When we first started fishing with the Mustad Autoline Coastal system about 6–7 years ago, it honestly blew my mind how smooth and efficient it was. For me, it completely changed the way we fish for cod — and now I wouldn’t want to do it any other way,” says Dion Randell, owner and skipper of the TNT Voyager, a 65ft vessel fishing cod out of Newfoundland, Canada.
Fishing with around 13,000 hooks onboard, the results have been impressive. On one 3-day trip with a crew of six, they landed 65,000 pounds of gutted cod — a catch they’re very proud of.
“We were one of the first companies to invest in an Autoline system after the cod returned to our waters. Besides cod, we also fish for crab, shrimp, and turbot. The system has really become a key part of our operation.”
Now Dion and his son are considering investing in another Autoline system for their smaller vessel, the Buds Legacy.
“This is the future of cod fishing for me,” Dion says.
Dion recently visited Mustad Autoline in Iceland and toured the factory in Norway to learn more about the technology and gain new ideas to keep developing his business.
Mustad Autoline is represented by Kerwin Wellon in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
