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Originally posted by Alison
"Competitions are judged negatively in the court of public opinion and damage the public's already limited acceptance of spearfishing and its community" there is probably no other time when spearfishing becomes so widely noticed by the public and its the time when probably most fish are caught, even inedible ones such as wrasse (Dont anyone tell me that they are not shot, I'll call you a liar because I saw them at Bognor), this really is not IMO the best way to promote the sport in the UK [/b]
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Wrasse is extremely tasty if shot at the right size and prepared properly -- don't shoot green, try the orange or red coloured ones instead.
Do not cook whole -- remove the skin and fillet them and try fry it on the pan, I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised. For the record -- I don't shoot them personally but I know people who do and they enjoy them immensely. On the other hand, I loathe seeing people putting nets down only to fill the beach with carcasses of dead wrasse as they believe they are not good eating or of use for anything -- they make good lobster pot bait too and are great for soups.
People saying wrasse don't make good eating just haven't eaten any that were given the time and care to be prepared properly, if they had then they wouldn't believe they don't make good eating. Bit disgusting to shoot them though -- there's no sport in it, they're as tame as housepets and might as well be kissing the tip of your spear during your aspetto.
Far from inedible....
