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    Posted: 27 Apr 2009 at 9:57pm
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What's the best stuff for removing the fish smell (pilchards esp) from your hands after a days fishing? Anyone got any secret recipes?
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Lemon juice (or any fresh citrus juice)

Or pinch some of the wife's vanilla essence from the larderEvil%20Smile

Better yet...stay away from the stinky bait! 


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Use soft plastics LOL
 
On a more serious note there is a CRC product out there that i seem to remember working pretty well, cant remember the name?
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Soft plastics? I normally prefer the cold steel of a spear! But sometimes I end up being bait btch. Thanks for the suggestions.
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toothpaste, buy a couple of tubes of the standard white colgate toothpaste or any cheap brand and keep them spare. its like a cut and polish for you hands, and then just use soap to get the excess paste and minty smell of your hands.
but this has been the best remedy i have come across
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Originally posted by karlosnz karlosnz wrote:

 On a more serious note there is a CRC product out there that i seem to remember working pretty well, cant remember the name?


Just had a squiz in the cupboard... the CRC product is called ODA - KILL  (forgot I had it there.....it's been a while since I came home with smelly fingers)


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baking soda mixed with a bit of water to form a paste and then rub your hands vigourously and then wash off under water.

And believe it or not another goody is toothpaste.
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this is timely....   I have found that after a good session of fishing, with fish guts under your nails for a few days .. the best thing to get rid of that fishy smell is to go get a few ducks this weekend..  after gutting a few, presto! the fish smell is all gone.!!. its amazing.. Approve

 
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Two options that I know. Both work, but one is a little more painful than the other.
Option 1 - mix sugar and dishwash liquid in the palm of one hand and then rub them together. Works well for oil and stuff as well.
Option 2 - walk in the door, kiss the wife/gf and rub your hands clean on whatever part of her anatomy or clothing you can grab. Once she punches you in the nose a couple of times the smell will be gone.
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or...get the soapy water out and clean your boat, the time you spend washing down the boat withyour hands soaking in it will ge rid of the smell..or ..tagits option B
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have you's tried those baby nappie wipes ? i mean if they can cover up a baby's nuclear wastes it sure can get rid of the fishy smell :D
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Originally posted by part-timer part-timer wrote:

this is timely....   I have found that after a good session of fishing, with fish guts under your nails for a few days .. the best thing to get rid of that fishy smell is to go get a few ducks this weekend..  after gutting a few, presto! the fish smell is all gone.!!. its amazing.. Approve

 


Only one thing worse than smelly fish hands - yep you guessed it smelly duck gut hands, especially if they've been gut shot and did I mention the farrrts - fish smells all goneBig%20smile
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There is a product sold in many fishing stores which works, it does smell a bit strange for a little while but removes the fish smell.

This is the product.
One for use with Saltwater, the other with fresh.
http://www.discountfishingsupplies.co.nz/shop/anti-fish-hands-freshwater-handcleanser-p-1837.html

http://www.discountfishingsupplies.co.nz/shop/anti-fish-hands-saltwater-handcleanser-p-1838.html

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Truth be told guys, you dont want all the smell gone. Theres nothing better than being at work on a tuesday and catching a whiff of fish smell left over from saturday and reminiscing about your last trip instead of working.
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Originally posted by tobez tobez wrote:

or...get the soapy water out and clean your boat, the time you spend washing down the boat withyour hands soaking in it will ge rid of the smell..or ..tagits option B
That dosn't work mate cause if you are like me Filleting comes after washing the boat....LOL
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Ajax spray n wipe.  I use it for cleaning up in general and it neutralises fish odors on anything.  Spray it on your hands, wait for the burning sensation to last 30 seconds or so and wash it off.
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Oda kil seams to do a reasonable job
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Toothpaste just replaces the smell with something else.
 
Anything citrus based with cold water will work.
 
Cold water best as it doesnt open up the pours of the skin and absorb the fishy smell even further.
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wash hands under cold water with stainless steel.

 
Get a piece of stainless flat bar. approx 100 x 80 x 6mm. round off edges and rub over hands under cold water. you will be amazed at how good it works. Even gets ground in garlic smell from skin. I tried it out when one of my Chef mates told me about it.
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can you still buy the soap with sand or grit in it. remeber using it when after going fishing with my dad when i was younger and it seemed to pass the mother test most times.
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