03-29-2011, 12:25 AM
[cool][#0000ff]There are supposedly drum in a couple of the lakes along the Salt River chain in Arizona but I never caught one...nor did anyone else I knew. But, I have caught them from many waters in the midwest and south. Also caught a lot of redfish along the gulf coast.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Drum get a bad rap. They get big, they hit lures well and they fight hard. And they are as good or better than many other prized fresh water species. But, because they don't have stripes or spots...and they don't jump (usually)...they are treated like carp by most anglers. Truth is, they have a very simple bony structure and are easy to fillet and great eating. But because they have the underslung mouths and big scales they are "carpish".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Always nice to have a new species to target but with all due respect we really don't need drum competing with the fishies we have now. They gots enough problems without having to donate their groceries to a newcomer with a big appetite.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Drum get a bad rap. They get big, they hit lures well and they fight hard. And they are as good or better than many other prized fresh water species. But, because they don't have stripes or spots...and they don't jump (usually)...they are treated like carp by most anglers. Truth is, they have a very simple bony structure and are easy to fillet and great eating. But because they have the underslung mouths and big scales they are "carpish".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Always nice to have a new species to target but with all due respect we really don't need drum competing with the fishies we have now. They gots enough problems without having to donate their groceries to a newcomer with a big appetite.[/#0000ff]
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