42lb 7oz cod

[JOHNC]

This fish was caught on my boat Hilda's Pride & Joy at newbiggin Sunday 19/8/12, Caught on ripper tipped off with ice blue sqid
Cost one sonic 4 rod :red:snapped.
One sore finger with daylight well embedded:red:
Full report to follow with video

 

[beano]

Belter that one john !! Catch of a lifetime ... Congrats

 

[JOHNC]

It was my mate Benie that did the biz lucky git

 

[tilly]

what a beautiful fish!! i bet he was smiling from ear to ear and couldnt wait until he got back in to show it off!! lol....

 

[The Jester]

Thats the one we all want to catch, well done mate....:
My Sonic snapped as well

 

[kingcod deano]

I knew there would be a cod over 30 lb landed this year well done that's some achievement in our waters class hopefully I can get me one of those lol

 

[PETER]

wat a lovely fish cant wait to see video well done mate bet your still shaking

 

[Scotty91]

what a butie routh ground are weck nice fish

 

[DaveyP]

Stunning fish. Well done.

 

[JOHNC]

Thanks for the remarks,
Rough ground just off church point, took two doubles last week from same mark 10lb &11lb

 

[MT2]

Excellent what a cracker!

 

[Scotty91]

nice just shos you the cod are starting to come in shoe for winter

 

[KeithB]

Fish of a lifetime! Well done.

 

[Codfather]

A fish to dream of
Great stuff.

Is that the priest hanging up in the background ? you'll have need it for that monster

 

[elliott.e]

belter

belter

cracking fish that like mate, norway-esque! an absolute belter!!!!!!!

there will be a lot of little boats heading to newbiggin this week me thinks....

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Holy Smokes!

Big well done!

 

[boblydon]

Thought it was a wind up when i seen the thread title...........WOW!!!!!!

Well done that man on a fish of many lifetimes...congrats and more congrats

Bob

 

[Norman]

Spot on mate, what a great catch ... as elliot says, I bet Newbiggin is gonna be busy in the next few weeks

well done :thumbup:

norm

 

[easyfish1]

quality fish mate, very well done..

it's a cracker....we need a few of them down here..

 

[lingking]

congratulations on the fish of a lifetime,perhaps the catch of a lifetime

you have certainly put newbiggin on the boat angling map,not sure if thats good or bad:exclam: