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| Has anybody ever tried to wash there lures in the dishwasher to remove oils and scents. I remember a buddy telling me about this a long time ago that he used to do this before every big fishing trip.
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Location: Kingston, Ontario | There is a good youtube video of a Buck Perry seminar that talks about exactly what you are looking for.
If I find the link I will post it, but he talked about someone he was training that went out on his own. They ran into each other at the launch and Buck overhead his student going on and on about lure scent and how you couldn't touch the lure without washing it. Buck and his partner proceeded to take a pee on and pour gas on their lures in front of the group and then headed out and outfished them.
If Buck said it doesn't matter, I will go with him. |
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| cbuf - 7/9/2013 1:40 PM
Has anybody ever tried to wash there lures in the dishwasher to remove oils and scents. I remember a buddy telling me about this a long time ago that he used to do this before every big fishing trip.
Any thoughts
your buddy was laughing at you |
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| There aren't too many things I am sure of in musky fishing, but one thing I am, is that scent doesn't matter. Have you ever smelled a fresh Dawg or other rubber bait out of the package? And yeah, they will catch fish like that. Something as trivial as the scent from your hands makes NO difference to the muskies. |
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| We use a lot of WD40 when trolling crankbaits for walleyes. I never tried it for muskies, but it couldn't hurt. I think muskies hit on sight first, feel second, and smell a distant third. |
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| Shep - 7/11/2013 2:23 PM
We use a lot of WD40 when trolling crankbaits for walleyes. I never tried it for muskies, but it couldn't hurt. I think muskies hit on sight first, feel second, and smell a distant third.
even if the quantity are small i have seen more respectful way to add scent on a bait.same thing for the innocent who add motor oil or windshield washer into their ice fishing hole |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Guest - 7/11/2013 6:44 PM
Shep - 7/11/2013 2:23 PM
We use a lot of WD40 when trolling crankbaits for walleyes. I never tried it for muskies, but it couldn't hurt. I think muskies hit on sight first, feel second, and smell a distant third.
even if the quantity are small i have seen more respectful way to add scent on a bait.same thing for the innocent who add motor oil or windshield washer into their ice fishing hole
Ever take regular fish scent and spray it on the water or notice when it drips off a freshly applied bait? The few I've used make big rainbow colored oil slicks on the water too. WD-40 probably isn't any worse than many of the produced scents out there. I imagine they are oil based so they don't wash off easily in the water. |
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| DRINK A SPOON OF WD40 AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL |
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| muskinja - 7/12/2013 12:06 PM
DRINK A SPOON OF WD40 AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
Bite down on a 8/0 treble hook and update me on how it feels;) |
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| muskinja - 7/12/2013 12:06 PM
DRINK A SPOON OF WD40 AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
Drink a spoon full of that bottled scent and let us know how you feel. If it tastes anything like it smells you will no doubt be sick.
Interestingly enough I wash all of my lures every winter in the dishwasher, usually 2 cycles to make sure they're clean. I find the pots and pans setting to work the best but watch out for the heated dry. It will blister a cracked clear coat in a jiffy. Then I will run a 3rd cycle but fill the soap reservoir with WD-40. This will ensure a nice coat of oils on everything and keep hooks from rusting too. Give it a try! |
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Location: Oregon | On the west coast lemon joy is used anytime a lure is touched before salmon fishing. Anglers commonly use a toothbrush, preferably one belonging to your friend to wash the lures. WD 40 is used out here too but it too is frowned upon by most anglers because of the Exxon Valdez slick it leaves behind. Scent probably not very important for musky but for a fish that uses its nose to navigate thousands of miles it may make a difference.
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| BenR - 7/12/2013 12:16 PM
muskinja - 7/12/2013 12:06 PM
DRINK A SPOON OF WD40 AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
Bite down on a 8/0 treble hook and update me on how it feels; )
fyi i have something into my mouth that make me feel the pain,fish don't have this pleasure.......... |
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