Riddle answer

[Rich461]

I love it! I have seen so many great answers to this question.

The actual answer is:

Wash your hands with unscented soap.

You cannot believe what odors are on your hands just from getting your boat ready to go.
And the first thing you do is touch the bait.

I have my soap right next to the driver's seat, so when I get to my fishing area, I just wet my hands
over the side, wash off my hands, then dry them. Now I am ready to fish.

Good job guys.

[nipples]

Noooooo...

You already got your gunky/stinky hands all over your steering wheel, gear lever, trolling motor handle, etc. etc. So when you touch any of those again, you just got yer hands all funked up again...

You wear surgical gloves when you get your boat ready, fill it with gas, unhook it for launch, put in the drain plug, etc... Then you take the surgeons gloves off before you touch the boats steering wheel or trolling motor pull handle... or... you wash your hands right after you put the boat in the water, but before you gunk up the steering wheel or trolling motor, or a fishing rod.

Your way is kinda like setting the table for dinner with greasy hands, cooking dinner, serving dinner, and going to wash yer hands right before you eat off the grease smudged silverware and plates.

Most of us make sure we have clean hands before we get to the place we want to fish (where soapy water might turn off a fish ).

[bassindon69]

I love it! I have seen so many great answers to this question.

The actual answer is:

Wash your hands with unscented soap.

You cannot believe what odors are on your hands just from getting your boat ready to go.
And the first thing you do is touch the bait.

I have my soap right next to the driver's seat, so when I get to my fishing area, I just wet my hands
over the side, wash off my hands, then dry them. Now I am ready to fish.

Good job guys.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I mean, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I never use it and catch just fine

[thukidad]

i would think turning off electronic would be the first thing??

[DanWarme]

Dude,
That is definitely gonna get soap and lake water into your beer!

Think you may need to re-examine your priorities!

[Tin Can]

There are a bunch of more important things that washing your hands. lol

[Pearl Swimbaits]

ha ha ha........ if you are not washing your hands with HOT SAUCE or UNIGOOP... or whatever scent of yer choice then it is a waste of time... you cant get YOUR scent off of YOU........

....... My rally chew taste bad but you get used to it

[fishinman]

Just stick your hands in a bag of anchovies, sardines or what ever fish you have a preference for. Now your really ready to fish.

[Eric Ocampo]

man, i thought there was going to be some sort of clever ending to this...

I just use a scent like bang or gulp to mask whatever finger funk i may have, and i hardly do that. Think about it.... a live shad or craw fish doesnt really smell fishy... somewhat aquatic but not rotten clam.

[bmshepherd]

i have never seen KVD wash his hands. im not saying it couldnt help but im not going to start washing up until i see tho pros doing it...... although one time was eating cheetos and i caught way more fish than my uncle who was using the same bait...hmm?

[eric n]

Gods honest truth;Ive spit copenhagen on my worm and have caught big ones.Scent doesnt matter that much.You need to be in the right place,set up on the spot correctly,and cast to the alpha spot.

[nipples]

Gods honest truth;Ive spit copenhagen on my worm and have caught big ones.Scent doesnt matter that much.You need to be in the right place,set up on the spot correctly,and cast to the alpha spot.

Inquiring minds want to know... Just WHY did you spit copenhagen on yer worm Eric?

[eric n]

To settle a bet.Caught an 8+ on the cast also .I was getting grief from my partner about not washing my hands after putting a dip in,so I spit on the worm and casted it out.
Hey,they have coffee scent,maybe bass like nicotine too!