04-08-2004, 04:14 AM
Oh man!!! You gonna make me go out and get a pair of waders! The wife won't let me for sure not after I just dished out a couple of hundred bucks for a fish finder and all the other goodies necessary to get it mounted and running on my tube.
Yep, I know about the swimmers itch. The main reason I haven't went up there yet! Although I sure would love too. Maybe I can get loanfish to lend me his waders again, lol like he did when I went up to Mantua. Believe it or not but swimmers itch can be prevented without the use of waders. Lol, I read and posted a ways back when the big swimmers itch disscusion took place about how you can prevent getting the itch by covering your skin with vaseline (oh man did that bring out all the homophobs). It prevents the parisites from penetrating your skin. If I get desperate enough I may try it lol.
BTW, also states in that article if you towel dry immediately after exiting the water you won't get the itch. It's when you let yourself air dry that they penetrate. Safest and best prevention though are waders
Yep, I like to babble, but I'll stop myself now. Good fishing guys and gals.
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Yep, I know about the swimmers itch. The main reason I haven't went up there yet! Although I sure would love too. Maybe I can get loanfish to lend me his waders again, lol like he did when I went up to Mantua. Believe it or not but swimmers itch can be prevented without the use of waders. Lol, I read and posted a ways back when the big swimmers itch disscusion took place about how you can prevent getting the itch by covering your skin with vaseline (oh man did that bring out all the homophobs). It prevents the parisites from penetrating your skin. If I get desperate enough I may try it lol.
BTW, also states in that article if you towel dry immediately after exiting the water you won't get the itch. It's when you let yourself air dry that they penetrate. Safest and best prevention though are waders
Yep, I like to babble, but I'll stop myself now. Good fishing guys and gals.
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