I used to catch them commercially in gill nets. We didn't ice em' gut em' or do much of anything with them but throw them on the deck. Beware of the spines on their fins, if you get cut by them, they get infected quick. There were days when we were cod fishing that we would get a 10,000 lb bycatch of doggies and throw them all overboard.
If you get a pregnant one, squeeze her stomach and the pups are great bait for S-B... anyone ever use those? If you hang out by the fish pier when they are unloading, you'll hammer em with the pups.
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