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07-10-2007, 08:08 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
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skate wings are actually pretty good eating - better than spiny dogfish IMO. the meat is very tender.
like all shark-like creatures that do not have kidneys to process waste - you have to kill, gut, and bleed skates ASAP - else you will be eating ammonia filet.
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07-10-2007, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Cambridge, MA
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Originally Posted by Bassturbed
skate wings are actually pretty good eating - better than spiny dogfish IMO. the meat is very tender.
like all shark-like creatures that do not have kidneys to process waste - you have to kill, gut, and bleed skates ASAP - else you will be eating ammonia filet.
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How big do the skates have to be? The ones that I catch are not very big. Actually, they are about the size of my computer monitor and I believe they are the clearnose variety. |
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07-10-2007, 09:23 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
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hard to say. the skates i have caught in Long Island, NY waters are measurably larger than ones i've caught in RI/Mass, and so the former have been dinner-fare.
you're eating the wings, so if you have wings that have more meat than cartilage, or if you're into a mess of skates, by all means, give it a try.
if anyone here has a method for quickly and humanely dispatching skates (cutting the wings off a life skate is cruel) ... lemme know. sharp blow to the head?
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07-10-2007, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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Originally Posted by Bassturbed
hard to say. the skates i have caught in Long Island, NY waters are measurably larger than ones i've caught in RI/Mass, and so the former have been dinner-fare.
you're eating the wings, so if you have wings that have more meat than cartilage, or if you're into a mess of skates, by all means, give it a try.
if anyone here has a method for quickly and humanely dispatching skates (cutting the wings off a life skate is cruel) ... lemme know. sharp blow to the head?
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A sharp blow to the head, or a sharp knife right through the top of the skull. They will die very quickly as opposed to cutting the wings off.
I used to club dogfish, then throw them overboard. Sometimes I would see them swimming upside down in circles a half hour later. I actually felt bad for them.
Also, lets promote dogfish as great table fare, whether they are good or not. The more that end up on plates, the less there are in the water being nuisances. |
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