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we caught this on a bunker spoon,we had three of them and decided to put this one in the boat

Nice fish. Good eating size there.

Nice

Is that a Thresher Shark? Was this the biggest of the three? The tail looks as long as the body. Has anybody eaten this particular species/type of shark? Shark's Fin Soup anyone? Awesome catch!

John R

Yes it is a Thresher and the tails ARE usually as long as the fish's body. They are edible as are the Mako, Porbeagle and White. The one shark I have found inedible no matter how it is prepared before or after cooking is the Blue. Don't even try. The Mako, Porbeagle, White and Thresher have a means to get rid of their Uric acids, thus their flesh is clear of any ammonia type taste or smell. Blues (and some others) pass theirs through their skin. In the old "Jaws" days when we killed a lot of fish, I felt obligated to try whatever I killed, and no matter what I tried, Blues were not bad, they were awful. I even tried to smoke them. All of the edible ones "taste just like Swordfish". That's close to true, but no cigar (for me, anyway). I prefer Mako, but the differences are subtle and I found mostly in texture. In all instances, I made them on a grille, basted with anchovy butter.
The fact that these three fish were taken on trolled Bunker spoons, and I assume wire line is a big angling accomplishment. It also means there was a body of Threshers in inshore waters, if they were taken while Bass fishing. Congratulations!

I've seen blacktip shark for sale, but have never tried it ... has anyone on here ?

Blacktip is excellent - my wife likes it better than cobia/redfish

Soak in a little italian dressing an hour before cooking on the grill. A little lemon squeeze as it comes off - mmmmmmm

Thresher....Good eatin!...NICE JOB!

Whiptail...great job..especialy on a spoon..with wire line? Great eating fish..Walter I agree on the eatn sharks, my dad always said a blue shark is like eatn a twinky soaked in diesel fuel...yuk

Yum! Anchovy Butter!

I prefer to use a fork............. cause that was some good eats!!!!!!!