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Bull Gnats

Postby Sam1 » Tue May 31, 2011 2:17 pm

Took the wife fishing this weekend and we got hammered by the bull gnats. Also quickly found out that she is terribly allergic to the bite. We tried the vanilla extract trick as a repellant, but it didn't work to well. I feel like insect repellant attracts the jokers. Does anyone have any ideas.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby edub20 » Tue May 31, 2011 2:30 pm

thermacell?
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Postby msbigdawg1234 » Tue May 31, 2011 2:39 pm

must not have the vanilla strong enuff...been working for us at the lake and the softball field
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby muddylab » Tue May 31, 2011 2:48 pm

nothing worksl. they have them in midwest. vanilla is best you can do.
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Postby MudHog » Tue May 31, 2011 2:55 pm

Not sure on Bull Gnats, but for the gnats in the south LA marshes, Victoria Secrets lotions, RHINO insect repellent or Cactus Juice insect repellent seem to work great.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby cockandlock25 » Tue May 31, 2011 3:51 pm

I recently moved to Virginia to go to VA Tech and found out that they lack mosquitos but grow gnats by the flocks! Every day I go out to do field research in turfgrass plots and these boogers swarm me by the hundreds. I could use some repellent advice too.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby SHANE704 » Tue May 31, 2011 3:52 pm

MudHog wrote:Not sure on Bull Gnats, but for the gnats in the south LA marshes, Victoria Secrets lotions, RHINO insect repellent or Cactus Juice insect repellent seem to work great.
yep...the "amber romance" stuff from VS is what i have seen several of the charter capt's in south LA use. its hell tryin to explain that smell to a pissed off gf tho
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby levi127 » Tue May 31, 2011 4:57 pm

SHANE704 wrote:
MudHog wrote:Not sure on Bull Gnats, but for the gnats in the south LA marshes, Victoria Secrets lotions, RHINO insect repellent or Cactus Juice insect repellent seem to work great.
yep...the "amber romance" stuff from VS is what i have seen several of the charter capt's in south LA use. its hell tryin to explain that smell to a pissed off gf tho

I was wondering what yalls wife and GF's thought of using this stuff.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby Nitro Mag » Tue May 31, 2011 6:38 pm

Avon skin so soft bug guard works great. It is the only thing I have found that will keep them away. I fished a tournament on washington saturday and the gnats were bad-had to put reapply a couple of times but the avon stuff kept them off. This is what i get
http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?pf_id=33645
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby blgros1 » Tue May 31, 2011 7:45 pm

Amber romance is hands down the best stuff for Gnats. As far as explaining it to your wife I can't really help you there, one of the many reasons I'm not married.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby dukluk » Tue May 31, 2011 11:00 pm

I've had excellent results with "Germ X with Aloe"....and, it's not greasy, either.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby MSDawg870 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:22 am

Dad and I were fogged by em last Saturday. We didn't pay em much attention because we were catchin fish. On the way home my lower lip swelled up like I had a dip of snuff. Right ear did the same. I'm wearing a head net this weekend.
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby Blackduck » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:03 pm

WTF is a bull gnat. Is that the same thing as a deer fly?
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby chevy01234 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:20 pm

I got torn up by gnats yesterday afternoon. They laughed at my thermocell!
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Re: Bull Gnats

Postby tombstone » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:05 pm

while the thermocell is great for skeeters, it does not hold the gnats back.
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