Fish ID please
Submitted by Cruise Control on Mon, 2014-01-13 10:33
Caught a couple of these over Xmas. Picked up in 40M north of Rotto and off Ocean Reef. Originally called them for Gummy Sharks but the very small teeth (you can see them if you zoom in) and blotches down the sides were un Gummy like. Flesh was white and filleted up OK and ate quite well.
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AlwaysFishin
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Whiskery shark. Very closely
Whiskery shark. Very closely related to the gummy I believe. Meant to be tops to eat. I caught one a while ago and released it because I couldn't identify it...
carnarvonite
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Whiskery
Whiskery shark
Cutting the fins off has no effect on stopping the ammonia smell going through the flesh. You have to gut it and get the brown strip along the spine out asap, the longer you leave it the stronger the smell. While cleaning it make sure you flush out the tube that runs from the back of the gut cavity trough to the tail, stale blood left in there can contaminate the flesh in no time as well.
axey45
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I didnt know that
I didnt know that carnarvonite about cutting finns off has no effect, is cutting tail off n bleedin still better than not at all? understand its better to clean etc trunk it.
thanks
cell
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spot on carnarvonite plus
spot on carnarvonite plus these lil guys along with gummys n wobbys hurt ur blade as well. when I worked on a shark boat even with a sharp as knife still only managed to get about 3/4 cuts in before having to re-sharpen
was abit annoying esp when u get. decent haul of all 3 species. nice catch though how did u end up cooking her...
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axey45
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Yeah there tough buggers,
Yeah there tough buggers, she's a he.
cell
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I thought it was a male to
I thought it was a male to start off but claspers didnt look long enough lol ma bad
and I worked on a comm shark boat that is pretty bad hahaha
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carnarvonite
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Tail cutting and keeping knife sharp
Cutting the tail off is a good trick -----on someone else's boat because its like a water pistol and sprays everywhere.
If you clean them straight away theres no need to cut the tail off while its still alive.'
The trick to keeping your knife sharp is to cut from the inside of the skin, not trying to saw through from the outside. Slide the point of the knife under the skin, that way there is only a small portion of the edge coming in contact with it. Small trick of the trade that you learn after having to clean and de-bone thousands of them.
MandurahMatt
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+ 1 on cutting/skinning from
+ 1 on cutting/skinning from inside out that trick halved the time it takes me to clean a wobby now.
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axey45
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Yeah i could imagine you had
Yeah i could imagine you had some experience with them lol, i make sure i cut over side or in tub bastard to clean of ya boat cheers thanks. swibo's the go.
meglodon
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Thanks for the lesson
Many thanks for the lesson on how to handle whiskery sharks, that's one of the things I really like about this site members are always willing to share their knowledge about fishing skills with others. I've never caught a whiskery shark so I would more than likely ended up with a very messy boat to clean up.
Cruise Control
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Thanks for the feedback guys.
Thanks for the feedback guys. Bled them well in a big tank and yerp, plenty of blood flies when that tail comes off ! Flesh was all good, nice and white with little smell.
cheers