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Old 07-23-2013, 06:48 AM   #1
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What to do with Guitarfish?

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

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

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Old 07-23-2013, 07:11 AM   #2
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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.
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Old 07-23-2013, 07:29 AM   #3
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bleed and fillet....a lil olive oil and pepper and then spring roll them very yummy
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Old 07-23-2013, 07:58 AM   #4
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:13 AM   #5
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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...
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:27 AM   #6
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Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:31 AM   #7
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Is the fishing really that bad out there....? Salt and pepper guitarfish rolls...?


Dude ! Quit it !
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:14 AM   #8
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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!
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:17 AM   #9
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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 I wish Josh would get back to me so I could go get some of them yellowtails I've been hearing so much about.
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Old 07-23-2013, 10:14 AM   #10
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I've heard that they can be really good, I guess its all in the seasoning.
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LMFAO

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

shovelnose Guitarfish Recipe

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

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/4666...fish-need-help post ( #4 )

http://www.getbentsportfishing.com/h...se-guitarfish/

http://www.getbentsportfishing.com/f...se-kabobs.html
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I guess were in the twilight zone....


Didn't know gringos liked guitarfish so much....

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

Or drink coke like buskid....
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Or drink coke like buskid....
What does being diabetic have to do with guitar fish?
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Old 07-23-2013, 05:55 PM   #16
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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.
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shovel nose is good to eat AND...

the shovel nose shout can be made into a nice pair of flip flops if it is dried properly....
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:03 PM   #18
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People have reported even bat rays are fantastic eating when you punch little scallops out of the wings with a cookie cutter
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http://honest-food.net/2012/06/24/bat-ray-recipe/

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Old 07-23-2013, 10:21 PM   #20
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I've had bat ray before it was pretty good. Landed it on a float tube in mission bay 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 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.
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