The TRUTH of WD40 vs MONO Fishing Line!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2017
- This experiment is about WD40 vs how it reacts with Monofilament fishing line. Does WD40 break down Mono Fishing line? I wanted to know if WD40 would do anything to alter mono fishing line. So I did this experiment !
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I have a master's degree in chemistry from Texas A&M and must tell you that the composition in the balloons is completely different than monofilament fishing line. The rubber in balloons will easily breakdown but not so with monofilament which is a polymer and much stronger. This is why you never spray wd-40 on rubber gasket. My dad showed me how to use it on reels when I was a kid and I'm 61. Support your experiment nicely done!
Wesley Hackney my grandpa showed me the same thing eons ago. I still use it💪
rubber in balloons - same as a rubber gasket?
Electro-Mechanical Engineer here. Hackney is spot on.
"Rubber" Balloons could be rubber, or nylon or latex, or some hydrocarbon synthetic., etc, so called "Rubber Gaskets" can be a myriad of materials too, and not Natural Gum rubber at all unless specified..
Wesley Hackney for rubber seals use silicone gel
Wow, Amazing results. I'd love to see a more control version but this is awesome for a first test. You could maybe hang two strands with the Iron hanging freely. Soak one strand everyday and use 10 lbs of weight until it breaks. Maybe hang them inside the garage as well, since the sun-light will break down the mono.
Jack, I like you have always sprayed my gear with WD-40 and have NEVER and I repeat NEVER had an issue! I will continue to do so! Great video!
best reason I can give for not using anything like wd-40 on or near fishing line is due to it being scented / an attractant or sorts.
Aggressive fish like Tailor aka Bluefish with there super sharp little teeth will snip right through your line at the best of times let alone with a little bit of scent on it.
Same with leatherjackets if i touch my line after baiting my hook they pretty much always attack and snip my line well about the hook the cheeky mongrels.
AUSSIE1PRIDE wd40 some say the scent attracts fish. An old man told me that's because wd40 is actually made with fish oil... Now I haven't done any research on the ingredients to see if there is any truth to this, but I do know that if ya spray a piece of hotdog with wd40, you'll catch more catfish than you would without it... Lol
Ja Son, Despite popular belief, there is no fish oil in WD40. I know it definitely seems to attract fish as I had 2 rods fishing in the same spot & the rod that I had cleaned with wd40 & sprayed on the line when cleaning the spool kept getting the line bitten off way above the hook where as the untainted line next to it didn't have that problem.
I also just checked out the Ecotoxicity report &
WD40 has been classified as harmful to the aquatic environment with long lasting effects based on the components.
For example: "Naphtha (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized heavy (the main ingredient in WD40): 96 hr LC50 Fathead minnow - 8.2 mg/L; 96 hr
LC50 Crangon Crangon - 4.3 mg/L
Xylene, Mixed Isomers: 96 hr LC50 Rainbow trout - 13.5 mg/L"
(96 hr LC50 (50% lethal concentration) means the concentration of a chemical in air or of a chemical in water which causes the death of 50% (one half) of a group of test animals after exposure for 96 hours)
Our waters are already polluted enough we don't need to be adding anymore to it.
So I wouldn't be using WD40 as a fish attractant I have actually never used any scents or attractants for the purpose of catching more fish my motto is always fresh fresh fresh bait.
AUSSIE1PRIDE I rarely fish with live bait.. Only when ice fishing I'll use live shiners or minnows... Sometimes when saltwater fishing I'll use a live spot or crab.. I love using lures to catch my fish
Id love to try ice fishing one day it looks awesome, im a fairly lazy fisherman haha, I prefer catching poddy mullet and use them for live baits, cast out sit back and wait for the sound of the drag screaming, I do fish with lures sometimes but the constant standing, casting and moving around tweaks my back & I am only able to do it for short periods like 30 mins at a time.
Tight lines mate.
good stuff..... someone had to finally do this video
Been using 100% silicone spray for years to spray my line and reel before I go fishing. Big can costs about 2 bucks from Wal Fart, and I think it works just as good as Reel Majik, and a heck of a lot cheaper!!!
Awesome video👌🏼
Would have loved if you did the same exercise with the untreated line to see if there's any difference
needed a dry test of the 12 lb line
Another suggestion: Try hanging WD40 treated like you set up for a week vs Non treated mono line hung as a control. May cause the WD 40 mono to stretch or break over time?
Enjoyed the video. Just subscribed to the channel. Found my way here from Arms Family Homestead recommendation.
Love the intro!
You should have showed trying it with unsoaked line.
Now i gotta do it, im curious lol.
There probably isn't a spray oil that will break the monofilament plastic. Thanks for the video!
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing
Welcome!
When I was a kid we use to use WD40 to spray our grub tail jogs with to catch calico bass with in the San Diego bay. Something about it made them hit it more often. Some years later I saw guys doing this in Lake Mead with their plastic worm baits. Never seen or heard it done since. I personally would not do it now that I'm an adult and a bit more environmentally concerned and aware.
Your right carp go mad for wd40 so it's banned here in the uk because it's not safe for fish this guy has got the wrong end of the stick with wd40
you should have tested the same weights on a new piece of line while jiggling to see if that movement would break it
Your intro is so much like LunkersTV; camera positioning, vocal inflection and hand movements.
yes!!! very fucking annoying..
Do a wd40 versus braid that would be cool
Great experiment. I would like to see the comparison to nontreated line. Otherwise 12 lbs of weight is still being held. Another posible test is to hang the weights and see the stretch comp. The more stretch the weaker the line becomes. Your test does tell us it is not turning 12lb into a 6lb strength. Lessens the worry about getting a little on your line.
thanks for taking the time to do the test..but without a control (testing un-treated line)..test is inconclusive mate
Loved the video yak😛
thanks!
I spray wd40 basically on my whole reel and line,,I've never had any problems of it weakening my line but after awhile it tends to "gum" up the reel and causes it to reel in a little rougher,, especially if the reel gets wet
Superb line berkeley
you'll be surprised how good the seaguard red label is
Would like to see what happens doing the same thing with untreated line. Will 12lb line break with same amount of weight and bouncing it like you did with the WD-40 treated line.
Wonder if WD40 soaked line leaves a residue that would turn fish off?
BAM WD40 Rocks ! do a garden video
Now grab a piece of brand new mono off that spool and do the same thing with the weights. Being able to hold 12 pounds is great, but everyone knows how much fish jerk and snap. I'm curious how brand new line holds the same 12 pounds with a bounce or 2.
A bounce or two with 12 lbs would be more than 12 lbs of force. And fishing line is not rated with a bounce. Tensile strength is a straight pull.
Like darkomen42 states you must finish the experiment with a control group which will be untreated fishing line.
I agree you need a control to base your findings
I love when people think they need a 12lb line to catch a 12lb fish!
Spank MaMonkey then he needs to make that comment. He didn't though, he responded under my comment.
I like Jack and his videos, but if you're going to test how something is effected by an additive then maybe you should show how it performers on its own.
I have one question. How does the 12 lb untreated line do compared to the WD40 coated line? Does the untreated break the same? I guess use a digital pound scale and pull it. Just a thought.
Wow $6 for a spool of Berkley mono, shows how much we get ripped of in the UK.
I use the silicone WD-40 on my reels and no problems. But I take the spool off the reel so not to spray the line. I'm not worried about the line breaking down as much as the wd-40 making the line slick so knots come undone.
Dat's a purty Yeti cooler behind you bro. Must have got for $2 at a yard sale lol
Sick video dude
Thanks!
That's pretty cool very interesting
Thanks for the video, love from Türkiye
I have a masters degree in WD-40, and I say to use Rem oil on your reels in between regular maintenance instead. Much better than WD-40, it's actually light oil and Teflon.
Basically what I use as when done fishing bring out guns for hunting clean both at same time
@@kokadjooutdoors620 I prefer M-Pro 7 oil for my firearms. Better than Rem oil for firearms.
@@j.t.cooper2963 will check it out thanks
3 in 1 oil😊
Cool video! I love it! I won''t use it because of the scent trail it might leave. I don't even let my bait fish touch the ice. I put them in no-scented bags. I don't use soap in my cooler either. But I will say this, WD 40 WIll break down some elements. It is very aggressive at times but I believe in your experiment. The question I want to ask is, "is it worth putting into the mix for scent and potential line deterioration. Emphasis on the scent factor. I like EVERYTHING clean and not tainted. Again, great video. NOW you need to try this. Soak some WD-40 into some fishing line. Use the same rigs and same bait. Throw both lines in the water right next to each other. See if you can find a result showing that WD-40's scent helps or hurts the bites.
First Amendment 32 wd40 is made of fish oil.
Awesome sauce, I mean wd40 I just got an Idea. Thanks bro
I’m sorry, I forgot, how long was it soaked for?
WD stands for "water displacing" and its main use is as a solvent or rust dissolver. Thelubricant-like properties of WD-40 come notfrom the substance itself, but from dissolving components. And the effect doesn't last. WD-40 can be a good substance to start with - it can help clean up rust or other grime.
I use pure PTFE spray to lube things up. Much better and cleaner!
I subscribed for the sole reason of the ridiculousness of you using a shopping kart to get one spool of line.
lol, that wasn't the only thing I got a walmart.
I've seen WD40 used to keep line thawed when ice fishing in the winter.
I like to use Krazy Glue with my Fireline knots. Can Krazy Glue be problematic with flourocarbon. I like a flourocarbon leader when Muskie fishing and it seems as though it might weaken the leader a little. I re-tie every couple hours so I usually head off any problems.
Good experiment. Seems fairly reasonable. I think the video, at least, removes some of the argument from the equation.
You need a control (untreated line) for your experiment.
TigerJake2007 nope, 12 pound line held twelve pounds.
Then you are testing if 12 lb big game holds 12 lbs after being soaked in wd40. That's great but you're not testing what you said in the title. Because if you want to test if wd40 makes line weaker, then you would need to compare breaking strength of the line before and after it was soaked in wd40. What if you found that before, the 12 lb big game could actually hold 26 lbs of weight, and after soaking in wd40 it could only hold 13 lbs? Then wd40 cut its strength in half, but you would never know.
He also didn't compare stretch. Should have measured the length of the line before and after putting the weights on.
my thought is ....who cares what the untreated line holds as long as it holds at least 12 pounds. you're buying 12 lb test line....in this video it held 12 lbs....if you want a hire strength line....buy higher. (that statement sounds like im being an ass....but im not trying to be) i guess he could have titled the video "The TRUTH of if WD40 weakens MONO Fishing Line!" but i got what he was talking about.
First of all, 12 pound Trilene is gonna be able to handle quite a bit more than 12 pounds,,,,NUMBNUTS
Haven't had any issues with WD-40 but prolonged heat, trunk or back of station wagon , will break Mono down and static electricity , hauling in boat on long trip up to Canada ? will also do it in !
I have been fishing for 40 years and I used wd40 on reels and yes it got on the line some no ill effects
Wouldn’t the smell run the fish away?? It wld have too right?
I use w40 and gun lube on my reels..ive been doing this for years...i hunting guide told me about that..i have spinning reels with braided lines..i sometime use marvel mystery oil..
You should try this with line that has been used in the water for a while as monofilament is known to absorb water and WD40 stands for water displacement 40 so It may behave differently.
a propper experiment needs a control ie- a standard line and a treated line and then increase the Weight gradualy on both until one or the other breaks and continue to incease the weight on the remaining line until that breaks then note the diference
I don't understand why you use wd 40 for on a fishing line ,do you catch oily fish?
Nice work good to know also
thanks
Bitsy
Thing is you don't want that foreign scent in the water. Just about everything fish scent smells like fish, they notice when something doesn't.
I’ve sprayed my rod and reel with WD40 thirty years ago, I’ve always washed them down with my garden hose when I got done fishing. Then maybe three times during the season , spring , summer , and fall I would use WD40 on them .
hello friend .. I do not know much .. but you want to say that it is good or it is bad to use the WD40.for the braided line or PE? Thanks
the manual of my Shimano reel says to use wd 40 on its moving parts
Do the same test picking up the weight an wiggle with clean line. I do bet it will break the same, because your rod takes the dead shock out.
What's the advantage of putting WD40 on monofilament line?
My Granddad used to spray it on when he had a bad back...he went downhill fast after that :-)
If I am out of Tangle Free or the other line treatment I'll use WD-40 and I've never had a problem. Actually, if I'm using a topwater plug such as a ChugBug I will spray my line with WD-40 so it floats better.
I appreciate your effort. You do need to do a control line with no WD. At the end of the day I don't think WD-40 is a good product for lubricating a reel and there is no way that it has absolutely no effect on mono.
I've used WD40 as a fish attractant...I'd spray a 2" piece of white cotton wash cloth with it and double the cloth , stick my hook thru it 1 time and send it down... (this was saltwater reef fishing) I caught snapper and grouper ..
You should use pb blaster
Berkley big game trilene typically has 30 to 40 percent higher break rate than its rated
Yeah I just soaked my ole zebco 33 down with wd40 with brand new mustad 15lb line .. Works like brand new..
The last thing i want is the fish im catching get a good taste of wd40 solvent when im fishing !
What about a control, like fishing line without any WD-40, I noticed some strecth maybe without the spray there would be less strecth.
Would/does this hold true for flourocarbon line? Or do you know?
Good info TY hope u git some Rod holders on ur wall hate 2C rods just hanging loose! Goes back 2 my childhood days when they wud gitta set in them fm leaning also always set was wrong way Yikes notta good thing 2 happen LoL
If you know how to cast then this is already the perfect reel - but if your learning then this one can make it easier. very impressed with Abu Garcia quality
Try *OFF* bug spray vs any plastic bait-- Fish spit it faster than you can blink.
Why would you think that WD 40 would corrode mono?
I love the "over-use" of hand gestures.. its great that the def can hear you talk as well.
Trilene Big Game is actually rated at 18 lbs
Where/how did it break? At the knot? Did the WD-40 loosen the coiling of the Trilene?
broke mid way up!
its hard to break down or dissolve nylon
only nitric acid will do it
rubber on the other hand and polystyrene and other plastics can be dissolved by solvents like wd40
This video kinda funny I like it
Was it one day of soaking or a week of soaking? :/
Did you try a dry line without WD40? To compare.
How did the new line react?
I always just rinse my baitcasters after a days fishing with fresh water. Grease gears once a year and lubricate level wind as needed. WD40 definitely has its place but if you "hose" down your real with it I would think you are washing away grease that the gears need more than damaging the line.
That's not enough if your paddling your stuff through the surf every week.
Plus: the very 1st cast rinses the line off.
The only thing is that the line will float on top of the water with wd-40
I have been using WD40 on my fishing lines & reels for a long time. Never had any breakages. I do not use CRC as that seems to dissolve rubber gaskets. I tie leader to braid with success against hard fighting fish where your knots could be your weakest point. Only trouble I have had when a fishing shop owner tied the knots which I broke by hand increasing tension by hand on braid 10kg. I am 66.WD40 was made for space craft technology but found to have vast uses why it became so popular.A thinned fish oil.
Here in the uk wd40 banned from using on fishing line carp seem to love it don't know why
Most line breaks way over the stated breaking strain most 12lb line will probably go at around 17lb done loads of testing with line
Your also using Dead Weight which fishing line is not designed for.. on a good Rod you can land a 20 lb + fish with that 12lb line if its a good quality line...i like Stren.
I didn't know about the myth. I just saw the video because i accidentally sprayed some in the line (threads and mono) 😮😅
I have used it never experienced any downside other than smell
do the same thing with line not soaked in wd and bounce it then you can declare the bust of the myth if if none soaked line doesn break when you bounce it then maybe the wd does affect the line
How many drinks have you had?
Reel Magic by Blakemore is the best to spray on your reels/ line. The compressed can style works much better than the pump type. The actual break tinsel strength of Berkley big game mono in 12lb. Test (.014 diameter) is between 17 and 18 Lbs… Big Game is known for beefing up there mono lines. Good Fish’n , Rob
Ever tried a silicone spray on the line?
no
What about flouro? Will it hold up to WD40?
The wd-40 makes uv penetration more effective, cooking your monofilament line. If you let that line sit in the sun for a couple hours a day there would be a different outcome. There's another hypotheses to test.
Trying
different lengths of line
Different knots
Different temperatures
Different soak times
Different types of oil
Different methods of saturation
Different soak times with different stresses
Nice good to know
Well actually you didn't test the original so you got no control on it. But my only concern was does the smell scare fish away. Wd40 actually does destroy and swell rubber. As a trucker I've seen our air line seals pucker and crack from using it. Of course the plastic might be a bit hardier
Wd stands for water displacement, this stuff was designed for the military.