Tried a different strategy to target drum in a spot I have caught a few from in the past. It paid off with 4 nice ones and a couple sandies. I lost one other one right at the surface as I tried landing it. These 3 weighed 5#, 6.5#, and 7.5#. Heck of a good fight on 8# spinning gear.

Good fighting fish! Looks like fun!

Those Goo sure pull hard. Have caught them to 9.5 lbs and they pull like a 20lb blue.

how do you target gaspergoos? I usually catch them on a slab while sandbass fishing...

Well, I had a pretty good idea where they'd be from previous catches. Due to their smaller mouths I downsized my presentation. They usually feed on the bottom (though I've caught them on top waters!) so I fished very SLOW right on the bottom. That was basically my m.o. and it seemed to pan out.

@ MR----
Ive caught them with worms on the bottom....below the lavon dam.

We used to fish for them behind Grandbury with crawdads.

My biggest drum ever was caught behind the Lavon dam when the flood gates were open. No pics, only memories of that 42 pounder!!!! Caught it on a chartreuse jig and 12 lb line.

From right now going on into April you can catch Goo at the Hwy 103 bridge on Sam Rayburn. I have the best luck using small mudbugs and a little hook.

From a distance you could pawn them off as giant Smallies! Could we take those goos on a sink tip fly?

Yeah, I think they'd hit a clouser or gummy minnow. A small crawdad fly would work, too.

Back in the 80's me and my pops fished below the lavon dam a lot. Catching everything from stripers, sandies, cats, and drum. I remember one night all we caught was drum on every single cast. Fishing off the bottom using ghost minnows for bait when the water was on. When the water was off you could stand in the middle in the water and cast into the dam. The closer you can cast into the dam, the bigger fish you would catch.

Nice size fish.

Looks like fun...you've been doing lots of fishing lately. Wish I could do the same.

Must go fishing...Must go fishing...Must go fishing...

Nice ones! I bet it was a fun and exciting time with the 8lb line.

Cut shad or shrimp, just off the bottom near rip-rap. I catch goo near the rocks all year long. Awesome fight, pretty tasty and also excellent blue cat bait.

You can usually tell a goo is on when at any time during the fight you notice the fish charging right at you. Maybe it's just me but goo will usually do this once or twice in a fight.

We caught a lot just below Granbury on sink tips and clousers. They seemed to hang around the rocky areas on the east side of the river.

Nice fish Lusca. I bet that was a fun fight.

I use the smallest minnows I can get, fished near bottom to target drums.