Black Drum Secrets

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

MG, did you weigh that drum I gave you?


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Did not weigh it. It was slightly smaller than the one that weighed 19.7 lbs, so I would guess 16 lbs or so. Meat was excellent.

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by redchaserron

M.G. that face looks familiar. K.N.?

When I was a kid we ate a lot of black drum, even big ones, and I always enjoyed them. I don't keep them any more, but I do enjoy throwing a fly at them when they are up on the flats. I used to catch a lot of them on the flats around Prien Lk . One summer the flat in the middle of the PPG turnaround was covered with them all summer long, I caught many on fly that year, had them pull the boat around, got rods broken by them and all in all had a good time. This one was from New Years weekend, weighed about 38 pounds, caught on fly in 2 feet of water. He ran a lot faster, farther and stronger than most drum I've caught.

Dat's a nice one!

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

No doubt...now when it comes to keeping and eating big nasty's,not so much.

Just gota cook em different is all. Dont let your mind play tricks on you either. Yeah it tastes like fish but feels like chicken. Cube up some and make an alfredo with it. Good stuff.

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by PUREBAY2200

W don't even spend that much time in his search for trout.... And he is a big lake legend......
Mathgeek could catch a new state record trout within a years time if he focused on trout.


But to each their own.

We've already got 3 of the top 10 gafftops, and we're dreaming of record black drum and redfish.

Our current fishing techniques use a 16 ft aluminum boat and require refilling two three gallon gas tanks every 3-4 trips. With all our children fast approaching driving age and college, we need to keep the fishing costs down. Add to that the fact that our children actually LIKE bull drum and redfish a lot more than specks, and it may be a few years before I start chasing specks.

We're also strategizing how to break into the record books with channel catfish.