Great cook up there and really handy tips on how to prepare a skate! For me, this brought back memories of when I was 18 (I'm 44 now) and lived on the north east coast of Tasmania at Beaumaris. We used to hook some thumping great skate up to 100 lbs (my biggest went 89 lbs and took 1 hour 15 minutes to land on 20 lb line). Noone kept them for the table as funnily enough, they were considered a pest - now, I think that noone knew how to prepare them properly. I remember the epic battles and unstoppable runs of more than 100 metres - often parallel to the beach! Fun times and thanks for bringing back those memories! If you ever visit Tasmania, those skate are still there and beaches on the north-east coast such as Beaumaris Beach, Wrinklers Beach, Dark Hollow, Dainas Basin (behind the sand dunes), Four Mile Beach, are hot spots and further north, the legendary Swimcart Beach - a deep water beach like Chesil Beach, is beach fishing heaven! Big fish head baits with gut attached at night work best. Anyhow, sorry for the long post but I really hope you get to fish the beaches of Oz once. Seek out local knowledge then apply your UK techniques!
Hi Frank, so nice to hear from you all the way over in Oz! Thanks for the kind comments too and for taking the time to post them. Hope your fishing is going well - your experiences sound incredible and certainly something that I'd like to do. I remember watching Rex Hunt when I was younger and the fishing always seemed amazing.
A great video. Here in Thailand, I will be having Stingray for my evening meal. Much the same as skate but with a bit of a sting in it. My wife bought a couple of wings from the local fisherman and as usual, they haven't been skinned. I poach them and remove the skins after. Now I've seen your video I'll try to get her to get a whole Skate before the fisherman mutilates it. It takes me back to trips with the wife and kids down to Deal on a Sunday to buy fish from the anglers coming ashore. Sometimes they'd even give them to you. That was in the 60s. With the price of food now I doubt they would do that and who could blame them. Thanks again and good fishing.
They are a much better flavour if you hang them for a few days to dry off (and loose some of the ammonia) The Norwegian method is to tow them behind the boat for a few hours.
Mate, mate, mate... Here in the North East the fish has hot to be battered and the chips fried 😂 never the less, I love skate only ever had from chippy or in a resteraunt, might go out and track one down with the rods now 😉
So do you scrape the meat off those cartilaginous bones? I caught one tonight and ended up filleting it off the"bones". Be easier to cook it first and scrape itoff
Excellent video! I really like that you've explained the whole process, even down to the end tackle. I've come away from this with some useful knowledge, it's been both entertaining AND informative. I'm new to your channel so look forward to catching up on previous vids. Thanks Chris.
I instantly loved you when you pulled out the coors😭😂 I don't drink them but idk why I thought It was funny you brought up wine and In my head I was like I'm still going to drink a beer😂Cheers lol thank you for the video! It was great
Really good video thanks Chris. Used to fish for Thornbacks out of Bradwell until we came to NZ in 1994. We catch Rough Skate off the beach here along the east coast of the South Island and I use the same skinning technique you demonstrated except with traditional pliers. I can almost taste a bottle of Adnams Broadside along with that skate :-)
Great video as always..... really interesting way to prepare a ray. Next time your on the boat I'd love to see the skipper show us how he does dogfish. Definitely knows his stuff that's for sure.
Thanks for the kind comments Scott, glad you enjoyed the video! No worries at all... I think Dogfish could be interesting! I'll see what we can do. :-) Hope your fishing is going well, tight lines, cheers Chris.
I always want to keep all the fish when I go out on the charter boats as I love eating all different types of fish and it pays for the trip but there’s a stigma when people want to keep anything but Cod and Bass, daft if you ask me.
Thanks for the kind comments mate and for taking the time to post them, it means alot. Hope you're fishing is going well and that you've been catching a few! Cheers Chris.
I loved this video good as Delia Smith! I would go for a med dry cider....and today we bought "skates eyes" The top bit that looks like a scallop. Apparently fishing was restricted 2 yrs ago so now there is a glut. Hates nice too.
Haha, not quite sure I'm in the same bracket at Delia! 😆 Only thing we have in common is the football team we support... 'Lets be aving you, where are you' I'm not sure she'll ever live that down. 😂
Thanks for the kind comments Gary and for taking the time to post them! Glad you enjoyed the video! :-) Fingers crossed we'll be able to do a few more of these going forward. Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Always enjoy your fishing session videos. I have some skate wings in the freezer, recently caught just down the road from you, but skinning them at home is a bit of a pain especially if they have a load of thorns so how do you remove these please?
Cheers David, glad you're enjoying the video's! Once we'd skinned the wings, If there was any thorns left we'd remove them with a small pair of pliers.
I started watching your earlier shore videos which got me into watching all types of shore angling vids! Taf and saa..And to be honest I still prefer your offerings! Good to see you back out fishing!!
Thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to post them, glad you're enjoying the video's! Hope your fishing is going well and that you're catching a few! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Always cracks me up when people put up a warning about the gutting. I know some folk are a bit squeamish but I was eating my dinner during that bit lol. Good video Chris! Regards Chas :-)
Cheers Chas, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment. Haha, I know what you mean... it's how fish is prepared, there's no nice way... But thought I'd just add a warning, them if people don't want to see it, they can skip ahead. Hope you're catching a few. Cheers Chris.
What size/weight ray would you recommend taking for medium size wings to deep fry, I am asking so i can return alive any fish that are too large for my deep fryer!
Hello Chris and Steve, As always a fantastic video , thoroughly entertaining and informative, also thanks to Phil for his instruction on preparation of the fish, could almost taste it, thanks again.
Hi Neil, thanks for the kind comments as always and for taking the time to post them, glad you enjoyed it! Hope your fishing is going well! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Thanks for the kind comments Kelvin, glad you enjoyed the video! :-) You never know we might turn up on one of them beaches, used to fish Great Yarmouth with my Dad regularly when I was younger! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Hi Will, Skate and Roker are two names given to the Thornback Ray. Thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to post them, glad you're enjoying the video's!
Thanks Dave! Nice to hear from you :-D Used to read your mag - Improve Your Sea Fishing magazine many moons ago when I was a young'un! Hope your fishing is going well and that you're catching a few. Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Rays can't pee and that's what the ammonia taste is, it's the urine coming out through the skin, they do say that if you freeze it, it takes away the taste of ammonia
Nice sewer colored water to eat fish from! Heheh.. 🤘😈🤘 Of course you know if the fish stinks up the house when you are cooking it has been overcooked! Those pliers are pretty sweet. I would have to buy them online because they are impossible to find locally in most states. The only thing missing from this how-to video is a good steel or a presharpened knife. The best way to get cut processing your fish is pushing hard and sawing away with a dull filet knife like that one.
I know it doesn't sound quite right, but you should try cooking fish in the microwave. It's the best way of cooking fish and in 4 mins you can cook from a salmon fillet to a whole seabass split in half, just add a little butter, salt and pepper and it never gets overcooked. Just try it, because we all are convinced microwave ovens are only for heating up pre cooked food and that's a big mistake.
No worries at all Timothy, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment too, especially from all the way over in the U.S! Hope your fishing has been going well. :-)
Thanks for the kind comments mate, glad you liked it! I quite enjoyed making something slightly different, so it's definitely something I'd try again. Perhaps with a nice fillet of Cod... if they turn up this year! :-/ Hope you're catching a few, cheers Chris.
From The Waters Edge TV No worries. Thanks for the content. I alway enjoy catch and cook videos. Sadly the modern world has a big disconnect from sea to supper. I always feel it's good when people can see it from start to finish. It's something a lot of fishermen take for granted but most people are unaware of. I know this is pleasure and not commercial, but still :) I haven't been out in a long while and missed out even on mackie bashing this year. Nothing better than a fresh mackerel on a beach barbecue :))
No worries at all mate and I know what you're saying! I don't take much each year, but have no problem doing so. I had on my 'to-film' list... BBQ Bass and Mackerel, but just never got round to it... perhaps next year! :-)
Just a pointer for you, when uptide fishing you should really use a shockleader. I know you are not casting hard but all it takes is a little nick in the 25lb line for it to break and hurt someone. Also love the choice of beer!
Hi Guys, Another great Video. Not sure if your aware but there is a huge open match on on Sunday 12/11/17 it's the Daiwa Open match on the Holderness coast, would be a great opportunity for a new sea fishing video! Also whens your next video coming out as i'm getting withdrawals. Lol ? Many thanks Andy
Hi Andy, thanks for the kind comments, glad you enjoyed the video! Nice one, are you fishing it? If so good luck! The next sea fishing video should be online in the next week or so! :-) Tight lines, cheers Chris.
hi guys im based in east anglia cambridgeshire do you know of any predator lakes or lakes that hold big pike near me or within hours driving distance please
no probs much appreciated i have mayb 2 local lakes that are okay for pike the river sees more action and larger pike ive found. im looking for a lake in uk that stocks trophys lol will i ever find such a fishing place
Please rename it Ray since Skate is an endangered and protected species once common across the UK. We know Skate dish is Ray in the uk. There was one notable incident where somone killed a common skate to eat not knowing the difference!
Thanks as always David! I do like a nice bit of Haddock too... although the only chance of eating one round this area is if you buy it from a chippie or supermarket! Haha! Hope you've been out catching a few, cheers Chris.
Great cook up there and really handy tips on how to prepare a skate! For me, this brought back memories of when I was 18 (I'm 44 now) and lived on the north east coast of Tasmania at Beaumaris. We used to hook some thumping great skate up to 100 lbs (my biggest went 89 lbs and took 1 hour 15 minutes to land on 20 lb line). Noone kept them for the table as funnily enough, they were considered a pest - now, I think that noone knew how to prepare them properly. I remember the epic battles and unstoppable runs of more than 100 metres - often parallel to the beach! Fun times and thanks for bringing back those memories! If you ever visit Tasmania, those skate are still there and beaches on the north-east coast such as Beaumaris Beach, Wrinklers Beach, Dark Hollow, Dainas Basin (behind the sand dunes), Four Mile Beach, are hot spots and further north, the legendary Swimcart Beach - a deep water beach like Chesil Beach, is beach fishing heaven! Big fish head baits with gut attached at night work best. Anyhow, sorry for the long post but I really hope you get to fish the beaches of Oz once. Seek out local knowledge then apply your UK techniques!
Hi Frank, so nice to hear from you all the way over in Oz! Thanks for the kind comments too and for taking the time to post them. Hope your fishing is going well - your experiences sound incredible and certainly something that I'd like to do. I remember watching Rex Hunt when I was younger and the fishing always seemed amazing.
A great video. Here in Thailand, I will be having Stingray for my evening meal. Much the same as skate but with a bit of a sting in it. My wife bought a couple of wings from the local fisherman and as usual, they haven't been skinned. I poach them and remove the skins after. Now I've seen your video I'll try to get her to get a whole Skate before the fisherman mutilates it. It takes me back to trips with the wife and kids down to Deal on a Sunday to buy fish from the anglers coming ashore. Sometimes they'd even give them to you. That was in the 60s. With the price of food now I doubt they would do that and who could blame them. Thanks again and good fishing.
Thanks for the kind comments Ron, glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you're catching plenty on fish in Thailand! :-)
hi how did you cook it with the skin on pls.charles.email/CB008483@GMAIL.COM
This channel is filled with positivity and fun
Thanks mate! Glad you're enjoying it. :-D
They are a much better flavour if you hang them for a few days to dry off (and loose some of the ammonia) The Norwegian method is to tow them behind the boat for a few hours.
Is it really Malcolm? I know they are known, if left too long, to produce some ammonia!
After 52 years in the fishing industry,believe me it makes a difference! Also, while Thornbacks and commons are good eating, the best are the blondes.
Mate, mate, mate... Here in the North East the fish has hot to be battered and the chips fried 😂 never the less, I love skate only ever had from chippy or in a resteraunt, might go out and track one down with the rods now 😉
Haha! I think I prefer it battered too, I've not been watching the waistline over the whole crazy covid lockdown periods. 😂
Thanks for showing me how to skin and prepare the skate! I was just about to WING it.
Haha! :-D
🤣🤣
I just started winging it and have made a huge mess and decided maybe i should YT it?
Wing it haha
So do you scrape the meat off those cartilaginous bones? I caught one tonight and ended up filleting it off the"bones". Be easier to cook it first and scrape itoff
Excellent video! I really like that you've explained the whole process, even down to the end tackle. I've come away from this with some useful knowledge, it's been both entertaining AND informative. I'm new to your channel so look forward to catching up on previous vids. Thanks Chris.
Thanks for the kind comments Jon and for taking the time to post them. Glad you're enjoying the videos. :-) Cheers Chris.
I instantly loved you when you pulled out the coors😭😂 I don't drink them but idk why I thought It was funny you brought up wine and In my head I was like I'm still going to drink a beer😂Cheers lol thank you for the video! It was great
Haha, thanks for the kind comments mate. :-)
I’m finding my feet with sea fishing and I’m glad I found your channel! Excellent, thank you 👌👍 Beer would work for me too!!!
No worries at all mate, thanks for watching and for the kind comments. 😊
Great video! When I was in France they served capers with skate which went really well, worth trying.
That’s exactly how I cook them here in Malta, in a very hot oven, in butter, with capers, parsley and lemon
Really good video thanks Chris. Used to fish for Thornbacks out of Bradwell until we came to NZ in 1994. We catch Rough Skate off the beach here along the east coast of the South Island and I use the same skinning technique you demonstrated except with traditional pliers. I can almost taste a bottle of Adnams Broadside along with that skate :-)
Haha, thanks for the kind comments Ian and for taking the time to post them! Glad you enjoyed the video. :-)
Great video as always..... really interesting way to prepare a ray. Next time your on the boat I'd love to see the skipper show us how he does dogfish. Definitely knows his stuff that's for sure.
Thanks for the kind comments Scott, glad you enjoyed the video! No worries at all... I think Dogfish could be interesting! I'll see what we can do. :-) Hope your fishing is going well, tight lines, cheers Chris.
I always want to keep all the fish when I go out on the charter boats as I love eating all different types of fish and it pays for the trip but there’s a stigma when people want to keep anything but Cod and Bass, daft if you ask me.
Hi Thomas, I agree, there probably is a little bit... I don't think there's anything wrong with taking a fish for the table every now and then though.
Really love your videos man, a honest fisherman with love for fishing. the kind i like next to me on a beach
Thanks for the kind comments mate and for taking the time to post them, it means alot. Hope you're fishing is going well and that you've been catching a few! Cheers Chris.
Another great video, very professional really enjoy watching these. Keep it up!
Cheers James, glad you enjoyed it! Hope you've been out catching a few. Cheers Chris.
Looks delicious!
I went out of Bradwell on a charter called 'second chance' in the early 80's. Caught skate, whiting & dabs.
What did they do with the head and guts bits? Do they dump back in the sea for other fish? I sure hope they dont waste all that
Yep, it goes back into the food chain! :-)
Thanks so much for showing how to clean the skate so helpful to me
This video was very helpful and informative. Thank you for this information 🙏
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!
I loved this video good as Delia Smith! I would go for a med dry cider....and today we bought "skates eyes" The top bit that looks like a scallop. Apparently fishing was restricted 2 yrs ago so now there is a glut. Hates nice too.
Haha, not quite sure I'm in the same bracket at Delia! 😆 Only thing we have in common is the football team we support... 'Lets be aving you, where are you' I'm not sure she'll ever live that down. 😂
One thing that I didn't notice was how to dispatch the Skate? great video thanks
Ray with black butter if awesome 👍😎 sticky cologen is brilliant.
What a cracking video please do more of them that was awesome well done Chris
Thanks for the kind comments Gary and for taking the time to post them! Glad you enjoyed the video! :-) Fingers crossed we'll be able to do a few more of these going forward. Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Another great video guys well done keep up the good work and always
Thanks as always Andrew!
Always enjoy your fishing session videos. I have some skate wings in the freezer, recently caught just down the road from you, but skinning them at home is a bit of a pain especially if they have a load of thorns so how do you remove these please?
Cheers David, glad you're enjoying the video's! Once we'd skinned the wings, If there was any thorns left we'd remove them with a small pair of pliers.
Just had skate first time tonight...loved it...cool video mate....
Glad you enjoyed it Marc, it is a lovely fish to eat!
Woah best Ray wing skinning thus far, rays are new zealands fishing by catch and commonly released. Awesome info. Subscribed 🤙
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it! Hope you've been catching a few fish. :-)
Used to get battered skate wings in the chippy years ago
I love a bit of Skate Chris! :-)
I catch alot of them here in long beach California I use mackerel for bait
Nice one mate, they do like a fish bait!
Where do you fish, if you don't mind me asking? I'm new to fishing and tried long beach pier but no luck...
What temp was the oven on the fish?
Love this! Did my first catch, clean and cook this year really enjoyed it
Cheers Danny! Hope yours went well too! :-)
another excellent presentation !!! well done
Thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to post them, glad you enjoyed it!
I started watching your earlier shore videos which got me into watching all types of shore angling vids! Taf and saa..And to be honest I still prefer your offerings! Good to see you back out fishing!!
Thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to post them, glad you're enjoying the video's! Hope your fishing is going well and that you're catching a few! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Just Brilliant Simple Tips. Thanks.
Awesome vid. 12:26 wing muscle reflex/twitch. I thought interesting.
Superb Video. Never cooked skate before.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. I love a nice bit of skate! :-)
Tried grilling skate with chips and peas per your video. Outstanding!! Thanks
No worries Joe, glad you enjoyed it! It is tasty. ;-)
Brilliant my friend, Thanks for all the great Vids.........
Thanks for taking the time to comment Ian, glad you enjoyed it. No worries at all, should have lots more to come this year. :-)
Wow that looked so tasty. Great video
Thanks Rick, glad you enjoyed it, I enjoyed eating it. Haha! ;-)
Nice vid mate, I'm not a wine fan much myself either, a nice chilled Elderberry cider goes down a treat.
Cheers Jimmy! Ahhhh a Cider sounds good! :-D
Great vid! That'd go lovely with a bottle of Badger Ale's Hopping Hare...
Cheers Dan, glad you enjoyed it! I'm not too much of an Ale drinker, but sounds good! :-D
Next time I’ll try it looks yummy 😋 thanks for the video
No worries Loreta! Glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Always cracks me up when people put up a warning about the gutting. I know some folk are a bit squeamish but I was eating my dinner during that bit lol. Good video Chris! Regards Chas :-)
Cheers Chas, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment. Haha, I know what you mean... it's how fish is prepared, there's no nice way... But thought I'd just add a warning, them if people don't want to see it, they can skip ahead. Hope you're catching a few. Cheers Chris.
Great upload again guys.
Cheers Paul! :-)
What size/weight ray would you recommend taking for medium size wings to deep fry, I am asking so i can return alive any fish that are too large for my deep fryer!
Hi Peter, male fish around 4-5lb are a good size for the table. 👍🏼🎣
@@FromTheWatersEdgeTV Thank you very much for the info, got my catfish skinners and now all i have to do is catch some!
Hello Chris and Steve, As always a fantastic video , thoroughly entertaining and informative, also thanks to Phil for his instruction on preparation of the fish, could almost taste it, thanks again.
Hi Neil, thanks for the kind comments as always and for taking the time to post them, glad you enjoyed it! Hope your fishing is going well! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
I love catch and cooks, get video chaps
Thanks Daniel, glad you enjoyed the video.
Sick video guys! You guys should try caister, Great Yarmouth, gorleston on sea! Loving the Cod quest series! Keep it up
Thanks for the kind comments Kelvin, glad you enjoyed the video! :-) You never know we might turn up on one of them beaches, used to fish Great Yarmouth with my Dad regularly when I was younger! Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Enjoyed the film very much. Next male skate I cach I'm going to try it. Thanks again Chris P/S like that oven she wants one now so thanks for that lol
Thanks for the kind comments Paul, glad you enjoyed the video! Haha... sorry! That'll cost you a few quid! :-D Haha.
Hi, did you say Skate and Thornback Ray were the same? Only asking out if interest as I’m a newbie. Thanks for the great vids.😀
Hi Will, Skate and Roker are two names given to the Thornback Ray. Thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to post them, glad you're enjoying the video's!
Superbly done ✅ great educational video. Thanks lads!
Thanks Richy!
Nice one Chris
Thanks Dave! Nice to hear from you :-D Used to read your mag - Improve Your Sea Fishing magazine many moons ago when I was a young'un! Hope your fishing is going well and that you're catching a few. Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Dad got skate from Oban chippy and said it tasted of ammonia. Would that be from the skin?
Sometimes Skate can give off ammonia... I'm not sure what it is, but I'd associate it with not being fresh or not being stored that well possibly?
Rays can't pee and that's what the ammonia taste is, it's the urine coming out through the skin, they do say that if you freeze it, it takes away the taste of ammonia
But then why do they mostly taste good David? My brother is a marine biologist. I should really have asked him. I'll let you know if I find out.
if you soak the wings to remove the slime for 3 days, it removes the taste of ammonia.
@Habtron: I think that what your saying is complete nonsense and lies.
Nice sewer colored water to eat fish from! Heheh.. 🤘😈🤘
Of course you know if the fish stinks up the house when you are cooking it has been overcooked!
Those pliers are pretty sweet. I would have to buy them online because they are impossible to find locally in most states. The only thing missing from this how-to video is a good steel or a presharpened knife. The best way to get cut processing your fish is pushing hard and sawing away with a dull filet knife like that one.
Haha, the water is nice and chocolate. :-D
That knifes as blunt as harry, Don't use a knife like this kids, sharp as you can, it's way safer 👍
I know it doesn't sound quite right, but you should try cooking fish in the microwave.
It's the best way of cooking fish and in 4 mins you can cook from a salmon fillet to a whole seabass split in half, just add a little butter, salt and pepper and it never gets overcooked.
Just try it, because we all are convinced microwave ovens are only for heating up pre cooked food and that's a big mistake.
Thanks Fer, I have tried the Microwave before, it's a nice way of doing it, especially with Salmon like you say!
Mackerel is great in the microwave.
Heathens.
Amazing video! thanks!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!
Butter sauce and Capers with Skate, delicious.
Sounds tasty!
Can skate fish be eaten after normal delivery
Where does the best cut come from then?
Middle of skate.
The wings Paul. There's not really a middle - its guts and bone, as you'll see when we cleaned it.
@@FromTheWatersEdgeTV then the middle I've had in the past must be a figment of my imagination.
Its was certainly available in the 70's and 80's.
I LOVE TO EAT SKATE FISH.ITS A VERY NICE VIDEO CLEANING PROCESS.
Being Cornish perhaps a Skinners "Porthleven " ale for me
Nice one Bernard! :-)
THANKS FOR SHARING. FROM THE U.S
No worries at all Timothy, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment too, especially from all the way over in the U.S! Hope your fishing has been going well. :-)
Great video looks so tasty!
Glad you enjoyed it Jamie, thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment too!
Excellent Video
Thanks mate. :-)
Great video, a real pleasure to watch, full of tips always learn something new, thank you
Thanks for the kind comments Vincent, glad you enjoyed it! :-) Tight lines, cheers Chris.
White wine is good with fish or kroenenbourg peach beer
I'm not a big fan of wine, but love a Kronenberg.
I thought fish cleaning meant like cleaning the fish...as soon as I saw the knife I knew I was wrong but great vid man
Brilliant video. Would love to see a few more like this. Cheers guys.
Thanks for the kind comments mate, glad you liked it! I quite enjoyed making something slightly different, so it's definitely something I'd try again. Perhaps with a nice fillet of Cod... if they turn up this year! :-/ Hope you're catching a few, cheers Chris.
From The Waters Edge TV No worries. Thanks for the content. I alway enjoy catch and cook videos. Sadly the modern world has a big disconnect from sea to supper. I always feel it's good when people can see it from start to finish. It's something a lot of fishermen take for granted but most people are unaware of. I know this is pleasure and not commercial, but still :)
I haven't been out in a long while and missed out even on mackie bashing this year. Nothing better than a fresh mackerel on a beach barbecue :))
No worries at all mate and I know what you're saying! I don't take much each year, but have no problem doing so. I had on my 'to-film' list... BBQ Bass and Mackerel, but just never got round to it... perhaps next year! :-)
I caught one with about 5ft wing span. Going to try pan seared tonight. Filleted the wings out to take cartilage out of the middle
Brilliant stuff Doug, that sounds like a beast!
Honey brown beer is good with fish
Oooo nice! :-D
blooming gorgeous
Top video!
Thanks Graeme, glad you enjoyed it! :-)
Brilliant thanks
coors light pairs well with Skate, dilly dilly ;)
Haha! :-D Cheers Jason.
Just a pointer for you, when uptide fishing you should really use a shockleader. I know you are not casting hard but all it takes is a little nick in the 25lb line for it to break and hurt someone. Also love the choice of beer!
Good shout that! Haha, glad you liked the beer choice! ;-)
I dunno how you ate it plain, I can only eat ray with shit tons of seasoning
Haha!
Hi Guys,
Another great Video.
Not sure if your aware but there is a huge open match on on Sunday 12/11/17 it's the Daiwa Open match on the Holderness coast, would be a great opportunity for a new sea fishing video!
Also whens your next video coming out as i'm getting withdrawals. Lol ?
Many thanks
Andy
Hi Andy, thanks for the kind comments, glad you enjoyed the video! Nice one, are you fishing it? If so good luck! The next sea fishing video should be online in the next week or so! :-) Tight lines, cheers Chris.
Hi Chris,
Yes i am, i'm fishing a local beach near the village of Easington.
Looking forward to the new vid.
Kind regards
Andy
hi guys im based in east anglia cambridgeshire do you know of any predator lakes or lakes that hold big pike near me or within hours driving distance please
Hi mate, I don't I'm afraid... perhaps have a look on google maps or do a few searches online, that might bring up some gems!
no probs much appreciated i have mayb 2 local lakes that are okay for pike the river sees more action and larger pike ive found. im looking for a lake in uk that stocks trophys lol will i ever find such a fishing place
Never seen anyone kill a ray before
Skate are one of my favourite fish to eat Reece, I don't normally take too many a year though.
fuck thatbetter of putting a hook in a goldfish tank
ive had massive carp and I mean huge but sea fishing takes far more skill if ur the skipper of a boat
I like a nice glass of apple and blackberry cider homemade quality to go with my fish nice
Sounds tasty mate! I hope to film a couple more catch and cooks before the years out.
The skates have lips!
Kylie Jenner who?
I loved this vid so much!
Haha! Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video!
Don’t lick your lips after eating skate as they sting a little! Good video.
Haha! Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Please rename it Ray since Skate is an endangered and protected species once common across the UK. We know Skate dish is Ray in the uk. There was one notable incident where somone killed a common skate to eat not knowing the difference!
Common Skate are the monsters caught off Scotland aren't they?
Leave your wings overnight and if your wings smell of Ammonia, put them in some water with lemon juice.
Nice one Jake!
Great video. Thanks for putting it up.
I would suggest Adnams.
No worries at all mate, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment too! :-) My brother likes a drop of Adnams! :-D
Good work again Chris, although I prefer a haddie ;-)
Thanks as always David! I do like a nice bit of Haddock too... although the only chance of eating one round this area is if you buy it from a chippie or supermarket! Haha! Hope you've been out catching a few, cheers Chris.
Never seen a knife so blunt.
Great video👍👍
Thanks as always Donal!
did you dispatch him before you put him in the fish box?
Of course mate.
Back home mom just boil it and the skin just peel easily.
I have heard that trick too!
Great video , making me hungry !
Haha, cheers Maurice!
My culinary teacher sent me here
Haha, she knows! ;-)
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Haha! He. :-D
Thanks for the video, mate. That skate looks appetizing
Right after its skin was removed.... damn, it looks appetizing.
Haha!
Weird mexican accent, must be from the southeast.
if u go to Hannah Baron TH-cam channel they clean them alot easier and quicker
Nice one Darrell, will have to give that a look!
Coors light? Come on Man....
Haha. I'll do better next time. :-D
Shame he didn't remove the cheeks, ok they are quite small but the best bit
Nice Paul, I'll have to try that next time! :-)
Just bla bla 🖤
Too much talking? :-D