Fish Smelling Hands

[Fishing_Widow]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had a remedy to get rid of the fish smell off your hands. I use soaker for clothes but have not really found anything that will take the fish smell from the hands.

Regards,

Nomes

[major-defect]

I like the smell of baity fingers.

[fishingnottake]

i've heard rubbing your hands with a lemon helps, but i just use some of that citrius hand cleaner before i get back in the car, slather it over your hands/arms, then wash off seems to work a charm.
ash

[Noelm]

simple, just wash in a diluted mixture of Dettol, works a treat to add a bit in the bath as well after a day out, and keep some sets of old clothes for fishing only, and wash them as normal but keep them in the garage or somewhere

[Gorilla_in_Manila]

Tablespoon or 2 of salt in the palm of one hand, few drops of water to form a paste, scrub hard at the fishy bits with the salt granules.
Rinse and have a sniff.
Cheers
Jeff

[lippa]

stainless steel. works trick!!! you can buy a block of stainlees steel "soap" at homewares shops. my missus stocks them. just rub the "soap under running water, simple as that!!!!!!!!!

cheers

lippa

[gunna]

Tackle shops sell aniseed soap. Give that a try.

[sharky789]

no no no get some waterless hand cleaner it is 66%ethanol and woolwash believe me its safe i use it all time its called aquim hand cleaner it dreis instantly and will get rid of the most potent of smells it available at your local priceline pharmarcy

cheers sharky789

[Fishing_Widow]

Thanks to everyone that has replied.

I will have to get the other half to try some of those ideas as I can't stand the smell of fish. Especially when he has been bait fishing. And yes I cheat when I fish - Ian takes the fish off the hook and if he can't then I use a towel.

Thanks again.

Nomes

[shaman]

Have a smoke ...............Billy

[Cheech]

I have been using the handwash called "Orange" that you can buy from supercheap. It works pretty well in masking the smell.

Liquid solvol is not bad either.

We also have detol liquid soap for general use, so after using the Orange, I then use the Detol. What one misses the other gets.

Cheech

[TinarooTriumph]

We have a large drum of Protecta-Pink which we use around the place when our hands get covered in muck. Bit on the dear side but it works better then anything else.

There is however a cheap alternative which you can get at Overflow, but you got to be quick. Its a smaller verson of Protecta-Pink but in a 1 litre container with a black lid, and I cant remember for the life of me what its called. Its a mix of petrolium and some girly stuff (moisturiser ). Its green in colour If im right...

TT

[roz]

This topic has done the rounds a few times!!

IMO.. there is a product available from the supermarket called 'Vanilla Fridge Wipe'.

It is a food grade disinfectant/deoderizer, just wash you hands and spray a little on and rub in..jobs done.

Also brilliant for spraying on the clean up areas after filletting/cleaning.

Aside from that, just get over it. Me thinks it's just part and parcel of fishing.

Good luck Roz

[Got_the_Fever]

Nomes

Keep half a lemon beside you when you are going to fish or so on. It is easy to jam your fingers into it and rub them around a little. Especially useful if you are working on fish and the phone rings, only takes a second and the smell is gone.

Lemons are cheap and you can use them for a lot of different things as well, fish chips and lemon, gin tonic and lemon and so on. Very versatile.

Kel

[MulletMan]

Why would you want to get rid of the greatest smell on earth?