Anyone ever get ticks where they fish?

[IowaBass15]

Ticks are out in full force now that spring is begun. I found 1 crawling on me and 1 on my leg that wasn't embedded. I freaking hate those things lol 

[mrmacwvu1]

only time I seam to get them is if I am walking through high grass to get the streams

[IowaBass15]

5 minutes ago, mrmacwvu1 said:

only time I seam to get them is if I am walking through high grass to get the streams

It's the only thing  I'm scared of running into when I walk through the woods to get secluded lakes and pounds. 

[Kevin22]

I got bit by a mosquito a couple hours ago.. In april! 

The ticks are terrible out at lost grove, I quit bank fishing there because of them. Heck I even manage to get them when in the boat! 

[IowaBass15]

10 minutes ago, Kevin22 said:

I got bit by a mosquito a couple hours ago.. In april! 

The ticks are terrible out at lost grove, I quit bank fishing there because of them. Heck I even manage to get them when in the boat! 

I'm not a big fan of lost grove yet. That is terrible! I literally am terrified of ticks too which sucks lol 

[F14A-B]

Yup.. turkey ticks really suck. Suck it up, buttercup..lol

[IowaBass15]

Haha the fear of the Lyme disease isn't going to stop me from catching those green monsters lol. 

[Kevin22]

7 minutes ago, IowaBass15 said:

I'm not a big fan of lost grove yet. That is terrible! I literally am terrified of ticks too which sucks lol 

You should be. Its a hidden gem. I watched and weighed several 5# bass come out of there last summer in june/july. Those were 6's all day long in the spring. Probably 7's this may. I caught a 22" (didn't weigh it) ice fishing in 2014. You just have to get past the thousands of 12" fish to get to a good one. 

[IowaBass15]

11 minutes ago, Kevin22 said:

You should be. Its a hidden gem. I watched and weighed several 5# bass come out of there last summer in june/july. Those were 6's all day long in the spring. Probably 7's this may. I caught a 22" (didn't weigh it) ice fishing in 2014. You just have to get past the thousands of 12" fish to get to a good one. 

I've caught a bunch of 2 and 3s frogging but being on the bank sucks there and those chunks do come after the 35 dinks lol. 

[Kevin22]

Its a lot better right now than in the summer/fall. The grass and bushes haven't started growing yet, you can walk around most of the little lake with ease. The wind really effects that lake so keep that in mind. I had the boat in there about a month ago and had 42 degrees on the south end of the little lake and 55 degrees on the north end (south wind). With the south wind today I bet the north end was 60 degrees or more, should have been a good bite going on. 

[IowaBass15]

If you need a fishing buddy let me know lol. 

[Bluebasser86]

I walked through a seed tick nest setting out a trail camera a couple years ago. Kept feeling like I had something crawling on me but couldn't see anything. Finally got a flashlight out and there were hundreds of ticks crawling on my legs that were the size of a pin head. I probably scrubbed the first couple layers of skin off in the shower when I got home. Then I went through my truck with a flashlight and found several crawling on my seat and floor. Makes my skin crawl just thinking about it.

Ticks are pretty much the reason that I don't mushroom hunt too. 

[nhpleasantlakebass]

But those wild morrels are sooooooo good

[Sam]

Yes, especially in high grass along the bank.

[DogBone_384]

Yes, Blue Hills Reservoir & the surrounding reservation (MA) is loaded with them. 

I'm careful about checking myself before I leave there.

[Bankbeater]

I can't stand ticks. I try to keep out of the high weeds as much as possible, but sometimes those little buggers are in the short grass too.

[Mike2841]

Found 4 on me and 3 on my dog yesterday. Usually I treat my clothes with permethrin and use off deep woods. 

[.ghoti.]

100% Deet is the only thing I've found that will keep them off. I fish a few places where ticks are a problem.

Take this seriously. If you've ever known someone who contracted Lime disease, you already know how serious that is. If you don't know how bad that can be, look it up.  If it doesn't scare you, you don't the sense god gave a goose.

[Kevin22]

On 4/16/2016 at 10:54 PM, IowaBass15 said:

I've caught a bunch of 2 and 3s frogging but being on the bank sucks there and those chunks do come after the 35 dinks lol. 

Get your frogs out. Water temp is 60-65 there, and there are a lot of scum mats forming. 

[Gundog]

I started using Sawyer permethrin. Just spray it on your pants and its good for 3-4 washes. Seems to work, now if I could only find something that prevents poison ivy rash I'll be ok. 100% Deet gives me a bad rash.

[Bladesmith,]

I live in an area where ticks are a constant problem. We all learned years ago to spray a little kerosene on our pants legs and boots or shoes. Smells but keeps ticks off. My grandmother used to put a cup of kerosene (called "coal oil" back in those days) in her wash water for work clothes. Not a sexy smell but then ticks aren't particularly sexy either. It works folks and isn't expensive.

[IowaBass15]

I'd end up in flames somehow. Lol. Usually I just use deet but haven't grabbed a bottle yet. 

[ww2farmer]

If I get ticks on me when I am in the boat, something has gone terribly wrong LOL.

I don't know what it is about me, but ticks (and women) find me undesirable. I can walk through tick infested area's and never get a single one on me........the guys at work walk through the same area's and get festooned with them..........I am dead serious.

[IowaBass15]

1 hour ago, ww2farmer said:

If I get ticks on me when I am in the boat, something has gone terribly wrong LOL.

I don't know what it is about me, but ticks (and women) find me undesirable. I can walk through tick infested area's and never get a single one on me........the guys at work walk through the same area's and get festooned with them..........I am dead serious.

well the tick finding your undesirable is a blessing. The women on the other hand not so much lol.

[tbone1993]

On 4/18/2016 at 9:06 AM, Mike2841 said:

Found 4 on me and 3 on my dog yesterday. Usually I treat my clothes with permethrin and use off deep woods. 

Thanks for reminding me to treat my clothes before work this season lol.

On 4/18/2016 at 9:41 AM, .ghoti. said:

100% Deet is the only thing I've found that will keep them off. I fish a few places where ticks are a problem.

Take this seriously. If you've ever known someone who contracted Lime disease, you already know how serious that is. If you don't know how bad that can be, look it up.  If it doesn't scare you, you don't the sense god gave a goose.

100% deet isnt supposed to be used under clothes and not wearing pants, long socks, and long sleeves in tick country is a mistake. 

 

My buddy's place in N wisconsin is loaded with ticks. You don't even have to be in the thick grass to get them on you. I would say we had at least one on our clothes every time we went outside. I found that the repel lemon eucalyptus worked pretty well this past year. That being said the bigger ticks are wood ticks and don't carry lyme disease.   Thanks for the post bud I can't stop itching now.