Went to lewisville this morning for a little bank fishing
there was no wind so the bite was far in between
in 3 hrs caught a 12'' sandie, a undersize hybrid, a 10'' lmb (first ever lmb!), and a 12'' drum (first ever drum!)

so the only fish I kept was the sandie but wondering if anyone eats drum and what it taste like and how you cook it.

I went on the tpwd website and there are no limit/regulation or any information on the freshwater drum so I am not even sure if it's legal to keep them.

Taste excellent. Fry up little ones, Grill fillets of bigger ones.

It's considered a non-game fish so you can keep whatever you like. They don't taste bad, but I prefer to keep them as bait for kitten fish.

The Gasper Goo is Excellent Tablefare.

VERY GOOD EATING! And like I always state...probably the prettiest fishy in our waters.

small drum are good table fare(less than 18 inches), the fish is good fried or small ones gut and gilled and then place on the grill. If there larger the blood line is a bit strong. There are sections of the Frio,Bosque,and lower Quadulope where crawfish are the ticket.

Drum, or as we cajuns call em Goo, are pretty good, fry the small ones, and cook the bigger ones in the oven smothered in your favorite seasoning, Tony's, and BBQ sauce just like baking a chicken.

they are fine eating ...a little light on meat though
takes a pretty good fish to make it worth cleanin ...

Last time went crappie and sandbass fishing they went right in the grease with the rest, good stuff

Drum are a very good fish to eat..White clean meat...Good tasting.
You want the 1# to 5# pound drum to eat...They are good baked,grilled,fried.

chicken

thanks all,
next time I catch one, I will be sure to keep it and give it a try

They're quite good, with firm white meat. It's always amazed me how people consider freshwater drum an inedible trash fish while considering their close cousins in the sea delicacies.