03-30-2013, 04:08 PM
[cool][#0000FF]I felt your pain...from leg cramps. That has been a bain to many tubers...including myself. Bain...pain. Hoo ha.
As a former semi-athlete I have endured many "muscle spasms"...in virtually every mistreated muscle in my body. And it hasn't gotten any better with age. Maybe worse.
Drinking lots of milk (calcium) and eating bananas (potassium) is supposed to help. Maybe it does but I still carry leg cramp pills and need to take them on just about every tubing trip. (see attached pic) At the first onset of the dreaded tightening...usually in the calf muscles...I dissolve 2-4 of these tiny little pills under my
. They don't taste bad at all. And they work fast. Only takes a few minutes and the cramps or tightening goes away. It may take a second dose if you are fool enough to stay out in 10 mph winds...without a motor. That's why I got one.
The water should be warming up substantially in the next week and hopefully so will the fishing.
At least you didn't have to endure the smell of skunk along with the pain of crampdom.
By the way, it is common for cats to seek out shallower water late in the day during cold weather or cold water periods. Shallow warms faster and even a couple of degrees is welcome to kitties. They are even more attracted to south-facing shorelines that get stronger sun penetration. But the Knolls is off limits. That is usually my fave go-to spot for early cat action.
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As a former semi-athlete I have endured many "muscle spasms"...in virtually every mistreated muscle in my body. And it hasn't gotten any better with age. Maybe worse.
Drinking lots of milk (calcium) and eating bananas (potassium) is supposed to help. Maybe it does but I still carry leg cramp pills and need to take them on just about every tubing trip. (see attached pic) At the first onset of the dreaded tightening...usually in the calf muscles...I dissolve 2-4 of these tiny little pills under my
. They don't taste bad at all. And they work fast. Only takes a few minutes and the cramps or tightening goes away. It may take a second dose if you are fool enough to stay out in 10 mph winds...without a motor. That's why I got one.The water should be warming up substantially in the next week and hopefully so will the fishing.
At least you didn't have to endure the smell of skunk along with the pain of crampdom.
By the way, it is common for cats to seek out shallower water late in the day during cold weather or cold water periods. Shallow warms faster and even a couple of degrees is welcome to kitties. They are even more attracted to south-facing shorelines that get stronger sun penetration. But the Knolls is off limits. That is usually my fave go-to spot for early cat action.
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