washing hands
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Printed Date: 11 Jun 2026 at 3:25am
Topic: washing hands
Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Subject: washing hands
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:29pm
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what do you use to wash your hands? i have tried several products, none of them get pillie smell of my hands better than washing my hair really well... seems to work the best but doesnt get 100% out. so what do you use? ------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:36pm
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Try some baking soda rubbed into the hands and washed off, toothpaste is another... ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: otter
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:38pm
| commercial handcleaner or toothpaste doe the trick for me |
Posted By: Karlosnz
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:57pm
ummmm use soft plastics,lures or jigs
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Posted By: Telecaster
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:04pm
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karlosnz wrote:Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:04pm
sweet will try that, as for lures and softies im land based  ------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:05pm
 ------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: got no boat
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:10pm
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Use dishwashing liquid without any water for a min or so then rinse off with water. Works for me. ------------- If a 6 was a nine... I don't mind |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:11pm
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The key is to use cold water and a citrus based hand cleaner. The product that fishing essentials put out is also pretty good but using the above is a cheap and effective option that actually removes the smell rather than masking it like toothpaste does Avoid using hot or even warm water as it opens the pores of the skin and ends up driving the stink in!  ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Ahab
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:22pm
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I spray my hands with spray and wipe, then rinse with tap water. Probably not recommended by the company, but they aren't fishermen. |
Posted By: Ahab
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:23pm
| Spray and wipe does the trick. Just spray on your hands then rinse it off. Hasn't killed me yet, so I guess it's pretty safe. |
Posted By: Zambezi
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:26pm
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Lol, I just used normal soap and water, if they smell afterwards oh well. Goes away in a few days. Luckily everyone I live and work with is not bothered by it. Not that they go out of their way to smell my hands. ------------- A man’s comfort in life can be measured by the quality of the toilet paper he uses to wipe his arse. |
Posted By: Big -Dave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:12pm
| what about those stainless steel soaps? |
Posted By: mouthu
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:14pm
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Citrus hand cleaner for me, got a tub in the truck. It even takes off pitto. sap. ------------- Yes it was me, I screwed it up for everyone. |
Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:17pm
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I found this hard to believe when I got it as a present, but this stainless steel "soap" is the best smell get ridofer that I've ever had. To test it I went and minced up some old pilchards for berley, the biggest test of any hand cleaner. You rub your hands with it and smell gone. Fecked if I know how it works, but it does.  ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:18pm
sounds like the one, any brands better than others? ------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: deltadreams
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:20pm
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Try Hand sanitizer, the stuff the Hospitals have all over the place, works wonders ------------- Remember: it's not a fish until it's landed |
Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:23pm
i think it smells like.... well a hospital  i hate that smell, spent some time there. where do ubuy that 'soap'------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: SufixRockMan
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:27pm
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Tooth paste or something citrus based like JK has already mentioned. Sunscreen is surprisingly good too if you have a long drive home and dont want to stink |
Posted By: "Scooter"
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:43pm
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Dishwashing liquid an tooth paste. Underarm roll on after hot soap an water works as well. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 5:47pm
Forget all of the other ones...I have fished off the bricks for 20 years and use bonito(skip jack tuna) every time i go....its the worst bait for getting the smell away,far worse than pillies....i have used that crc soap for getting rid of the smell but the best thing to come my way for this sort of thing....hands down are these=They are anti bacterial and contain tea tree oil...they also act as a fish attractant...I put one sheet in my pocket and wipe my hands after every bait i put on....when they get dry,i pour a little water on and they keep going.......only these will kill the odour but you had better like the smell of tea tree oil! I had food poisoning once from bonito bait.....shiiiite my brains out and then pewked too,so be careful with eating with bait ridden hands....you can buy these from k mart(they won an award for this product)....AWESOME. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 6:40pm
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I dont ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Sufishent
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 6:41pm
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[QUOTE=Bender]I found this hard to believe when I got it as a present, but this stainless steel "soap" is the best smell get ridofer that I've ever had. x2 - didn't believe it would too but works like a treat ------------- You can never have enough fishing tackle |
Posted By: Tangi DnA
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 7:35pm
------------- I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila. |
Posted By: Big -Dave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 8:55pm
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I have a stainless soap too, I think it works, but not having a missus means there is no one to complain anyway. Dosent smell too bad when I pick my nose the next morning.... |
Posted By: kens
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:05pm
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there is a whole bunch of people
on this planet who dont use bog paper , find out what they wash their hands with and I reckon you'll be gold. ------------- The past, the present and the future walked into a bar. It was tense. |
Posted By: DAVE_
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:08pm
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i leave a bottle of hand soap in the car, on return from a fish a bit of soap & some sand makes a rough paste and gets all the stink off. without water for a bit then rinse it off. works sweet
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Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:09pm
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haha, they dont..... they just use there other hand to eat.... haha. sapose they wash it in there wife box.... haha ------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: anglebox64
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:09pm
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ive found using my mates good towels do the trick for me hahahaha but ive been using radox body wash and works mint but hands have to eb dry first then wash in cold water then have a shower once clean hands ------------- fords the best F##k the rest |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:18pm
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Easy peasie .... simply take a couple of fresh lemons, cut then squeeze
juice over hands then rub in .... smell gone plus you now know where
every cut or spine ***** has been .... works tho & is antiseptic as well. ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 9:25pm
On the Ultimate Game we use BA's aftershave ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Mark Mac
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 10:33pm
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All of your fathers and grandfathers will be disgusted by this thread.
If the smell is a problem - stop going fishing ------------- Time spent on the water doesn't come off your life |
Posted By: CanadianJohn
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 10:46pm
if after you've washed your hair your hands still smell wash your girlfriends hair.
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Posted By: jaypeegee
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 11:09pm
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Soap and water bro
Any smell that remains is no bother.
Got my fishing clothes in the shed
come home
Pack up
swap clothes back to civies
wash hands
minimal smell
------------- "You don't have to be smart to laugh at a fart, but you have to be stupid not to." |
Posted By: FireBlade
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 5:35am
| +1 for Stainless steel soap, The only problem with it is that it gives me a headache trying to figure out how on earth it works. |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 8:00am
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Oh yeah forgot about those stainless steel soaps. Have one at home that I use every once in a while. Probably better kept in the car as easy to use to clean up before the drive home after those days on the rock. How does it work???? The theory is that the sulfur from the fish is attracted to and binds with one or more of the metals in stainless steel. Formation of such compounds is what makes stainless steel stainless, after all. Fish (as well as onions and garlic) contain amino acid sulfoxides, which form sulfenic acids, which then form a volatile gas (propanethiol S-oxide), which forms sulfuric acid upon exposure to water. These compounds are responsible for burning your eyes while cutting onions and also for their characteristic scent. If the sulfur compounds bind to the steel, then the odor is removed from your fingers. But following this principle....my stainless steel soap itself doesnt stink like fish after such binding....hmmm ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: bokbefok
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 8:19am
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I use sugar / lemon mix...............and sometimes Jiff. Smell doesn't bother me though ............ not sure about the Missus though  Where's this stainless steel soaps available?
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Posted By: Dutchy_fisher
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 8:25am
------------- always keen for a fish! 0220901730 http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.theworldwidefishingclub.com |
Posted By: Southern_Jez
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 8:34am
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I have found orange skins are fantastic, eat orange in the morning, keep skins in a plastic bag with a bit of water so they dont dry out, rub skins on hands when get back to car, smell gone, hands smell like oranges. That said, i am only getting rid of fish handling smell, not pillies/bait smells. |
Posted By: letsgetem
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 1:38pm
| I find Jif works extremely well. |
Posted By: atis
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 1:54pm
+1 Jif is the best to clean grease, oil, fish or anything of hands... vinegar or lemon juice to get rig of the smell...
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 7:43pm
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back of your pants works a treat....
------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Tipper
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 8:45am
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Posted By: Keith C
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 8:57am
Thanks Tipper. Took your advice and now my dog looks terrible without his ears.
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Posted By: roddholder
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 10:08pm
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old fishermen never die, they just smell that way baking soda water and juice of half a lemon. or you can add 2 drops of vanilla essence if you want to smell like a girl. ------------- she was only a fishermans daughter, but she reeled at the sight of my rod!. |
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 11:34pm
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You dont need those fancy stainless steel soap bars.. just any piece of flatish stainless will do the trick. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: M.Hoppy
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2012 at 9:35pm
| I usually use a handful of laundry powder. Pretty harsh, but it really scrubs the sh*t off your hands. Not so good in the small cuts you always seem to get from a days fishing tho - stings a bit !! |