Sun Tan Lotion

[skeeterman24]

I have read that sun tan lotion is a serious bass repelent, is there a lotion that will not repel bass.  Or can anyone tell me what ingredients to avoid in the lotion?

[roadwarrior]

Just wash your hands with soap after applying the lotion.

It's not a big deal.

8-)

[SPEEDBEAD.]

You know what will also keep you from catching more bass?

Skin cancer

Put the lotion on.  Get the kind in a spray bottle and it will never touch your hands.

[Wayne P.]

I use Coppertone Sports Sunscreen in spray and lotion. I have (had) red hair and blue eyes (still do ) and have the highest degree of sun sensitive skin so I have to use it all the time. I use the lotion on my face/neck and the spray on my arms. I haven't seen any negative affects of applying sunscreen on me. Anytime I reapply during the day, I just wash the excess off my hands with lake water and fish. It may repel bass if applied directly to baits, never tried. I'll try some SPF 50 on a finesse worm later this week and let you know.

[George Welcome]

Some of what you read just might be someone's speculation and not in fact reality.

I fish in south Florida. Most of the year it is an every day event for at least 8 hours per day. I and my clients are applying protectorant all day long. Adversly affecting the fishing - not!

[detroit1]

Wayne- you beat me to it. If you don't want to carry soap, just swish your hand in the water & wipe them dry on your towell. But DO wear it.

[JT Bagwell]

I also use the Coppertone Sport as well as Banana Boat in SPF 50. Really I have no preference in brands. My wife just buys me whichever brand she can find with the highest SPF.

JT Bagwell

[wisturkeyhunter]

Get some bullfrog spray it won't touch your hands and its not greasy. They also make a gel thats pretty nice.

[grimlin]

Get some bullfrog spray it won't touch your hands and its not greasy. They also make a gel thats pretty nice.

Ditto,i use that bullfrog spray as well...I once forgot it i went all the way back home to put some on.I'm extremely paranoid about it.I was down in Texas and i caught a mild case of sun poisoning on my head.Lesson well learned!

If anything bring some bait attractant with you as well..just to remove all doubts.  

[BUCKEYEone]

If anything bring some bait attractant with you as well..just to remove all doubts.  

This works well for me.  I use the banana boat spray, but usually rub it in on my face/neck, so I wash my hands off in the water and then to be sure I did not get it on the lure/bait I spray a little crawfish attractant on my lure.  Seems to work well

[Bankbeater]

Put on the sunblock before you head out of the house.  By the time you reach the lake and get the boat in the water, the sunblock has worn off your hands.

[Volman482]

With the new super moisture wicking fabrics avaliable now, I always wear long sleves with a SPF of 30+.

Also check out the sun screen fingerless gloves available, very thin and comfortable. Although not fashionable on tour, the wide brim hats (not somberoros sp?) will keep the ears safe. There are even some face guards avaliable now.

Remember to protect the face as reflected sun off the water can be extremely damaging.

Alas sun damage usually takes years to show up as skin cancer, so protect now to prevent later.

Take it from one who knows, skin cancer is no fun.

[Wayne P.]

Well, I did the sunscreen test today and it reminded me of the cable TV show Mythbusters. I had a fishing partner with me and after verifying the pattern I have been on for the past few trips to that lake I told him about this thread and a test I was going to try. I coated my finesse worm with Coppertone SPF 50 lotion-it was sunny and I didn't want the worm to get sunburn, LOL. I go to the next point and on the first cast, I caught a bass, second cast another, third cast a fish pulled the worm off the hook. I re-rigged and a couple of casts later I caught another bass. After I had caught around 10 bass with a sunscreen coated worm, my fishing partner wanted to try some-he had only caught a couple up until that point. Two casts later he catches a bass and the next cast the catches another. We spent most of the rest of the day using the sunscreen as an "attractor", tried some worms untreated and a short period of trying some well known fish "attractants". The Coppertone out produced all of those by a wide margin.

We quit fishing early due to nearby thunderstorms. Our total bass count for the day was: partner-16 bass, me-49 bass

Re-packaging the sunscreen and selling it as a hot new fish attractant with a "secret ingredient" was mentioned several times during the day.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL

Tomorrow I am going to a different lake and after I find a particular group of bass that I usually do, I am going to try OFF insect repellant with 15% DEET. I'll keep you guys posted.

Volman, I can attest to that, I have scars on my forehead, ears, face, neck, and arms from numerous visits to a dermatologist utilizing liquid nitrogen and sharp instruments to remove cancers and pre-cancers.

[Wayne P.]

Well, after the second cast this morning I caught one about 3#. That let me know the bass were at that spot again. After I unhooked it and straightened out the Super Fluke, I sprayed it with OFF containing 15% DEET. Next cast, nothing, next cast my line starts moving, set the hook, 3# 4 ounces, took a picture. Straightened the lure out again, made a cast, line moves off, set the hook, 2# 10 oz.. The Fluke was torn up too much to use again, put on a new one, sprayed it with the OFF and cast, line moves off, set the hook, 3# 2 oz, took another picture. I stayed in that spot for 2 hours 15 minutes and caught a total of 19 bass using the OFF, Megastrike, Kick'n bass, Bang, and CB's Hawg Sauce on Super Flukes and Trick worms.

I caught at least one using each scent, but because I used OFF the most, that is what I caught the most with. I left the area and fished other places using various scents and no scents.

From what I could tell, it didn't make any difference if a scent, OFF, or no scent was used. I caught a total of 58 bass with the largest bass being caught on the last cast of the day, 7# 4 ounces.

Summerizing what occurred yesterday and today, if you are not catching any bass, sunscreen or insect repellant is not a viable excuse for your lack of success.

Thanks, skeeterman24 for asing that question.