Skates, Sea Robins, Dogfish and WD40

[Bucktail]

I came across this YouTube video and it made me really appreciate the wide variety of species we have to fish for here.

Check out their fish attractant too.  I had heard about people using it before, but I still think it's nuts!

[youtube=640,390]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUosI4YQook[/youtube]

By the way, we were talking about this on our fluke trip on The Fishermen the other day, and somebody mentioned that WD40 is made from fish oil.  Not true.  It's actually a petroleum product.  See the last paragraph of this article.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/wd-40.asp

[Reel McCoy]

It looks like the targeted species was "tope" which I assume is a dogfish.  I am now thinking I could retire and make a living as a tope guide over there 

Many years ago I heard about using WD-40 on bucktails and gave it a try.  One evening while vacationing on Long Island east end I noticed swirls by the tip of a small jetty.  I sprayed a white bucktail with the stuff and managed to catch and release 3 keeper bass.  To give you an idea of how long ago this was, the size limit on bass was 16".
 Even though I had success on my first try it just did not seem right using a "toxic" chemical on my lures.

[Bucktail]

It looks like the targeted species was "tope" which I assume is a dogfish.  I am now thinking I could retire and make a living as a tope guide over there 

I have those days too!

Many years ago I heard about using WD-40 on bucktails and gave it a try.  One evening while vacationing on Long Island east end I noticed swirls by the tip of a small jetty.  I sprayed a white bucktail with the stuff and managed to catch and release 3 keeper bass.  To give you an idea of how long ago this was, the size limit on bass was 16".
 Even though I had success on my first try it just did not seem right using a "toxic" chemical on my lures.

Did you try throwing that bucktail plain?  I'm curious if you would have caught those fish anyway, even without spraying it with the WD40.

[Reel McCoy]

It looks like the targeted species was "tope" which I assume is a dogfish.  I am now thinking I could retire and make a living as a tope guide over there 

Bob, it was a long time ago...but I do remember I tried the WD when I could not get the bottle of pork rind opened.  The only conclusion I made was that WD-40 was not a fish repelent. 

I have those days too!

Many years ago I heard about using WD-40 on bucktails and gave it a try.  One evening while vacationing on Long Island east end I noticed swirls by the tip of a small jetty.  I sprayed a white bucktail with the stuff and managed to catch and release 3 keeper bass.  To give you an idea of how long ago this was, the size limit on bass was 16".
 Even though I had success on my first try it just did not seem right using a "toxic" chemical on my lures.

Did you try throwing that bucktail plain?  I'm curious if you would have caught those fish anyway, even without spraying it with the WD40.

[Bucktail]

   Definitely not a repellant.

BTW, check out those fancy deck chairs!

[Luna Sea 5]

I thought the same about gulp bait at first.. someone should give this a honest try..

[Bucktail]

I thought the same about gulp bait at first.. someone should give this a honest try..

It's like pouring motor oil in the water.