Another day on northstar

[big cod]

keep puting the reports up jim makes good reading on the forum and the lads love there mug shots up there.

paul.

[LiamNE]

Sorry to stick my nose in here again but just wanted to also give full support to Jim and keep on putting up the reports, I enjoyed the read.

The forum is getting proper bitchy lately

[Hoggon]

[QUOTE I am passionate about literature and theatre and I also do it for a living, that doesn't then negate me from being passionate.

I've been reading the various responses and wow, this has sure stirred up a hornets nest although the skipper should take comfort that he's had so much support. One thing that made me laugh was the comment from one member that Drifter's blog was "pompous tosh". However, that same member then waded in with the above comment which certainly deserves a gold medal for pompous tosh.

[Kartonkel]

I love these dogooders dont have the slightest incling as what size codling trawlers land i suggest you go down to any fish market and have a look every one of those fish on jims photo are legal and beleive me look a lot bigger than boxes upon boxes of tid codlings i seen been have landed commercially if you are worried about fish stocks the seal population off this coast probably eats 1000 times more cod than all the anglers on the northeast coast catch in a year they have exploded massively in population and are all eating machines welcome to the real world.

paul.

Thats my favourite one !!

And the naughty porbeagles not to forget, Mr. Big Cod !!

[Kev1n]

I agree with Drifter about needing to protect our sport from its many threats including potential restrictions by MCZ, that’s something which needs all of our support. The way I read it, even Jim, North Star’s skipper suggests the same when he carefully measures the smaller fish that any party want to keep and is selective about what he takes.

As Drifter says, the camera can give a distorted view but not all of the fish look to be a size he would keep.
Drifter, like Jim is lucky that because he fishes often enough that he can be selective about the size limit he keeps and what goes back. Lads fishing less frequently may want to keep more of their catch which as long as they are legally size then comes down to personal preference and varies with circumstances.

It’s a shame the thread drifted off into personal digs and seal hunts, we all have other battles to fight. Keep posting Jim and Drifter, and keep fighting together for our sport.

[alcaucin]

maybe it was just that the lads in the pic were well padded out (ha ha) which made the fish look smaller, simply an optical illusion. or is it an optic illusion. whatever.

[drifter]

I agree with Drifter about needing to protect our sport from its many threats including potential restrictions by MCZ, that’s something which needs all of our support. The way I read it, even Jim, North Star’s skipper suggests the same when he carefully measures the smaller fish that any party want to keep and is selective about what he takes.

As Drifter says, the camera can give a distorted view but not all of the fish look to be a size he would keep.
Drifter, like Jim is lucky that because he fishes often enough that he can be selective about the size limit he keeps and what goes back. Lads fishing less frequently may want to keep more of their catch which as long as they are legally size then comes down to personal preference and varies with circumstances.

It’s a shame the thread drifted off into personal digs and seal hunts, we all have other battles to fight. Keep posting Jim and Drifter, and keep fighting together for our sport.

Kevin you are indeed the Henry Kissinger of Nesa and you make a valid point about the frequent boat fishermen having the luxury of being discerning with the size of their keepers.