Draughtboard Shark eating

[SageOf6Paths]

Went out with a few friends spearfishing today and seen an interesting looking shark, so I speared him with my Hawaiian sling, gutted him out on the rocks, done some research when I got in and found he was a draughtboard shark. So we looked into eating them and most said it's not worth eating but I don't like the idea of killing something I'm not going to eat and it is edible so I skinned and filleted him and cooked him in the oven in foil with butter and then put some pepper on him when he was cooked, ate him. My roommates and I all agreed he tasted decent just didn't have the best texture, is there are way to better prepare/cook them? Would battering and frying be good because it seems like a pretty badass idea, battered and fried with some lemon juice and pepper. Thoughts? extra info on the shark/cooking and preparing it? Thanks guys.

 

[agbiv]

Most shark species eliminate uric acid through the skin so skinning quickly lends a better flavor to the meat. Aslo remove and dark blood line that occurs in some species. Some use lemon juice to break down and soften the protiens, others marinate (orange or grapefruit soda pop works well) or soak in butermilk ovrnight in the fridge. I like mine grilled with lemon or lime juice. Pepper and then only salt at the very end--salt toughens it. Butter at the very end because the butter can scorch on the grill and taste unpleasant. I prefer Smaller Black Tips, but have eaten Mako, Thresher, Bonnetheads and others. Many sharks are severely pressured and so choosing to harvest one should not be done on a whim--glad you chose to consume your catch.

 

[SageOf6Paths]

I don't believe in killing for fun, if I take the life of something I do it as humanely as possible and use/eat as much of its body as possible, thank you very much for the tips, very useful advise! I'll probably avoid it next time, was a bit of a pain to clean and prepare for eating, didn't get enough meat from it and I don't like the taste enough to warrant killing such a cool animal, I'll stick to sweep and leather jackets next time I think. Thanks for the help, if I do catch another shark now I know it should be skinned asap and use lemon juice and butter at the end.