WD40

[taxidermist]

Cannot say for WD-40.

I use the stuff by Kevin Vandam, bought it from BASS PRO, It works very well and is a water based product. Water based because its in the boat and is frozen!!!

[MrsDucky]

WD40 is apparently a miracle product. My grandmother used it on her fishing equipment; my grandfather used it on his bad knee. I'd say the amount you would get in the water using it without abusing it would be less than the people who dump their sodas in the water, their trash, their used line they were too lazy to take up to the trash can...

[polock]

i see lots of old times come into the hospital and clinic that claim WD40 works on joint pain.. also see a few that rub their entire body down with kerosene daily to keep infection away.. you can always tell when this one family is at the doc cause the entire place smells like a lantern lol.

[Crippled Caddis]

FWIW---and it may not be much---I have been told that the penetrant constituent in WD-40 is DMSO, a linament used on horses with joint problems. I have used DMSO on my own arthritic joints and very shortly after applying it you get a taste in your mouth that is said to prove that it has penetrated. I decided that wasn't a good thing so I quit using it.

WD-40 is the gunsmith's friend. Because many hunters use it on their firearms as a lubricant. It is NOT a lubricant! The residues eventually turn into a gummy substance that will inhibit the proper actions of moving parts in cold weather. More than one big buck has been saved by the firing pin failing to do it's job. Once a gun is well and truly gummed up with WD-40 a trip to the gunsmith for a complete disassembly and cleaning is required unless the gun owner is competent to do it himself. All this information from an old uncle,(a gunsmith) since deceased, who said the advent of WD-40 had increased his business 40%.;o)

So I don't think I would put it on my reels either.

Your mileage may vary. CC

[J.E.]

"WD" stands for "water displacement" and "40" is the 40th formula that was developed. The product was designed to displace water not as an oil for lubricating. Most reel manufacturers recommend 2 in 1 oil or a brand name lubricant.

It makes a good short term patch for a dry reel but as Crippled Caddis stated it will gum up over a period of time.

[Crippled Caddis]

Many reel repair facilities that service reels used in salt water use and recommend Marvel Mystery Oil for reel lube. MMO contains anti-oxidents to prevent oxidation. Rust is an oxidation process.

Another of my hobbies is model building and flying for which I prefer to use model engines that operate on the compression ignition principle. (diesel) Prior to using diesels I had always used Marvel Mystery oil as a preservative between periods of use and had never had an engine suffer from internal rusting even tho the alcohol used as fuel attracts moisture and a model engine that isn't lubed after use can 'go bad' when just sitting around. I soon found that using MMO in diesels was an exercise in frustration as the anti-oxidents it contains totally prevented ignition which is also an oxidation process. I had to disassemble and wash the diesels out before they would fire again. As a result I no longer use it as an after run oil in model diesels but I DO use it on my reels. HTH, Tom

[Steve ks]

In Kansas I have heard of people useing wd40 for this and as a attractant. Problem it is illegal, Saw the game warden write the ticket. Reel Magic is the best bet.

[Davy Wotton]

Tom,

You are so right about WD40 gumming up firearm actions, one of my friends had a very costly repair job done for his prized Westley Richards sidelock.

It also damaged the stock of that gun.

As for its use as means to enhance fish to eat your lure, not sure about that. I would like to see something to convince me of that. That its use does increase the odds in your favor.

I do know that aniseed was at one time banned in the UK for course match fisherman and so was hemp seed in some cases.

It was considered you would have a advantage with its use.

I have no doubt that any additive at some time or the other will be the reason why a fish takes the bait, no different to flies used no matter how awful they are tied, and any other means that a fish can become hooked too.

I know of guys back in the UK that would use only chicken guts to catch eels and flounders with, night crawlers worked fine for me.

So l guess we all need to soak out flies in a pot of scrambled scuds, crawdads and sculpins.

And l would not mind to bet some one will try that one !!!

You never know what may happen.

Davy.

http://davywotton.com

[Crippled Caddis]

<You are so right about WD40 gumming up firearm actions, one of my friends had a very costly repair job done for his prized Westley Richards sidelock.

It also damaged the stock of that gun.>

Whew! I'll just bet it was expensive---hardly your basic Wal-mart economy model.

<I do know that aniseed was at one time banned in the UK for course match fisherman>

Now that you mention it oil of anise was one of the ingredients in my Father's 'secret' Carp doughbait.

<I know of guys back in the UK that would use only chicken guts to catch eels and flounders with, night crawlers worked fine for me.>

Ah yes----a Southern staple for catfish!

<So l guess we all need to soak out flies in a pot of scrambled scuds, crawdads and sculpins. And l would not mind to bet some one will try that one>

Bet on it! Would probably work too.

[Davy Wotton]

OK, Tom lets go for it and see what the results would be.

Davy.