BajaNomad

Fish oil?

baitcast - 5-24-2015 at 11:14 AM


Fish oil caps taste like fish, and smell fishy and I have often wondered why not crack one open and wipe some on a jig feather or a bait of any kind, I'm sure it would stick,by any chance as any one of you tried that?

Osprey - 5-24-2015 at 11:21 AM

I have. Didn't work. It really didn't hide the feather taste and I almost got the hook stuck in my tongue. Don't do it.

baitcast - 5-24-2015 at 11:26 AM



:lol: no really come on makes some sense no?
Rob


woody with a view - 5-24-2015 at 11:28 AM

both of you guys are loony!

bajagrouper - 5-24-2015 at 12:07 PM

So your saying there both Canadian $1 coins?

mtnpop - 5-24-2015 at 12:10 PM


Laugh and sneer if you must.... '
Many year s ago an old timer I was fishing with pulled out a can of WD40 and sprayed his bait or lure with same... He seemed to catch more fish than I did... So a little research revealed the main ingredient is fish oil... go figure....
there ya go folks... another fishing leson in the books

Bob and Susan - 5-24-2015 at 12:26 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtnpop  

Laugh and sneer if you must.... '
Many year s ago an old timer I was fishing with pulled out a can of WD40 and sprayed his bait or lure with same... He seemed to catch more fish than I did... So a little research revealed the main ingredient is fish oil... go figure....
there ya go folks... another fishing leson in the books


another urban myth...wd40 is NOT made of fish oil

we used to have to keep records of what was in products in the office...wd40 is petroleum products

Osprey - 5-24-2015 at 01:28 PM

WD 40, at least when fishing for trout with bait, leaks away from the bait and spreads the scent of the bait to a wider area and it does attract fish.

I've seen folks by lakes in Utah and elsewhere lining the shore like soldiers in row -- in front of their little chairs, rod holder and WD.

I've tried it myself in that fashion and it works well. Can't speak to fish oil. I was just jokin'

LancairDriver - 5-24-2015 at 01:34 PM

I've seen some pretty successful Oregon Salmon guides use fish oil capsules on lures. It seems to work for them like a lot of other fishing tricks that are around.

Pompano - 5-24-2015 at 02:12 PM

Don't know why you shouldn't try that fish oil pill, baitcast. Probably just as good as stuff like Dr. Juice and the like that produces a positive attitude in the fishermen.

Use WD-40? Can't hurt. No fish oil in WD-40 though, which is petroleum-based, and mostly a solvent called Stoddard Solvent. In reality, I've seen it used successfully for many years from Alaska to Texas by various fishermen and charterboat skippers as a 'fallback' in cases of poor morale. I first saw it used on salmon boats on Lake Michigan in the early 70's and while it did produce a limit of fish after the skipper insisted on spraying our lures, I think Old Log Cabin would have done just as well for our group.

Environmentalists decry the use of it...and today it's kinda old school and on the No-No list in many lakes and river systems.

So baitcast, by all means try those fish oil pills. Chance favors the prepared mind. In the 70's I tried a couple squirts of WD on a piece of squid in Conception Bay and caught a fish. Ergo...You can't argue with success!

p.s. baitcast, you don't roll in dead raccoon's, do you? ;):)



[Edited on 5-24-2015 by Pompano]

pauldavidmena - 5-24-2015 at 03:35 PM

According to WikiPedia, the formula for WD-40 is a trade secret. The "WD" stands for "water displacement", so it makes sense that it could disperse the scent of the bait and therefore attract more fish. I think.

LancairDriver - 5-24-2015 at 06:51 PM

Here's a link to the History of WD40 from development in 1953 to date with another link to 2000 uses for it. Very interesting and a spectacularly successful product.

http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/history

bajabuddha - 5-24-2015 at 09:30 PM

Back in The Day, in Utah there was a home-made and store-bought bait called, "Poagie Bait" that was simply Velveeta, flour, red food color, and anise flavoring. I believe anise is the key smell that gives WD-40 its' distinctive smell. Doesn't matter, WD is a petroleum product with a strong scent, and would 'globule' itself out into surrounding waters. Any fish that goes for scent will be probably attracted.

Having been raised in trout waters, I've seen rabid anglers even spray earthworms with WD40. Made 'em harder to slide on the hook, but easier to swallow with Tequila.

:rolleyes: :o :bounce:

monoloco - 5-24-2015 at 10:01 PM

In Alaska, the locals render ratfish oil from ratfish livers by placing them in a jar for a period of time then straining it through cheesecloth. It's great for oiling guns, and as a food supplement has powerful anti-oxident properties. I've never met anyone who puts it on fishing lures, but I have a jar so maybe I'll give it a try.

Cypress 2 - 5-25-2015 at 03:50 AM

Anise oil. Some folks seem to have good results with it.

David K - 5-25-2015 at 08:05 AM

Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver  
Here's a link to the History of WD40 from development in 1953 to date with another link to 2000 uses for it. Very interesting and a spectacularly successful product.

http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/history


Thanks for the link... being a local San Diego company, we kind of assumed it was connected with the tuna industry, that was based here, and was a solution for what to do with the rest of the tuna that didn't go into the cans!

I remember my dad being really big on WD-40 when I was a small kid (1960's) as he was a big time fisherman and used WD-40 after each fishing trip to clean the reels. The smell of WD-40 will always remind me of my dad cleaning his reels.

AguaDulce - 5-25-2015 at 08:14 AM

my welding anti-splatter has always smelled like fish oil.