27-02-2004, 09:32 AM
Hi fellas,
Caught heaps of rays from the boat and kept a few over the years for the table as well. I have found that, like alot of fish, the larger the ray the less palatable <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Glen you are right about them being stringy. I tend to cut strips about 1/2 inch thick and fry in the pan. Poor man's flake but hey it beats eating Bird's Eye fishsfingers
Another things with rays is i have found their meet to get an ammonia taste to it if you don't quickly cut the wing flaps off.
I'd think twice about spearing one if i was floundering,... had one turn on me and the spike went through the waders like a hot knife through butter <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I was in a bit of pain for the good part of an hour
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
AK
Caught heaps of rays from the boat and kept a few over the years for the table as well. I have found that, like alot of fish, the larger the ray the less palatable <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Glen you are right about them being stringy. I tend to cut strips about 1/2 inch thick and fry in the pan. Poor man's flake but hey it beats eating Bird's Eye fishsfingers
Another things with rays is i have found their meet to get an ammonia taste to it if you don't quickly cut the wing flaps off.
I'd think twice about spearing one if i was floundering,... had one turn on me and the spike went through the waders like a hot knife through butter <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I was in a bit of pain for the good part of an hour<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
AK