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Quick question, how do you stop sandfly bites itching???? I'm covered in them (not kidding!) and I'm tearing myself to shreads

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Is that a Longnose Gar? I didn't know they were introduced to Australia. I'm not too good with gamefish though.

Have you tried putting calamine lotion on the bug bites?

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

See, I thought it was a gar too, but on describing it to ye olde know-it-all fisherman, it turns out to be a 'long tom', which upon plugging it into google turns out to be an alligator gar...which turns out to be a thumping ginormous thing.

Not sure what it is specifically to be honest. Seems to be a long tom which seems to be a type of gar. Maybe this one?
http://biodiversity.ea.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment2.pl?id=60681

It was female and had about 3 egg sacs inside (I didn't go near the business end as we were on a sandbar and I didn't have enough hands to be useful without dunking my reel), if I'd noticed that I would have tossed her back.


And there is no calamine in the house no antihistamines left either I've googled that too and they said to rub vegemite on them, so i'm tempted to give that a shot.


For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Ah... Probably a Long Tom then, a species unrelated to true gars. Gars will have big, bony scales while the scales of Long Toms are small. Also, from what I've noticed in pictures, young gars tend to have convex tails while those of young Long Toms are convex. It seems in both species, however, the caudal fin becomes flat as the fish matures.

As for the Vegemite, it wouldn't hurt to try it.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Its a Long Tom we had one jump into the boat while we were moving rather fast when I was up north.

Rid does work, spray it onto your hands first then rub it onto your legs. The other way is to cover up.

Keith

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I also the Vegemite.
This is how it works.
You must eat a lot of it at least three times a day and certainly long before hand. Also take very strong V B (can not thik of which one at the moment) with V C and at least for a month before any trips and a month on returning. The way it works is that the body oozzes an odour that they do not like. Also keep away from any perfumed soaps or any thing sweet that will attract the biting nasties. I have only been bitten once in eight trips up north and that was by a small spider inland Aust
That info came from an EX army doctor stationed up north
Keith

Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do.
I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?
VOTE NOW VOTE NOW

If it hasnt already been said, Cortizone cream will stop it. Use lots

Hydrocortozone (sp?) or I've found that rubbing alcohol helps the itching.

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Gah! Ai-yai!!!! I am tres, tres impressed Ms Calla.

Itchies - got any lavender essential oil?

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