Went out to catch some crab for this summers kontikiing and thought I'd be cheeky and throw the first crab of the night on a hook. Not too long later wammo first fish of the season landed.
I know what I will be doing this weekend
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Went out to catch some crab for this summers kontikiing and thought I'd be cheeky and throw the first crab of the night on a hook. Not too long later wammo first fish of the season landed.
I know what I will be doing this weekend
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A photo of two spotted dog(fish)!!!
Mate got his first one drone fishing last weekend. Hopefully the start of things to come.
wow this early
Good to know.
Thats primo!
I fished a bit off the Beach behind the meatworks but never caught a thing.
That used to be a great place years ago Norsk, blood race out to sea, when such things were allowed.
In the interest of learning something new, how about a quick run through on how you prep rig and what ways you like to cook them? Thanks.
Key thing with rig is to immediately "trunk" them- whack their head, tail and fins off so they bleed out quickly. The ammonia in their blood taints the flesh otherwise. I worked on commercial boats as a kid and processed bloody thousands of them. Final thing was running the deck hose through their spines to fully clear the blood.
Filleting them is a bit weird and it takes a bit of figuring out how to avoid the cartilage.
I smack em on the head then cut the fillets off. Hold its tail and stand on its head and run your sharp knife down the back bone, they peel off nice and clean.
Cooking is up to you, I like to cut them into bite size chunks then coat in what ever you feel like, breadcrumbs or coat n cook (just throw it in a bag and toss don't use egg) then shallow fry. Don't over do it or it will go dry.
Why no egg?.
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You can use egg if you want I just throw the whole batch in the bag with the coating, the moisture from the fish makes it stick just fine.
How do you tell a rig from a standard dog fish?
rig have no teeth just hard gums. also the spots and bronzy colour. they also generally don't touch baits normal dogfish will take. crabs/crayfish/prawns all good for rig.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
Thanks for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by silentscope
And dog fish have a spike behind the dorsal fin .
Spiny dogfish are the scurge of every fisherman. Greyboys or smooth hounds are lent to be ok eating but iv always released them. 7 gillers are good to eat aswell but I'd sooner leave them in the water too.Quote:
Originally Posted by HILLBILLYHUNTERS
Further to my processing technique, I forgot to add you take the whole belly flap off with the head (down to their ringpiece) then scrape out the "marrow" that lies along the visible spine. Failure to do that won't help the ammonia taint situation.
Mate caught 8 rig last weekend with a mate of the beach here so they moving in. Greyboys are very good eating also .Quote:
Originally Posted by silentscope
After keeping my first sevengill for eating a few months ago have to say i thought it was better than rig. Very nice indeed. I be out chasing the rig soon and looking at catching and releasing another bronzie of
the beach this season
Nice one!
Im heading out tomorrow for a session, rumors tell that rig and elephant are on at the mo....
I ate rigs several times, never have chance for elephant, for you guys which one is better?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vod Ka'nockers
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Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
ill let you know if i ever catch one.... not a super successful day for us, 1 kahawai and lots of wasted time with an unhelpful longline...
Rig is lovely but fresh elephant fish is beautiful, one of my favorites.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
Looking forward...:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vod Ka'nockers
What setup people normally use for rig when fishing from the beach?
I tried a couple of times night fishing around the Porirua boat launch but either my technique, timing or gear is off.
@6x47 @silentscope @deer243
I have NO idea, only caught them in commercial nets.
tackle wise I use a pulley rig it helps with casting a bit further out, incoming to high tide, and dirty water/night time is also helpful but when they're around in big numbers you'll get them during the day as well. paddle crabs/prawns for bait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boar Freak
Normal ledger rig works well. i normally use whole paddle crabs, small to med size, works very well. Either one bait or can use twoQuote:
Originally Posted by Boar Freak
Big crabs chop in halve. otherwise prawns can work but i would catch 3 to 1 with crabs v prawns. Dont cast far, rig like to cruise the shallows and the breaking waves, .
I always fish 2 to 3 rods, might throw one out further but a average cast is all you need. Goes for the bigger sharks as well (ie sevsn gillers, tope and Bronzies)
Caught my first rig for the season last night. caught 3, one stoker than i thpought was a ray as took heaps of line.
Got a Greyboy and a eel thrown in too. was a good night
