Gross Fishy Hands

[Hammer 4]

If you have to handle a fish besides lipping it, have your hands Wet before hand, less chance of wiping the slime off the fish.

[JediAmoeba]

This is why I wear a shirt and pants.  

This is why I wear a shirt and pants.  

 

But seriously, I catch way too many fish to waste my time washing them between each one.  Fish slime is a part if the fun...

[5/0]

I know people who will rub scent on their hands before handling baits.

[ethan-333]

Catfish, carp, or drum? I’ll rinse my hands in the water. White bass, largemouth, bluegill? Doesn’t bother me, I’m out there to fish and when the white bass are going good catching 100+ in a day is nothing. When I get home I’ll use a good dose of lemon juice and toothpaste and I’m good to go

[Tlauz]

Bass I have never noticed slime or smell. I catch a lot of Northern Pike and I rinse my hands off after everyone. They are very slimy and if I didn't rinse I'd probably throw my rod in the water.  I always have a towel on the deck of my boat.  

[Smells like fish]

That wonderful fish funk is where my name comes from. My Mrs. complains about the fish smell. When we go to her parents of course I fish at their place too and so her steering wheel reeks and she meets me at the door of her parents with hand sanitizer. I say it's the smell of success baby!!! 

[Bluebasser86]

I'll wipe my hands in the water after grabbing a catfish. Usually lip bass so not a lot of slime transferred in that process. Smell doesn't really bother me too much but if my wife complains when I get home that my hands smell like fish, I wash them off with toothpaste, takes the smell right off.

[ohboyitsrobby]

3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'll wipe my hands in the water after grabbing a catfish. Usually lip bass so not a lot of slime transferred in that process. Smell doesn't really bother me too much but if my wife complains when I get home that my hands smell like fish, I wash them off with toothpaste, takes the smell right off.

Are you serious about the toothpaste?? Ive never thought of that. 

[Bluebasser86]

13 minutes ago, ohboyitsrobby said:

Are you serious about the toothpaste?? Ive never thought of that. 

Dead serious, kills bad breath and fights fishy fingers.

[NHBull]

Here ya go

 

https://www.earthturns.com/dr-bronners-pump-soap-lemongrass-lime

 

I would not brush my teeth with it?

[Harold Scoggins]

I just wipe my hands on my armpits.

[Jsmith1990]

10 hours ago, GreenPig said:

My fishing partner's jacket works great and I don't have to worry about washing it. His wife thinks that he catches fish. It's a Win - Win.

This made me laugh quite a bit 

[MGF]

I just wipe my hands on my pants. Sometimes I rinse them in the lake/river before wiping.

[Shimano_1]

Come on man really?  If it bothered me I'd never say a word about it. 

[Sam]

19 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

Whenever I catch a fish, I try to avoid touching it and getting the slime all over me. I hate when my hands are all gross. Some people don't even rinse their hands off after handling a fish. I usually wash my hands in the water and use a towel to dry them.Anybody else feel this way?

No, not really. In fact, when tournament fishing we don't take time to wash our hands before we have a snack or lunch. We just wipe our hands on our jeans or pants.

 

As long as we don't get any death cooties we are OK.

[NYWayfarer]

I carry a couple of rags with me fishing. One I always dunk in the water and wring it until it is just damp. I wipe my hands off with that one after handling a fish then dry them with a dry rag.

 

If I pack lunch for a boat trip it’s in a sandwich baggie and I use the bag to handle the sandwich so I don’t touch it.

 

I have some anti bacterial wipes in the car which I use before I drive home.

 

When I am home I was my hands with a mixture of Dawn dish detergent and de-fishing soap I got at Walmart. I found nothing better to get rid of the fish slime and smell.

 

 

[Kdizzle]

It reminds me of the fishing brohs I see on youtube wearing gloves to handle fish even when its not cold outside, and fishing a shaky head or dropshot with casting gear because they of course are manly manly men, but don't wanna take a chance of getting a spine in their thumb from a flopping and flapping bass. 

 

Manliness in this day and age is a confusing subject to me. 

[scaleface]

I use to do a lot of catfishing . On hot summer nights I would catch shad with a throw net . Then knock the daylights out of channel cats and blues . I would get back to  the boat ramp early in the morning and be gross and sticky all over . I'd back the trailer in , load the boat then strip off and take a bath in the lake . I used ivory soap because it floated . Put my gross sticky clothes back on and go home . 

[schplurg]

My hands smell nastiest when handling bait, especially anchovies. Not so bad when fishing for black bass.

 

But ya, quick rinse in the water if needed, and if I remember that I have a towel I will use that. If I just lipped it then probably not. I don't catch enough fish here to have a real routine  

 

Speaking of gloves ^^, it is normal to find blue rubber gloves scattered along the banks of the delta, sometimes 30 - 40 in one spot. I can't even fathom leaving such a mess behind.

 

Imagine if a virus like Covid came along that only killed selfish idiots. Maybe one day...

[Bird]

I also did a great deal of catfishing back in the day, with chicken liver and sun ripened shrimp, fish slime was a sanitizer in comparison. Lol

 

I never really considered Bass that slimy really but never had the urge to fondle and kiss them.?

[Big Hands]

22 hours ago, GreenPig said:

My fishing partner's jacket works great and I don't have to worry about washing it. His wife thinks that he catches fish. It's a Win - Win.

Beat me to it!

[TnRiver46]

On 4/18/2020 at 2:51 PM, Quarry Man said:

just watched a video where Seth Feider caught a bass then immediately touched his face afterwords, thats what made me realize this.

Hell, I eat the things. Getting slime on my face is a sign of success

On 4/18/2020 at 4:56 PM, plawren53202 said:

I only get to fish from the bank so that's what grass is for?

 

In all seriousness, if you have fish smell on your hands after a trip or after cleaning fish, (a) good for you, you didn't get skunked, and (b) ketchup takes the smell off--slather ketchup on your hands and scrub it around, rinse it off, then scrub with soap and water, and rinse it. Same logic as taking a bath in tomato juice if you get sprayed by a skunk.

I would way rather have fish stank on my hands than ketchup 

On 4/19/2020 at 6:16 AM, ohboyitsrobby said:

Are you serious about the toothpaste?? Ive never thought of that. 

It’s almost magic. 

[ohboyitsrobby]

On 4/19/2020 at 5:29 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Dead serious, kills bad breath and fights fishy fingers.

I tried the toothpaste thing after a tournament yesterday and it does work amazingly well. Thanks for the tip.

[FishinBuck07]

Release the fish, picks up sammich and continue eating it!!!  Not how its done?

[DFWbassin]

On 4/18/2020 at 1:18 PM, Pickle_Power said:

You're complaining about fishy hands?  Come on, man!

I know right ?