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Freshwater Drum

Started by Guest_Mike_* , Oct 03 2009 02:49 AM

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#1 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 02:49 AM

Freshwater Drum from Lake Michigan 30" long (Released)

Edited by Mike, 03 October 2009 - 02:52 AM.

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#2 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 02:56 AM

Freshwater Drum from Lake Michigan 30" long (Released)

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Edited by Mike, 03 October 2009 - 02:58 AM.

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#3 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:28 AM

Nice one! Glad to hear you released it. Fishermen around here usually throw drum up on the bank to die. I've never heard a reason given for this, it's just ingrained in them.

Say, has anyone looked at drum predation on exotic bivalves? They've got the dentition to mash Dreissenia and Corbicula. If they actually do prey on them, that could be a good defense to use with drum-murdering anglers.

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#4 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:21 PM

Nice one! Glad to hear you released it. Fishermen around here usually throw drum up on the bank to die. I've never heard a reason given for this, it's just ingrained in them.

Say, has anyone looked at drum predation on exotic bivalves? They've got the dentition to mash Dreissenia and Corbicula. If they actually do prey on them, that could be a good defense to use with drum-murdering anglers.

I have heard they eat zebra mussels, also they eat gobies.

Tell them that they can eat them too, instead of wasting them on the bank. I've had them before, they taste good but have a slight rubbery texture. They can be felleted so there are no bones(just like a big sunfish).

Edited by Mike, 03 October 2009 - 11:25 PM.

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#5 Guest_Burbot_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 02:13 PM

beautiful fish, we catch them out here pretty often on minnows and nightcrawlers,what do you use if you don't mind me asking?

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#6 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 07:27 PM

I catch them when fishing for something else, this one was caught on a silver J-plug.
They don't seem to be picky eaters.

Mike

Edited by Mike, 04 October 2009 - 07:28 PM.

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#7 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 05 October 2009 - 12:39 AM

Nice catch! I didn't know that Drum were still found in Lake Michigan. That's really cool!

Brian

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#8 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 05 October 2009 - 05:27 PM

Nice catch! I didn't know that Drum were still found in Lake Michigan. That's really cool!

Brian

Yes, there are lots of Drum in Lake Michigan. It is common to ceatch a lot of smaller ones (1-5 pounds)in harbors.

Mike

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#9 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 06 October 2009 - 01:17 AM

Hmm. I guess I would've known that if I did any fishing in the harbor that's less than a mile from my house. Since I can't collect in Lake Michigan or its tributaries up to the first lake or dam, I don't spend much time there. That's what a lot of inland seineing and dipnetting will get you!

Brian