03-21-12, 06:42 PM
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Ticks
Went shore fishing sunday and noticed 2 ticks on my arms. Got home and found 3 more. Mild winter around here did not freeze larva i was told. Other than planting your pants inside your socks and bug repellant what else can one do to avoid them?
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03-21-12, 07:08 PM
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Nothing that i really know of just check when you can, like go to bathroom if you want to check and check when you come home. I didn't and got a BAD case of lyme disease. Worst ever back ached every joint hurt for 6 months. Now i check for ticks all the time
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03-21-12, 07:21 PM
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Just try to pay attention and try to check for them crawling on you frequently when you're shore fishing. I've found 3 of them crawling on me already this year, thankfully before any of them got attached. My favorite way to avoid ticks is to fish from the boat
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03-22-12, 09:51 AM
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Good tick prevention and holds for a week or better on hats and such. This is for your clothing not your skin so remove the jacket and you remove the smell. Hang outdoors on a cloths line a while will eliminate scent completely. Lyme disease is up 35% already this year where I'm at. Once they attach...your infected and just the initial penentrating bite can too. For $5- $8 bucks a can how can you go wrong. Haven't found one negative review incluuding my own, to be found. Most are 5 or 4 star reviews. Good post Cam! Great thread, bassin!
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03-22-12, 12:52 PM
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03-22-12, 02:20 PM
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lol 2 of those around the ankles should do it |
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03-22-12, 07:55 PM
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The best/most effective tick repellant I know of came from my Grandfather....works for me and repels mosquitos as well.
Mix equal parts Original Pine-Sol with water, place in spray bottle and spray away. Not only will you be tick-less but you'll smell like a clean hardwood floor...my wife says it's an aphrodesiac(sp)
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03-23-12, 05:08 PM
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Found one on the family jewels last night no idea how long he was there as I was only working on the boat 2night. I got lyme once and every time i find one attached I go to the doctors I guess I should call but it gets old.
And from what I understand in order to pass the infection they have to feed on you for 24+ hrs
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03-23-12, 05:24 PM
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mojo.............i am laughing at your post as i type this. mannnnn.........i would've kept that to myself. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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 . I hate those little things so much I almost wanted to burn it off!All jokes aside those things are a serious problem esp for hunters/fishermen I am exposed to them all the like every day it sucks
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