How To Get The Fishy Smell Off

[Grizzn N Bassin]

regular soap works well enough for me

[SirSnookalot]

regular soap works well enough for me

Pretty much for me too.  I don't find bass to be that much of a problem with smell.  The tougher odors for me are squid, frozen sardines and barracuda, as disgustingly as they smell they are are absolutely wonderful on the plate.  I wash with soap before I leave the marina, then again when I get home, the smell may take a few hours to dissipate.

[Teal]

Soft soap or gojo

[CayMar]

Gasoline.

[livetofish28]

grab a handful of fresh green pine needles and rub your hands with it works to get any fish smell off. 

[Smallmouth Hunter]

Thanks for all the advice! Haven't gone fishin for a few days so I haven't got a chance to test any yet.

[Diggy]

Bacon grease... hands smell like honey maple rather than fish. I almost ate my fingers.

[CountBassula]

i actually like the smell of fish, just as i like the smell of gun cleaning products on my hands, but for my wife's sake i wash my hands with soap and it takes care of most of it...

[Zimmer Man]

Soap and tablespoon of sugar.

[Loop_Dad]

Do you know why Sushi is served with pickled ginger? Eating Sushi with finger is the proper and cool way of doing it in Tokyo and pickled ginger, not only eatable, but removes the fishy smell from you finger. 

 

However unless you are sushi chef  other methods mentioned already should be easier.

[J Francho]

No sushi should ever smell fishy.

 

If it does, run Or else you'll get the runs. .

[C.olivier]

hand sanitizer

[Fishing Rhino]

Try grass.  It's loaded with chlorophyll, which is pretty good at neutralizing unpleasant odors.

 

Grab a fistful of grass, crunch it up in your hands, then rub it over your hands, and around your fingers.

 

It will work better if the grass is damp. 

[wakeeater]

stainless steel.  they sell the "jimmy houston"  stainless steel bars of soap at bps.  it's good for getting gas, fish, & other undesirable smells off.  i learned this at a wakeboard camp about 10 years ago.  it works super good!

[Grizzn N Bassin]

pickle juice... 

[SirSnookalot]

Try grass.  It's loaded with chlorophyll, which is pretty good at neutralizing unpleasant odors.

 

Grab a fistful of grass, crunch it up in your hands, then rub it over your hands, and around your fingers.

 

It will work better if the grass is damp. 

I never thought about this.  Coming from a lobster fisherman that dealt with bait smell everyday, I gotta think this may be an excellent solution, and it's free.

[ToadTorcher]

Tooth paste! Colgate baking soda and peroxide works quite nicely. Add a quarter size amount to your palms and rub it around then wash/rinse it off. Usually takes the smell of every time! 

[jhoffman]

Ive found three things

 

1: Hand Sanitizer

2: Stainless Steel Soap Bar(not soap) aka The Fish

3: TW sells a soap and it works awesome

[flechero]

Try grass.  It's loaded with chlorophyll, which is pretty good at neutralizing unpleasant odors.

 

 

My neighbors dog proves that theory wrong big time!!!  

 

I think the key is not letting the fish slime dry... wet hands before grabbing the fish if practical and then rinse/wipe immediately after releasing the fish.  I never need more than regular soap and water if I do that.  If I let it dry, I have to do all the other things mentioned in this thread.

[mddrew88]

I've never really noticed a bad smell from bass that regular hand soap wouldn't remedy.

 

If you still smell rank after that then it might not be your hands fault.

[SirSnookalot]

I've never really noticed a bad smell from bass that regular hand soap wouldn't remedy.

 

If you still smell rank after that then it might not be your hands fault.

IMO bass don't have too bad of a smell, so many other species are far more pungent, bait and squid are pretty bad too.

[prjavelin]

I came into this thread expecting a hilarious back and forth...... I am disapointed