5-15 Rez..

After a Sunday and Monday break I had to go back one more day before I go back to work tomorrow... and I’m glad I did.. they were burning it up.. had a limit before 10.. 9:33 to be exact. I had myself a big ol good time until the very slight breeze went to zero.. then I had gnats in my ears, nose, mouth.. everywhere... by the millions. I kept fishing and throwing them back but finally had enough of the gnats and went to the house about 11. Attachment 302809


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Great catch. I went yesterday caught two and was covered in gnats


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Another good job Dee....you got it going on.

WAY TO GO DEE

If you don’t mind smelling really sweet and you trust your fishing partner, spray on some Victoria Secret Amber Romance perfume. It seems to work. They sell it at the bait store and boat launch down in Houma, LA and they got some gnats down there.


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Good box there

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If you don’t mind smelling really sweet and you trust your fishing partner, spray on some Victoria Secret Amber Romance perfume. It seems to work. They sell it at the bait store and boat launch down in Houma, LA and they got some gnats down there.


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I see nothing good coming out of me trying to explain to my wife why perfume is in the boat! LOL

But.. if they were pest up here all the time, I would definitely try it.


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That's a great catch Dee! I hope the gnats leave soon


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Awesome catch Dee

Congrats on a great box of fish.

Dandy box o fish,
Have heard of but have yet to try Amber Romance for gnats.I am allergic to their bites,I get a welt bigger than a skeeter bite that takes over a week to go away......Walgreen (others ) sell a spray called Buggins that helps but I use it in a concoction that is even better.....I use a couple ounces of Buggins,3 or 4 ounces of imitation vanilla, and 3 or 4 ounces of original Listerine in a spray bottle.....It works pretty well but you will need to reapply it in 45 minutes or an hour........Also have used just the vanilla and Listerine and it is about as good.
Try it Dee,Hope it lets you enjoy your fishing more......


Have also read post from La. that says the fellas there use a product called Swamp Swatter .....Must be a local product as I have yet to find someplace to order it from...
There is a gnat post with more suggestions on the La. thread...

You smoked em! I'm gonna have to try that long-lining this Summer on the Rez

How do you stop the gnats?? They are horrible,

Ok guys, gotta chip in here. I spent the better part of my spare time fishing the piers and harbors of the gulf coast for the 6 years I lived down there. Those biting gnats would eat you alive but I can attest to the validity of the Amber Romance body spray. On the worst gnat days a few pumps of that stuff is all it takes. They will ABSOLUTELY leave you alone. Be sure to spray your hair because down there those gnats would burrow down into your hair and bite your scalp. The smell isn't bad either, you get used to it quickly and don't notice it after a few minutes. I took my bottle home and let my girlfriend spray me down with it before I went fishing so she would be expecting me to smell that way when I got back home... Lol. One trip to the harbor with me one day made her realize how important that stuff was in my fishing arsenal.

I’ve got a bottle in my truck and one in the boat. My wife said they were $18 for one bottle or $20 for two. Some marketing gimmick I guess.


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My bottle is plastic and I dug it out of my salt water tackle box where it has been sitting for the past 7 years. I hope it's still good....

I haven’t been bit by the first one.. I must stink or something. they just hover around me by the millions.
They’ll be gone from here in a week or two... hopefully.


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Then these must not be the same gnats that are on the coast. Those little devils will eat you alive...

Those suckers ate me alive two weeks ago near the Yacht Club. They were swarming around me non stop. Looked like I had leprosy when I got home.

Think we are talking about three different critters. Dee is talking about an insect that is a little bigger than a mosquito and will drive you crazy flying around you, but will not bite(at least me). You can see the gnats on the coast and they will flat out hurt you when they bite. This past week is the first time I have had the little tiny gnats that are hard to see tear me up on the REZ, along with a mean biting fly. First time I was wishing for wind at the REZ.