About this episode

The episode provides practical tips for effectively catching black drum fish in various environments.

Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to waste a spring black drum trip is to fish them like fluke: drift around, bounce spots, and hope they find you. I’m going the opposite direction and laying out a patient, repeatable approach for black drum fishing that works from a boat, a kayak, or the surf, especially across the Mid-Atlantic from New Jersey and Delaware up through New York and beyond. We start with what makes black drum different, from their downward-facing mouth to how they root th...

People in this episode

Host: Fat Dad

Topics covered

• black drum fishing
• fishing tips
• Mid-Atlantic fishing
• patient fishing techniques
• surf fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Jersey, Delaware, New York

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