Big Red Drum Run

We were supposed to head offshore yesterday but the windy forecast got us to cancel those plans. I suggested that we try an afternoon drum trip. Half the crew decided that staying home was a better option and we could not find any other takers so it was just Stan Simmerman, Wes Blow and myself that headed out. When we saw the breakers at the mouth of Rudee Inlet, we thought that the other guys were the smart ones. We went out anyway and made it over to Fisherman’s Island. The wind was howling and the drum bite was on fire. In about 4 hours of fishing, we landed 32 big red drum out of I do not know how many bites. We missed them, pulled hooks, and Wes broke one off. It was OK because later, he caught that same fish with his hook and trailing line still attached. All of the fish were released, some with tags. It was just too crazy with multiple bites and just the three of us to tag them all. We did have some clam out but no black drum bites, and no sharks, rays or skates either. Just a bunch of big red drum.