After reading this entire thread I failed to see anyone recommending the use of 4D-40 as scent.
I also have witnessed it’s successful use many years ago. The propellant in WD-40 was different many years ago than it is today, maybe that was the key. Keep an open mind about what used to be, and what others have experienced.
Keep on posting or Don’t that is also your choice.
I’ve had pretty good success with Fast Orange hand cleaner. Just don’t rub too hard if you use the kind with grit in it or you’ll scratch your lures.
you are totally missing the point , this thread about cleaning old scent off lures . not about using it for an attractant. you seem to be obsessed about petroleum products but fail to realize that most of the sticky scents on the market have petroleum jelly in them all ready to if fish were so averse to that scent why would the scent manufactures put it in there products.
I think you are correct with some scents that are oil based. When putting a freshly scented lure in the water there is a rainbow like sheen on the surface of the water. Using WD-40 as an attractant is kinda hijacking the thread and missing the point here. I like the alcohol idea. Acetone also dissolves odor free but I hate to use that stuff if it damages or decreases the fishability of the lures. Either way, with the amount of different scents out there I want to make sure there isn’t cross contamination from them all.
I too put the scent on the dodger but sometimes I also apply it to the lip or the spine of a Rapala. The thicker shop paper towels do a fair job of removing the scent from the dodger/Rapala. If you want to finish it off, a good wipe down with a microfiber cloth usually removes the rest.
If you’re looking for a natural solvent CitraSolv is a concentrated orange oil that cuts through a lot of stuff. Don’t know if fish would be attracted to “orange flicker shad” the way I am to Panda’s orange chicken. Yum!
[Side note on WD40: Yes, scents like Pro-Cure are petroleum based. Yes, in my childhood I saw people catching more fish using it. No, I don’t advocate using it. But…I always do wonder… why do so many attractant-infused soft plastics smell so much like WD40 when you open up the package? ]
I am replying to this thread as an angler not a tackle manufacturer. I used oil based scents for many years and was happy with the way it dispersed in the water but I became frustrated with reapplying so frequently so I switched to gels and applied to my dodger as others have mentioned. The problem I find with gels is the thing I like and dislike is while they tend to stay on longer they do not distribute in cold water as well as the oils. A few of us collaborated on a better method of deploying scent which lead us to our newest product the Scent Ball. Works with gels but is still not a perfect solution for the stickiness, however your tackle remains clean and the Scent Ball is easier to clean. This now allows us to go back to using the oils and not have to re-scent for hours.
Whether or not WD 40 attracts fish, it apparently repels pests!
I have heard of this product, but specifically which oils do you use for Kokanee? (Names, brands…etc.)
Thanks.
I have three go to scents krill-garlic plus and sweet corn I also have another 10-12 other scents that are on the boat but those three I use a lot . These are available by pro-cure and come in oil as well as super gel I don’t know of any place in town that sell their oil everyone carries their gel . Smelly Jelly also make several oils and I have done well with salmon feast . Just my opinion but I have had better success with scents that were not designed as a kokanee scent but again just my opinion. Carp spit - anise is also popular .I brought in 80 bottles of the three above mentioned scents in oil and sold out at the I.S.E. show you can click on our banner add at the top of this page and on our site under misc. you will see the scent ball the cotton holds the oil like crazy I have run the gel with and without the cotton and works fine either way but were as its a gel it is still a little sticky but easier to clean than your lures also we sold several to Alaska guides the were going to put herring in them for their halibut fishing . I put shoe-peg corn in last year at the gorge (wyo. side) and it works great hope this helps
Thanks. I will look that up. You don’t happen to sell WD-40 now do you?
Haha just kidding!!
i was talking the other day about lake trout fishing with a friend. When he reminded me of guys that used CORN HUSKERS LOTION for a attractant.They were so adamant about its effectiveness that they would turn the boat around if they forgot to bring some . I smelled some the other day and man it kind of smells bad but some guys sure swore by it just food for thought . who knows why[crazy]