Drum roll for Gotye-singing prodigy Dillon Beck please! Aaron and Dillon cast crankbaits to aggressive spring Freshwater Drum in a fast river backeddy.
Most people think their no good to eat, and I use to be one of those people. Not anymore! Those freakin fish are some of the best eating fish that swim in freshwater. It taste a lot like Redfish. Anything that spends most of it's time eating clams, crayfish, mussels, and baitfish can't be all that bad to eat. Blackening, boiling and grilling are all tasty options with this fish. Seriously, most people are missing out. If accessibility, fighting ability, and palatability deserve any merit, the Freshwater Drum should rank near the top of the list. IMPORTANT:***THIS IS THE KEY*** Place your catch on ice, or in ice cold water immediately. If you put Drum in a wire basket, on a stringer, or sometimes even in a livewell they quickly die, and the flesh rapidly spoils. So if you plan on eating them? Put them in a cooler with lots of ice right away. Believe me you won't regret it!
@@delvecchiogilliard3040 I once caught a largemouth bass that spat up a mud ball while I was unhooking it.Well you better not not eat any ocean fish since they congregate at sewage & fertilizer run off areas along coastal areas.
This past weekend i caught quite a few of these in a local river using worms. despite the fact that most people call them garbage fish, i decided to keep 3 to eat (never tried em before). i put them on ice right after landing them so they would stay fresh. filleted them that night removing the mud line (found in just about any fish). rinsed off the filets put them in a container full of cold water, covered it then put it in the fridge overnight. i took the fillets out the next day for dinner shook some of the water off put them on a prep plate. added some herbs and spices on both sides (i used lemon and pepper, hint of oregano, black pepper, chives). melted some butter brushed the fillets. threw them in the oven at 350°f for 15mins took em out sprinkled a light dusting of cayenne pepper, flipped em did the other side then put em back for an extra 5mins. then take out, let cool. get a fork and dig in!! you wont be disappointed! *also dont forget to get those "lucky stones" before you throw the carcus away! happy fishing, tight lines! >
Great to see someone showing some love for freshwater drum, aka “sheepshead.” They are definitely predatory and they will hit most subsurface lures, and they fight hard too. What’s cool to me is how similar to red drum, aka “redfish,” they seem. They are closely related… Cool vid, young Aaron!
im from central iowa, and usually i grew up learning to just club them and leave them for the buzzards. small town talk maybe, but always fun to catch a big one.
Some people hate what they don't know how to prepare.IJS.I love to fish and i know how to cook them even some are considered trash I will make the trash fish a delicious fish.
Hey great show, wish i could see more you guy's on tv. Its great you guy's target many different species, burbs, drum the whole spectrum. Really love the burbot show's, they're little known around our area in michigan. Mostly because ya gotta know the time of year to get them.
Lake in iowa, Red Rock, has a lot a lot a lot of drum but its almost a nuisance species. Although when the occasional 10 lber is caught it's still a sight to see, awesome video guys, keep them coming!
one of my favorite fish. A lot of people (most) who fish Lake Erie consider them "trash" or by-catch at best, but I target them regularly since they're so fun. I couldn't tell - Was the one around 6 min. foul hooked? Love the Gotye vid, btw.
caught my first drum off a live goby i caught hand fishing for bait. Right off the shore it was a pretty small 4 pounder but now I know a viable bait in Lake Erie for them!
Hate when people with boats do what you just did to those kids...bet they're thinking, "this guys got a boat and decides to throw a big ass anchor right in front." Great move guy.
I swear these fish look like freashwater version of Redfish. Very beautiful strong fish. I caught a very big one in missouri years ago on a Worm and a droup sincker ring.
I knew it!! Woohoo I really really want to fish with you guys! I miss fishing with someone who injoys as much as myself. Also caught a 3lb 17inch white crappie in a lake by my place.
You can cook them same ways you can redfish. I love to grill them on the half shell (skin and scales still on teh fillet) with cajun seasoning and a coating of italian dressing. YUM!!!!
Ive never tried to catch drum on crankbaits I'd certainly give it a try. But if you ever go again I'm not sure if cray fish is a legal bait in Canada but here in the U.S drum love crayfish my personal best was a beast 25lb drum i was so pumped until i noticed the state record was 32lbs . Whenever using crayfish take off its pincers. Get a hook a bit smaller than your bait . start In the tail , thread it towards its head and pop it out the bottom by its legs. Drum absolutely kill it .
The 25 incher I caught weighed 8 3/4lbs. Big fat sow she was. Drum are wicked fun to catch, esspecially the bigguns. Good job Uncut! That first one was a doozy. :P
lol sheephead will bite anything. jerkbaits are my favorite lure for these fish. spoons and roostertails work great also. but live bait is usually most preductive- shrimp, worms, or minnows.
Great video and fish! I love drum fishing. I can't say I ever caught 1 on a crank though. Guess I never tried either. Live crayfish have always been my bait of choice, but I think I'll try some cranks this year. Do you have any suggestions on what company sells good crayfish and emerald shiner cranks?
heyy i am from ohio and down here in lake eire we have a lot of fresh walter drums but they say there not good eating but idk are they or r they not???
the sheepshead is close too the drum but just a little different there might not be any in the majority of Minnesota. I ran into them in the great lakes last year and started searching to figure out what I was catching.
+BeeSeeBee yeah drum and sheephead are the same if youre from around eastern mn and the cities. theyre mostly found in southern-mid mn in all the major rivers and tributaries. not sure what theyre called elsewhere but if you downsize a sturgeon rig, put on a couple worms, and throw that in the middle of those wide streches of the st croix after a break a little upriver, youll usually catch some decent ones. caught a 12-15lb last summer in the st croix. and even if you dont catch drum you might get lucky and catch a big cat or a sturgeon. maybe even a walleye or a smallmouth if you use minnows or crayfish
That's what happens when you fish for baitfish haha. We fish erie too and really only fish for perch when we need to restock the freezer, taste great but bluegill fight better than those things, but I understand the attraction of catching two or three fish at a time :). Open water Steelies, lake trout, and drum are where it's at, though!
@Hump Debump they are great, they are cousins to the red drum in the ocean. People mistake them for bottom feeders and think they are trash fish. They are actually not bottom feeders and taste very good.
I assume Drum are a trash fish, no? Crankbaits, hooks on bottom, should be set straight back, if you lift straight up you can pull bait right out of the fishes mouth. Learnt that from a pro. -Cali Bass Fisherman
You call yourself a fisherman?! If you were truely a fisherman you would handle fish properly... NEVER HOLD A FISH BY IT'S GILLS AND RELEASE IT! U PEOPLE DISCUST ME!
