Another day on northstar

[victorclub]

We'll another nice day on board the Northstar weather fantastic the sea was like glass and sunshine oh and we ended up with probably 30 codling to keep heaviest about 7lb but the majority between 3 and 5lb with plenty going back

 

[hulme6612]

well done again Jim, looking promising for coming months

 

[david.northeast]

Well done Jim nice to see a few fish
Uptiding or on the drift ?

 

[easyfish1]

Looking good mate...

I might just get out one of these days...

 

[lingking]

has denise been doing some "coaching"

 

[victorclub]

has denise been doing some "coaching"

I think I have unleashed a monster

 

[drifter]

I may be opening a can of worms but I consider myself to be a responsible angler and confess to being disappointed with this blog. I accept the camera can sometimes give a distorted view but I've looked at the catch photo several times and at best I can see 5 fish that any responsible angler could regard as "keeper size".
I get that it's a few bob for a spot on a charter boat and I accept a few fish will offset the cost but we need to be appropriate to our sport.
I'm not suggesting the skipper is allowing undersize takes but that photo does nothing to enhance our cause in the face of so many proposals for extending the UK marine conservation policy.

 

[Hoggon]

I reckon the unspoken thought of most people who look at that photo will be how small the fish are and nobody who fishes on my boat would keep fish that size. Valid point about photo's of small fish with all the worry just now about additional conservation zones on the North East coast.

 

[lingking]

the fish would be legal size. end of.
of course in this free and modern society we live in everyone is entitled to their opinion,regrettably

 

[victorclub]

I can assure you every fish that comes on board is checked and no undersized fish are kept I have 3 separate measures in place to ensure this and all of those are 3cm over the minimum size I personally rarely keep anything below 4lb unless they are in no state to be returned. But when you have a party on board you can only advise and providing they are a legal size it is up to irrespective of what I think I try to encourage anglers to only keep what they want for home if I am fortunate enought to catch fish I only keep 3 or 4 and in the past when I have got these I have put double figure fish back. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that.

 

[kayos]

What a pile of pompous tosh!

As Duncan says a legal fish is a legal fish, end of!!

 

[big_sean]

I just cannot believe what I have read, This site now has a good few charter skippers who show what's been caught and how things are actually improving in this sport. And here we have people who just want to dampen things and make these skippers feel like they shouldn't post.

I love the posts and it keeps me informed about what's happening in the north and the fish all look size to me! Give these lads a thumbs up as it takes time to post these reports and keep us informed

Great to see north star doing well

Sean

 

[kayos]

I just cannot believe what I have read, This site now has a good few charter skippers who show what's been caught and how things are actually improving in this sport. And here we have people who just want to dampen things and make these skippers feel like they shouldn't post.

I love the posts and it keeps me informed about what's happening in the north and the fish all look size to me! Give these lads a thumbs up as it takes time to post these reports and keep us informed

Great to see north star doing well

Sean

Totally agree!!

 

[lingking]

I just cannot believe what I have read, This site now has a good few charter skippers who show what's been caught and how things are actually improving in this sport. And here we have people who just want to dampen things and make these skippers feel like they shouldn't post.

I love the posts and it keeps me informed about what's happening in the north and the fish all look size to me! Give these lads a thumbs up as it takes time to post these reports and keep us informed

Great to see north star doing well

Sean

agree too,excellent comment

 

[toonboymc]

Got to agree 100% with mark ( Kayos ) any fish that's legal sized can be kept and I get sick of hearing people saying they should be put back it costs a lot of money over the year so IMHO I would keep them to plenty of family n friends who would like a fresh cod supper

 

[cachit]

how to ****sssssssss a skiper of keep posting so i can see what im missing good look jim

 

[drifter]

Look at the fish above the head of the lad in the blue check shirt. How can anyone justify keeping fish that small.

 

[kayos]

Look at the fish above the head of the lad in the blue check shirt. How can anyone justify keeping fish that small.

Because it's legal size!!!

 

[Davey1970]

Look at the fish above the head of the lad in the blue check shirt. How can anyone justify keeping fish that small.

above the head of the lad with the blue check shirt, there's a size 17 fist with a legal sized fish in it.

to many people stir the crap on this forum, get barred, come back under another name/character and just keep going...!

keep the good report's jim.

 

[LiamNE]

Dont find myself on the boat fishing forum much but after a trip out on North Star a couple week back I can back the skipper up on what he said there as he said pretty much exactly the same to me when we discussed keepers.
A couple of the fish do look small to be honest, however I reckon they are all legal and therefore justified, simple as that really.
There are a couple on the photo I might not have taken home myself but whos to say the smaller ones where not badly hooked? I always take a smaller one home rather than watch it get pecked to death by the gulls if damaged

And if not as Kayos said they were still legal....skip cant stop the lads from chucking them in the bucket

Nice report by the way