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RPool · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:00 pm Post subject: First aid for fly rodders

I made a longer post on the saltwater board, but I got hit by a ray yesterday and the chemical hand warmer I used to cover it saved me a lot of misery. Carry a pack or two with an Ace bandage - it can save a lot of grief until you get to medical care.

JoeT · Horse Mullet Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

i wade fish 95% of the time and have been for over 30 years and it hasn't happened.well this past week i came really close and actually kicked a ray and got very lucky.where can you get these warmers and how did you actually do it.

JoeT · Horse Mullet Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

just read your other post and im definitely picking some of these up,thanks for the post

lagunaflyoutfitters · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 127

I treat about 100 or more of these in any given year for the last 12 years. Heat helps pain, we think by denaturing the protein in the venom. antiseptic soaks. Doxycycline to cover vibrio and staph is good idea along with xray to make sure no retained spine. Retained spine only about 3 % but catastrophic for infection if missed. Glad you are ok. tight loops

RPool · Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:01 pm Post subject:

Excellent advise, Dr. Worrell. I was just really lucky except for the fact that I caught as much with my foot as I did with the fly rod that afternoon!

BayFly · Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:53 am Post subject:

Is Doxycycline something we can buy over the counter to take with us while fishing?

hickroots07 · Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:28 pm Post subject:

BayFly · Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 6:50 pm Post subject:

RPool · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:30 am Post subject:

Never took typing - sorry, Dr. Dorrell - the W and D keys are too close together for me.