First Real Fish in the boat

[Wolf]

My first real fish in the '78 V20 after the restoration. Boat works perfectly!
The shark is about a 75 lbs Black tip, my dad fought it for about an hour.

[Blue_Runner]

You didn't make your box big enough did you? Pretty shark! Congrats to your dad.

[nipper]

Forgive me, for I am a landlubber, but is Black Tip shark good for eating?

[Curapa]

Originally Posted by nipper

Forgive me, for I am a landlubber, but is Black Tip shark good for eating?

I like them. Surprisingly, the small composite sharks like bonnet heads are delicious.

[tsubaki]

Yes they are.
Trick is to skin and debone as soon as possible.
Fried by cutting into about 3/4" strips, grilled or blackened about 3/4" steaks, very good eats.
Before the "landing in tact" regulations, I used to fillet the skin and cartilage and then put them in the cooler in a separate bag. Have since quit shark fishing when the regulations became effective.
Have been told they will excrete urine through the skin. They do look and smell like it, yellow dots all over the skin.

Oh, congratulations Wolf!

[lumberslinger178]

nice shark congrats.