Eating shark mac
Submitted by Tommo16 on Tue, 2017-02-14 17:58
Managed to make the most of the calm weather yesterday afternoon and got out with Nick aka Pajman on this forum. Caught a shark Mackerel on the light gear which despite our efforts would not release and as such decided to keep it. Bled it completely out before putting it on ice. I've read mixed reports as to their eating quality. I'm thinking of making a curry but open to any other suggestions!
Thanks in advance.
Tom
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JohnF
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Add plenty of curry!
Add plenty of curry!
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scano
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Great pic
Welcome to the forum mate. Nice fish, nice pic, and nice boat by the looks of the engine.
as for the shark mackerel, I reckon curry is about all she's good for, but that's just my personal opinion.
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Tommo16
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Cheers Scano, would like to
Cheers Scano, would like to lay claim to the boat but she is my mates rig. I just try to pinch a fish or two from under his nose every now and then in it!
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look at those
look at those conditions.
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Dale
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I don't mind sharkie fried up.
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Tommo16
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Cheers fellas, will see how
Cheers fellas, will see how we go with the curry. Might just blast it with heat! Mate of mine is goin to take some and have a crack on the smoker.
Callum24
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If no good on the chew, I
If no good on the chew, I havent tried one they go alright as bait
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flangies
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They are not bad eating. I've
They are not bad eating. I've been surprised a couple of times when I ask what fish is this and they say sharkie. Not my preference but I wouldn't throw them away. Keep the belly flaps for bait though.
Quobbarockhopper
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Most guys up here won't eat
Most guys up here won't eat them cooked but a whole heap of guys swear they're the best fish going to put in a smoker
ranmar850
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If you treat them properly
You'll be battling to tell them from Spaniard. Their name came about from the fact that, if not bled and iced immediately, they give off a strong ammonia smell like shark. I personally believe they have a bad name from the good ole days when you just chucked your catch in a wet bag in the bottom of the dinghy, or ina rockpool, and thought that was good enough. Certainly not a good way to treat fish, but some take it better than others. Shark mackerel would go off real quick, hence an established , unfounded prejudice.
I've eaten plenty, and fed it to other fresh, and they reckoned it was great. Just bleed it well and ice it properly.
quadfisher
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+2
Yep Ranmar on the money here, sharkies are good , I have had some ripper feeds off them in the past when treated properly , you have a feed equal to a Spaniard.
Putting them in a curry is ok I guess, but frying them up on a barbie with some milder spice like a touch of lemon pepper or dusting them in the old tandaco seasoned flour coating will be so much better , you can use buff bream in a curry and probably get away with it, so don't waste it.
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Size
Nice size sharkie, pound for pound they pull a spaniard backwards IMO.
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They certainly go hard. This
They certainly go hard. This is the first good size one i have hooked. Went like a train on its first run. Loving the leadhead jigs by the way, they are first class.
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Cheers for that
Thanks for that feedback Tommo. A lot of time, money and effort has gone into getting them to the stage they're at now.
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avatinni
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Fillet and skin , cook the
Fillet and skin , cook the same as spaniards they tast just as good imo.
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Yeah I reckon you couldn't
Yeah I reckon you couldn't go wrong smoking. Welcome to the site mate.
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Hi welcome to the site
Welcome to the site, I hope the experience is all you expect there are a great bunch of people who will help you out no end on this site.
Now about the shark Mackie....cray bait IMO
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Cheers guys for the welcome,
Cheers guys for the welcome, will hopefully get a report or two up in the future. Will update on how it goes in the smoker, looking forward to it.
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The great man finally joins
Will have to get back out next weekend and try for a couple of Spaniards mate
aka Nick