03-05-2008, 07:35 PM
I've heard the same stories everyone else has about the wd40 thing. However, i've seen no proof of it working. On that same note, weirder things have worked for other applications. I mean, how much weirder does it get than using Ivory bar soap for catfish? And yes, it works.
I'm pretty sure that the edge, if any, from using the lube on the bait isn't worth all the hassle though. If anything, i'd be willing to bet it really doesn't make a difference either way. OK, so the guy 50 feet away is catching more fish, and yeah, the goof ball is lubricating all his bait before he uses them so they don't squeak on the way down. But maybe he's just on the spot better than you. Maybe his minnows match the hatch better. Maybe he's fishing the proper depth and you're aoff a foot or two. A lot of things can play a part in someone right beside you catching more fish, things that many anglers don't even realize. Most would point out the weird thing of the WD-40, and dismiss the fact he's twitching his lure once every three cranks instead of once every five. Or that he's casting to the side of the structure and fishing deeper, rather than infront or behind it and fishing 6" shallower.
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I'm pretty sure that the edge, if any, from using the lube on the bait isn't worth all the hassle though. If anything, i'd be willing to bet it really doesn't make a difference either way. OK, so the guy 50 feet away is catching more fish, and yeah, the goof ball is lubricating all his bait before he uses them so they don't squeak on the way down. But maybe he's just on the spot better than you. Maybe his minnows match the hatch better. Maybe he's fishing the proper depth and you're aoff a foot or two. A lot of things can play a part in someone right beside you catching more fish, things that many anglers don't even realize. Most would point out the weird thing of the WD-40, and dismiss the fact he's twitching his lure once every three cranks instead of once every five. Or that he's casting to the side of the structure and fishing deeper, rather than infront or behind it and fishing 6" shallower.
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