lets go back to 1930s to the 1970s. long before the goofy stuff came along. i've seen many old timer pics of salmon being caught without any gloves.... i'm certain that nobody was scrubbing down anything with soap. they used clumsy bulky rods. not so good reels either. their line looks like 12guage wire too. they caught spring salmon just fine.....

i know several very successfull troller salmon guys who never wear any gloves or wash anything. last year they sleyed the springers. this year with fishing very tough so far, have put 15 in the boat. something to be said about thier success.