fresh water drum?

[gonefishing71]

well boat traffic was to bad to to do any laker jigging

so we moved up into a cove to hide and catch some perch....when my wife catches this

when she first got it to the boat I didn't know what it was...book says fresh water drum

30 years fishing cayuga never caught one

[hermit]

Very cool! I've caught a couple, same thing first time, no idea... wtf is this thing?! They can get pretty huge and are supposed to be great eating, next one I catch I'm keeping. Nice catch.

[gonefishing71]

thanks alec

I thought it was a carp in the water, but built like a bass....i've been hearing for 3 hours how we should of thrown it in the cooler

boat traffic has been bad

but we are catching a lot fish....

[Landshark]

yup thats a sheepie

[panfisher]

Gonefishing71....See the Panfish section of the forum for recent freshwater drum posting subject with numerous replies from LOU'rs .....

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[earltwitty]

junk fish but a great fight! I definitely wouldn't eat them

[fish-on]

Indians in Nortern Quebec love to eat em. They make jewelry out of there gill plates, Resembles pearl.

[Skippers Trophy 01]

Never seen one come out of Cayuga either. Got a mess of them out of Sudus Bay on stickbaits as we were getting into some Pike. A Laotian woman was thrilled to take them all off our hands, said they were very good.

[fish-on]

Mays point, Loaded with them, Just throw a crab out, You'll get em everytime.

[John Kelley]

Indians in Nortern Quebec love to eat em. They make jewelry out of there gill plates, Resembles pearl.

It is actually their 'ear stones' or otoliths that the jewelry is made of. At the turn of the century they were commercially harvested in the Mississippi river and their ear stones were polished, drilled, and used for buttons. This was before the advent of plastics, of course.

[zaphod4]

Lots of of them in oneida.good fighters and believe it or not.good eating.ive kept the last few Ive caught after someone at work gave me some to eat.

[panfisher]

zaphod4.... lot's of folks say they are no good to eat, and some say they are. Same with some salmonids in the Big lakes (big O and Erie). I can't wait till I catch my next one incidentally while fishing for something else so's I can try 'em myself.... !