Gummies are thick at the moment
Submitted by sunshine on Fri, 2020-10-09 22:22
A couple of hours, some fresh yellow tail for bait and plenty of flake for the freezer with the upcoming closure
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Faulkner Family
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Well done. Some nice meals
Well done. Some nice meals on the way for sure.
Correct me if I'm wrong but you can still catch sharks while the ban is on the same as non demersal species like kg's
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
still trying
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Afew nice feeds there, I've
Afew nice feeds there, I've never caught any gummies don't know how to target them at all. My family loves the wobbies that I get from the pots sometimes though.
rather be fishing
little johnny
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Well done Gordon
Like big kg fillets in my books. Can catch them all year . Got it nailed now
little johnny
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Stab them through
Spine and remove top fin then tail . Instant death . It will make them 10 times better eating .
Faulkner Family
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When I get sharks I kill
When I get sharks I kill them then usually gutted and cleaned within 10 minutes. Taste much better
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carnarvonite
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Fins
All cutting the fins off does is make it harder to clean by removing the handles.
Off with the head, guts and most importantly, the brown strip down the spine behind the gizzards. This is where the ammonia smell comes from. Don't forget to flush the hole down the spine through to the tail as blood congeals in there very quicly and goes off, spoiling the meat
If its someone else's boat and you don't have to help clean , then cut the tail off while still kicking and squirt everything with your red waterpistol, guaranteed to stop being invited for another trip out ever.
carnarvonite
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Fins
All cutting the fins off does is make it harder to clean by removing the handles.
Off with the head, guts and most importantly, the brown strip down the spine behind the gizzards. This is where the ammonia smell comes from. Don't forget to flush the hole down the spine through to the tail as blood congeals in there very quicly and goes off, spoiling the meat
If its someone else's boat and you don't have to help clean , then cut the tail off while still kicking and squirt everything with your red waterpistol, guaranteed to stop being invited for another trip out ever.
sunshine
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And you tip for tea bagging
Works a treat thanks
Markie
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Good work lad. Im still yet
Good work lad. Im still yet to target them and succeed.
sea-kem
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Cracking bag Gordon, they
Cracking bag Gordon, they are a bonus whenever out.
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Superfish
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Great Catch
Well done top eating ony shark i like.
Jewskip
Jim
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You ever got a whiskery shark
Nice work Sunshine, lots of good meat and buggar all waste.
You ever got a whiskery shark Superfish? i reckon they are better but only just.
Bend over
timboon
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Best things about Gummys is
Best things about Gummys is how well they come out of the freezer, well that and meat to waste ratio, some reckon they are better once theyve been frozen...
I always trunk them out asap also, once the tail is gone run your knife up the spine removing about an inch wide of the skin from tail and keep going right up past the fins then you can access the cartlidge easily once that strip of skin is removed...
Anyway if you catching a few then I'm sure you are onto it...
Faulkner Family
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Sharks are definitely better
Sharks are definitely better eàting after frozen. Any impurities will come out in thawing process
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Superfish
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Never eaten the whiskery.
Will keep my eye out if i get one wil try. Thanks for the thumbs up.
Jewskip
sea-kem
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The whiskery's are
The whiskery's are sensational eating, but as above it's all in the initial treatment.
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Faulkner Family
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Gotta agree with whiskeries
Gotta agree with whiskeries . Another one in more opinion t hats real good is hammerhead
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carnarvonite
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Hammers
Most times wouldn't bring hammers in because nobody wanted to buy the bloody things. Biiig wobbies are about the 2nd best, the first are protected but remember trying before it all came in, grey nurse. pure white flakey flesh and easy to fillet
little johnny
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Gummy or whiskers
Mint . Hammerhead seem to have horrible pink flesh .
Faulkner Family
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Had no probs with the ones I
Had no probs with the ones I have caught .
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sea-kem
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Agree Russ, the small
Agree Russ, the small Hammers I've caught have been bloody lovely.
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little johnny
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Not saying anything wrong
With it . Just not as white as other sharks . I normally keep the odd shark for neighbours they love it . Never been super keen on it . Gummy’s are good value. Bugger all waste.( no red)
scotto
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Mako
No mako will ever back alive! Unbelievable meat. You'd never guess it was shark. Almost tastes like chicken.
nice work on the gummies sunshine. Where abouts do you even look for gummies?
Jim
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Underwater is a start.
Underwater is a start.
Bend over
420casts
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Good work as usual
Tis the season, we got a few the last few weeks. Without dishing spots out, some nice accessible very metro spots are really firing land based regularly and I keep probably two or three gummies every Oct/Nov from these spots. Great on the chew, and a nice tussle too. +1 for the red stripe / flush the spine hole out - was shown along time ago by seasoned elders and it makes a serious difference along with a good ice slurry. Happy days.
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Good work as usual
Tis the season, we got a few the last few weeks. Without dishing spots out, some nice accessible very metro spots are really firing land based regularly and I keep probably two or three gummies every Oct/Nov from these spots. Great on the chew, and a nice tussle too. +1 for the red stripe / flush the spine hole out - was shown along time ago by seasoned elders and it makes a serious difference along with a good ice slurry. Happy days.
My YouTube channel, Fishing Rigs & How To's and more:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9kJWJYyoaOkHRDu1pxszg
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sunshine
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Tigers have replaced the gummies
Went out last night with perfect conditions to hit the gummy spot .......I should rename it.....tiger alley.....got two big tigers to the boat for release and lost an even bigger one after a long fight. Neve caught a tiger before and they are an impressive sight when they hit the surface. Only one fish taken home for a great dinner, a huge flathead that took a large yellowtail whole .....still that's fishing
little johnny
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Makes sense now
Boys couldn’t land anything few nights ago. Kept getting blown away.
Rodrat
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Quality
Awesome feed there mate
FISH FOR THE FUTURE
sunshine
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Bloody sharks
The gummies have moved out and a mixture of tigers, black tips and bronzies have moved in in plague proportions.......seventeen traces later I pulled the pin, just how bad are the sharks getting in Cockburn Sound ?