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General => General Talk => Topic started by: TomB on October 28, 2005, 06:37:21 PM

Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: TomB on October 28, 2005, 06:37:21 PM
I have never known all the species of shark as it relates to how good they are to eat. I do know how good thresher is but the others are a mystery.
I am sure that some are just good for fertilizing the garden. There must be several of you guys that know all about this as there are so many good cooks  and fishermen in the group.

EX-KMA628 -                                                      TomB
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: SBD on October 28, 2005, 07:33:38 PM
One of the main tricks to tasty shark is bleeding the heck out of them.  Sharks have urea (aka ammonia, aka pee) in their blood and if you don't bleed them, they taste funky.  Well bled, they can be really delicious.  The best (and messy) way to bleed them is to cut off the tail in the middle of the peduncle.  This cuts the caudal artery and the bleed like crazy.  With a thrashing shark it can also have you looking like a character in a Carrie movie, so use your judgment.  I ate a LOT of leopards in college (free protein) and they were pretty damn tasty.
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: KZ on October 28, 2005, 07:42:34 PM
I've eaten Soupfin and 7-gill... both are very good with Soupfin being best in my opinion.  Nice and firm and mild if properly bled.

Erik
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: granitedive on October 28, 2005, 09:03:33 PM
I have an agreement with sharks - I don't eat them and they don't eat me. :salut:
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Malibu_Two on October 29, 2005, 05:14:54 PM
Quote from: TomB

I am sure that some are just good for fertilizing the garden.

EX-KMA628 -                                                      TomB


Or releasing...
Title: Sharks!!!
Post by: TomB on October 29, 2005, 07:06:14 PM
Good Point Malibu-two,

The comment about the garden was just a way of showing what  quality table fare some might be.
I have caught a few blues in the past but released them. And also a nice sized thresher years ago but the deck hand liberated him.

EX-KMA-628- TomB
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: sundownersam on October 29, 2005, 09:23:34 PM
I took a leopard and stuck him in my garden when I planted everything, i could tell the difference in the plants near the shark and away from it. But ive never eaten one.
Title: Best eating sharks
Post by: The Other Ken on November 01, 2005, 03:47:17 PM
Over the years I have found that if bled and marinated this is the order of "eatabilaty", best to worst...
#1 is MAKO
#2 is Thresher
#3 is 7-gill
#4 is soupfin
#5 is leopard
#6 is dogfish (sand sharks, Spiney dogfish, and smoothhounds)
#13 is Blue sharks

The best preperations were as Jerky... marinated and grilled... salted, dried and reconstituted(cooked) in some kind of magic Thai chili coconut milk sauce,... and made into fish balls (cooked, mixed with spices, rolled up and frozen, then cooked in a hot pot a la vietnamese LAO).

My research was back in the days of hunger and nowadays the best sharks are the ones who get released after an epic battle!
Title: Re: Best eating sharks
Post by: Anonymous on November 01, 2005, 03:59:30 PM
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My research was back in the days of hunger and nowadays the best sharks are the ones who get released after an epic battle!


Right on...
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Hat Trick on November 01, 2005, 06:57:56 PM
when i was a starving student i ate a lot of leopard sharks, and i enjoyed them. now however i cannot stand the smell of them, bitter like snake. if i catch a 7-gill, and i have enough ice on the boat, i will gut it, rinse it and ice it immediately, then bbq it as soon as i get home. i find their flesh exotic and delicious.
Title: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Rock Hopper on November 02, 2005, 10:43:14 AM
Another thing to keep in mind is that if the shark already smells "funky" when you catch it then there's a good chance the meat will still have remnants of that taste/smell even after bleeding.

Leopard shark is pretty good, but like others in this thread I release all sharks I catch.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on November 07, 2016, 01:33:07 PM
I have an agreement with sharks - I don't eat them and they don't eat me. :salut:

Rich, I think it's time for you to start eating them buddy  :smt001
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: crash on November 07, 2016, 02:01:50 PM
Bumping an 11 year old thread, that's one hell of a memory cdm.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on November 07, 2016, 02:19:04 PM
Bumping an 11 year old thread, that's one hell of a memory cdm.

Eric made me do it.  :smt001

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=75678.msg863867;topicseen#new
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Fisherman X on November 07, 2016, 04:28:36 PM
Yep, the credit/blame goes to AK!  :smt002 I liked reading the old thread.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: crash on November 07, 2016, 04:38:43 PM
I liked reading the old thread.

I read old threads a lot. Probably more than anyone else judging by the forum statistics page. Many of them are missing the original pictures but dang it, there is some really great stuff.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Clayman on November 07, 2016, 04:50:29 PM
I liked reading the old thread.

I read old threads a lot. Probably more than anyone else judging by the forum statistics page. Many of them are missing the original pictures but dang it, there is some really great stuff.
+1.  I use the Search feature often to find all sorts of useful information.  There is literally years and years of useful info to be found in the NCKA archives, everything from tackle tips to old fishing reports.

As to the shark thing, I've only had three kinds: thresher, leopard, and spiny dogfish.  Thresher is by far my favorite of the three, and is arguably one of my favorite fish to eat.  Leopard shark is pretty good.  And spiny dogfish can be surprisingly good too.  In addition to bleeding and cutting away any dark meat, I will soak the latter two sharks in whole milk in the fridge overnight to draw out any lingering "off" taste.  This ensures that you'll get a quality product.  If you forego the soaking, you run the risk of cooking up an inferior product if you didn't get all the blood out of the shark.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Dale L on November 07, 2016, 04:57:13 PM
I've even tried brown smooth hound. One day I couldn't keep'em off the hook so I kept a couple big ones. Not much meat by the time you fillet, skin and get rid of the red meat. Did the whole milk thing then smoked. Turned out as good as any white fish.  Only did it once tho.  Even for and old man like me the mercury content of bay caught sharks makes me cautious. Definitely more fun to catch than eat.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Sin Coast on November 07, 2016, 06:27:09 PM
I'd only consider keeping thresher, mako, soupfin, and leopard sharks.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: NowhereMan on November 08, 2016, 07:51:39 AM
Who is TomB?
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: Eric B on November 08, 2016, 08:34:01 AM
There's a leopard ceviche recipe in The Seaforager's Guide.
Title: Re: Best to worst sharks to eat???
Post by: MontanaN8V on November 08, 2016, 08:50:40 AM
Mako, thresher, leopard. Leopards broiled up make good fish tacos  :smt007