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HungerBuster · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 371

I remember seeing Billy wear a respirator mask during some of the red tide events in the 2000's. Anyone know where he got it from and if it worked? Ya know, some of us are serious about the bull run..... Very Happy

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jeff89 · Horse Mullet Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 183

He probably got it from when he was in the service. I'm sure you can order one with cans if you really want to.

Just my opinion, but if you have to wear a mask to fish because of the aerosols, the bull reds are probably not running the beach like you expect.
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HungerBuster · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 371

Heh. You would think the fishing wouldn't be so hot, but our experience has been the exact opposite. I don't remember the exact year, but five or so years ago we went down when a tropical storm snuck over the Yucatan (without notice-- storm in gulf will keep even us off the beach, but it formed so quickly, we were already down island and had no idea what mother nature was up to). Needless to say, the aerosols on the beach were off the chart. We camp in a GP Medium, which, by the way, made the beach bearable even with the huge seas-- no aerosols make it through the canvas. We were eventually told we had to leave the beach by the rangers because tide had already almost covered the beach. But in three days, we caught dozens of red fish. Even had one double-- only time I've ever seen it! We've had similar outstanding trips on every red tide event we've fished (at least four since the late 90's). I wouldn't let the red tide stop you from fishing, but you have to have a pretty stout desire to fish to put up with the coughing if you're planning on standing in or near the surf. Glasses do a decent enough job on the eyes, but you gotta want it. If you really want to fish, the game fish will still be there, even when the red tide is thick. I think it may be because the larger fish can take it a little better than the little ones-- you may be the ONLY bait in the water because everything else is dead. Very Happy

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lagunarat1975 · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:30 pm Post subject:

3-m cartridge mask with HEPA filters should do the trick
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Rocketfish · Finger Mullet Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 34

Although respirators are not necessary, I would highly recommend them. Generally, the longer you expose yourself to those aerosols, the more sensitive you become over time. Long term exposure (with all that coughing) can lend to a pretty hefty respiratory infection. I worked in it for several months collecting daily water samples a few years back, and ended up with a 3 month long upper respiratory infection. To this day, I usually start reacting to K. brevis aerosols much quicker than others. Not warning anyone away, just exercise caution when it comes to being out there for extended periods.
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Rocketfish · Finger Mullet Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 34

P.S. Watch your pets on the beach. Don't know if anybody has addressed it, but if your pet shows signs of weakness, sluggishness, vomiting, etc. DO NOT give them water!! Not sure what vets around the area are going to recommend, but the best treatments have been to dehydrate your pet for around 24 hours and watch them closely.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20030616/NEWS/306160304?p=2&tc=pg
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Capt. Billy L. Sandifer · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject: Respirators

I have had my respirator for many years. It still works fine even in the worse Red Tides we have had in my lifetime. It isn't exotic or hard to find. I think I bought mine at Builders Square. It has replaceable carbon filters that are also available for purchase. Its the type painters use. I also wear a simple pair of safety goggles over my glasses. I tried to live on the beach during a bad extended red tide some 30 odd years ago and have been hyper allergic to it's effects ever since. It also changed my voice. It became raspy and has stayed that way ever since. It wasn't the same voice I had before the extended over exposure. What ever you do don't take anyone with any type of respiratory problems down there when the red tide is present. I've fished in it numerous times and we caught a few fish but never a good trip. The memory that stands out in my mind was fighting a skipjack on a speck rig and he jumped and when he hit the water he was stone cold dead. Much wiser to just wait it out and suffer than suffer the red tide. Billy
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RiPPin LiPS · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:41 pm Post subject:

GREAT words of advice Billy... I totally agree with the fact of NOT bringing anyone out there that has prior respiratory problems as it will only make the problem worst.
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