First Time Elephant Fish
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:55 pm
Hi all,
I went down today around 11am just past Hastings, thought I'd try for whiting but that didn't work too well.
The wind was up and too many pieces of grass etc in the shallow. Anyway I hooked up a couple of Toadies with the small No 6 hook.
I think I killed one trying to get my hook out its throat (I wasnt happy about that.
Anyway I had some burley floating in the surf near me and as the waves came in from my left across to the right and out again it must have attracted more fish.
Around 12.30 I was close to packing up when I got a bite on my surf rod, I waited a bit longer and then another bite so I lifted the rod & gave a small tug and there was something on the end. I thought I had a Pinkie because there wasn't a huge amount of fight. Anyway it was good fun & as I pulled it out through the grass/weed on the shore I saw this strange silver fish with some brown markings on it.
Then :sun: the lights came on and I realised it was an elephant fish - My first one ever :woohoo:
I ummed and aaaghed for a while trying to figure out if I should keep it or let it go.
It got a covered in sand so I figured i'd rinse it off - Ummm yeah not so smart as it tried to get away and as I grabbed its tail to pick it up it turned and bit me on my arm :angryfire: Not happy
Okay so I figured I'd keep it. Anyway no one told me I'm supposed to bash it on the head then take a knife and drain it's blood there and then chuck it on ice :dontknow
Ahh well I don't know what it will taste like now???
I've filleted it and put it in the freezer (someone said they taste better if you freeze them).
If anyone has some tips/pointers to cook it please let me know???? :dinner:
Thanks
I went down today around 11am just past Hastings, thought I'd try for whiting but that didn't work too well.
The wind was up and too many pieces of grass etc in the shallow. Anyway I hooked up a couple of Toadies with the small No 6 hook.
I think I killed one trying to get my hook out its throat (I wasnt happy about that.
Anyway I had some burley floating in the surf near me and as the waves came in from my left across to the right and out again it must have attracted more fish.
Around 12.30 I was close to packing up when I got a bite on my surf rod, I waited a bit longer and then another bite so I lifted the rod & gave a small tug and there was something on the end. I thought I had a Pinkie because there wasn't a huge amount of fight. Anyway it was good fun & as I pulled it out through the grass/weed on the shore I saw this strange silver fish with some brown markings on it.
Then :sun: the lights came on and I realised it was an elephant fish - My first one ever :woohoo:
I ummed and aaaghed for a while trying to figure out if I should keep it or let it go.
It got a covered in sand so I figured i'd rinse it off - Ummm yeah not so smart as it tried to get away and as I grabbed its tail to pick it up it turned and bit me on my arm :angryfire: Not happy
Okay so I figured I'd keep it. Anyway no one told me I'm supposed to bash it on the head then take a knife and drain it's blood there and then chuck it on ice :dontknow
Ahh well I don't know what it will taste like now???
I've filleted it and put it in the freezer (someone said they taste better if you freeze them).
If anyone has some tips/pointers to cook it please let me know???? :dinner:
Thanks