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| Dean
Crappie Username: Dean Post Number: 316 Registered: 4-2004  Rating: N/A |
Cought this a few weeks ago while flounder fishing. It was fun and drew an audience by the time I landed it.  It weighed 27lb. caught on 12lb line. All In A Days Fun!!!  
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| Dru
Minnow Username: Dru Post Number: 33 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
Dean, do the Red Drum have rocks in their head like the fresh water Black Drum? By the way, nice fish!! | ||
| Dean
Crappie Username: Dean Post Number: 317 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
Rocks in their heads?? Never heard that before!! This is a Saltwater drum - He is covering the pedistal seat mounting plate to give a better perspective of size. All In A Days Fun!!!
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| Bigun
Hybrid Username: Bigun Post Number: 640 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
They will put up a fight. Congrats Dean. It really is a snook!!!! | ||
| Fishinaggie88
Crappie Username: Fishinaggie88 Post Number: 381 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Nice drum. They will fight!!! Love to fish and hunt. | ||
| Dru
Minnow Username: Dru Post Number: 34 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
Dean, they are not actually rocks (we just call them rocks) They are small, round, white pieces of cartlidge located behind and above their eyes. My dad used to cut them out and give to us when we were kids. I have some from fresh water drums and wanted to add the saltwater variety, if they exist. Thanks Dru | ||
| Picou
Lunker Username: Picou Post Number: 1426 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Big drum... Never caught one that big for sure. Dru, not too sure about the rocks in the head either. It has been since I was a kid that we kept a drum to eat.  Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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| Bigun
Hybrid Username: Bigun Post Number: 642 Registered: 8-2004 Rating: N/A |
I would imagine they do since basically the same fish. I've never tried before. I will on the next one I catch though!  It really is a snook!!!! | ||
| Dean
Crappie Username: Dean Post Number: 319 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
Dru - I will try to check next time I clean a Red.. This drum was released to help with population controll. According to TP&W Hunting/Fishing regulations guide/manual, Black Drum are supposed to be good eating? I have not tried one before but I might if the right size is landed - maybe 25in? But then again, with all of the shrimp, trout, flounder (to be), red, dorado, snapper, shark, and sand trout I have in the freezer, I do not need any more... I need to eat more fish but I dont really care for it - except for the black tip shark on the grill - that has become my favorite. I will start targeting them on each trip out. I want a 70 - 80 pounder for the freezer to carry me to next summer - before they go away for the winter. I wanted the one that Rob let go - All In A Days Fun!!!
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| Dru
Minnow Username: Dru Post Number: 35 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Dean and Bigun. We don't usally keep them unless they get mixed in with the sandies and/or stripers. the fresh water type don't fight as hard as a red. (I am assumng since I have not caught a red). They usually stay deep and just swim in circles. | ||
| Bigun
Hybrid Username: Bigun Post Number: 643 Registered: 8-2004 Rating: N/A |
Drum have excellent meat but would not eat one past 25" or so I would not think. Very white flaky meat and can be substituted for crab meat in dips and the sort. Dean, Eat Mo' Fish! It really is a snook!!!! | ||
| Sturm1022
Crappie Username: Sturm1022 Post Number: 458 Registered: 1-2005  Rating: N/A |
that's no gaspergoo my fat fingers cant spell I'll probably turn into a floating turd and Picou will break the knob off my post counter immediately. ATW 2/10/05
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| Atthewall
Crappie Username: Atthewall Post Number: 416 Registered: 11-2004  Rating: N/A |
Drum in da house! Congrats. I know BigUn knows how to cook em! |
