Buzz Off

[Bama Man]

Have you tried Buzz Off apparel? Do you think it helps? With the hurricane and all the rain we have had mosquitos seem to be especially bad. I have a couple of Buzz Off treated shirts, but they do little good for the face and hands. I really hate using repellants, but I was forced to last weekends.

[nowindknots]

My wife thought it was a neat idea, so she bought me a shirt. You're right, you still have to treat exposed skin. Mine hasn't seen much use.

Probably not related to the insect repellent treatment, but the fabric in mine kind of clings to the skin. Not sure if I can describe it. But it's noticeable to me, especially when casting or moving around. My other fishing shirts don't do that. It's not one of my favorites.

Jim

[fcch]

Bama,

Being in Northern Canada and seeing as Prime time coincides with the emergence of the first batch of the little blood suckers, (IMHO) the best defence is proper clothes (blends with high thread count so mosquitoes can't pick through), industrial amounts of bug dope (I like Deep woods Off) and a head net it you can stand it.

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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[Bama Man]

I hate using the bug dope, but I guess I will have to bear it. This year I want to do night fishing around lighted docks for speckled trout (sea trout). Mosquitos are so thick this year it is a little scary.

The stuff "Buzz Off" is made of not a repellant.It will kill any insect that lands on it but will not repell and bugs.

[LadyFisher]

Try Ultraton. Spray or cream, it even works on the Dr. Flies in the Bahamas....REALLY!

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LadyFisher, Publisher of
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[BigCliff]

I'll agree that Ultrathon is great stuff, but I feel and smell like a lab experiment after putting it on.

I found a company that makes a spray-on combination sunscreen/bugspray that uses natural insect repellants. [url=http://www.smartshield.com/sunscreen_sprays.asp:486c6]http://www.smartshield.com/sunscreen_sprays.asp[/url:486c6] The smell is actually quite pleasant.

They donated a bottle to all of the game wardens in here in Texas, so I figure they must be alright.

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[SilverMallard]

I use a Mosquito Annoyer from WilliamJoseph, and it works great. No mess, no smell, very inexpensive, and solar powered.

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[BigCliff]

I edited my post to make it clear I was expressing my opinion regarding the 3M product.

I didn't make any comments reflecting on the "alright"ness of the producers of Ultrathon.

I just wanted to make known another option for those who would prefer not to use a Deet product. Studies performed at the Duke University Medical Center would support such a choice.

To be fair, "The environmental protection agency and the CDC both state officially that DEET is not harmful when used as directed." from [url=http://www.newstarget.com/001586.html:7578c]http://www.newstarget.com/001586.html[/url:7578c]

[Thwack]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana">quote:</font><HR>The stuff "Buzz Off" is made of not a repellant.It will kill any insect that lands on it but will not repell and bugs.
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I have to disagree with that claim. I have one of the Buzz Off shirts. I've seen bugs land on the shirt, stay a while, and fly away in good health. I'm not impressed by it and I don't understand the claim that it will kill any insect that lands on it.

The shirt was brand new at the time so it should've had maximum effectiveness.

The tag that came on the shirt says something like the shirts having the same stuff that marigolds have which are supposed to repel insects.