tbh mythbusters

[Landrover]

Learn something new everyday!

[VorTexan]

It works! Hang them all around our skinning pole area.

[chug]

okay, any photo's of set up..

never heard of such a thing.. hmmmmmm...

[trykonroye]

I didnt know about the spider web thing thats cool. Theres a bar and grill Back home in Spicewood called Angels and they hang ice bags full of water with dimes and they still have lots of flies on the porch. Great burgers tho.

[Rattler]

What is the Bag per sqft area recommended?

[Dale Moser]

My pops puts a penny in'em. He says they work, and I believe him!

[Doc Garris]

my buddies tell me its an east Tx thing but it seems to work thanks to Dan Clifton we have em hangin on the porch at deer camp out of respect the one he hung a few years back is still hangin on the porch i just dont have the heart to take it down regardless of how i feel IT REALLY SUCKS WHEN GUYS GET TO OLD AND IN BAD HEALTH TO COME TO DEER CAMP GOD BLESS THEM ALL

[Thorson]

Has never worked for me.

I do use dryer sheets as a mosquito deterrent, which seems to work pretty well.

[woody wood]

I have had really good success with it. I keep my dog's food bowl on the back porch and the flies were covering it up. I got 2 one gallon ziploc bags most of the way full and hung them from the porch. Within an hour or so most all of the flies were gone. Be the next day, I did not see one anywhere. I am sold on it.

[Smart]

I call BS on the water in the Zip Locs.......The two restaurants I've been that had them, had their fair share of flies. Now they were both hole in the wall mexican food joints with excellent food. When I asked the waitress why they had them up there when they obviously didn't work, she said it was merely for those people that did believe it but she didn't personally...as I swatted at a fly on the table.....

[FarFromHome]

Usaed it and have had good success. They do not work as well indoors unless there is a lot of light. I heard it has something to do with the reflection messing with the flies eyes, but not sure if that holds water.

I am a believer.

[Joey~AP]

A prism works the same and is more pleasing to look at, whilest hangin on your porch.

Messes with there vision.

[greenflag]

I think the effectiveness does have to do with the light.
I had a couple on my patio & they seemed to work better when I moved them towards the outside of the patio as opposed tho the center.

[qzilla]

I just use a whole porch full of frogs, works well and is quite entertaining.

[sq2bowman]

If you've ever had the good fortune to eat at any of the Rudy's BBQ joints around Texas and sat outside in their patio dining underneath the waterbags you will notice the lack of flies. Some say to put sugar in the water. I would've thought this would draw the flies. Maybe it does mess with their vision, but I know without the water bag, they sure do seem to flock to my sweet tea!!!