I'll use Red bull as an example-

who drinks them before a night out in the suds??

After a long day at work, I drank one around dinner time thinking i was going to fish tonight , but something came up and i am home and I am amped.. If i didn't drink it, i would probably be asleep right now..

my thoughts on these drinks is that they do give me energy while I am fishing, but they really help me in the mornings after a late night fishing. I usually wake up with out what I call " the fishing hang over"

so who drinks em and why?? Are they worth it?

Always have at least one. Definetly keep me going through the night after working all day on my feet. I like the sobe and some other jeff gordon 24 citrus ones. Hess station has them for 2 for $2.50 :rtfm: some tap water in a bottle, a multi vitamin and some caffeine pills ( $5 for a hundred) works just as good though

try XS drinks. google it up. its healthier and better than red bull

arrrrrg. why did i drink this stuff :wall:

I'm with chef,
Sobe Adrenaline sugar free, used to buy it by the case!
Drink one on the way into work every day, then one about 6 pm...Definately drink them if I'm gonna be up for the nite.
Rick

arrrrrg. why did i drink this stuff :wall:

http://www.xsgear.com/home.asp

boing... boing... boing...

4 hours till my kid wakes up..... shoot me. :hs:

boing... boing... boing...

4 hours till my kid wakes up..... shoot me. :hs:

u re up, why dont u head out and fish?

Nebe,
I drink them only when the bite is good and I want to stay out longer. I never start the night out with one unless I know I'll be fishing for a long while. They're like legal speed. I still like them better than dropping no-doze tablets on Block in the 80s.

DZ

monster/rockstar/amped... goooooood stuff

Personally, I like redbull anyway, but I drink one in the middle of a trip when I feel myself fading (having a baby has killed my stamina unless I prepare for it)...


I will give those XS drinks notaro mentioned a shot...

but if you want something REALLY evil.... though not an energy drink.. Try some of these
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/

I am an AMP guy. Use it before my hockey games and before a late night tide. Stuff really works for me.:musc: :musc:

I love them, ask parker 23!
My favorite is the Target brand, sugar free, grapefuit flavor. Awesome. I take them for late nights and early mornings. Usually i dont want to waste time and make coffee early in the morning so I have one before heading out.

I've made the same mistake. Usually I'll fish and then come home and then I'll have trouble getting to sleep; if there's a women next to me then I'll try and wake her--sometimes I find that lovemaking will help settle my nerves and put me to sleep.

When I drink them they make me shakey on the rocks my balance gets dodgey. Like DZ I try to limit my intake...

When I drink them they make me shakey on the rocks my balance gets dodgey. Like DZ I try to limit my intake...

thats some damned good energy drink.
i drink them when i can. as i have been getting exhausted while fishing. but if the fish are biting i don't need em. it's those long nights of "i'm not leaving till i hook one" that i need em. ofcourse we all know that never happens. every fish ya hook = 1/2 to an hour more of fishing. ;)

boing... boing... boing...

4 hours till my kid wakes up..... shoot me. :hs:

You should of had a couple of scotches when you got home....you'd have been asleep in an hour.


Better living through Chemistry.......I do the Rockstar Juiced ones myself. One when I head out and if its an all-nighter another around 2-ish

Did the monster green drinks for awhile, always felt dehydrated the next day and went like a race horse.

Did the ones tdf mentioned the orange cans those are pretty good mellow sugar/ caf. I try not to take them at all and make up for it in the am with a few cups of coffee, if I'm into fish I dont need caffeine to keep me awake, also like goose said come home, shower, get a lil hibbidy dibbity goin and Im out like a light zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:humpty:

I was sent a few packs of "Energy Drink" by a member last month that I'm determined to try next week. You add these packs to bottled water. It looks interesting as it is much more natural based than the typical canned energy drinks.

I'll let you know my findings ;)

I drink redbull before I go out. It definitely helps.

for an all nighter on a friday after working all day:

large starbucks ice coffee (black) on the ride up
Sugar free redbull and a snack, trailmix or something) at around 1 am
Sugar free redbull for the ride home (1 hr ride)
crack a beer when I get home (usually only finish about 3/4 of it)
wake up, hydrate, do it again

*yawn*...... went to sleep around 3:30 am.. then my cat jumped on me around 4 and then my kid jumped in bed to snuggle around 6:30..

I feel fine now but had a rough rough morning- felt like Jim from taxi :hihi:

I think i will do what DZ does- keep one in the truck for emergencies..

i live off of caffeine free sobe adrenaline and red bull, the big ones. sometimes if i know i'm gonna stick it out at spot for a whole tide i'll pound 2 right off the bat. that usually does the trick

Red Bull for me. More to keep me awake when driving home after all night of fishing.

I was sent a few packs of "Energy Drink" by a member last month that I'm determined to try next week. You add these packs to bottled water. It looks interesting as it is much more natural based than the typical canned energy drinks.

I'll let you know my findings ;)

Thanx John

I have been waiting for your opinion. Can I go ahead and put the link in this thread? :hidin:

Thanx John

I have been waiting for your opinion. Can I go ahead and put the link in this thread? :hidin:

Sure - put up the link - again, I've been meaning to try them, just haven't been out that much :fishslap:

I have never tried Red Bull,Amp,Monster ect...I have alway's done one coffee a day even on the all nighters & the back 2 back fishing before work.

But I broke down and tried one of these power drinks it's called 6 hour power by Stacker II.It's a 2.OZ.bottle the Vitamin B12 it 8,333% & B6 is 2,000% WhooAhhh!this Chit works:rtfm: My Ass wasn't dragging @ all,nice even energy it wasn't the hair standing on end type,just hit the ground running.



5/0

I get my energy from the food I eat.
Anyone that knows me, knows I like my food.
I drink water.

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This is the "Healthy Alternative" to Red Bull, Monster and all that other sugary crap. There is nothing worse than an energy drink hangover.
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Check it out-

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(thanx John) :wavey:

nebe are you still awake? :hee:

While prepping to go out for a night, I will drink yerba mate - all natural tea from South America, keeps me going as long as I need to. Was introduced to it by a friend of mine who was a fishing guide down in Chile. Its pretty amazing stuff, lots of vitamins too, very healthy. I don't know why, but it also works both ways, if you want to stay up, you are up, but if you need to go to sleep, you can. No caffeine. Look it up. Highly recommended.

Good old fashioned coffee does the trick fo me.

Skoal mint plus red bull. :spin:

My boss drinks Full Throttle, What a pia, like working for a coke head. Told him next time he talks to me like he's an auctioneer that I'll bitch slap him. "Remember when I told you?" " No, I tend to tune you out so I can get stuff done around here, get outa my way":laugha:

Sugar Free Red Bull ... drink one or two a night and I am usually fine ... but i Have been a heavy coffee drinker for the past 10-20 years, so Red Bull isn't that big of a deal ... like it though.

I find Red Bull tastes nasty.Some of the citrus types like Sobe and the Jeff Gordon 24(imagine me trying that one...go figure!) taste ok.

Most of them make me feel sick to my stomach.

In the end if I'm really tired and the action is slow I just call it a night and head home.Its different when you're slamming fish...you just don't feel tired.

"...act just like the crank addicts, and sound like a 45 played at 78.. (ya got to be old, if ya got that anology!)
That explains a lot. Tried one twice and felt nothing. Must be to old to get reved up. Been told i have a very high drug tolorance.

I've never tried any energy drink,
where do you buy Red Bull or other energy drinks ?
I've always been kind of a high strung/ lots of energy person,
but with what I have planned for the next few weeks, I may want to try some !

i fish to relax. a cup of coffee just about does it for me.

many of the energy drinks available have too much sugar. sugar is counterproductive (knocks you out).

if you want caffeine, chug a couple of diet mountain dews and you'll be flying.

BTW - try drinking a 2 liter bottle of mountain dew in one sitting. i doubt you can dew it. :rotf2: see what happens when you try. :devil2:

ronnie - you can get them at just about any convenience store.

I dont even drink coffee.....just will power for me :musc:
like others have said when i'm into fish im already pumped enough......the only time i get tired is on long drives back home.

Try eating something.

ust will power for me :musc:


Yeh, I could do that too when I was your age :hee: . I was going 36 hours while you were watching Barney but it gets harder :crying:, especially when it is slow ;) - Enjoy it when you can, for most of us it does get a little harder :rtfm: