ID and any good eating?

Post by **kaotay** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:49 pm

Fished Station pier today, 3 hrs with no touches then as we packed up my friend's rod pulled up heavy. Thought it was a snag until it started moving, after a few minutes of heavy lifting (dead weight about 20kg) we got this up on the pier.
Thought it was a shovelnose shark at first, no barb or thorns on it but maybe its a skate? We kept the flaps, anyone know if its good eating?

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Nude up · Post by **Nude up** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:50 pm

Looks like a whittley skate to me

Pupp · Post by **Pupp** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:51 pm

Great eating to my knowledge. Never tried em myself but my boss loves em ! Reckons they taste like flake. Check for worms though.

Post by **kaotay** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:05 pm

Just looked it up, nude up you are right - aka Melbourne Skate. Planned to freeze it for a week (I do this for all shark/ray to get rid of ammonia), presume this is no different?
There were no worms in the fillets.

Post by **Tomcat1** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:15 pm

yep freeze for a week. but they are great eating.

Post by **hornet** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:35 pm

Yep tastes like flake however the flesh is stringy compared to flake, still tastes great... I've never come across one with worms ?..

aussie_fisho · Post by **aussie_fisho** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:01 pm

Love eating this, was very suprised to how good it was first time I had tried it.

Pupp · Post by **Pupp** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:31 am

Yeah it's a bit dissapointing I I've caught one or two with worms sort of growing out the top of them. Makes you unsure whether to keep them or not. If you ever catch a banjo also have a look they're almost defiantly gonna have them

Post by **Brett** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:58 am

They arent worms you're talking about, they are leaches.

Post by **Blue** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:16 pm

I,m truly amazed. Have never seen or heard of anyone bothering to cut up much less eat Skates,Banjo,s whatever, in all my years of fishing.
Blue

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