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[itchyknackersack]

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[stan m]

Heaviest I ever heard of was 212lb cod off the Grand banks. Always remember the weight as exctly the same as the heaviest conger taken by a French boat in the Channel.

Edited: I put 221lb it was 212, typo

 

[Timbc2]

Jesus, you'd get a fair few fish fingers out of that!

 

[Beach]

pity these ain't still around View attachment 5476

Not into guys

 

[glandyman]

pity these ain't still around View attachment 5476

Back in the day there used to be a picture like this on bottles of Scot's Emulsion , anyone remember?

Found it

 

[Plaicehunter]

pity these ain't still around View attachment 5476

Just shows how big cod could grow if not relentlessly exploited by commercials. Now we are being told there are so few left that they could be catch-and-release only for UK anglers! A double-figure cod has become a big target for many shore anglers, but in reality it's not a big cod. PH

 

[Plaicehunter]

you only have to look at the norwegians they know how to look after themselves and the fish stocks been a couple of times the fishing is mental
we've only got our greedy government to blame selling us out to the highest bidders damage is done now we'll not see a change for the better in our lifetime

The Norwegians are in an enviable position: large land mass, small population, not in the EU, lots of natural resources including hydro power, fish, gas and oil.
Never having had an empire, they also do not have immigration from former colonies.
Their big cod breed more big cod. Ours never get the chance to grow big, so we are left with smaller cod producing fewer, smaller eggs which are likely to grow into small cod and so on, especially as the sandeels they could be eating are being netted for pig food, fish meal and power station fuel. PH

 

[Timbc2]

The Norwegians are in an enviable position: large land mass, small population, not in the EU, lots of natural resources including hydro power, fish, gas and oil.
Never having had an empire, they also do not have immigration from former colonies.
Their big cod breed more big cod. Ours never get the chance to grow big, so we are left with smaller cod producing fewer, smaller eggs which are likely to grow into small cod and so on, especially as the sandeels they could be eating are being netted for pig food, fish meal and power station fuel. PH

I also wonder if a lot of those deep fjords are not "trawlable", maybe too rocky or something.

 

[Cfish]

That photo is one of Joe carps bleddy fairys carrying a whiting!!!

 

[Beach]

bet you're not into anything at your age ?

You are only as old a you feel or feeling grinner, Felt a 40 year old the other day, she seemed happy about it Just growing old disgracefully
The good thing is the build up takes longer

 

[Tournamag]

bet you're not into anything at your age ?

No There into Him!

 

[Beach]

No There into Him!

Wonder if is my charm or money

 

[jackjock]

In winter in the 50,s and 60,s if you came back with less than 6 codling you had a bad day according to my father

 

[Beach]

Did he know their names?

 

[Plummy]

Check out the comercial boat traffic off Hasvik and Sorvaer on the western edge of Soroya northern norway. Looks like the Big Cod have arrived.

 

[tdxs133pm]

Felt a 40 year old the other day

So did I Beach.Original Daiwa Paul Kerry Supercast with ally butt.I have a pair so we had a threesome.