Took the neighbor kid and his buddy shark fishing in SF Bay Wednesday.
Couple drifts for halibut with no lusk, but main part of the trip was shark
and ray fishing. They both landed a couple rays, none very big. Largest
14#. A lot of Smoothound sharks and one 3' leopard shark. Leopard shark
in McCovey Cove by AT&T Park. The Americas Cup boats were practicing off
SF, but the bay was sloppy, so did not go watch. Did have the Oracle boat
come by being towed back to the docks. Should have taken them salmon
fishing. Ocean was calmer, and the salmon have finally come in off Pillar
Point.

On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:13:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Took the neighbor kid and his buddy shark fishing in SF Bay Wednesday.
Couple drifts for halibut with no lusk, but main part of the trip was shark
and ray fishing. They both landed a couple rays, none very big. Largest
14#. A lot of Smoothound sharks and one 3' leopard shark. Leopard shark
in McCovey Cove by AT&T Park. The Americas Cup boats were practicing off
SF, but the bay was sloppy, so did not go watch. Did have the Oracle boat
come by being towed back to the docks. Should have taken them salmon
fishing. Ocean was calmer, and the salmon have finally come in off Pillar
Point.

Did you ever eat any of the rays? I've heard, but never verified, that the wing meat is sometimes
cut in circles and fixed like scallops.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

John H wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:13:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Took the neighbor kid and his buddy shark fishing in SF Bay Wednesday.
Couple drifts for halibut with no lusk, but main part of the trip was shark
and ray fishing. They both landed a couple rays, none very big. Largest
14#. A lot of Smoothound sharks and one 3' leopard shark. Leopard shark
in McCovey Cove by AT&T Park. The Americas Cup boats were practicing off
SF, but the bay was sloppy, so did not go watch. Did have the Oracle boat
come by being towed back to the docks. Should have taken them salmon
fishing. Ocean was calmer, and the salmon have finally come in off Pillar
Point.

Did you ever eat any of the rays? I've heard, but never verified, that
the wing meat is sometimes
cut in circles and fixed like scallops.

John (Gun Nut) H.

When I was 16 I caught an 80# Bat Ray and my dad kept a small part of the
wing, when we gave it to an Hispanic friend with a bunch of kids. It did
taste somewhat like scallops. Was not bad. Tried a skate one time, but
not worth the effort, as little meat in skate wings.

On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:43:19 -0500, Califbill wrote:

John H wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:13:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Took the neighbor kid and his buddy shark fishing in SF Bay Wednesday.
Couple drifts for halibut with no lusk, but main part of the trip was shark
and ray fishing. They both landed a couple rays, none very big. Largest
14#. A lot of Smoothound sharks and one 3' leopard shark. Leopard shark
in McCovey Cove by AT&T Park. The Americas Cup boats were practicing off
SF, but the bay was sloppy, so did not go watch. Did have the Oracle boat
come by being towed back to the docks. Should have taken them salmon
fishing. Ocean was calmer, and the salmon have finally come in off Pillar
Point.

Did you ever eat any of the rays? I've heard, but never verified, that
the wing meat is sometimes
cut in circles and fixed like scallops.

John (Gun Nut) H.

When I was 16 I caught an 80# Bat Ray and my dad kept a small part of the
wing, when we gave it to an Hispanic friend with a bunch of kids. It did
taste somewhat like scallops. Was not bad. Tried a skate one time, but
not worth the effort, as little meat in skate wings.

I've hooked several cow-nosed rays in the bay. Only netted one, but let it go. Maybe I'll keep the
next one, if I give it another shot.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

On 7/26/2013 6:47 PM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:13:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Took the neighbor kid and his buddy shark fishing in SF Bay Wednesday.
Couple drifts for halibut with no lusk, but main part of the trip was shark
and ray fishing. They both landed a couple rays, none very big. Largest
14#. A lot of Smoothound sharks and one 3' leopard shark. Leopard shark
in McCovey Cove by AT&T Park. The Americas Cup boats were practicing off
SF, but the bay was sloppy, so did not go watch. Did have the Oracle boat
come by being towed back to the docks. Should have taken them salmon
fishing. Ocean was calmer, and the salmon have finally come in off Pillar
Point.

Did you ever eat any of the rays? I've heard, but never verified, that the wing meat is sometimes
cut in circles and fixed like scallops.

John (Gun Nut) H.


Think we used to get that up on the coast of Maine when I was a little
guy... Could have been something else though.

wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:47:57 -0400, John H
wrote:

Did you ever eat any of the rays? I've heard, but never verified, that
the wing meat is sometimes
cut in circles and fixed like scallops.

John (Gun Nut) H.
I have had sting ray a few times. It is a lot like shark. I am not
sure how much breading and ketchup it would take to trick you into
thinking it was a bad scollop.

I think like shark, it may be the variety of ray. Some shark can never be
made edible, while others are very good. Blue Shark can not be made
edible. Too much ammonia in the flesh. Urinates via the skin. While Mako
and Thresher are sold commercially for food.