58.6 lb. Black Drum [Archive] - Saltwater Fishing Forums

jncasey

12-15-2008, 01:29 AM

Went out of Atlantic Beach, NC today fishing for trout at the nearby artificial reef. Using spec rigs, I accidentally hooked up with a 58.6 lb. black drum on a 8 lb. test mono spinning reel. Took about thirty minutes to get to the boat. Nice citation to go with it too :)

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Chumlord

12-15-2008, 03:19 AM

Cool nice fish and story!!! 8 pound test sweet!!!!

Capt Rick

12-15-2008, 06:20 PM

Great catch,,,What did you guys do with the fish?

Shadowcast

12-15-2008, 08:00 PM

Great catch,,,What did you guys do with the fish?

I am curious about that too. I would think a breeder fish like that would be a bit wormy and not very good table fare.

jncasey

12-15-2008, 08:53 PM

I am curious about that too. I would think a breeder fish like that would be a bit wormy and not very good table fare.

cleaned him...no worms but definitely was a bit more tough than i anticipated