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Porae

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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 04 Feb 2026 at 9:54am


Topic: Porae
Posted By: TheHappyKiwi
Subject: Porae
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:11pm
Hi Guys and Girls

Recently i have caught a few Porae and was wondering if i am required to bleed , terminate, fillet in anytime span etc ...

i have had a few people tell me i must fillet immediately to help with the taste when cooking ....

any pointers on best practice are greatly appriciated :)

Cheers 
The Happy Kiwi 


Replies:
Posted By: Alan L
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:17pm
Don't know specifically. Not sure they are great eating. But general rule of thumb would be same for all fish - delicate flesh and spoils easily.
Chill ASAP - like when you land them. Gut them at same time or ASAP after.
Alan


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Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:25pm
Never tried them,but I believe you should gut them and scrub cavity out to get rid of the black liner.

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Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 11:53pm
A few years ago now I caught them quite regularly out of Tutukaka on slow jigs, but haven't caught one for a while. Breaded and fried, I think you'd struggle telling it apart from snapper. I've also heard about avoiding the black line under the spine.

Posted By: The cook
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2020 at 10:03pm
Great eating , similar to Terakihi.
does get strong quickly so I try to eat within three days


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