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  1. 05-21-2014, 08:42 AM #1
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    Seems every trip to Henderson gives me some whelps on my head, face, and occasionally hands. I never feel the bite, but a few hours off the water and one or more whelps appear. I thought they were from contact with the cypress trees, but yesterday I don't recall touching one. It's only on exposed areas. Anybody else experience Henderson bites?
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    yes...the bugs have been really bad for me the last few trips.....I used my "Off" bug spray and I think they love it the way they keep coming.....when that ran out, I tried (for the first time) my "Amber Romance" cologne (from Victoria"s Secret) that I learned about from other guys on the forum couple years back.....I think they got it mainly for the knats along the coast.....well guys, that stuff keeps the bugs away and I never smelled so good while out fishing.....and, Didi knew I had it on board, so no explanation needed for the sweet smell when I got home....
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    Quote Originally Posted by prefers shiners View Post
    yes...the bugs have been really bad for me the last few trips.....I used my "Off" bug spray and I think they love it the way they keep coming.....when that ran out, I tried (for the first time) my "Amber Romance" cologne (from Victoria"s Secret) that I learned about from other guys on the forum couple years back.....I think they got it mainly for the knats along the coast.....well guys, that stuff keeps the bugs away and I never smelled so good while out fishing.....and, Didi knew I had it on board, so no explanation needed for the sweet smell when I got home....
    I know what you mean about the gnats, but they don't seem to bite. I don't remember yesterday having gnats and the bite on my chin feel like a knot under the skin. It's kind of like a chigger bite. I used to be convinced it was something crawling off those cypress limbs until yesterday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mermentau View Post
    Seems every trip to Henderson gives me some whelps on my head, face, and occasionally hands. I never feel the bite, but a few hours off the water and one or more whelps appear. I thought they were from contact with the cypress trees, but yesterday I don't recall touching one. It's only on exposed areas. Anybody else experience Henderson bites?
    Yep. People at work think I got the mange.
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    I'm thinkiun knats or some sort of crappie fever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jig rig View Post
    I'm thinkiun knats or some sort of crappie fever.
    I better go back tomorrow for the sake of science. Take a pole just in case.
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    For some reason the nats are bad this year
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    Man I hate those things. In the South La. marsh where I grew up trawling and wing-netting, we called them No-see-ums. Slather on the Skin-so-soft. They do the same thing to me, leave a small white welt. My brother would only get a small red mark, like a mosquito bite. I guess some of us get a bad reaction to them.
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