Bassmaster Mag Jan 08, Drum Delicious???

[Bprice]

I love Uncle Homer, but is he getting loopy? In the Q/A section he told a reader that the grunting sound he was hearing was freshwater drum.  He said that they are delicious.  Did anyone else see this???

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#6600ff">yeah, I saw it and thought the same thing as you.....what was he thinking??? FA</font>

 

[SNUFFY]

I believe I remember my Dad telling me something about the noise drum make...he grew up fishing in the Stone River in Middle Tn. That may be how they got their name. Been a long time ago.The pearls in their head and all.

 

[bent rod]

Has anyone ever tried to eat one?, .........A DRUM, trying to stop the jokes. They do look like a Redfish only fatter.

 

[Guest]

Give one to a bank fisherman and see if he turns it loose or if he takes it home. I don't think they take them home to put in aquariums. I have always heard that the little ones are full of bones but they are good to eat.

 

[BigFishGuide]

I've caught a million of those things and I've never heard a grunt out of one.

 

[UTCAngler]

Ive never heard the freshwater drums make a sound but i know thats where they got their name.My dad has told me about redfish he used to catch making that sound & the drum is related as far as i know.You wont catch me eating one of those things.Ive heard of people eating carp & shad thats just as bad.emoVomit

 

[foodsaver]

carp and shad arent related to redfish though. I would try one once just to see how they were if somone cooked one.

 

[Guest]

Next time you catch one Craig just give me a call and I will clean it and fry it at the next picnic.emoBigsmile

 

[Burger]

This is true they do make a drumming sound especially saltwater black drum. Drum have been known to run into trolling motors because of the vibration as well. My grandfather loved to eat drum and I've have myself but you have to eat it while its hot out the grease! The meat on larger ones tend to be tough no matter how you cook it. As a kid we fed a big one to our cats and they barely sniffed at it. LOL

Speaking of Shad...When I was working for UGA Fisheries there was a guy in Rome, Ga that ate shad (American shad). He cooked them down like sardines in a pressure cooker. He gave us a canning jar full but we were to afraid to eat it.

 

[Burger]

From wikipedia....
It is also known for its succulent flesh, but many fishermen are put off by its mucus lining and dank smell. Freshwater drum possess an adapted swim bladder which is able to produce sound. Sound production is thought to be related to spawning activity where many drum will gather in pelagic waters of an ecosystem and begin drumming.

 

[harbuck handyman]

Saltwater black drum are good to eat.They are very closely related to redfish or reddrum.I have not tried the fresh water models although I am pretty sure it is the same critter.I have never seen anyone throw a legal black back at Sebastion.Now catfish are another story.Nobody in their right mind eats those nasty things from salt water unless it is the gafftop sailcat variety and not many folks keep those either.The drumming is more like the drum you here from a ruffed grouse;not like like the grunt of a slimy old cat. I believe I'd about as soon eat a lizard as a catfish.lol

 

[Bass Addict]

You wont catch one of those stinking things on my boat. They are fun to catch and I have caught alot of em but I wont touch the nasty things, and definatly wont eat one. I have a pretty strong stomach but they gag me. emoVomit

 

[STEVE B]

Where I come from they are called a gaspergou or just gou (goo). Many consider them a delicacy. I’ve never eaten one, but when I caught them I saved them for friends

 

[Burger]

sounds like someone's from Louisiana...?