Glove vs Tab...For Slapping Mosquitoes!!!

FarmerMarley · August 24, 2011, 12:24:00 AM

Alright, so I have been reading through all the threads comparing and contrasting gloves and tabs. Obviously there are a lot of different opinions about which shoots better.

Well, what I am wondering is which is better for slapping them damn mosquitoes when you are out in the woods?!! I am pretty new to trad and I started with a tab. When I am out these days in the woods there are always lots of mosquitoes that I am trying to swat at and smack.

So just wondering what you guys think is better for fighting back against the bloodsuckers.

SwampWarrior · August 24, 2011, 07:42:00 AM

Well being from Minnesota our state bird pretty much is the mosquito. I feel that a glove is better because it is form fitting and is on your fingers. A tab has a lot of variables involved, aerodynamics is one, then there is the "what if it flops at the moment of truth? " I am biased in that I prefer a glove but I still see all the advantages with a glove compared to a tab.

Night Wing · August 24, 2011, 07:54:00 AM

For me, it's easy to sum up.

For mosquitoes, it's a glove. For shooting arrows, it's a tab.

We're having a severe drought this year with very high temperatures. We don't have the mosquito problem this year like we normally have because of the drought. Everything is bone dry here where I live.

It's going to be another dry and hot 104-105 degree day here.

Bill Carlsen · August 24, 2011, 02:43:00 PM

Get a Therma cell and it won't matter.

bryan r · August 24, 2011, 03:05:00 PM

I'm with SwampWarrior on this one... I believe tabs would give more of a fanning effect. Gloves are definitely key to proper mosquito termination.

On a side note... Does thermacell qualify for traditional mosquito hunting? (clearly my first choice, but was only given two options) :D

buckster · August 24, 2011, 03:09:00 PM

I'm with Bill. While your're slapping, deer are running for cover! Thermacell is the word.

SS Snuffer · August 24, 2011, 03:10:00 PM

Minnesota guys are the EXPERTS!!

PaddyMac · August 24, 2011, 03:32:00 PM

I have just switched to a glove from tabs and I can honestly say that the ONLY thing gloves are good for is shooting a bow. You can't tie your shoes, or eat an apple, or pick your nose, or pick up dropped money, or get your keys out of your pocket. Maybe karate chop a skeet, maybe. But if you wait until the creature is so full of your blood he is slow in taking off, the tab will definitely remember the experience.

Recurve50 LBS · August 24, 2011, 04:40:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bill Carlsen:
Get a Therma cell and it won't matter.

I second that!

Shakes.602 · August 24, 2011, 04:54:00 PM

Are the Little Suckers, pardon the pun :rolleyes: , too tough for "Deep Woods Off"??

Three Finger · August 24, 2011, 05:33:00 PM

Night Wing. I'm with you love shooting with my tab. Sorry for the heat down there. Grew up in Louisiana/Texas. I miss it in the winter but not the summer. It was 65 this morning.

mathews4ever · August 25, 2011, 01:23:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by PaddyMac:
Maybe karate chop a skeet, maybe.

Friend · August 25, 2011, 06:56:00 AM

Tabs provide a much smoother release when removing a squashed mosquito.

Applying a little scentless powder to the tab prior to the hunt will provide an even smoother squashed mosquito release.

FarmerMarley · August 26, 2011, 12:37:00 AM

Ooooh....I never heard of using unscented powder for better release. Haha!
I like the way shooting with a tab feels for me, but I have a feeling that gloves would be superior for a consistent, accurate, and repeatable mosquito smacking implement.

Anybody been busted by game while they were trying to slap a mosquito in the woods?

What is thermacell?

I've definitely been known to use some "Off" and tried plenty of different mosquito products when I used to live in Costa Rica.