Are banjo shark edible ?

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Are banjo shark edible ?

Post by Toady king » Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:41 pm

Is banjo shark good eating? I always hear that they taste bad, but no one has actually eaten them. Im playing on trying one next time I catch one.

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Re: Are banjo shark edible ?

Post by fishingvic » Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:32 pm

I've never seen them on a menu or sold in a fish 'n chip shop. Put them back in the water alive in my opinion.
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Re: Are banjo shark edible ?

Post by Nude up » Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:34 pm

I am sick of catching them myself I don't eat them and have not heard of any one eating them but feel free to give them a crack and tell everybody they taste like coral trout that will get rid of them

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Post by Tim399 » Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:40 pm

I have tried it before, it tasted ok, although I found for myself the effort it took to clean (skin, etc) and small amount of meat (only ate the tail) wasn't worth killing the fish

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Post by Kenle » Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:08 pm

A mate of mine reckons they taste realy good in tom yum soup. I reckon theres heaps of better fish to eat so why would we wanna eat banjos. Theyre great ocean cleaners though and they deserve to be thrown back to do thier part on the seabed. Ive seen alot of old fishos and other inconsiderate fishos purposely kill them and leave them on land to dry n die, realy sad to see. Same goes for puffers too, they may be anoying to catch but they play a part in ravaging through all the crap we throw in the water.

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Post by hornet » Sun Apr 02, 2017 2:08 am

I tried it once. tasted like flake but the time it took to clean and the little flesh I got off it was definitely not worth the effort, I release them now.
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Re: Are banjo shark edible ?

Post by re-tyred » Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:47 am

All sharks and rays are "edible" and taste very similar. However there isn't much meat on Bango's and the tough skin makes them a pain to skin.
Most of the "lower quality" sharks are not processed in the commercial industry as they have high shrinkage when cooked. If you get a piece of flake at a fish and chip shop and the meat rattles around inside the batter, then you know they are using low quality shark not gummy.
In my opinion stick to eating, gummy, swordshark, mako, Bronzies, eagle rays, large skate. The rest are rubbish. Even deep water dog shark shrink like hell.
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Post by crumpet_avenger » Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:29 pm

I keep and eat every big 1 i get.
The little guys arent worth it but the big ones are.
I cook them on the bbq and cook on high heat for 4 minutes a side with a bit of salt n pepper.
Similar to flake and sort of looks like a big flatty tail.
Eat up and enjoy

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Post by barra mick » Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:43 pm

Toady king wrote:Is banjo shark good eating? I always hear that they taste bad, but no one has actually eaten them. Im playing on trying one next time I catch one.
Forum member nude up has a recipe for banjo shark soup

He can really catch some big ones.

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Re: Are banjo shark edible ?

Post by Toady king » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:39 pm

crumpet_avenger wrote:I keep and eat every big 1 i get.
The little guys arent worth it but the big ones are.
I cook them on the bbq and cook on high heat for 4 minutes a side with a bit of salt n pepper.
Similar to flake and sort of looks like a big flatty tail.
Eat up and enjoy
Thanks I'll remember to try it like that :)

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