What's cooking?

[green lurchers 16,714]

5 minutes ago, FLATTOP said:

 

Cheers mate 

[WILF 47,215]

8 hours ago, green lurchers said:

Went on a catch fish  n cook mission failed miserably lol but followed the birds which led me to me mates boat so he helped me eat  

I absolutely love skate, it’s my favourite fish.

Brown butter, capers, job done.

[bell 3,603]

38 minutes ago, WILF said:

I absolutely love skate, it’s my favourite fish.

Brown butter, capers, job done.

Never had skate wings, are there any bones in them ?

[Daniel cain 45,648]

1 hour ago, bell said:

Never had skate wings, are there any bones in them ?

f***ing tons

[green lurchers 16,714]

1 minute ago, Daniel cain said:

f***ing tons

Yes but most are edible 

[green lurchers 16,714]

Cracked on with the flounder and bass 

[WILF 47,215]

2 hours ago, bell said:

Never had skate wings, are there any bones in them ?

It more like cartilage than bone mate and the flesh sits on the top, you just scrape it off either side.

All the cartilage is linked together like a blade, not like them pin bones you get in most fish.

[bell 3,603]

1 hour ago, green lurchers said:

Yes but most are edible 

Are they actual skate then or Rays ?..... I thought you only caught Skate in Scotland ??/

[NEWKID 27,205]

1 hour ago, WILF said:

It more like cartilage than bone mate and the flesh sits on the top, you just scrape it off either side.

All the cartilage is linked together like a blade, not like them pin bones you get in most fish.

Like you say mate rays are a type of shark and its all cartilage, not bone... dogfish/rock salmon (in the chippy)  has one long cartridge running through it, no rib cage just a mini shark... if you can be asked to skin em they are good eating..

[NEWKID 27,205]

26 minutes ago, bell said:

Are they actual skate then or Rays ?..... I thought you only caught Skate in Scotland ??/

Itll be a ray mate, probably thornback Ray.. 

But there are Skate caught further south every so often, think one was caught off the beach in Bristol Channel somewhere earlier this year..

[bell 3,603]

1 minute ago, NEWKID said:

Itll be a ray mate, probably thornback Ray.. 

But there are Skate caught further south every so often, think one was caught off the beach in Bristol Channel somewhere earlier this year..

Yes mate, thought it must be Rays but wasn’t sure, cheers.

[terryd 8,497]

Bass again lol plucked couple worms out before mrs saw them lol

[South hams hunter 8,924]

2 hours ago, NEWKID said:

Itll be a ray mate, probably thornback Ray.. 

But there are Skate caught further south every so often, think one was caught off the beach in Bristol Channel somewhere earlier this year..

Been 3 out the channel and 2 of Chesil NK. All blues 

[South hams hunter 8,924]

4 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

f***ing tons

A Ray is atleast 75% waste, shame to kill em imo

[NEWKID 27,205]

3 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

A Ray is atleast 75% waste, shame to kill em imo

I agree mate, I dont think they are all that to eat either tbh...