Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:06:46 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Marine critters are very sensitive to smell and it is thought the WD40
washes off the human oils that smell bad to fish.
Other oils can also attract fish. One experiment was tried by dipping
herring in a dirty bilge, They caught more fish. Novice women fisherpersons
often do better than their male counterparts. Perfumed hand lotion?

Smokers catch more fish than non-smokers, people who drink beer catch
more fish than non-drinkers...I've heard it all. :)

Yup, me too. I take it with a grain of salt, too!

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:06:46 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Marine critters are very sensitive to smell and it is thought the
WD40
washes off the human oils that smell bad to fish.
Other oils can also attract fish. One experiment was tried by dipping
herring in a dirty bilge, They caught more fish. Novice women
fisherpersons
often do better than their male counterparts. Perfumed hand lotion?


I would change the hooks. After they get rusty for a long time, they get
pitted and weak. For a few bucks you can change the hooks to new and
better hooks.

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:06:46 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Marine critters are very sensitive to smell and it is thought the
WD40
washes off the human oils that smell bad to fish.
Other oils can also attract fish. One experiment was tried by dipping
herring in a dirty bilge, They caught more fish. Novice women
fisherpersons
often do better than their male counterparts. Perfumed hand lotion?


I would change the hooks. After they get rusty for a long time, they get
pitted and weak. For a few bucks you can change the hooks to new and
better hooks.

I change hooks on my lures anyway. I take off the cheap hooks that they
come with, and replace with one of the super sharp brands, such as
Gamatsu.

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:06:46 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Marine critters are very sensitive to smell and it is thought the
WD40
washes off the human oils that smell bad to fish.
Other oils can also attract fish. One experiment was tried by
dipping
herring in a dirty bilge, They caught more fish. Novice women
fisherpersons
often do better than their male counterparts. Perfumed hand lotion?


I would change the hooks. After they get rusty for a long time, they get
pitted and weak. For a few bucks you can change the hooks to new and
better hooks.


Thanks Bill. I was planning on doing that as several barbs fell off or
entire hooks fell off where joined to the lure.

So........how do you replace the treble hooks when both the lure body and
the treble hook rings are not split?

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:06:46 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Marine critters are very sensitive to smell and it is thought the
WD40
washes off the human oils that smell bad to fish.
Other oils can also attract fish. One experiment was tried by
dipping
herring in a dirty bilge, They caught more fish. Novice women
fisherpersons
often do better than their male counterparts. Perfumed hand lotion?


I would change the hooks. After they get rusty for a long time, they get
pitted and weak. For a few bucks you can change the hooks to new and
better hooks.


Thanks Bill. I was planning on doing that as several barbs fell off or
entire hooks fell off where joined to the lure.

So........how do you replace the treble hooks when both the lure body and
the treble hook rings are not split?

Cut the rings, get new split rings, they even make a tool for opening
the rings easier.