Thresher Shark Questions

[FullFlavorPike]

This is what happens when you try to get too serious on the internet.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by FullFlavorPike

This is what happens when you try to get too serious on the internet.

I don't mind ful-rac and his buddy jorluivil trying to torpedo my thread with their nonsense. If I ask questions they think are dumb or if they want to mock me, I don't mind. Let them have their fun. I've shoveled BS back at them a few times myself

This is an open forum of ideas and they speak for themselves. Sometimes their contributions are good and I have learned from them. Maybe we will meet in person one day and we can introduce ourselves. I might even offer to buy the first round of margaritas or cold beer after we land.

I'm a relative noob here. If I want to find answers I'll ask. There is a wealth of high quality information at BWE and I've met lots of new friends. My purpose is to decide for myself what kinds of fish I want to target.

If I'm going to take the life of a living creature, I want to try to think through the reasons and ramifications for what I'm doing. At a minimum I want to respect the fish I take home to eat by preparing them to the best of my ability and using everything I can down to the scraps as fertilizer for my garden. I prefer to target fish in moderation that are delicious, sustainable and from growing populations. I recognize there will be some collateral damage.

If thresher sharks taste like cat food or if their future survival as a healthy population is questionable, I would rather fish somewhere else or work on other projects.

I'm sure I don't have time to tan shark skin into leather. I read that thresher shark is good for this purpose. I've seen beautiful art made from shark and ray skin. The topic is interesting to me. I lack the time to explore another hobby in that direction.

As noted above, I'm pretty sure it's not legal to sell fins to a business. I was simply thinking that offering the fins to Asians who go nuts over them might be a higher value. I'm not particularly interested in shark fin soup myself. Maybe I should consult with our friend at fishermansbelly.com first.


Butt hay, that's just me. We all have to figure these things our for ourselves, right?

[DanaPT]

Yani did post something about this and I do recall a video of the assassin in action. This is a post with some Tshark and a couple of still shots of OTW cleaning.


http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...=yani+thresher

I've not targeted but want to. I think Id want a wing man just in case. For sure would try to dress ASAP.

[Aznronin]

Threshers kind of taste like swordfish. If you like swordfish you will like thresher steaks.

[Chuck D]

Do not ever support the sale of shark fin soup

[Murray]

Many folks love thresher and mako sharks for eating. Check out a local fish market on pricing to confirm. You will also see them on the menu at many fish restaurants. Most are juveniles in the LJ area if I am not mistaken. I used to fish thresher out of Oceanside and average was 200+ with some going close to 400.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by Chuck D

Do not ever support the sale of shark fin soup

FWIW:

"Shark fins can fetch up to $650 USD per kilogram. A single Whale Shark pectoral fin can sell for up to $20,000 USD and a Basking Shark pectoral fin can fetch up to $50,000 USD."
http://www.sharktruth.com/learn/shark-finning/


"The majority of sharks caught for their fins are the blue sharks, threshers and hammerheads"
"Records from fisheries published in 2003 revealed that numbers of thresher sharks have fallen by 75% in just 15 years through overfishing."
http://www.theguardian.com/environme....frontpagenews






California ban on sale or possession of detached shark fins enacted in 2011 and went fully into effect in 2013.

Restaurants in violation of ban are being targeted
https://awionline.org/content/restau...oup#California

Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to California Shark Fin Ban (July, 2015)
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/201...shark-fin-ban/

32 tons of shark fins seized at sea. This one 85' boatload of shark fins allegedly represents the death of 30,000 sharks.
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/foo...ized-high-seas

More information on "Shark Finning" (cutting off the fins at sea and dumping the rest of the shark overboard)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_finning

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[sanomick]

My two cents. Threshers are good eating
Threshers are really really strong - don't fish for them alone
Threshers are dangerous to catch on a kayak even if you are prepared - watch out for the tail and the jump.
They get really big and there is little chance of bringing a big one in on a kayak - 200# I"m impressed. any bigger and you will be out there for hours and probably not get them.
If you can find a copy of Fred Archers Book on threshers, It's a great read. He also shows how to butcher them.