shark id black tip maybe?
Submitted by micktree on Wed, 2012-01-11 12:33
hey guys caught this out from hillaires in 22 meters just wonderif it was a black tip and if any good on the chew
sorry bout photo was on an iphone
ealzee
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that looks like a bronze
that looks like a bronze whaler to me
kill it??? eat it!!!!
micktree
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black tips
it has black tips on each one of its fin thats why asked if is a black tip
hlokk
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Down Perth way we dont tend
Down Perth way we dont tend to get blacktip reef sharks (which are a more tropical species). As far as I can tell, most of the sharks with black tips caught around the metro region are spinner sharks.
The black tip on the tail and the pointy nose fits a spinner shark too. I dont think bronzies ever have black tips?
I used this btw: http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/op/op001/fop001.pdf
micktree
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chew
they any good on the chew
micktree
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spinner
yeh looks like a spinner shark to me to thanks mate
Jakeu420
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Bronzies dont have black tips
Bronzies dont have black tips and a black tip have more pointy nose and we call them rats
cudbfishn
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Bronzies can have black tips
Bronzies can have black tips but there more brown than black. And there definately not that black. Spinner I rekon.
chrisd
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Spinner
Looks like a spinner to me, similar to blacktip but yours has the long pointy snout of a spinner, Bronzies have the same pointy snout but are more coppery coloured. Hope that helps.
chrisd
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Eating
Best to bleed them asap as they build up amonia and it spoils the taste.
carnarvonite
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Gut
Better still to get the guts and the brown strip along the spine, the longer you leave that in the more ammonia you are going to get through the flesh
crasny1
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If it was a spinner
Did it go a little nuts. My experience with them is that they fight with more determination than most other whalers, and in shallow waters jump like mako's. Great fun IMO to catch.
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