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On 26 Jul 2005 17:37:34 -0700, wrote:

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WD-40 as a lure enhancer is well-documented among my local area FW
fishermen, including a few tournament bass-ers. They are not
dope-smokers or usenet liars who fantasize about being boating experts.
It is believed & credibly reported that some of its oil content is
fish-derived, which may or may not have anything to do with this use.
Since all the fish are now too full of mercury to eat, I haven't tried
it.

I know a guy who makes a carp dough ball with WD-40 as part of the
recipe and he does quite well with it. Catfish too - mixes it in with
the blood bait - caught some real big channel cats using it.

As far as a penetrant, WD-40 had been pretty much succeeded by other
formulations - my favorite is PB Blaster. I unfroze a tractor engine
with that stuff once - sprayed each cylinder full of the stuff, hung a
concrete block off a breaker bar attached to the flywheel - three days
and it was free.

Good stuff.