When I was a kid and would go down the the Glades ( 10,000 Islands) fishing with the folks we would get a really heavy dose of B-12 ( A couple Injections ) and it helped keep the Swamp Angles at bay.
Don't know if it is true or not but was told that the Seminoles that live there eat Gar to get the B-12 to keep the bugs away. Or you can do like Mac does ( he was raised and lives over on the coast in sketter territory) , just let them bite you and after a while you don't care. Heck one of his favorite fishing spots is the Mosquito Lagoon area. :roll:
Myself , I like the stuff that is mostly DEET but plastics and some material sure does not like it , have to be careful about what you get it on.
Now days I use this it works on Ticks and Swamp Angles , just spray it on your clothing and let it dry. You can't spray it on yourself so some normal bug dope would be needed.
I get it from Cabelas but some outdoor shops and the like sell it , I bet the Bass Shops have it.
This will help explain it...............
Permethrin is a powerful, rapidly acting insecticide,similar in structure to natural pyrethrim insecticide derived from the crushed and dried flowers of the daisy Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. Permethrin is a human-made synthetic pyrethroid. It does not repel insects like DEET does but works as a contact insecticide, causing nervous system toxicity that leads to the death or "knockdown" (out of the air) of the insect. The chemical is effective against mosquitoes, flies, ticks, and chiggers. Permethrin has low toxicity in mammals, is poorly absorbed by the skin, and is rapidly inactivated by ester hydrolysis - the insect can quickly get rid of it so it does not necessarily kill.
Permethrin should be applied directly to clothing or other fabrics such as tent walls or mosquito nets, not to skin. The spray form is nonstaining, nearly odorless, and resistant to degradation by heat or sun and maintains its potency for at least 2 weeks, even through several washings. In a field trial conducted in Alaska, persons wearing permethrin-treated uniforms and a polymer-based 35% DEET product had more than 99.9% protection (1 bite per hour) over 8 hours, even under conditions of intense biting pressures; unprotected persons received an average of 1188 bites per hour.
Permethrin should be applied to clothing or other fabrics. It is not intended for direct application to the skin. Once Permethrin has dried on the clothing it bind very strongly to the fibres and absorption through the skin is negligible.
Any permethrin that may get on the skin inadvertently is poorly absorbed (less than 2% of applied dose). It is rapidly inactivated by skin and liver esterases, its metabolites are then excreted by the kidneys. Occupational exposure to high doses of permethrin has been associated with symptoms of of itching, burning and numbness. Studies have shown permethrin not to be a human teratogen, mutagen, or carcinogen.
