06/16 trip - not exactly as planned - Page 2

tsubaki · #11 06-20-2007, 08:33 PM

Good eatin.
Bloody as hell cleaning.
Tastes like scollops.
But you need a big one to get any real meat.

willy · #12 06-20-2007, 11:09 PM

If you catch a big one two things to keep in mind, first they have a nasty barb on them and will try to imbed it in you so handle with caution, if you have to bring it onboard pin it's nasty tail before trying to dehook. If you are going to eat it, Whack it and later when you go to pick it out of the box don't be surprised if it strikes you. When they are flat on the ground they have a strike like a rattler.
If you want to try something actually pretty good and you have one with some size to it they make a cutter that looks like a sharp strong cookie cutter and you punch out little disks of it and cook em up like a scallop. Had them a few years ago and they were pretty good.
The rest of the world prizes them, I can take it or leave it :-/

reelapeelin · #13 06-21-2007, 12:47 AM

Nice 1st trip, Sean 8) ... looks like ya'll got after 'em pretty good ...box o' tasty critters ya got there ;) ;D ;D ...

Sean · #14 06-21-2007, 09:08 AM

Yup, we have a ton of skate up here, there almost as bad as dog fish. I heard people/restraunts used to use cookie cutters on them and serve them as scollops ::)
I keep a few and use them in my lobster pots.
We went out last night in my buddys boat, fished real close to the rocks in about 20-30ft of water, and the same seniro as you, Shawsee, a ton of 16-18 inch Fluke, but no keepers, but still fun ;D
We ended up picking of a bunch of scup, try brining them out to spot that usual holds stripers and live lined them, but no go on that last night. :-[ but we only had @ the striped one for a 1/2 hour as a guy on the boat decied to tell us that he had to be back to the docks to releive the baby sitter >:(

Shawsee · #15 06-21-2007, 11:19 AM

Sean,

Tuesday when we were at PJ, we came back into the boat launch area and there was a guy in front of me at the dock. I happened to look in his boat and he had a bunch of doormats laying on the deck. These were some rather large fish so I asked him where did he get them and he said,"Charlestown Breachway" out in front. There was four people on his boat and they all got their limits! Man Sean those fluke were some nice fish and I doubt there wasn't a one that was under 20". So next time I go to PJ that's where I am heading for sure. Will let you guys know how I make out.

Sean · #16 06-21-2007, 11:46 AM

Yup there out there, just need to findthem. When we were @ the ramp there were about 10 filleted fluke that were monsters!
Did he say how deep they were fishing?

Shawsee · #17 06-21-2007, 01:26 PM

Sean,

He said they were fishing between 30/40 feet of water. He also said they were using squid with spearing on double set-up rigs with teasers. He had one in the boat that had to be at least a 12 pounder and what a monster. So at least we know they are out there and now all we have to do is go gettem! :o