redpump Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hi everyone! We went fishing today and caught this shark/ray? Can anyone please identify this? Felix caught it on nippers from Bundeena beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1829 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hi everyone! We went fishing today and caught this shark/ray? Can anyone please identify this? Felix caught it on nippers from Bundeena beach. i'd call that a shovelnose - but im not an expert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeh mate, definitely a shovelnose. They go hard when they get bigger. Often mistake the biggens for big jews or bull sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpump Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Thank you . FYI, I released it for your peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanemills Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 It's a shovelnose shark mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanemills Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Sorry didn't see other reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt84 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 shovel, and yes the bigger ones do go hard. got this one couple years ago at port stephens on 6kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Snap! That's the biggest one I have seen haha look at it's head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranticD Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 what about this fish? is this also a shovel nose? I was told this could also be a banjo shark it was fairly strong.. Is this possible to eat.. how would you kill/clean/fillet it... and do you have any recipes? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanemills Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 what about this fish? is this also a shovel nose? I was told this could also be a banjo shark it was fairly strong.. Is this possible to eat.. how would you kill/clean/fillet it... and do you have any recipes? thanks thats a banjo shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 shovel, and yes the bigger ones do go hard. got this one couple years ago at port stephens on 6kg 6kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 It looks more than 6kg u mean caught on 6kg line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 shovel, and yes the bigger ones do go hard. got this one couple years ago at port stephens on 6kg Thats a nice one mate! A bloke i fish with in weipa snared this one a few years back! http://www.weipafishing.com.au/resized/gallery_zoom-32.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbour Hauler Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thats a nice one mate! A bloke i fish with in weipa snared this one a few years back! http://www.weipafishing.com.au/resized/gallery_zoom-32.jpg Are they ok to eat. I see alot of them but never tried them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt84 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 yes on 6kg line lol Was funny i had a lady abuse me for taking it out of the water for a picture, and then abused me when i released it were people were swimming, cause shovel noses are man eater lol Yer have caught a few big one's up in qld. never seen another one that big down this far south though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thats right mate. They get big up north. Only ever seen small shovelnose to a max of 1m in NSW. I'm sure there are some bigger ones though! One time up in noosa i caught 3 over 130cm in one day on live mullet. Biggest was 163 from memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Couple or years back a guy got a huge one up near como it was in the paper Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thats a nice one mate! A bloke i fish with in weipa snared this one a few years back! http://www.weipafishing.com.au/resized/gallery_zoom-32.jpg I'm sorry Mac attack but I think you have not identified this sepia fish correctly ones that size are called "jack hammer nose sharks!" Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm sorry Mac attack but I think you have not identified this sepia fish correctly ones that size are called "jack hammer nose sharks!" Haha hahaha maybe they should consider re-naming it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharknett Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Got a pretty big shovelnose myself years ago just ouside the river in Cairns. Nearly as long as me and I'm 191cm. Unfortunmately in the pre digital camera era and I no longer own a scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbour Hauler Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Got a pretty big shovelnose myself years ago just ouside the river in Cairns. Nearly as long as me and I'm 191cm. Unfortunmately in the pre digital camera era and I no longer own a scanner. Are they good to eat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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