edisto 5/27

Saltwater Surf / Pier Fishing
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Me and the kid headed out to edisto this afternoon. I’ve never targeted sharks before but wanted to try to catch one. After catching a couple whiting, i cut one up and threw it out. Wasn’t having much luck except one small shark on a piece of shrimp on another rod. The kid was getting bored but about that time something grabbed the whiting bait, gave a couple good runs but cut the line. I went ahead rigged up a bottom rig with a wire leader. Next cast a got a real good tug and hooked up and handed the pole to my son.
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It was fun watching him battle with a fish bigger than a 12" whiting for once, lol.
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Ended up being about a 34" sharpnose. I don’t know much about sharks but the white spots helped ID this one.
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The kid wanted to keep it, so hopefully it turns out ok. Didn’t get a chance to bleed the fish on the beach, but did clean it within an hour of catching.
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probably too late…peee flavored fish nuggets here you come!

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No…not too late. Cut your fillets into strips and marinade in 3/4 water and 1/4 lemaon juice for 20 minutes. Coat with House Audrey and deep fry. No strong flavor at all…taste like many other fish. I’ve had undressed sharpnose in a cooler for 2 days and they were tasty and mild flavored.

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When you ask for ‘expert advise’ on an open forum you get… …well “shark peee”.

I bet your son will remember his first shark with Dad in different terms than taste. Great looking fisherman you got there.

Wish I had a picture of my first shark with Dad. If it got cooked with sand still on it, I bet I would still cherish the memory. :wink:

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Thanks for the kind words iFly. Well, the fish did have the funny odor when i skinned, filleted, and froze it later that evening. Pulled out the other night to thaw with still some funny smell. Soaked in milked overnight. The next morning the smell was gone, drained and added fresh milk and a little garlic salt. Pulled fillets out after work tonight. Made up a marinade, which it soaked in for about 1 hour before hitting the smoker. Marinade consisted of;

6 tbsp olive oil, 3 tbsp melted butter,1 tbsp seasoned salt, 1/2 tbsp garlic powder, 1/2 tbsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tbsp paprika, the juices from one fresh squeezed orange and lemon.

Smoked for about 45 mins. at around 300 degrees with oak wood. Turned out pretty dang good! Consistency of the meat was almost like salmon, with no fishy/strange tastes. Coulda used a little more spice, but all in all I liked it. Definitely plan on keeping some more sharks in the future.:smiley:
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milk and garlic bath
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in marinade
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on the smoker
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Looks like you turned "‘shark pee’ into shark fricassee. Good on you. :wink:

GREAT follow-up to your original report.

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smoker does wonders! smoke up some big mullet sometime, you won’t be disappointed

“mr keys”