we have big fish also

[chesapeake_dreamin]

Some drum on a buddy's boat earlier this spring in the ICW just off Amelie Island
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z197/chesapeake_dreamer/110605020.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z197/chesapeake_dreamer/110605021.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z197/chesapeake_dreamer/110605022.jpg
And for the real big fishies!!! LOL
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z197/chesapeake_dreamer/herefishy.jpg

[Sean]

WOW, I'm a litle nervous having my post @ the business end of that last pic :o

Did you get those Drum on that Bud Light Bottle? ;D
Those look lie great fish, never cought one, but would like to soon. Reminds me of a over sized striper, with ou the stripes ;D

[erg153]

How do you cook these? A guy in my office caught a 60lb black drum but gave it to the captain so he wasn't sure. TY

[cfelton]

We caught some at Ocracoke last year about this time. Man, their good eating! We mostly fry em up.

[chesapeake_dreamin]

we filleted these bad boys out, then cut into smaller more managable size pieces. Fry broil grill what ever only thing is, you have to check the meat for worms or deposits and cut them out. Looks like little hard spots in the meat. They're big time roving vacuums and usually a bit of cracked crab and a 6/0 hook on the sandy bottum is all you need. Also, when the school is under your boat, you can hear the fish blowing bubbles or something. Not bad to eat taste like whatever you season em with

[Blue_Runner]

I think what you are hearing is "drumming" which is where they get thier name. *I've never heard them and have only caught a couple of little ones.

Nice fish!

[Stillrunning]

They are great to catch but to me are not very good eating.