I am new here and live in England. Just been browsing the chat room, much to my amusement. Big thing here is using WD40 as an attractor on both sea & freshwater baits. Some people wrap a pipe cleaner soaked in the stuff just above baits (natural and artificial). It is so effective that some competion circuits have banned it.

Just wondered if it had caught on down there yet.

Studys into enviro. impact are taking place.

welcome to the forums Penguin....amusement??....I'll have you know that this is a serious institute of higher learning, no shenanigans here at all!...

now back to you with a serious answer sometime 2 morrow!

(ps...watch out for P D Squid...him and his kind have been known to eat the English...just ask Oblad and AC.....bad bad man)

Alimat. It is very popular with predators such as pike. I dont do sea fishing much now, used to in Cornwall. My mate who is a boatie tells me it is the thing to try specially on hard days. Dogfish cant resist it.

Where were you in uk? I am in Epsom, surrey so too far inland for serious sea bashing

Hellfire, Epsom. I've run as far away from New Malden as I possibly can and a bloke turns up from Epsom.

Raynes Park, Motspur Park, Worcester Park..............Epsom (Leatherhead, Effingham Junction - just where did I put that anorak?). The mere thought of it makes me shudder. FL, If you ever catch me complaining about Lows of 956 south of Stewart Island again, just PM me one word - Epsom

and you dont get hard days down there, I know I know.

Used to catch doggies when Bassing out of St. Ives C.wall. Hate the damn things

Penguin, I shall attempt to pen you a reasoned answer that rises above all this anti Pom sentiment; an answer that doesn't even mention how much we enjoyed THRASHING the "world champion" rugby team, which I believe comes from up your way.

I've heard about using WD40 as a fish attractant but I'd say the consensus here is "unproven." I did some work with the guys from CRC (a product very similar to WD40) and they reckon it works. In fact I went fishing with them out of Tauranga, and one of them sprayed his bait with CRC to "prove" it works.

That was the only fish caught that day. So maybe it does. We tend to use different techniques here so the WD40 trick is not widely used.

Welcome to the forums.

Cheers!!! Thanks for that Bender, and Barrie. Have alraedy had a fish from beach at Kuaotunu bay in March this year. Only had a couple of tiny snapper, but it gave me taster. They went back by the way.

Where abouts on Coromandel are you Barrie? We drove around most of I think. Bloody beautiful place.

It was not THE world cup team you thrashed, that was our junior side having a gentle practice outing

WD40 is basically deodourised fish oil, I guess there is enough scent molecules left to tickle fish noses.

Oil of Olay is another one guys, made with cod liver oil which trout go mad over.......I DID NOT SAY THAT

Penguin, I've used it and hooked a fish or three when all was quiet. Still have a canister on the boat for a last desperate throw of the dice. Must admit fishing companions thought I was winding them up. Have a South African fishing mate who tells stories about a range of attractants commercially avaliable there. Aniseed based was one.

Do you sit beside river and pond with the big brolly, fold up seat and hamper. Used to crack me up as a kid when I spent a few years in London? Didn't compare to wharf fishing in Wellington. Tried a few piers in the UK, but never did any good. Cheers, F.T.

FT

Don't forget the knotted hankie for the head.

Thanks Naki, attention to detail would improve my fishing, sometimes I miss the obvious. Cheers, F.T.

PS, Penguin, look forward to hearing your down this way for a fish. Blated welcome to this august community.

Don't forget the knotted hankie for the head and the sandals socks and jockey singlet

Calling Smudge, calling smudge. They are talking about you

1> Dog. yeah there are still a few kippers who have evaded capture, but not much in our(filthy) coastal waters. The Spanish & French nicked em all.

2>Fishful thinking. I used to fish at the lake edge just as you describe, but swop the picnic hamper for an eski full of cold beers. You really would not believe the number of flavours and attractors on the market up here. I have a mate who is heavily into Carp fishing (no he doesnt kill em). I reckon he spends as much a month on making his bait up as I do on my house. Mind you, I am in the building trade so it goes without saying that my place is a bit of a dump. By the way, what the kin hell has August got to do with anything, it`s still July.

3>Naki. I have never worn a knotted hanki/socks with me sandals or anything with the st.george cross on it, so maybe I aint really English.

4>Osphronemus (is that not part of the latin name for an asian fish species?) Yeah you can spot the poms a mile off when they are on holiday. Sock n Sandals are a cardinal sin in this house hold Punishable by with holding of nuptials.

One final note for now guys. I dont think the term "Sartorial elegance " was penned with a kiwi in mind.

turned around and towed backwards a can of wd 40 could make a good pusher type lure. now we just have to work out how to get it to slow release without me blowing up yet another can in me hands. do not try to put small nail holes in the end with a hammer! smokers beware too.

woomffa!

Penguin:

Glad to hear it.

Hope you don't take any offense at all this piss taking, but it makes a change from taking the piss out of Bushpig and Barrie.

Penguin,

See you down here, bring the esky, keep it full. I was in a Tokyo tackle shop a couple of years ago. Nothing heavy enough to handle a fiesty gold fish 'cause there was nothing left to catch. Saw a doco on fishing in stocked disused indoor swiming pools in Europe, pay by the hour. Sad. The quicker you get here the better. F.T.

Hey Fishful. Just about the only trout left in the u.k are captive bred and chucked in by the lorry load every week. You then pay to snatch em out again. Poor buggers have never seen natural food in there short lives. Taste like, well they dont taste actually.

Piss taking??? I dont see any piss taking here. No none has mentioned the cricket yey by the way. Your slacking pom bashers.

Naki. Having seen Bushpigs boat, I reckon he is a fair target for a bit of urine extraction.

Penguin ...  take care the Chairman is very sensitive about losing his baby, ne's been snorking and snuffling for weeks about it.

I was going to mention the cricket but ... wel, perhaps best we leave that sport out and stick to stuff we know we've won.

I suppose you've hear the one about good news and bad news.

Good news is the Sadam has received the death penalty.

Bad news is that Beckham is going to take the shot.

Victoria Beckham just set a new world record for gang banging.

Her bald cxxx fuxxx the whole country in 120 minutes.

Sorry!!! Bad I know

Gidday Penguin. Nope I am not a pom, nor a Smith, but I do have a pic floating around with me in my "Beach Gear" I'll try and dig it out so you can see what a well dressed fisherman wears for a day at the beach.

They way you have come into this forum I think we can make you an honourary kiwi.... now we just have to work on that odd accent of yours... AC and Grounded have completely lost theirs.

Gidday Smudge. Only people named smith get the nickname smudge over here, thats why I asked.

I cannot wait to loose my accent. I am born and bred Surrey lad, yet everyone from outside the area assumes I am a Londoner. Mind you, according to last nights news, london now extends to Plymouth in Devon and up to Oxfordshire. This is a worry.

P.S I cant understand half of what you lot are talking about, but I WILL battle on regardless.

Have just been notified of a big London event coming up. It is called Toastlife, and is for all things New Zealand one day, then Aus. the next Taking place at Syon Park London 10th and 11th of July. If you have any mates over here feeling home sick, it may be worth a visit. I am going there to try and learn the lingo.

http://www.toastlife.co.uk">www.toastlife.co.uk     if anyone is remotely interested.

Mr O. Iam a painter decorator, not brickie. It is peeing with rain at the mo, so am working on my place getting it poshed up to sell so I can come down there and pester you lot even more.

You may have noticed that I am already addicted to this bloody forum, and I have not wetted a line in anger for at least two years, not here anyway.

Now get to work!!

Hi penguin and welcome aboard...........

best if you come for a visit if you love fishing that much mate..... bet you never want to go home again though........

Dateline May 2000 somewhere in darkest S.E. London

After a hard day at the office and having commuted to and from home on the train , with his nose stuck in some sweaty gits armpit , a flash of insperation strikes the tall handsome gent in the third carriage , off to the pub to get pissed.

After several mind clearing beers with a few mates our hero shambles back home to a very sober wife declaring " Thats it , had enough , we moving to NZ" ...  " What... for a holiday ?" . Nope , I've decided were emigrating. And so it came to pass another pom washed up on the shores. One house , one more kid , one boat , one hell of a country !!

How long ago was that? where were you in se london?

Lethal. Have been for a visit and did not want to come back (I won tcall it home). I`LL BE BACK as the big fella said

Five years back. Just turned up on a Tuesday morning. I got some IT skills but adopted the attitude that if it means I gotta flip burgurs for a while then so be it. Havn't looked back.

And I still cant get away from my mother in law !!

Ere Smudge, what ruddy accent? I speak pure Yorkshire. It is everybody else who has the accent. Especially AC. Totally Barnsley.

Chris

Good on you Penguin .. like all countries NZ has its problems, mainly weather related and how it affects the number of days we can go fishing, but its a paradise in my humble opinion and I wouldn't live anywhere else.

Look forward to your arrival. I can tell you that this forum is populated by some very fine people who are happy to take others fishing in their boats and get together for forum fishing trips (and the not-so-occasional pissup). I've met and fished with a few and thoroughly enoyed it. I'm looking forward to doing a lot more and joining more forum get togethers later in the year.

Get your skates on man, get your skates on.

Mr Penguin, do not worry about not understanding the language, I am born and bred kiwi and usually I can't understand what the **** these MOFO'S are talking about.

As for this thread on WD40  it worries me that someone on here will decide that crude oil would be a good fish attractant. I can just see a flotilla of forum members off to sink a tanker and fish in the burley slick.......................

Penguin,

The Bent One is right, get on down and I'll bet you have 10 plus offers of a chance to sample the local water. I've met a small sample of the eclectic mix that regularly contribute to this site in Auckland. Adventure awaits. If you were in the same trade here and it was raining you would be sheltering in Show Girls untill fine weather made it safe to venture outdoors. Then you would go fishing, fit in a days work to show SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) that you are a family man, pop down to the bikini night at your local booze barn for a few games of pool then sleep the sleep of the innocent. Get to NZ and get a couple of lives like us!!! Cheers, F.T.

Cheers fellas. I am meeting up with Trenter on the 10th at this Nz show thingy in London. 

Cant wait to get on down there and meet up with you lot.

Before this topic goes completely off the rails , heres something i discovered

"Has any one ever told you �use WD40 on your bait?� or �Preparation H?�
Well, as to the WD40, I don�t know, but Preparation H happens to be made from 3 percent shark liver oil. Also an ingredient of several prepared baits you can buy. "

Interestingly The Suppositories contain Cocoa Butter 85.5%

So sharks dont get "Farmer Giles" paying them a visit then

I understand that the Americans in particular have been using wd40 for a few years. It is so widely used in fact, that some state authoritys have taken measures  to restrict it or ban it because of envro. implications.

It is quite a hot topic on the American fishing scene.