EP 69: Nine Practical Tips For Catching Black Drum

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

Keywords

• black drum
• fishing tips
• Mid-Atlantic
• surf fishing
• kayak fishing
• boat fishing
• fishing techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Jersey, Delaware, New York

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