I launder them regularly.  with my wife's things.

 

this past week, I took them out and as I paddled into the misty calm of a lake, I lifted a cup of coffee to my face and I smelled FUNK.  what was that?  I discovered my gloves smelled like lake scum mated with shower mold and had a smell-baby.  wow.    so I fish the day and got home and do what I always do.  I put my hat and my gloves into one of those "Delicates" mesh bags for laundry and tossed them into the pile.  

 

I fished them out and decided to soak them overnight in OxyClean.  hahah..the water was nasty.  I am sunning them now, after handwashing them.

 

look at the water!

The grit settled in the pic. 

If I washed any fishing related stuff with her things I’d be on the outside looking in within 30 seconds!

 

I wash my gloves in Dawn dish soap which gives them “that clean fresh scent” 😜

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Gloves? We don’t need no stinkin’ gloves!!

I'm grateful to be gloveless again but back when I was reacting to fish for a while following a fish fin stab wound from dirty water - I had to wear them - but I found that there is no way to preserve them - they get destroyed by being used basically!

 

Thankful that after this winter I no longer react and I am gloveless again!

 

Protect your hands and treat those stab wounds from fish somewhat seriously when you can!  Clean them and disinfect and wrap em up or you could have some sad glove wearing times that are not optional!

I wear gloves to not burn.    stab wounds are one thing.  a melanoma is another.  

 

the men in my family is cancers playground.  I dont mess around.  plus I dont want old man hands were they are all thin skinned and spotty.  

 

I just throw mine in the regular wash about once a month.  More often if I am cornered into handling catfish or snakeheads.  I have a spare pair just in case.  

I don't even think they're actual gloves the OP is talking about here.  They are fingerless.  In my world, gloves cover the fingers.

 

I hate the feel of having something like this on my hands.  Much prefer holding this with my bare hands.  Same with a gun while hunting.

my granddad worked outside.

 

his hands looked hammered.  no thanks

 

 

20 years of being a diesel mechanic starting at 17. For almost 37 my hands are like leather. Even after applying lotion. That said though. The sun still destroys your skin. When I kayak fished a lot in Florida I always wore sun gloves. You gotta protect yourself!!

Rough hands are badges of honor 

 

My brother and I have a genetic mutation that gives us around a 90% chance of cancer, skin being one of them. Think I’ll still opt for sunscreen over what’s in that jar you soaked your gloves in 😂 

9 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

his hands looked hammered.

 

Ok, but what are you doing about your fingers?  To me it looks like it's just covering the top of the hands and the fingers are exposed.  No?

When I go out on a longer period I've started wearing shirts specifically designed for fishing like the one in the link below. One feature that I like is that the sleeve is longer on top than it is on the bottom so it covers the tops of my hands. It has a little built-in loop that you put over your finger to keep it in place. This gives the top of your hand some sun protection without having to wear gloves. It may not work for everyone, but I don't like gloves so it's great for me.

 

https://www.academy.com/p/magellan-outdoors-mens-fish-gear-angler-long-sleeve-hoodie?sku=caviar-large

It’s all about surface area.  Fingerless gloves cover 80% of your hands.  There are fishing shirts that have thumb holes in the sleeves to keep your wrists covered.  I used to never wear any sun protection, no sunscreen, short sleeved shirts, shorts and open topped visors on my head.  That’s all changed now.  I’ve watched my fishing partner get spot burned off his hands face and head once every 3 months and I had a scare with a spot on my head.  Turned out to be nothing but I’ve got the quarter sized scar to remember it by.  Scared me straight.  I take more precautions now.  I don’t like sunscreen so the next best thing is to cover up. 

Fan of fishing gloves here... I get dark from the sun, really dark if I don't cover up and my hands get pretty weathered if I don't.  I wear the Fish Monkey "Free Style Custom Fit" gloves that have full fingers, but you can cut off the tips however you like. I cut 9 of the 10 off - and leave my left thumb tip covered so I can lip fish.

 

I have had 2 nasty infections on my thumb in the past, one staph so now I don't mess around. I can still do most everything with the gloves on, except some knots. Then I take one glove off, tie and put back on. Pretty easy actually. 

I generally always wear sunscreen and long sleeves. When I kayaked in Florida a lot it was always pants, long sleeves a hat and gloves. The sun is absolutely brutal. And I gotta make one statement here. If you are on antibiotics read the papers that come with them!!!!! I didn’t one time and was on one that makes you light sensitive. We went out fishing all day ( before I started really covering up) I got sun burned so bad I ended up in the ER that night and in bed for 4 days. The suns no joke at all. And protect your eyes too. Get a decent pair of sun glasses 

no cheap sunglasses.  not super cheap ones.  my eye doc said they make the situation worse.  they dilate open our eyes and let in more UV rays.  they have to at least filter UV.  those $2 knockoffs at the bottom of gangways of cruise ships wont get it done.

I hate wearing sunscreen so I try to wear long sleeves.

 

However the other day my hands did get pretty red. Since then I’ve been thinking about some gloves.

 

My biggest concern is that it seems like your hands would always be wet.

 

No?

10 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

I hate wearing sunscreen so I try to wear long sleeves.

 

However the other day my hands did get pretty red. Since then I’ve been thinking about some gloves.

 

My biggest concern is that it seems like your hands would always be wet.

 

No?

Idk never bothered me. I’m usually wet from digging slime and. Moss off my lutes from the algae blooms lol. Dang Midwest 

I started 2 years ago and won’t go back.  Same reasons.  After a couple months a standard wash doesn’t work anymore.  Look into either wetsuit cleaner or athletic clothes additive.  Both have enzymes that help break down the biofilm and they really do work better than a wash.  It got me a second year from the gloves I was wearing.  After the second year it was new gloves which are a great Christmas list item for nieces and nephews to get you.

 

2 hours ago, gim said:

 

Ok, but what are you doing about your fingers?  To me it looks like it's just covering the top of the hands and the fingers are exposed.  No?

 

I put sunscreen on my face and ears so what’s left gets rubbed into my fingers and hands.  then I glove over (and have long sleeves most of the time).  The gloves help with the little bit of slippery from the sunscreen on your fingers until it runs in.  Similar when it starts to rain or you handle a couple fish.  

I started using sun gloves (along with the shirts) years ago and have never looked back.

@Darth-Baiter Better to have dirty gloves than those that have never touched a fish!  🤣

I wear gloves on the kayak, I don't on the boat. I don't know why I just don't. My fishing gloves get funky like that and no amount of washing them will remove it. When that happens I soak them in oxyclean as well with a little tiny splash of fabric softener for 24 hours and they are good as new.

My gloves take such a beating. I go through several pairs each year. Sometimes I wear a pair and sometimes only one on my fish gripping hand, to keep the other hand free for knot tying.