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 Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/23/13 03:17 PM
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soonersorlaters
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Never tried them but I kept this one. I see some photos of folks that keep them as a bycatch when crappie or catfishing.
Fillet and fry?? Or use as cut bait for some cats?
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/23/13 03:31 PM
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TexasCatfishCowboy
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They taste good. So when I catch them they become dinner.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/23/13 03:43 PM
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piscatur non solum piscator
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Anyone who will eat a catfish shouldn't turn their nose up at a freshwater drum...just sayin. Their (drum) diet is such that they should be tasty. If I were going to eat them I'd keep the ones close to the size you mentioned 2-4 lbs and fry them or use the same recipe as blackened redfish.
Now back to crappie fishing...
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/23/13 05:27 PM
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Boo in FW
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Anyone who will eat a catfish shouldn't turn their nose up at a freshwater drum...just sayin. Their (drum) diet is such that they should be tasty. If I were going to eat them I'd keep the ones close to the size you mentioned 2-4 lbs and fry them or use the same recipe as blackened redfish.
Now back to crappie fishing... I would have never thought about eating a drum but you make a good point.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/23/13 06:14 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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Years ago, a group of us camped out on the Rio Grande. The plan was to catch and eat catfish. Never caught any, but caught a lot of drum. Decided to keep a mess and fry'em. Tasted pretty good.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 03:48 PM
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PKfishin
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I fillet them and give them to an African coule I know that likes them. I have tried to eat them and they are very fishy. Here's where I put them on my list of fish I eat
1. Crappie
2. Perch/Bluegill
3. Walleye/Sauger
4. Largemouth bass
5. Smallmouth bass
6. Sandbass
7. Striper
8. Catfish
9. Drum
Very fishy.
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 03:54 PM
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Kenneth1977
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Sandbass and striper # 6 & 7 What ????? Really over a perch no way!
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 03:57 PM
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everett69
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they are a little tough to clean but have prett white meat. fry just like anthing else bet you cant tell the diff.than anything else
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 04:17 PM
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soonersorlaters
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They will hit the oil tonight.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 04:48 PM
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erdum
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I ate one last summer and it was great. I grilled mine though.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 05:54 PM
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FowlTrouble
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I tried one a couple years ago.
Fried it on the stove.
I knew something was odd when it didnt give a hint of "fishy" smell when it was cooking.
Funny thing was it tasted like nothing literally. Had no fish flavor to it at all.
I know it sounds crazy, but anyone else ever experience this?
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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#8862899
04/24/13 06:03 PM
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czoom
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Yeah they have no flavor. This fish is not good for eating. Go fry a catfish or Crappie, much better eating.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/24/13 06:30 PM
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texboxer
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Drum and catfish taste just the same, to me.
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Re: Caught a 3-4 lb freshwater drum( Good to eat)
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04/25/13 02:57 AM
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Chuck7700
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