I was looking at some of my spoons, one of my favorite winter pastimes, that and buying more. And I noticed one of my favorites was looking a little "dull and drab", **** smelly stuff I suspected. So I was going re-tape it, then I had a thought about maybe washing it as it might come off.

Sooooo, at the same time I noticed a can of WD 40 on the shelf and the "light went on". Maybe I could wash it off with that stuff, can't hurt as some people use it as scent on the spoons anyhow. (I'll get back on this later)

I have been thinking about the smelly stuff lately and had a question I was about to ask here. As it sometimes makes a mess of your spoons I thought about maybe only putting it on the bottom side to keep the tops looking nice. Then I got to thinking some more about the bottoms of the spoons, some spoons like DB's are taped on the bottom but most of your other spoons, taped, plated or painted, etc. never have anything on the bottom, and they catch fish too, uhm ?
So maybe taping the backs is a waste and if I put the smelly stuff on the backs only, no problem getting the spoon all yucky, etc.???

So my questions was, how do you guys feel about the spoon bottoms, as Salmon "feed up", is it neccasary
to have the bottoms all fancied up, do the fish ever see it anyhow ???

OK, back to the WD-40 and dirty spoon topic, well I sprayed some of it on this sick looking spoon and then rubbed it around a bit, then washed it off with plain water, dried it with a cloth and "Bingo" it looked terrific, "shiny" as all can be, just like new. So I began doing it with some others that were not looking too fresh. They all looked super, like "shiny new" again and let's face it when you buy one, that's what grabs you the shiny appearence. And of course we think that's why the fish bite it too.

So now I'm thinking of using WD-40 when fishing, I hear it does in fact work and at the same time it will keep your spoons nice and "shiny". Those litle spray cans would fit right in your shirt pocket and not make a mess everywhere like the other s---.

So I know we had a discussion before on WD-40, but there's another advantage to using it if in fact it catches fish, keeps your spoon shiny and don't smell bad either. I honestly have never sed it before, scent yes, WWD-40 no.

What's everyone out here think ??????????? If anything, it will spruce up your spoons.

John S.

Not sure if you ever met my friend Tony? He and I had a discussion one day about wd40 and its affects on fish. He said he always sprayed a little on his lures... I never had. Anyways, next time he fished with me, he sprayed wd40 on both of his set-ups... I didn't on mine... We had nearly the same amount of bites and landings. It didn't seem to matter, but that was just a one time experiment.

I think it will be a waste of time (though very little time in the end) because a spoon is going to get a fish to react to the sight and hit it on either attack mode or feedng mode. Therefore, the chance of a scent line of e wd40 bringig the fish to the lure is not likely to be all that productive.

Then again, we all have our suspicions and if it makes you feel better and feel like you are more productive, I say do it regardless of what people like me say. I leave a couple rubber worms in my box of real worms while on the water, so maybe im wasting my time too. Oh well, ive done it, still do it and for watver reason, will continue to.

Good luck

Like yu say you Baitman, you have to be confident in what your using and when they are on, "they are on", no matter.

I don't think the WD 40 or scents attract fish, it's the action and of course the ability of the spoon or whatever to attact them to it, once you get thier atention and they come up to check it out closer, the scent may help at that point.

I allways thought they just come up and smack it hard and maybe most times they do, but I've seen underwater films and they come up and soemtims follow your spoon for quite a while before they take a bite or turn away. The "Shark Cannonbal" video shows this pretty good.

John S.

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I think it will be a waste of time (though very little time in the end) because a spoon is going to get a fish to react to the sight and hit it on either attack mode or feedng mode. Therefore, the chance of a scent line of e wd40 bringig the fish to the lure is not likely to be all that productive.

Then again, we all have our suspicions and if it makes you feel better and feel like you are more productive, I say do it regardless of what people like me say. I leave a couple rubber worms in my box of real worms while on the water, so maybe im wasting my time too. Oh well, ive done it, still do it and for watver reason, will continue to.

Good luck

I guess that was my point, if it don't make any difference and the fish still bite, it would keep everything nice and shiny and I really don't like the smell and stickyness of the real scent stuff that much. We'll give it a try.

How's the foot. My shouder is allot better finally, I STILL GET A WICKED SHARP KNIFE PAIN iF I MOVE IT THE WRONG WAY, then it's ok. Before it was constant pain all the way to my wrist and under my arm, sometimes everywhere in that general area.

I'm hoping it gets better and better, but maybe that's as good as it will get, in either case I can live with it as it is now, get a shot now and then.

John S.

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Not sure if you ever met my friend Tony? He and I had a discussion one day about wd40 and its affects on fish. He said he always sprayed a little on his lures... I never had. Anyways, next time he fished with me, he sprayed wd40 on both of his set-ups... I didn't on mine... We had nearly the same amount of bites and landings. It didn't seem to matter, but that was just a one time experiment.

wonder how that would work with old worn finishes on rapalas. with the price of replacing them now i was thinking of getting some epoxy and dipping them or painting it on.

Give it a try and let us know ????

John S.

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wonder how that would work with old worn finishes on rapalas. with the price of replacing them now i was thinking of getting some epoxy and dipping them or painting it on.