and then, the emergency will slide right out with no problems.

I did hear a couple of years ago about the fish attractant part of the equation but also heard that you need to keep it off your line for it will damage your line. Any truth to this? for it makes a little sense if it is a "solvent".

[jmwldcat]

we used wd=40 for years before the spry attractants came out. it is not harmfull at all

[crappiepappy]

>we used wd=40 for years before the spry attractants came out.
>it is not harmfull at all


ACTUALLY ... it IS "harmful" !! It's a petroleum based product, which is considered a "Marine Pollutant" !!

There's NO "fish oil" in it ... main ingredients listed in MSDS are : Hydrocarbon Solvent & Mineral Oil. Even in the list of "uses", on the WD-40 site, there's no listing for "fish attractant".

Hydrocarbon Solvent = White Spirits ... also known as : mineral spirits, high flash naphtha, petroleum distillate fractions, Stoddard solvent, petroleum distillates. (paint thinner, degreaser, and/or dry cleaning fluid type products)

Hazmat laws consider it a "Marine Pollutant" (for transport by sea).

WD-40 and its vapors are irritants to eyes/skin ... harmful if inhaled or swallowed.

Sounds a little "harmful" to me !!
As far as the "fish oil" rumor goes ... I think, maybe, there's some confusion with "Ivory Soap" (which does contain fish oils), which has been used as a "fish bait". I don't recommend using either one as a "bait, or attractant". There's too many other products, that are non-polluting, non-petroleum based, to be using something that will harm our fishing waters. ....... cp

[jeremys]

I don't know if it is or not but I've always used it in paylakes on liver,shrimp and nightcrawlers with alot of success. Never tried it on any bass baits though.

[Wichita]

I watched my Father-in-law use it to catch bluegill beside me and smoked me. I couldn't believe it. He was even spraying a bare hook and catching about 4 to my 1, but it is definitely harmful to our fishing waters and I won't use it. Don't believe me spray your minnow bucket with it and watch your minnows!!!!