My Penn Addiction

[ChileRelleno]

wow - looks like the fish of a lifetime

That is a relatively small Black Drum considering they go to 100#, are you serious or being sarcastic 

[Newell Nut]

I saw a 70 pounder caught on an Ambassader 5000 but we had to pull anchor and chase it for a while. Drums are tough and fun.

[ChileRelleno]

I saw a 70 pounder caught on an Ambassader 5000 but we had to pull anchor and chase it for a while. Drums are tough and fun.

Tru'dat, they pull like a freight train and don't quit.
When caught in the surf they can pose a real challenge on lighter gear.
The biggest I've seen down here was about 50#, the biggest I've caught was 38#7oz.

[Cone]

I caught a 43lb one last year in my cast net. I gave it away. The big ones are not good eating. The only reason I know the weight is I saw the person I gave it to. He said he weighed it at 43#. Bob

[ChileRelleno]

I caught a 43lb one last year in my cast net. I gave it away. The big ones are not good eating. The only reason I know the weight is I saw the person I gave it to. He said he weighed it at 43#. Bob

But the small juveniles, 'Puppy Drum', that still have their stripes, are very good eating.

The bigger ones are notorious for parasitic worms in the flesh, and the flesh gets coarse.
I know a Coonass who takes the big ones and when he gets done with them you would swear you were eating shredded crab cooked in a spicy boil.
All I know is that he starts by steaming them while wrapped in cheesecloth.
Good stuff.