[angrymahia]

I am sure you have all heard of sprayin WD40 on bunker for bass. But what about spraying it on are shark baits and mabey adding a little to the chum slick??? I hear that its made with fish oil so i guess i couldnt hurt. Anyone ever try this or hear of anyone trying it?

 

[617110]

I can't believe it!

I just sawthat post about the WD-40 on the other board. Are you people serious?

I guess there are two schools of thought.

Those of us who feel that all smells not part of a fishes world are evil and you other folks who believe WD-40 is made from bunker oil. I personally freak out when I get gas or oil on my hands at the gas dock and go and touch bait.

If any of you would like, you can check out the Material Data Safety Sheets at their web site

www.wd40.com

Please DO NOT put this stuff in the water. You'd be poisoning all of us.

somoan

P.S.

I have a bridge in the city...the price is negotiable.

(This post edited by somoan on 02/04/2003)

 

[B.Attitude]

Angrymahia,
save the wd-40 for lubing your engine or something.For sharking buy a gal of real bunker oil,use a spray bottle or do what I do and make a soup with it.Add a small frozen chum ball to your bucket,add some salt water,add a two oz. of bunker oil,add some small mackeral chunks,bluefish chunks,bunker chunks,oatmeal flakes and this year I'll add some sparkle to it.Lightly ladle it out.Forget the WD-40.
paulie

 

[Capthookem]

I don't think so

angrymahia,
Leave it in your garage.

Capt. H

 

[MakoMike]

Angry,
There was a similar rumor on the largemouth bass circuit a couple of years ago and Berkley tested it. They soakes cotton balls, some in fish oil and some in WD-40. The bass would take the balls soaked in fish oil and then spit them out. They wouldn't touch the ones soaked with WD-40. Tell ya sumptin?

 

[Makomagic]

WD-40?

Personally, I prefer WD-40 on the squeeking hinges of the porta potty.

As far as the chum slick and bait goes, G-96 does it for me. LOL

Maybe I'll try ladeling out some 90wt gear oil instead of bunker oil. Hey, you never know!....not.

You guys have given me a great idea, while I pass the time in the winter, I'm going to invent Mako Meatballs the ultimate chum slick enhancer. More to come on this in the spring. LOL

Instant Hookups in a can:

 

[624473]

Personally,I get my slick going then get down in the bilge, pop open my oil pan drain plug and hit the bilge pump, before you know it thier jumpin' in the boat..... Come on, oil is OIL. Somewhere somebody lubed up his reel and squirted some wd40 on the bait and would'nt you know it he caught a fish, now he thinks he has to drown his bait in the stuff. We'd be talking about beer labels if he dropped a Bud on it.

 

[paulh]

The use of wd40 on bunker chunks has been spoken about for a long time, some kind of urban myth or something.

I wouldn't risk trying it during an expensive shark outing.

Someone try it and let us know how you make out, but, let us know where you are fishing so we don't skew the results.

 

[captainlarry84]

The real issue

AM,
I didn't think the real issue here is if it works. My concern is, is it Biodegradable. We must all do are part to help the environment. I hope you don't think that I am an alarmist, I just think it is an important and part of our mission.
I use bunker oil. I don't mix or put it on the baits. I put it in a spray bottle and us it to mark the slick. It doesn't seem to stick good except fiberglass LOL.
I think that once your slick is established, the fish come in and attack the baits based on sight. Hey they love those shark floats and if you handle them with chum hands they may take two bites instead of one before they realize it is no good. When we get ready to start our drift, I slow the boat down to idle speed figure our drift and instruct to crew to rig three baits and start the chum. Once I shut the boat down. I set out all three lines. It is not because I am the captain, it is because I know that my hands haven't touch any bait. I put out the lines, the baits are place in the water without me touching them and I set the floats. During the entire day I never touch any bait or chum. I set out all the lines and floats for the entire day. I may seem a little intense, but I think there is a method to my madness!
I use a fine mix of chum and the only thing in the slick with it is my three baits no distractions for THE MAN IN THE BLUESUIT! That is another good reason why I do not throw anything in the slick, no cardboard, cans, chumballs, and never a bluefish rack, dogfish or anthing big. Those objects sink faster that the chum and can pull a fish right out of the strike zone and gone.
Just on a closing note. I have caught some of my best makos during a bluefish frenze. When the blues are around I only allow one person to bluefish with a fairly heavy rod and a very short leader. I don't want to catch to many and I think it is bad to release them into you slick after the fight because they are tired and an easy mark for a good Mako. All the bait come in one guy bluefishs and we all watch the slick very carefully with a pitch bait ready to go. With the few blues that we catch we fillet them and put the racks into the chum bag until it is time to leave. We only harvest the blues that we need and practice conservation all the time.

(This post edited by captainlarry84 on 02/05/2003)

 

[Polodog]

I got a better one for you

Angrymahia.....
I have another favorite method of mine and it works. I have done away with all hooks when shark fishing just tie a bunker jam a tube of crazy glue the shark chomps and bingo i got the sucker with its mouth shut no problem handling it teeth are stuck shut....