What to do with Guitarfish?

[addicted2sp33d]

What do you guys do when you land a 40" guitarfish (aka shovelnose)? :confused:

Are there any special handling instructions? Bleed them right away? Recipes?

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/50469/SharkID-Giant-Shovelnose-Ray-Features-600.jpg

[MrPatrick]

I don't "fret" about guitarfish, especially when you get them by the "bridge". Make sure they are legal and handle them like you would a shark. Bleed and fillet ASAP. They are very good eating.

[oneyedeer]

bleed and fillet....a lil olive oil and pepper and then spring roll them very yummy

[ful-rac]

Comeon.....!


REALLY?!!!

[addicted2sp33d]

My friends and I had a trip a few weeks-ago where we were landing legal-sized guitarfish every few minutes. We didn't know what to do with them so we threw them all back.

All-told, we probably landed about 250-300 lbs of guitarfish.

Now that I know what we can do with them... :drool5:

[ful-rac]

Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?

[buttchaser]

Comeon.....!


REALLY?!!!

Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?



Dude ! Quit it ! :the_finger:

[addicted2sp33d]

Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?

It's bad for me because I'm entertaining out-of-town guests who are scurred of "deep" ocean water and prefer to stay inside the bays - otherwise I'd be out there hunting YT/WSB! :the_finger:

[Raskal311]

Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?

Beggars can’t be choosers! I’m about to eat salt and pepper sardines from the bait barge :D I wish Josh would get back to me so I could go get some of them yellowtails I've been hearing so much about.

[jorluivil]

I've heard that they can be really good, I guess its all in the seasoning.

[bus kid]

Whats the world coming to when a Korean questions what people want to eat. :D

shovelnose Guitarfish Recipe

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=30242

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/466640/odd-fish-need-help post ( #4 )

http://www.getbentsportfishing.com/helpful/tips-and-tricks/cleaning-shovelnose-guitarfish/

http://www.getbentsportfishing.com/forum/recipe-board/647-my-famous-shovelnose-kabobs.html

[TheBentRod]

Whats the world coming to when a Korean questions what people want to eat. :D

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LMFAO!!

[ful-rac]

I guess were in the twilight zone....


Didn't know gringos liked guitarfish so much....:confused:;)

Sheeit...! a lot of guys won't even eat sandbass...

Or drink coke like buskid....

[bus kid]

Or drink coke like buskid....
What does being diabetic have to do with guitar fish?

[makobob]

Diabetic's drink coke?

[Mahigeer]

There is NO size limit to shovelnose guitarfish.

Leopard shark has to be 36", but not SGF.


I have heard that the meat parallel to the back bone make a great ceviche.

[Old Man in the Sea]

the shovel nose shout can be made into a nice pair of flip flops if it is dried properly....;)

[Drake]

People have reported even bat rays are fantastic eating when you punch little scallops out of the wings with a cookie cutter :leaving:

[Drake]

http://honest-food.net/2012/06/24/bat-ray-recipe/

Great read

[Ggiannig89]

http://honest-food.net/2012/06/24/bat-ray-recipe/

Great read

I've had bat ray before it was pretty good.:drool5: Landed it on a float tube in mission bay:eek: only kept it because my grandpa insisted they were good. He filleted it and froze it. When we had a fish fry a week or 2 later we put a few pieces in the batter a fried iit up. To my surprise it tadted like deep fried clams:confused: Ive seen deep fried clams sold at different resteraunts so that was pretty cool. I have no doubt that not everyone would enjoy that taste though. All in all though they are a lot of work to deal with while on a kayak (or float tube), I would rather just release.

[makoslayer]

On the east coast we eat Cownose rays (bay scallops). Meat isnt what you think it would be. Personally I brine it for a day and then marinade and grill on the bbq. delicious! taste more like steak than fish.