dogfish/sandshark question
 

First off is what some guys refer to as sand sharks the dogfish that are all over the bay right now or am I wrong in that they are sand sharks? Next, are these fish edible and legal to keep. Was in to a mess of them up to three feet.

Tight Lines!!!!

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

Found my answer with this video. Cant believe the age on these things 80 years old if around 3 feet!!!! 20 years until they reproduce. Crazy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L84QB1K9aQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L84QB1K9aQ

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

Arthur treachers fish n chips...

Ate one once. Brined in unfiltered apple cider vinegar water and salt with some red spices. Beer battered and deep fried... What waste of time and effort. The lingering piss taste made the paper plate and napkin I was using much more appetizing. I have heard the smooth bow wow is preferred over its spiny cousin.

Not sure how a piss taste can be preferred though lol

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

The typical size that most fisherman see is within the range of 15 years old.

Be wary of the spines.

for some light reading on the species.
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publicatio...m203/tm203.pdf

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

The problem is you have to clean them immediately upon catching them. Usually everyone is fishing for a more desirable species and taking the time to clean a fish right then is unwanted. They are good to eat if cleaned right away and put on ice, Hunk them up into bite sized pieces and roll in egg and Italian Bread crumbs. deep fry and dip in cocktail sauce.

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

X2 fillet and right in ice water. Never tried doggies but it's the same with stingrays. We cut the wings off right when we land them and right into the cooler they go. Then we fillet the wings when we get home. If you wait 20 mins it's too late.

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

Gotta clean them right away because they pee through there skin:D

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

The one I ate was bled out and gutted in minutes and bathed in a saltwater slurry like damn near every fish we catch on my fathers boat. It got the same treatment as the sea bass, cod, tuna and tile get. The dogfish still tasted like piss. But, to each there own. Plenty of better things in the ocean to eat. They make for decent tile bait when stripped out.

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

That's what we are saying, you can't treat them like other fish. Fillet when they are landed. Hopefully they are still alive when you fillet them. Once they die they release that piss in their skin.

Re: dogfish/sandshark question
 

Gee, sure are an awful lot of people that seem to know what pee tastes like. :D