Norway

**bearskin** · 23-08-2005, 16:14

I am off to southern Norway in May, so i am asking all you w.s.f members who have been to give a few tips i.e what to take tackle wise e.t.c any help would not go a miss

**mickylad** · 23-08-2005, 16:23

ya jammy git, i read ya just need a weight and a bare hook to get a 40lber

**Shropfisher** · 23-08-2005, 16:25

I was on a charter last month with a guy just back from Norway, All I can say is big and Heavy, Telegraph poles for Rods, Wire for Line, listening to this guy, they were fishing 300 ft plus deep with big lures and 10lb dead bait's, not my idea of fun, but fill your boots.

**mickylad** · 23-08-2005, 16:43

just shows what you have left in the sea when you dont have the twisted eurocrats runnin your ocean

**havengel** · 24-08-2005, 10:46

Originally Posted by Shropfisher

I was on a charter last month with a guy just back from Norway, All I can say is big and Heavy, Telegraph poles for Rods, Wire for Line, listening to this guy, they were fishing 300 ft plus deep with big lures and 10lb dead bait's, not my idea of fun, but fill your boots.

He-he, sounds like he's told you about the extremes. Normal fishing is 30-50 lbs rods and size 4/O reels with braided line, but we normally fish to 600-1000 feet, yes. This equipment is also what is used in Northern Norway, only with heavier terminal tackle to cope with the large fish. Never heard of anyone using 10 lb deadbait, but a 2-3 lb coalfish or a 10-12 inch shad is fine for big cod (30 lb+), large coalfish (25 lb+) or big halibut (100-400 lbs

) Only fishing I know where one uses as heavy tackle as you describe is when fishing for Greenland shark. The current Norwegian record on rod is 1708 lbs.

I use a Shimano Beastmaster Standup 30-50 and a Tica Team 30 WTS loaded with 1200 yds of 50 lb braid for fishing in extreme deep water, have fished to over 2000 feet. Nothing interesting on the hooks, though.

**lurelover** · 24-08-2005, 13:51

1 item I would recomend taking bear is Me, I'll be very usefull honest

I've always wanted to go myself but cant justify the expense to the F.P.O

**havengel** · 24-08-2005, 14:02

Three of my friends went to Rost in Lofoten/Northern Norway in the beginning of August, and both the weather and the fish were as kind as they come. See photos of some of the fish on top of this page:

http://www.fiskersiden.no/forum2/top...62&whichpage=3

All fish were taken on clean/baited pirks, the largest cod took a 3 lb coalfish already on the pirk. The biggest cod on these photos are 45 lbs, the largest coalfish 37 lbs. The halibut just over 50. Must add that they had luck with everything, and most of the time the weather and finding the fish can be challenging.

**Woodster** · 25-08-2005, 22:38

Havengel,

What cracking fish. One can only dream of catching something that big?

Woodster

**Marcus** · 26-08-2005, 00:16

im off to norway in febuary myself...

To Bergen..after Cod primarily,but hapy for anything...opportunist angler me..

There for a week..and hired a 27ft charter....Just for me..for 5 days in a row..

CAnt WAit!!!!

**dabcatcher** · 03-11-2005, 12:22

a group of freinds went to norway about may or june this year. i think they fished for three days, fishing a competition.

the heaviest fish was only 1.1/2 lb, and that was from all species.
i think to get large fish you need to be in the right part of norway and at the right time of the year.
they were in southern norway.