benny 1 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Beleive or not fiddler rays are quite good on the table! We got five of them a few days ago for the table, the best way is to kill them quickly is by brain spike between the eyes. When you are ready to start preparing them them, cut the tail at the base of the flaps and cut through until it is severed and skin and fillet the tail like how you would for flake, once this job is done soak them in water overnight. Once you are ready to cook them coat the fillets, cut them into bite size pieces, and place thme into a bowl of whisked eggs and then dip the chunks in a mixture of breadcrumbs, dessicated coconut, sprinkling of salt and pepper and a pinch of curry for maximum flavour. Fry on medium heat until the crumbs are nice and golden. If ya wanna try the flaps dont! they taste like crap so either cut off the flaps from the body and boil them and scrape the meat and skin off (and either give it to the pets or burley) and deep fry the cartilage, which is quite nice. I dont waste them so use any leftovers for bait/ burley. And another word of warning, is dont keep the big ones as they are females and often have pups, so its best to keep the medium size ones! Fiddler meat looks tough at first but once cooked they are perfect! The best way I can describe the taste is a bit like flake cross chicken but they taste really mild. Try them ya wont be disappointed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Err thanks for the tips Benny but i reckon i'll give the poor old fiddlers a miss and stick with my gar and whiting,i'm not saying they wouldn't be fine to eat but i release most leatheries, flathead and even flounder so i probably wouldn't eat a fiddler.we could probably do with a bit of culling on the pesky buggers though. cheers brenton cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luke_westlakes 4 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 i think we will leave the fidlers to you benny! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Its ok each to their own, but they are really tasty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azza40 0 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 G,day Benny, an old bloke told me once to boil the tails with ya blueys. Tryed it once turned out pretty good, a bit sweet & good size chunks of meat cheers Azza40 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Wish I had some now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 male vs female anatomy is shown bellow. have caught these for many years.. walking the shallows.. and catching them by hand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 brenton wrote:,i'm not saying they wouldn't be fine to eat but i release most leatheries, flathead and even flounder so i probably wouldn't eat a fiddler. cheers brenton cheers brentonyou dont eat Flatties?? Letheries?? or flounder???some of THE BEST eating fish!!!just my opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carps 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 brenton why do you release the flathead gotta be the nicest fish in the ocean if ya ask me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I rate fiddlers and flatties very similar... both heaven on a plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fullysikwog 6 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 ok thanks for that benny il have to try one next time i catch one lol probly wont be that long.nice flatties in the pics benny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fullysikwog 6 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 carps wrote:brenton why do you release the flathead gotta be the nicest fish in the ocean if ya ask me yer i agree man flat head and flounder are my favorite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yep 3 out of 6 of the best eating fish are in me signature methinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest big lizard Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 yeah i release all the flathead i catch too into my freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kayakfisher 0 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Gotta cook flounder whole but absolutley awesome to eat. Waste too much if you try and fillet them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Agree with ya there meat is so sweet, not right to waste any! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SandyWhiting 0 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 benny wrote:Beleive or not fiddler rays are quite good on the table! We got five of them a few days ago for the table, the best way is to kill them quickly is by brain spike between the eyes. When you are ready to start preparing them them, cut the tail at the base of the flaps and cut through until it is severed and skin and fillet the tail like how you would for flake, once this job is done soak them in water overnight. Once you are ready to cook them coat the fillets, cut them into bite size pieces, and place thme into a bowl of whisked eggs and then dip the chunks in a mixture of breadcrumbs, dessicated coconut, sprinkling of salt and pepper and a pinch of curry for maximum flavour. Fry on medium heat until the crumbs are nice and golden. If ya wanna try the flaps dont! they taste like crap so either cut off the flaps from the body and boil them and scrape the meat and skin off (and either give it to the pets or burley) and deep fry the cartilage, which is quite nice. I dont waste them so use any leftovers for bait/ burley. And another word of warning, is dont keep the big ones as they are females and often have pups, so its best to keep the medium size ones! Fiddler meat looks tough at first but once cooked they are perfect! The best way I can describe the taste is a bit like flake cross chicken but they taste really mild. Try them ya wont be disappointed! Mmmm sounds nice Benny.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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