Drum Fishing

[TOO EZ]

Never went Drum fishing before ... So, I'm asking a very simple Question........

HOW DO YOU FISH FOR DRUM??


- Over a Wreck?
- Day or Night?
- Depth of water
- Where? DE Bay?
- Drift?
- Anchor?
- Tackle?
- Chunk?
- Chum?
- On the Bottom?
- On the Top?


Fill me in MISFITS

[Bountyhunter]

tooez said:

Never went Drum fishing before ... So, I'm asking a very simple Question........

HOW DO YOU FISH FOR DRUM??


- Over a Wreck?
- Day or Night?
- Depth of water
- Where? DE Bay?
- Drift?
- Anchor?
- Tackle?
- Chunk?
- Chum?
- On the Bottom?
- On the Top?


Fill me in MISFITS

- Over a Wreck? - No
- Day or Night? - Both
- Depth of water - either
- Where? DE Bay?- Yes
- Drift? - No
- Anchor? - Yes
- Tackle? - Yes
- Chunk? - Yes
- Chum?- Yes
- On the Bottom? - Yes
- On the Top? - No



I'm about as much help as tuna2bite is over at SF ;D with his catching report #2

[blueprints]

sandy or hard bottom is best.
I like afternoon into night w/ the hardest running tide the best.
8 to 25'
DE bay mostly, some guys anchor up down around asseteuge.
Anchor
Basicly the same a striper gear. I like shimano charter special Lever drags on relativly light live bait rods
light chunk, along w/ throwing the clam shells over. If no sharks around we will throw a chum pot out.
fishfiner rigs on the bottom w/ 8/0 circle hooks & 50 lb flouro leaders

[Bountyhunter]

Its the new way the internet is going to be , no one is going to give much becuase of the freeloaders that give nothing back & take all they can from the 10% that can catch .

- Over a Wreck?
- Day or Night? both but night becomes better as the water gets warmer
- Depth of water shallow at the moment but again they will go deeper as temps rise
- Where? DE Bay? Coral beds @ slaughter , Pin top , broadkill slough are to name a few of the popular spots.
- Drift?
- Anchor?
- Tackle? Same as chunking for stripers. FF rig.
- Chunk? Surfs clams & crabs
- Chum? Surf Clams and thier shells
- On the Bottom? its a must to be on the bottom
- On the Top? nope

[Ian]

Better not be talkin bout me!!!!


I never drum fished either.Would love to try it but don't think I will make it this year.
Ask cowboy he held the Black drum record for 6 llb test for years I beleve it was 78lbs on 6lb test.

[Ian]

Yes he is my personal hero!!!!

[cowboy]

My personal favorite way to fish for drum is use light tackle with a 1/4 ounce bucktail and fish southeast of brandywine shoal late evening incoming tide. Yellow bucktail with a strip of squid bottom jigged at the end of incoming that's how I caught my only drum while trout fishing many moons ago and by luck it set a short lived 6 pound line class record

[don]

get some surf clams (chowders catch but inferior bait). Go to Coral Beds or slough NE of Brandywine Light. Anchor. Recent activity at Coral Beds in 10 to 15 feet. Just look for the fleet and/or cruise until you mark fish. 20 to 30# gear, fishfinder rigs, 5/0 to 7/0 hooks on 40-50# leader. Hold a rod a all times. The pick up is very light for a big fish. Give them the 3 to 5 count let the line come tight and start reeling. I would worry less about time of day than having moving water and try to fish full moon. Mostly like watching paint dry so bring preferred food and refreshment.

[Ian]

Don't be so modest Garry.

[deckhand09]

the boat i work on The Quintessa out of Lewes Delaware does excellent drum trips in the delaware bay. If you would like to go shoot me an e-mail or call me @ 302-381-1470. thank you

[Crikey]

ryan I got you covered if you want to use your boat thats fine but if you want to save on fuel we can take the shamrock...starts in may