diversity - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Ggiannig89 · 11-11-2018, 04:28 PM

Idk man I’ve got plenty of those in hoop nets and they have them all over northern Ca as well so I doubt it’s too cold.
Cool catch though on a hook n line. Did you eat it?

govomit · 11-11-2018, 08:15 PM

no, did not eat it, but was interested. What I found is that they are really hard to skin, not much meat and some have toxins with guaranteed stomach pain.

Was enough to cool off my appetite.

constharper · 11-12-2018, 08:45 AM

It looks scary ((

dpricenator · 11-16-2018, 11:09 AM

After 10 years of fishing the San Clemente Pier I had never seen a morey eel come up. Then I caught 2 on hook and line a week apart right before Lobster season opened. Both were about 3 feet long, and evil looking. I took the first one home skinned it, which is the most ridiculous undertaking I have ever attempted. Then soaked it in butter milk for the night. The next day I smoked it low and slow for about 5 hours. The meat was white, and very tasty. However there was a bone about every 1/4 inch from end to end. Not worth the trouble to skin them or pick thru the bones. But I checked that one off the list. I need to try the bay ray wings, but I can't seem to get one to bite. Last year it was all I could catch.

11-11-2018, 04:28 PM	#1
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Idk man I’ve got plenty of those in hoop nets and they have them all over northern Ca as well so I doubt it’s too cold. Cool catch though on a hook n line. Did you eat it?

11-11-2018, 08:15 PM	#2
govomit Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 77	no, did not eat it, but was interested. What I found is that they are really hard to skin, not much meat and some have toxins with guaranteed stomach pain. Was enough to cool off my appetite.

11-12-2018, 08:45 AM	#3
constharper Junior Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 10	It looks scary ((

11-16-2018, 11:09 AM	#4
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	After 10 years of fishing the San Clemente Pier I had never seen a morey eel come up. Then I caught 2 on hook and line a week apart right before Lobster season opened. Both were about 3 feet long, and evil looking. I took the first one home skinned it, which is the most ridiculous undertaking I have ever attempted. Then soaked it in butter milk for the night. The next day I smoked it low and slow for about 5 hours. The meat was white, and very tasty. However there was a bone about every 1/4 inch from end to end. Not worth the trouble to skin them or pick thru the bones. But I checked that one off the list. I need to try the bay ray wings, but I can't seem to get one to bite. Last year it was all I could catch.