THE world cod record has been broken with the capture of the first ever 100lb-plus example of the species. Weighing a staggering 47kg (103.6lb), it was landed by German angler Michael Eisele who struggled to hold the immense fish aloft after boating it from the famous Soröya fishing camp in Norway. It is the pinnacle of a run of over-sized ...
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- 17 May 2013
FOR MANY anglers a 3lb fish isn’t exactly a catch of a lifetime but to Karl Wiepcke, the 3lb 7oz cod that he caught in last week’s European Open Beach Championship was the most memorable fish he will ever land…because it won him a brand new car and a pocketful of cash! Karl took the modest fish during the three-day ...
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- 27 March 2013
There still some nice cod to be had down watchet caught a few 5 to 7 pound late Saturday after noon very windy though nd cold but got to be down If u won't the fish lol I am new to this site just thought I put some info in
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- 25 March 2013
Hello In the start of February I set myself a challenge to fish for 30 x 5 hour Consecutive shore fishing sessions in and around the area of Skarnsundet Fjordsentre. The aim of the challenge was to catch a cod of 30 pound giving my a new PB and very much enjoyment. Im now half way through the challenge and last week on my 10th Consecutive session I caught my new PB cod from the shore, a fantastic 30 pound cod. [IMG]http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr187/skarnsundet/30poundcod_zpsd0b47bee.jpg[/IMG] I was over the moon! The cod was caught from Stus point in Straumen, this ...
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- 24 February 2013
THE unprecedented run of big cod has continued this week with two fish over the 40lb-barrier caught from along the south coast. Experts have claimed the past 12-months have produced the best sport for the species in several decades, and Dominic Camilleri backed-up this bold statement when he landed a 40lb 12oz specimen from Shoreham, East Sussex. The West Sussex-based ...
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- 28 January 2013
Discussions to decide quotas for trawlermen for the coming year have been hailed a success by Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon after they were kept at the same level. Commercial fishermen faced the prospect of a 20 per cent cut on the amount of cod they could catch in the North Sea but that threat has now been removed. In a ...
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- 24 January 2013
THE prolific cod sport off the south coast has continued with Rupert Harris catching this 33lb 2oz specimen. After taking a spot aboard the Fair Chance charter boat running out of Dungeness, Kent, the keen sea angler was taken to a deep mark two miles offshore from the Kerton Road hotspot. In the opening stages his tip refused to budge, ...
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- 14 January 2013
THE unprecedented glut of big cod being caught from the UK coastline has continued this week with the capture of this 37lb 8oz giant. The fish, which is the biggest to be taken from angling boats out of Portsmouth for as long as the skippers there can remember, is one of five 30lb-plus fish taken in a a golden seven-day ...
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- 07 January 2013
WHEN Dan Richards paddled off in his kayak from Sandgate Beach near Folkestone the last thing he expected was to return a UK record holder. Well that’s exactly what happened to the 38-year-old from Kent when he landed this superb 29lb 10oz cod and smashed his previous best by more than 20lb. Kayak fishing is a method many anglers dare ...
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- 24 December 2012
Can anyone tell me if Portsmouth Naval base is a good bet for cod in the winter? I'm in the Dockyard club but so far i haven't had chance to fish there.
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