Cod?

[John findley]

Seen a few post on here now about diffrent types of cod like poor cod and tommy cod.how many types is there and how do u tell them apart?

 

[codseeker]

nee idea m8 looking forward to the answers

 

[cod head]

nee idea m8 looking forward to the answers

Same here mate all I know is if it's a fatty it's a nice codling if it's a skinny one it's a poor cod to me lol

 

[FISHERMAN]

Only one cod . I think a tommy is a very small codling. A codling is a few pound . And a cod is a big fish double figures. There are differnt color cod u get the normal cod colour and red cod that are from kelp beds.

 

[g-force]

The poor cod is the one that gets conked over the head & chucked in a fish-bag

Gary

 

[mooseboy65]

Only one cod . I think a tommy is a very small codling. A codling is a few pound . And a cod is a big fish double figures. There are differnt color cod u get the normal cod colour and red cod that are from kelp beds.

i thought a codling was anything under 7lb?think a poor cod is a pouting,i might be lookin like a plonker when someone tells me othewise

 

[John findley]

A thought pouting was a scotch haddock?

 

[Scotty91]

A thought pouting was a scotch haddock?

Lol a pointing and a haddock two difo fish same as a cod and pouting two difo fish

 

[jack555]

Poor cod are often mistaken for pout Poor Cod

 

[g-force]

A thought pouting was a scotch haddock?

Yup, a pouting is known as, among other things, as a scotch haddock (scotchie). Poor cod is similar, but a close relation:

Identifying Poor Cod and Pouting | Britishseafishing.co.uk

Tommies are just tiddlers, also known as skerrits etc. etc. all small codlings.

Gary

 

[John findley]

So do these class on the species hunt like if a had a cod then got a tommy then a poor cod does that class as three species?

 

[g-force]

So do these class on the species hunt like if a had a cod then got a tommy then a poor cod does that class as three species?

Tommy is just a small cod, so no, would only count as 2 species; although if you got a pout as well then you'd have three.

Gary

 

[Darnc]

nee idea m8 looking forward to the answers

Totally agree this has to rank in top threads ever

 

[John findley]

Totally agree this has to rank in top threads ever

Am just confused a bit why have diffrent names if there the same species lol!

 

[Bassboyo]

Cod/ pouting/poor cod are all different species.
Codling, tommy cod are local /slang names for cod.
Scotch haddock (scotchie) are local /slang names for a pouting

 

[Paul(Hag)Hague]

poor cod= cod with nee money

 

[John findley]

poor cod= cod with nee money

That was well over due am surprised nobody has already posted that

 

[jamiebrennan]

Cod are all one specie. A tommy is a cod that is under the legal size limit of 35cm. A codling is a cod upto 7lb i.e if it is 6lb 12oz its a codling if it is 7lb 1oz then its a cod. A poor cod is a cross breed of the cod and a pouting and is a different specie so would count in your specie hunt the record is only 11oz. A Pout/pouting is a different species also but has many localised names north of the Tyne tends to be a scotch haddock or scotchie, travel to Seaham and they are called Blegs. Hope this helps you out mate.

 

[thommaz]

Cod are all one specie. A tommy is a cod that is under the legal size limit of 35cm. A codling is a cod upto 7lb i.e if it is 6lb 12oz its a codling if it is 7lb 1oz then its a cod. A poor cod is a cross breed of the cod and a pouting and is a different specie so would count in your specie hunt the record is only 11oz. A Pout/pouting is a different species also but has many localised names north of the Tyne tends to be a scotch haddock or scotchie, travel to Seaham and they are called Blegs. Hope this helps you out mate.

10pts to mr brennan

 

[John findley]

Aw aye hit the nail on the head like!