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 cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 07:49 PM
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HeavyLead
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Got a local pond that is now infested with drum from the floods. Was thinking it might be fun to get rid of them by turning them into bait. What's the general consensus of using drum as bait?
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 08:30 PM
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Blues
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Meh better than nothing I guess.
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 08:36 PM
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So I guess I should catch the carp that made it into the pond instead?
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 08:59 PM
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J.StoneRepairs
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I've never caught anything on a Goo...Carps ok depending on conditions. Shad#1 Perch#2
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 09:14 PM
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G Love
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Drum has always produced for me. Esp on Twok for some reason. My buddy John caught a 64 on a Drum filet there back in January.
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 09:59 PM
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Blues
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Shad, perch, smallmouth buffalo, carp, then drum would be my preference or close to that order anyway.
Anybody had luck on rigging drum live for flats?
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 10:16 PM
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ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50)
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I fished with a guy on Pat Mayse years ago that baited trotlines with cut drum. It worked great. We caught a lot of really nice blues on it........
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 11:50 PM
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I've done well on drum, not my first or second choice but if I catch one then I will use it.
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/21/15 11:59 PM
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I've done well on drum, not my first or second choice but if I catch one then I will use it. This^^^^
What has happed to you does not define who you are-
HOW you react to what happens to you DOES!
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/22/15 02:42 AM
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BankAngler50
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Better white bass bait than for catfish... cut 1/4 x 2-3" strip, hook the "head" let strip hang down and flutter a foot off bottom... I prefer drum strip over shad when hit wb school, I can catch multiple wb with one strip of drum.
Why do I go fishing? To catch a box of fish and/or some quality time under the sun. Thank Heaven I never fail fishing in Texas, catching box fish or plenty of sunburn.
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/22/15 03:28 AM
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Better white bass bait than for catfish... cut 1/4 x 2-3" strip, hook the "head" let strip hang down and flutter a foot off bottom... I prefer drum strip over shad when hit wb school, I can catch multiple wb with one strip of drum. Good tip! We always catch drum on jigs while targeting whites during the spawn. Now I've got a use for them. 
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/22/15 04:34 AM
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BankfishinDave
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Carp is great bait! There are times of year I'd rather have carp then gizzard shad. I'd throw that drum out on a couple hooks also . Never know for certain what the blues will be hungry for and think it's good to throw a variety of baits at them when you can .
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Re: cut drum - bait quality?
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07/22/15 04:10 PM
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spazm09
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Carp is way better than drum imo. But drum is better than other stuff like chicken breastfeeding or frozen threadfin
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