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May 21, 2011 9:08:05 GMT -5
Post by B-rad on May 21, 2011 9:08:05 GMT -5
As always bugs are killer this year, i have always used off deep woods and vanilla to help keep them down...just wonderin what you guys used and are thermacells a good buy?
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May 22, 2011 10:01:29 GMT -5
Post by spainy79 on May 22, 2011 10:01:29 GMT -5
My thermacell seemed to do ok the last time I was out fishing. Last week I was out working on my truck and was using it then as well. It might not keep all of them away but it knocks the number down.
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May 22, 2011 10:43:02 GMT -5
Post by anthonydykes on May 22, 2011 10:43:02 GMT -5
mine seems to work pretty good too. Allthough, Its a pain in the @$$ to get lit.
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May 22, 2011 18:53:35 GMT -5
Post by Greenedog on May 22, 2011 18:53:35 GMT -5
I don't know if I'd call thermacells a "good buy." I quit using mine a couple years ago because it got too expensive. It didn't help that I'd always forget to shut it off when I was done with it. As bad as the bugs are this year I might give it another shot. They are some times a pain to light and it's kind of hard to tell when it is lit. Has anyone tried the off clip-ons yet?
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May 22, 2011 22:16:47 GMT -5
Post by Jordan on May 22, 2011 22:16:47 GMT -5
Yea they work ok but in the creeks around thee river ive yet to find anythin that works
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May 23, 2011 9:36:06 GMT -5
Post by fmj on May 23, 2011 9:36:06 GMT -5
Yea they work ok but in the creeks around thee river ive yet to find anythin that works one word guys... ... MUSKOLIts very hard to find down here in IN, but i have found it from time to time. My dad and i used it and swore by it, whereas we swore AT deep woods, or other type OFF product, trout fishing all over MI's UP. always use the aerosol type so you dont get that stuff on your hands...fish (trout) can really pick up on the deet and refuse to eat!
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May 23, 2011 22:09:08 GMT -5
Post by jsanders on May 23, 2011 22:09:08 GMT -5
A ball cap swatting at them doesn't work and deet hasn't stopped them this year for me. Can't even step outside let alone go fishing lately without inhaling a few. It's ridiculous!!! How do you use vanilla extract to repel bugs?
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May 23, 2011 22:38:07 GMT -5
Post by Greenedog on May 23, 2011 22:38:07 GMT -5
How do you use vanilla extract to repel bugs? Just pour a little in your hands, rub them together, then rub on your face. Don't know why it works but it does. We use the "Imitation Vanilla Flavor" from the dollar store. I though it was B.S. when I first heard about it a few years ago, but you can have a cloud of them around your head and put the vanilla on and they're instantly gone. Use enough of it and it will give you a good tan too! It does need to be re-applied often, especially if you're sweating. I'm gonna get me a vanilla air freshner and hang it on my hat to see if it will work. It only works on the gnats. I've been spraying myself with deep woods off then using the vanilla on my face.
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May 24, 2011 18:21:40 GMT -5
Post by hammertimevice on May 24, 2011 18:21:40 GMT -5
If I am goin for bass or any other visual predator a combination of deep woods and constant cigarette or cigar smoke has been workin this week. For cats drums or carp I'm too afraid i'll blank cause the bait smells like burnt tobacco
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May 25, 2011 16:35:51 GMT -5
Post by jsanders on May 25, 2011 16:35:51 GMT -5
Thanks Troy. I had some vanilla in the cupboard and it definitely worked and I got some more fishing in. I smell delicious too lol
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May 25, 2011 19:53:59 GMT -5
Post by anthonydykes on May 25, 2011 19:53:59 GMT -5
OK, A: Justin, you ALLWAYS smell Delicious... and 2: One word for the Gnat problem... [glow=green,2,300]MOSQUITO NET![/glow]Okay, Its 2 words, but you get the picture. We sell them at walmart in the camping section for $1.88 Get em' b-4 their GONE!!!
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May 25, 2011 20:20:47 GMT -5
Post by jsanders on May 25, 2011 20:20:47 GMT -5
Haha, that's ridiculous....ok maybe I will get it
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Jun 2, 2011 23:05:28 GMT -5
Post by Brian on Jun 2, 2011 23:05:28 GMT -5
im going catfishing tomorow night and am gonna try the thermacell I got for free for buying my turkey shotgun. im hoping it works because the bugs have been crazy around my neck of the woods. Im just glad I don't live closer to the lake. its midge season and there are literally millions of them up north a little ways.
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