Putting WD40 on a fly or lure then putting it in a water system is a blatant form of pollution. We are destroying our environment at every turn. Why needlessly add to the problem???? Mel
John Martinez wrote: > Just to toss in another couple of cents, when this topic came up on > another list it started out as someone having a question about WD40 on > flies. I think it was someone on the VFB list who mentioned some > guides do it to mask the scent of tobacco, insect repellent, suntan > lotion, etc and that it works best mainly in lakes that have a lot of > outboard boat traffic since the fish get used to the scent of > petroleum byproducts in the water. Other things mentioned were putting > anise oil on your hands to mask scent or using anise or clove scented > soap. Don't know if this stuff is an attractant to fish or would just > cover up smells that might put them off. One of the guys said he just > takes some river bank mud and rubs it on his hands and the fly (not > dries!) to hopefully make the fly seem more natural to the local > waters. Other guys mentioned rubbing fish slime from the first catch > on the fly, probably this is why flies that have caught a fish already > seem to work better. Just curious as to what other tricks VFB'ers > might use. > > -John > > Richard Zieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't add attractants to my flies. But I do use every fly > of a pattern > that I have with me when the fish are hiting. I believe that > the hit the > fly better after it has caught one or two fish than it did > before. > > I can use 3 or 4 dozen flies in one day because I am > chainging themso much. > But it seems to help on the slow days by fising a used and a > new fly. > > Rick >
