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Cooper Lake Drum

Posted By: highcountry

Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 12:54 PM

Spent a few hours at Cooper Lake Saturday morning, fighting howling winds, and caught some small cats and one nice drum... Great colors, we thought.

Posted By: ftwfishing

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 01:13 PM

Nice
Posted By: Droyhef

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 03:22 PM

Looks good to me,eat it?
Posted By: highcountry

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 07:01 PM

Thanks, George! Dawson, do you eat those beasties?
Posted By: Curt0407

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 08:30 PM

They are good eating. The smaller ones, up to around 5 pounds seem to be the best to me. They have good firm white meat.
Posted By: Droyhef

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 09:28 PM

One of the better eating fish, people dont think twice about eating the saltwater version. They eat mainly shelfish, not sure why the freshwater ones get a bad rap with some folks.

Its a nice fish either way, good job
Posted By: Cat finder

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/09/15 10:36 PM

Yea I like them as well. Tasty.
Posted By: highcountry

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/10/15 01:30 PM

OK, you have my attention, guys... Do you prepare drum any special way? For instance with the striper/white family I need to remove the dark line down the side, or it's too fishy for my taste. To put things in perspective, I can't stand trout or salmon, but love cats, crappie, gills, walleye, etc.

Thanks!
Posted By: Cat finder

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/10/15 01:37 PM

Try this... Filet, cut into strips, batter with zaterans lemon pepper and Fry them. Good stuff
Posted By: banker-always fishing

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/11/15 01:07 AM

Nice fish! cheers
Posted By: highcountry

Re: Cooper Lake Drum - 11/11/15 02:05 AM

Thanks, Banker! We may just try that, Cat...
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