Skin reactions to bait

[flappy]

Have you tried playing tennis instead..?

 

[jackjock]

Better off with some nitrate gloves which is a bit of a inconvenience but must be better than sore paws.

 

[bacon]

Have you tried playing tennis instead..?

I'd have to practice my grunting...

 

[bacon]

Better off with some nitrate gloves which is a bit of a inconvenience but must be better than sore paws.

My hands sweat in gloves...which in turn also agitates the skin. Like I say it's a real pain, can't win for trying half the time.

 

[Wolf]

My other half says nitrate gloves make you sweat mate so avoid them

 

[hughes66]

Mine suffer a bit with ragworm ,i wash my hands in bucket of sea water after baiting up helps get sore around finger nails .

 

[Mr Fish]

Did you try any barrier cream Bacon?

 

[Jonah]

Try antihistamines. Worth a punt surely?

 

[Emmcee75]

I have the same problem with ragworm and squid. I know you've said gloves play up your hands as well which is a shame. I use barrier cream and marigolds. Also use a baiting needle to get worms on the hooks. Wash gloves in sea water after every bait up.

 

[flappy]

I would just use something else as bait.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

After years of pumping lug without gloves, I can no longer handle fresh yellows/commons/blacks without suffering.
Usually it's a few days of itching/soreness followed by a fortnight of skin peeling off my hands.
Wrapped lug and ragworm tend not to be as bad.

As has been said already, a bucket of clean sea water to continually wash off and fresh clean cloths to dry, make a big difference.
Keeping hands clean and free of cuts helps massively.
Using a disgorger or t bar stops your fingers getting shredded.

 

[Master Caster]

You could always try what's in font of you
(Saltwater) . This is a proven remedy for skin conditions/ inflammation etc. Works wonders for eczema and psoriasis. Try wetting your hand in the saltwater when baiting up. What you got to lose.?

 

[Master Caster]

After years of pumping lug without gloves, I can no longer handle fresh yellows/commons/blacks without suffering.
Usually it's a few days of itching/soreness followed by a fortnight of skin peeling off my hands.
Wrapped lug and ragworm tend not to be as bad.

As has been said already, a bucket of clean sea water to continually wash off and fresh clean cloths to dry, make a big difference.
Keeping hands clean and free of cuts helps massively.
Using a disgorger or t bar stops your fingers getting shredded.

Funny you should say that , I,ve found when handling lug worm the skin around my finger tips and around the nail the skin peels ! It takes a good week to ten days to go back to normal . I'm wondering if the worm juices are acidic which can cause the reaction???

 

[Thameside]

Over 10 years back, I got I'll because of lug juices on my hands that I thought I had wiped off.
So since then I have worn gloves just for baiting up.
So I would bait up to rods then have 2 rigs ready for rebating depending on the baits.
I started off with latex, some come with talcum powder & some without .
Then switched over to nitrile gloves.
But you can buy vinyl gloves.
I only wear the gloves for the time it takes to bait up,then take them off so my hands don't sweat.

 

[flappy]

Or maybe just use squid..?