Mint but gutted

[mooseboy65]

I dont have a dig at ya i stood up for ya the other day about ya spelling all am saying is there must have been a nick in the line or a week point for it to snap you dont get 25lb plus fish on a float over clean ground

doesn't take a 25lb fish to break 30lb line,even if its brand new,the knott will give well before that,ive seen tests on line and 30lb line with a simple blood knott snapped at 8lb.

[mooseboy65]

eh but your happy to kill fish for a comp on a hope that someone eats them but lads cant take fish there actually going to eat?pollock is not a table fish? I bet 50 percent of fish fingers are pollack and other white fish rather than cod. The lads said there are eating there catch. Not killing them for fun like you do in your comps

ive seen some of the fish kept and weighed in at comps and you wouldn't get a fish bite off them,thats a waste,7oz whiting,6oz dab,ridiculous,comp anglers havnt got a say when it comes to keeping fish,they say the pensioners are waiting with their carrirer bags to eat them,they l only need money bags for some of the fish,lol

[mooseboy65]

You put a lot of time effort and money into fishing if a fish is legal size and you are going to eat it great you have a end product if you are trophy hunting or competition fishing for points catch and release is the way to go and a lot of people do like pollock I know from the amount of requests l used to get when I took the boat out at the MOG I only kept fish that would not survive as I personally prefer cod

spot on mate,totally agree

[Pete from shields]

supermarkets even rebranded pollock as COLIN

quite a lot of the fish packaged frozen fish and breaded fish is now pollack

Yeah most frozen supermarket "100% white fish" is whiting and pollock, never seen colin in a supermarket lol, will have to keep an eye on that one.

[Juliogeordio]

I once went to the supermarket with a friend called Colin... does that count?

Its true though... pretty much all frozen fish in batter or breadcrumbs is Pollock. Unless it states cod and haddock then "white fiish" is normally Pollock and it tastes absoloutly fine. People have this thing about Cod but to me its pretty tasteless.... years of cultural ingraining that you must have cod.... Pollock can be just as good and they are certainly more plentiful.

I personally put back virtually every fish I catch. Tend only to keep large whiting which are found in large numbers and my brother loves to eat! Whilst I put back my catch I also accept that anyone who chooses to keep a sized fish has that right to do it. So long as they don't waste it then I don't have a massive issue with it, although it does keep me happy to see em going back.... well done on the catches lads.

[sless]

Pollack rebranded as Colin by Sainbury's - Telegraph

[Pete from shields]

Cheers sless, lol, my new target species is Colin.

[eastpierlad]

I have plenty of mates as my mates are not attention seeking liars. And on the subject of lying how at the age of 22 do you spend 4 years qualifying as a landscape gardner? Then 3 years to qualify as a painter and decorater? Ya couldnt lie straight in bed.

some nice fish their, well done lads, a seal or nicked line would be me guess for the line breakng.

ps. Scotty I would ignore "BIGheedPHIL" hes obviously jealous of your fishing prowess. most of his posts are childish and argumentative, clearly a mackem...

BIGPHIL? you're having a laugh.

[big phil 123]

some nice fish their, well done lads, a seal or nicked line would be me guess for the line breakng.

ps. Scotty I would ignore "BIGheedPHIL" hes obviously jealous of your fishing prowess. most of his posts are childish and argumentative, clearly a mackem...

BIGPHIL? you're having a laugh.

so i gnore my argument but you have just agreed it was not the weight of the fish snapping the line guess you thought they said trains instead of brains when they were giving them out

[lasthope]

facebook

ha ha all this crack is just like facebook,,someone allways to blame fish is just a fish does not matter how or what was used to catch them,,,,as long as you had fun doing it,,

[Ant]

Pollack rebranded as Colin by Sainbury's - Telegraph

That's because everyone know Pollack tastes rank Sless!

Hopefully, it all went to good use!

Embarrassing thread at times though, live and let live surely.

P.S I use 30lb Fireline for spinning/float fishing too, had Pollack to just over 9lbs and seen fish to 14lb caught using the same setup as me.

[midas2311]

well done lads, sounds like an exciting session! there will always be people who disagree with what gets posted on here its just personal opinion. That's what comes of posting an honest catch report.
The good things to take from this are the positive comments and advice. Scotty I'm sure you don't want to lose any more big fish so the most important thing is learning from what you think went wrong, I know you and sam are pretty switched on about your fishing , and I'm sure you will get your heads together and work out the best way forward. Well done for thinking outside the box and actually getting out there and trying different stuff , the only way to improve your own skills is to get out there and make your own mistakes, If I was wearing a hat I'd take it off to the pair of you!!Tight lines lads.
Always look forward to your reports.

[Scotty91]

well done lads, sounds like an exciting session! there will always be people who disagree with what gets posted on here its just personal opinion. That's what comes of posting an honest catch report.
The good things to take from this are the positive comments and advice. Scotty I'm sure you don't want to lose any more big fish so the most important thing is learning from what you think went wrong, I know you and sam are pretty switched on about your fishing , and I'm sure you will get your heads together and work out the best way forward. Well done for thinking outside the box and actually getting out there and trying different stuff , the only way to improve your own skills is to get out there and make your own mistakes, If I was wearing a hat I'd take it off to the pair of you!!Tight lines lads.
Always look forward to your reports.

Thanx mate and year we will ;D