Surprise catch

[Alaska Gray]

Caught this guy



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[Frostbitten]

Caught this guy



Living the Alaska Dream

Ok, I'll ask....what the hell is that?

[Alaska Gray]

Sleeper shark


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[farmerman]

Lol I was gonna ask the same question but I was afraid it was common knowledge

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[Jack in Alaska]

I caught one about 5 yrs ago in 150' of water off of Deep Creek. It behaved like a giant slug or blob. Was not too anxious to handle it.

[DMan]

I saw two at the surface in two areas this last weekend. Never seen one before and was surprised to see two. They were cruising the surface.

[akshootnscoot]

Not the same elegant creature you picture in your mind when you hear "shark", are they...

[akshootnscoot]

And for those shark eaters in the group, beware of these ones. I heard somewhere they are darn near inedible/poisonous if not cooked twice. Might be an old wives tale. Maybe someone can confirm or deny?

[Alaska Gray]

I've caught numerous sharks growing up up and down east coast . I will say this shark skin was the roughest one I've ever touched.
Those teeth were something to look at !


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[farmerman]

Yeah I read that they produce a nitrogenous waste the stays in the skin to help with the pressure of 1000ft depths

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[rimfirematt]

Where did you catch it?

[Alaska Gray]

Whitter in 1200 feet of water. Was trying to catch sable fish .


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[bkmail]

Where did you catch it?

In the mouth......LOL!!!

[Uncle Zeek]

Well, I know that folks in Iceland and some of the Scandanavian countries eat Greenland shark, which is a type of sleeper shark. They have an aging/fermentation process & it's supposed to be a delicacy. The 'river monsters' guy ate some on one of his episodes ... the look on his face was, well ... he looked like he was fighting back tears & he said it had a very strong, pungent odor and taste comparable to limburger cheese.

And for those shark eaters in the group, beware of these ones. I heard somewhere they are darn near inedible/poisonous if not cooked twice. Might be an old wives tale. Maybe someone can confirm or deny?

[sisusuomi]

Well, I know that folks in Iceland and some of the Scandanavian countries eat Greenland shark, which is a type of sleeper shark. They have an aging/fermentation process & it's supposed to be a delicacy. The 'river monsters' guy ate some on one of his episodes ... the look on his face was, well ... he looked like he was fighting back tears & he said it had a very strong, pungent odor and taste comparable to limburger cheese.

Limburger is flavorful probably more to the side of gamalost that