How To Get The Fishy Smell Off 2025
Smallmouth Hunter reply :
I like the smell of bass but I don't want to be smelly all day around the house and whatnot cause other people don't like the smell.
What do you use to get the slime/smell of bass off your hands? I don't want to have to buy something though, just something at home. I have tried washing with soap and salt and it gets the slime but not the smell.
BassinLou reply :
Wash your hands with tooth paste. It gets the smell off pretty good.
Jig Man reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 5:52 AM, BassinLou said:Wash your hands with tooth paste. It gets the smell off pretty good.
X2
NEjitterbugger reply :
Saliva
jignfule reply :
skunk oil
Dyerbassman reply :
That's the smell of success, my man!
cast_and_destroy reply :
^^very true !
I use rubbing alcohol, helps find the cuts too haha
Caylub reply :
How well do those steel scent removing bars work?
FishinDaddy reply :
I use JJ's Magic.
slonezp reply :
I go catch some catfish. That gets rid of the bass smell
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 7:09 AM, Caylub said:How well do those steel scent removing bars work?
They work great, but you have to touch every area of your hands with them (no lather.) I don't use them for fish (just wash with soap,) but I do use them if I chop garlic or something like that.
wngan9447 reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 8:47 AM, FishinDaddy said:I use JJ's Magic.
Hahahaha. That was hilarious.
I use tooth paste as well.
RAMBLER reply :
Wipe your hands on you pants just as soon as you release the fish.
BassWhole! reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 5:44 AM, Crankenstein said:I like the smell of bass but I don't want to be smelly all day around the house and whatnot cause other people don't like the smell.
What do you use to get the slime/smell of bass off your hands? I don't want to have to buy something though, just something at home. I have tried washing with soap and salt and it gets the slime but not the smell.
Lemon juice or vinegar.
Hyrule Bass reply :
just regular hand soap or dish soap, works fine for me. just rub your hands together real good with the soap for a couple minutes and then rinse...
SirSnookalot reply :
I usually wash with soap and water, but other remedies:
Tomato juice
vanilla extract
activated charcoal
roadwarrior reply :
Vinegar works, too.
Wash thoroughly, rinse with vinegar then wash again with soap.
A-Jay reply :
If you want to prevent that fishy smell in the first place ~
Just come fishing with me . . . . . .
A-Jay
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 11:38 PM, A-Jay said:If you want to prevent that fishy smell in the first place ~
Just come fishing with me . . . . . .
A-Jay
Now there is a man with a sense of humor. 
derekxec reply :
i use toothpaste first then since i dont like to go around with tooth paste smelling hands i use a lemon...also gets rid of the nasty ballyhoo smell and squid smells too lol
Neebles reply :
I will use dish soap, followed by hand sanitizer. Same principal as alcohol I suppose.
J Francho reply :
Old school Crest toothpaste or a stainless steel "soap bar." work the best.
Lazz reply :
On 8/1/2013 at 7:09 AM, Caylub said:How well do those steel scent removing bars work?
My sister gave me one of these about 5 years ago...I don't know if its do to the age, but the thing doesn't work???
Freshwater...just soap really.
But a day on the ocean ... I use bleach. Then I wash my hands with vinegar, to remove the bleach, then I just washed my hands with Softsoap. PITA I know, but it works ....
Nice_Bass reply :
Time...and an undetstanding wife.
FishingFLA reply :
Washing hands with head and shoulders does wonders! I think it takes the fish oil off your hand, like it takes the oil off of hair.
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
regular soap works well enough for me
SirSnookalot reply :
On 8/3/2013 at 1:08 PM, Grizzn N Bassin said: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 reply :
Soft soap or gojo
Caylub reply :
Gasoline.
livetofish28 reply :
grab a handful of fresh green pine needles and rub your hands with it works to get any fish smell off.
Smallmouth Hunter reply :
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 reply :
Bacon grease... hands smell like honey maple rather than fish. I almost ate my fingers.
---=Martin=--- reply :
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 reply :
Soap and tablespoon of sugar.
Loop_Dad reply :
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 reply :
No sushi should ever smell fishy.
If it does, run Or else you'll get the runs. .
C.olivier reply :
hand sanitizer
Fishing Rhino reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
pickle juice...
SirSnookalot reply :
On 8/14/2013 at 5:34 AM, Fishing Rhino said: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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
On 8/14/2013 at 5:34 AM, Fishing Rhino said: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 reply :
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 reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 6:46 AM, mddrew88 said: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 reply :
I came into this thread expecting a hilarious back and forth...... I am disapointed
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