Smokeless Tobacco

[flippin and pitchin]

The only time I thought chewing was cool was when Jose Wales spit on the foreheads of the guys he just shot. I not passing judgement guys. I am an ex-smoker and chewer from many many years back. I just have seen the long term results and it's not good. Enough said.

[bwell]

I have been dipping Skoal for about 6 years now. I only dip when I am outside (fishing, hunting, golfing, drinking beer by a fire, ect..) I can go weeks without one but once I am on the water, course, field, I am feeling the need, I actually cant not dip while I am inside, it makes me feel sick.

[Sam]

I have heard chewing tobacco causes mouth and tounge cancer.

It is also disgusting to see and have the individual spit in a bottle or cup.

It stains your teeth.

Otherwise, I don't see any problem with it.

Just make sure you have very good health insurance to cover the cancer surgery, chemo and drugs plus a long term disability insurance policy and good life insurance so your wife and kids can get along until your wife remarries.

[00 mod]

I dipped from the age of 16-23 almost 24. My dip of choice was Skoal (started with cherry, then went to mint,wintergreen, berry and then pouches). I quit cold turkey on New Years Day. I had gotten to the point where it was disgusting and I didn't want to do it anymore. I was dipping a can a day, EASY. Quitting was a good thing, not only for the health benefits, but for the wallet. My main physical problem was chronic heartburn and acid reflux.

Fast forward 4 years. The exact next trip after catching my pb (March 30, 2011) I stuck a hog bigger than my pb. She came jumping out of the water several times, and I had her on a jig, so I knew she was mine. WRONG. She jumped and threw my jig back at me like nobody's business. I got so mad, I got a pouch(Grizzly Wintergreen) from my fishing partner. All it took was one and I was hooked again. Dipped those pouches for 10 months or so and quit cold turkey again. This time I am making it stick. My same health problems had come back up, and now they are gone again.

it is a hard thing, and you mus want to do it for you, not someone else. I still fish with that same guy, for over 3 years now at least 3 of the 4 Sundays a month, and he still dips. It is VERY HARD. But you have to not want it anymore. Not that I couldn't lick a can of skoal off the dirt beside the boat ramp, because I could. I'm done. And if I have a moment of weakness again, I will quit again. But I do not plan on it.

Jeff

[NCbassmaster4Life]

I plan on quitting soon, but I like Grizzly straight.

[Addicted to Smallies]

Any of you guys try the mint-based non-tobacco snuff as a way to quit? I'm wondering if just having something "in my mouth" that feels like a Skoal Pouch would help... especially if combined with a nicotine patch for the first couple of weeks.