nice little whaler

nice little whaler

this little whaler smashed my popper flicking around near the wreck in exmouth.


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nice work mate. looks like

Wed, 2010-12-01 20:05

nice work mate. looks like that would have been hard work on that gear. is that common ive seen a few photos of sharks on poppers??

 

 

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Nice. Good effort on light

Wed, 2010-12-01 20:17

Nice. Good effort on light gear by the looks. Danno, most sharks are partial to the old surface lure... unfortunately.

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yep, got quite a few on

Wed, 2010-12-01 20:48

yep, got quite a few on poppers over the years. Good effort on light gear, would have held its own i guess

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Nice work on the light gear

Wed, 2010-12-01 20:52

Nice work on the light gear mate. Doubt you were expecting a bronzie when you tossed out that popper.

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gotta be happy landing that

Wed, 2010-12-01 21:43

gotta be happy landing that one and not loosing the popper to the grey suit. well done on the light stuff

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nice work on the shark on

Wed, 2010-12-01 22:16

nice work on the shark on that gear barty,did you manage any other fish while you where up here mate ??

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ive never cuaght a shark and

Thu, 2010-12-02 11:55

ive never cuaght a shark and trying to find out which 1s are good eating, and which you shoul throw back, is this a keeper?

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from the photo I'm pretty

Thu, 2010-12-02 21:25

from the photo I'm pretty sure that is a Grey Reef Shark and from what I understand they are not the best sharks on the chew.  I don't know why it would be any different to the other whalers, but just what I have heard.  Never tried myself - always release them.  I think in the south-west, the bronzies rate pretty high, but there are no bronzies up that way.  Someone will know.

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most small sharks are ok to

Thu, 2010-12-02 20:23

most small sharks are ok to chew,my most recent being a small hammerhead very nice,but as fishnut said the bronzies rate very high as well as the gummys just make sure you get rid of the fins as soon as you land them

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Sand bar whaler

Thu, 2010-12-02 20:57

That is a sand bar whaler, better known among pros as a thickskin, drag your hand from tail to head and it will nearly take the skin off. That size is touch and go with them as far as eating quality goes in northern waters before they get too tough and stringy. Better off letting them go.

The small one to eat are the spot tails, milkies and small black tip reef sharks, even the bronzies get tough up there. All the others are like chewing leather.

 

Cutting the fins off is just a waste of time and effort, it does nothing to improve taste or texture, what you have to do is clean it ASAP, get the guts and the brown strip running down the spine under the gizzards out because the longer you leave it the stronger the ammonia taste is going to get. Knock the tail off when cleaning and flush the hole in the spine through to the gut cavity under where its anus was, the blood and crap left in there will send it off as well. Leaving the fins on gives you something to hold onto when carrying it and showing it off to your friends

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Just take a photo before you

Thu, 2010-12-02 21:29

Just take a photo before you take the fins off ,problem solved.

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Fins

Thu, 2010-12-02 21:36

Cutting the fins off is a fallacy, myth whatever you call it. If it was harmfull to the taste, texture of the meat why are they worth probably more than the whole shark on the Asian market.

I have worked in the shark fishing trade for many years as a decky and skipper both up north and down south and would like to think I have picked up just a little bit of knowledge about handling them along the way

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yeah maybe it is a myth like

Fri, 2010-12-03 06:30

yeah maybe it is a myth like a lot of things,but I guess if the old time fishos tell u thats what u must do then obviously u do it ,who am I to argue. Maybe the asians are right,maybe were throwing out the best part.I think this might be a job for mythbusters. maybe I need to try some ,does anyone know how to cook sharkfin , (soup maybe)

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shark fin soup is a

Fri, 2010-12-03 13:24

shark fin soup is a tasteless soup that is only had for special beliefs like curing cancer because sharks dont get cancer

also alot of people have it at ceremonies because there ancesters had it

but because of such a demand sharks are one of the most valuable creatures in the sea and 100-200 million sharks are killed each year just for there fins and most are thrown back  alive

sorry if this offends but had to say it and sorry for the hijack

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thats interesting man, I

Fri, 2010-12-03 14:02

thats interesting man, I always wondered why it is so popular over there. didnt imagine it to be that tasty....

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Soup

Fri, 2010-12-03 15:14

There is/ was a Chinese restuarant in Northbridge that sells it,  looks like a thin chicken noodle soup minus the noodles and having no taste, very expensive.

 

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so whats the main reason

Fri, 2010-12-03 15:54

so whats the main reason the asians have such a keen interest in them,is it food qualityor some sought of spiritual thing or is it the healing qualitys ???? 

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Power

Fri, 2010-12-03 18:06

It is supposed to give the drinker all the powers that come from one of the top predators the same as they believe in tiger parts, snake bits, its all in the mind and the belief that these things can happen

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i let this one go, it was a

Fri, 2010-12-03 20:43

i let this one go, it was a great little fight on my shimano raider with a saros 4000f. didnt get much else that day, just went for a bit of a flick after work as i was just up there for a weeks work. managed to get out on a boat though one afternoon and picked up a few nice gold bands, pearl perch and a wahoo. wasnt a bad "working" holiday haha

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cricket

Fri, 2010-12-03 23:44

yeh ya pruck! whilst we slaving away down here in the 40C heat playing cricket! trying to hold ur #3 position in the lineup together!

mmm pearlies goldband n who! i think i know who had the better deal that weekend!

nice sharkie on the flick stick too bro

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thanks for info people very

Mon, 2010-12-13 13:44

thanks for info people very interesting, cheers.