Greenheads

[Reckless]

  Anyone have away of keeping this monsters off your boat? Get within a couple hundred yards of land and they start gathering. Read somewhere that fabric softener sheets help. 

[catfish hunter]

yesterday I was gonna try a shotgun ,they were bad ,no wind

[Reckless]

 Shotgun. I would probably shoot a hole in the boat. 

[Luna Sea 5]

impossible, they are deadly

[Pops Soul]

Listerine as in the Mouth Wash at least to put on you to keep them from biting   

[Bucktail]

Listerine as in the Mouth Wash at least to put on you to keep them from biting   

There was a clammer that used to come into the shop that swore by Listerine to keep them from biting.  I never tried it.  I've had good success keeping all bugs from biting using products with 100% Deet, such as Maxi-Deet.  I wouldn't put it on my daughter though.  It's nasty stuff!

-Bob

[Reckless]

 Came across this article.
http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_196011833.html

Article says this stuff works. Straight Arrow Body Guard Towelette. Dont know if they can be purchased locally.

[Pfishingruven]

Interesting article.  I wonder why they work so well.  They are basically just Deet too! 

I have had success with OFF with the DEET in it!  I have used the Skintasic Family Care wih the Deet 15% and the Deep Woods when the bugs won't let up with Deet 25% and up to 98%.  They also have the Picaridin which doesn't seem to work as well.

Maybe I am just getting lucky too!  I won't use it on my kids either, although they say it is safe.

You need one of the fishing pole fly swatters with you.  You can get some amazing speed whacking those pests with that!!

Good Luck

[Pfishingruven]

Everything I GOOGLED on greenhead repellent brought me to GREENHEAD Repellent.

http://www.stopbitingme.com/main.html

Has anyone ever used this?  They claim that it is more effective because it is water based and less of the repellent evaporates.  Seems to be made local and what a good amount of the local B&T shops carry.

Thanks

[IrishAyes]

I have used the Greenhead Repelant stuff. It works good for about 10 minutes or so. Then you have to reapply. The flys still land on you, but they fly off right away. Annoying, but they don't stay on you long enough to bite you. I would use it again if I were to fish in an area where they are noted to be. 

[gagedylan]

while crabbing during a west wind, an old timer let me use his hommade stuff. worked better than anything i've ever used, and smelled better. blue listerine (has to be blue) mixed with a little water in a spray bottle

[Luna Sea 5]

is that better the deet.

[hareball]

I was just reading up on Greenheads yesterday. Male and Females usually eat Nectar but females need fresh blood to reproduce. And they don't inject a little stinger in to get the blood, they tear at the skin and lap up the blood. EVIL EVIL little girls they are

[Pfishingruven]

I am going to have to try the listerine trick!!

I must have dated a few greenheads too!!

  

[seanr8w]

while crabbing during a west wind, an old timer let me use his hommade stuff. worked better than anything i've ever used, and smelled better. blue listerine (has to be blue) mixed with a little water in a spray bottle

I am taking my daughter out on Tuesday for some crabbing and I have been nervous about hell well she will be able to deal w/ these monsters. I will definately try this listerine trick and report back on how I made out. Would you have any guess on the mouthwash to water ratio?

[gagedylan]

not really, i believe the water just thins it a little, helps it spray better, and it's not as sticky

[Luna Sea 5]

I wouldn't take any chances.. use it straight..

[Luna Sea 5]

this is also the largest difference from fishing at my house in Little Egg Harbor and Atlantic Highlands.  No greenies in Atlantic Highlands.  But down in the Manahawkin area, there are just too many swamp areas down there.

[Pfishingruven]

So true!!  They actually beg southern NJ residents to build or put up green fly traps in their back yards!!  In the same report I read about green fly traps, there was some insane number of greenhead larvae in southern NJ as compared to northern NJ...all attributed to the swamps and marshes!!  Sort of the same problem with mosquitos too!

 

[Pfishingruven]

Here is one of the articles I read from Rutgers U....

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/greenheads.htm