The best tasting fish are the ones that you cook right away after catching them. I was taught that by my father who I unfortunately lost in February of 2018. I will never forget all of the times that we fished together. Keep up your great work that you do on your videos. Keep on fishing.
Your father was absolutely right. Trout cooked next to the stream needs NOTHING and it's delicious. Fry it in bacon grease and it's even better. Some fish I only eat if it is right away, like Bluefish.
My Dad tought me how to clean my first fish when I was 8. I'm 68 now and still have that knife I used 60 years ago. Just one more thing. After I cleaned that first fish, I was the permanent fish cleaner!
Progress not perfection An older guy at the gym told me that a few weeks ago and I really appreciated it. Its hard to be perfect, some might say impossible, but its not terribly hard to make progress. Don't let the chase of perfection stop you from simply making progress
Your the only person besides myself that I ever seen to willing pick up other people's trash. People seem to think that someone else will do it and just look at me like I'm weird. I've only been thanked once over many years. So let me say thanks and hats off to you buddy. 👏👍
Thanks for a great video! It brought back so many memories. I'm 57 and disabled so I can't do this type of fishing any longer. But I can fish through your videos. I especially enjoyed the tailgate cook. I've done that many times in the past.
Got to fish places everyone else gets thrown out of because I had a bag of trash next to me. Taught the kids and now grandkids always pick up a bag of trash
I eat a lot of catfish usually Channel Cats but also Blue cats. One thing I have learned is too bleed them out before I leave the River. This makes to meat so much sweeter.
Drum are my second favorite fish next to a blue cat. But if you take an extra pole holder you can tie that stringer off to it to help prevent those from pulling it out of the ground
One of the first river trips I took my step son on , at 6 yrs old , I got to coach him while he reeled in a 6 1/2 lbs. Drum ,,,, one of the greatest fishing experiences of my life ! And for what it's worth , thank you for letting us know we aren't the only ones cleaning up other people's unnecessary garbage !
I was7 years old, 1951, and Caught my first fish, a Largemouth Bass from my Grandparent's farm pond, using an 8 ft bamboo cane pole with a grasshopper for bait that I caught in the cornfield. It was 2 1/2 lbs and my Dad had to help me get in on the bank, I was hooked for life!
Bud, I have to say you have become my favorite TH-cam Fisherman you have a boat and a yack but you still do videos from the bank. so for me you're more relatable.
You should infuse a couple sticks of butter with onion powder and garlic powder. Then filled off a side and leave the scales on and throw it on the charcoal grill skin side down. Absolutely amazing!
I recently moved to LaCross, WI and have been fishing the Mississippi River. I have had several old timers tell me that drum are really good eating. I’m glad you posted this, I think I’m going to try it.
That's an absolutely beautiful spot to fish. I've wanted to get into drum fishing lately. I recently came across a couple articles talking about how underappreciated they were as a sport fish. They get big, they get aggressive, they fight hard, they're good eating. They're really not so much different than the prized red drum that everyone loves catching.
My 3 year old son and I watch your channel often. Last night when I was putting him to bed, he said he was going to catch the fish kill it and grill it. It was pretty awesome.
Great video Spencer. Thanks for taking us along! I have eaten a lot of drum. My grandfather called them river perch and so I did not know what they truly were for many years. That 2nd one was a tank!
I would catch these all night off a concrete pier in Cleveland on Lake Erie. Some guys would save them and I would give mine to them. I caught one once that was as long as my leg. I had my finger through the gill and the tail was slapping my boot. I asked these guys if they wanted it and they were more than happy to take it. We always called them Sheephead or Sheepshead. I thought them to be like Carp.
What I've learned: 3 sizes of catfish. Dinner, Dandy, & monster. Cooking fish on the spot just pulled from the water makes me drool on myself. Sleeping in a boat on the river is now a must do for me. And this is the coolest channel I've seen in quite a while! There's a lot more but I'm not typing it all out.
@@RiverCertified Hey Spencer. I just got a comment from the scammer you warned about. This idiot needs to be eliminated. TH-cam can pin him down. If you want to pursue I'm with ya! And thanks for the heads up! Below is the direct channel link. th-cam.com/channels/JJXryD203GzdfYHa7lbBCA.html
While you say that you aren’t looking for credit for picking up trash along the bank, I applaud you for doing so. I carry a spare grocery bag in my tackle bag for the same purpose. Great video as always, thanks!
Bro I just found your channel a few days ago and I’m hooked. Your love for the river is just like mine. When people go to the lake I head to the river , when I got a day off I go to the river , if I can’t sleep I go to the river lol but being on the river and chasing flatheads or anything else is the best feeling ever. Keep up the good work brother your good at what you do👊
I love drum!!! I used to just throw them on the bank or throw them back because I was listening to everybody else. Finally I cleaned 1 and have been hooked🎣
Same as someone here just said.. my new favorite catfish (bait soaking) channel. The ideas I get here I pass on to my son for when we go hit the water. Enjoy the channel so much, thanks for videos! On a side note when you cook it always looks so good it makes me hungry.
I grew up calling drum "sheephead". Whenever we caught some, we'd give them to my Dad's friend who would cut them up into bite-sized chunks and pickle them with onions (and later mushrooms, my suggestion ;) ). He called them "tasty treats". You could eat 'em out of the jar or on a cracker. Best fresh because the pieces would be nice and firm. Pretty dang tasty, indeed. (Also, your videos are great. They are my preferred lunch time viewing. Keep filming and sharing!)
Glad to see another that picks up after the litter bugs. I had a fishing trip that didn’t go well, but pulled couple bags of trash out of the weeds. I use the smaller drums for cut bait. I’ll have to try the bigger ones. 👍🏻
We ate lots of Goo when I was growing up in south Louisiana. Try boiling them in crab boil, and see if you think it is a fair substitute for crab meat...!
This is way I watch him, he just genuinely fishes like any other person, those spots you catch somem and other not at all, love this guy, I am learning a lot about catfish and how to catfish by just watching him catfish 😂
My son recently dove back into fishing and cooked up a drum his friend caught with him. It was actually a huge suprise how drum tasted and the meat consistency!
Just want to say I love the content. Also wanna say if you've never tried it, turtle is amazing meat. My favorite meat I've ever had and I live a very outdoor hunting/fishing lifestyle
Big ol drum guys are a common catch up here on the Mississippi in WI and I have to say aside from bowfin they tend to be some of my favorite fights of the "roughfish" you find around here. Their derp-faces are also kinda hard not to love lol.
Yep I love to catch bowfin... They are delicious!!!! Drum are great to catch and fight hard. I will eat them sometimes... I just like bream (panfish) more
@@jaimeastin Those bowfin are high order consumers and will have the highest concentrations of pcb's of the fish where they live. In eastern NC summer the meat is kinda puffy but more firm in cold months. I have caught several over 10 pounds on half a bream. I give them away , They say they have not evolved for over 10k years.
Great Video Spencer! I was wondering if you planned on maybe making an updated video on what kind of setup/rig you use for catching flatheads and possibly talk about the types of knots that you use as well? Another great video!
I have been slaying the drum on plastics in the Mississippi lately. Got about 50 in a few hours this morning. Ranging 9-20” or so. When the Mississippi comes up and gets a certain amount of that, they get stacked up in a predictable spot and man it’s like bluegill fishing one after the other 3-10 pounds all day long. It’s a very good time on walleye and bass gear.
When I was a kid my dad used to take us over to Spirit Lake, Iowa, to fish for bullheads. We managed to catch some nice drum in the process, and I much preferred eating the drum. I still like to eat them but there are advisories on eating the ones I catch in the Minnesota River. Perhaps a trip to Spirit Lake would be a good idea!
Fish Advisory in Minnesota? I would have bet on clean water out your way. I live alongside the Connecticut river in Western Massachusetts. We have a fish advisory from my location to the ocean. Generally speaking, don't eat it. Polution, sewage, and acid rain.
@@eddypetch That's a real bummer! The Minnesota River is a silty river that contains a lot of ag runoff. You can still eat the fish, but don't eat the big ones.
Fresh off the clock got the old River Certified ping and here I am sitting in the truck on the jobsite watching you slay some big drum bummer the little guy got off with the stringer. Glad to see I'm not the only one who trys to keep our banks clean of litter thanks for the content man!
I hear they're pretty similar to their saltwater cousins which are excellent eating and a prized gamefish. Kind of funny how that works. You should try grilling them on the halfshell or blackening them.
We catch red and black drum in the ocean here in Galveston and let me tell they are delicious! They eat crabs, shrimp and fish, so they taste incredible!
Hey River Certified. If you want to eliminate those chewy ones, try placing them on ice as soon as you catch them. I've been doing this for years and it's rare as heck for me to run into one with a chewy texture. I think that placing them on a stringer or in a live basket stresses them out and the stress somehow affects the texture of their flesh.
Drum are some good eating. My cousin and I used to catch them all the time in MO. Great tasting fillets. Sucks about your stringer, but, it happens!! And the trash. Yep, I try and pick up trash when I am out running around too. What really is bad, I have found that people who fish, are the BIGGEST litterers in the outdoors! I do a lot of backpacking and camping, and the trash is no where near as bad on the trails and campsites, as it is where people frequently fish. It seems like those that get out and "Enjoy" the outdoors, would be stewards of the waterways. But, just the opposite. I always carry extra trash bags with me for cleaning up other peoples trash. Even though you didnt pick up the trash for a thumbs up, the rest of us who clean up trash, appreciate your efforts!! Thank you sir!
Man, thumbs up a million times 👍👍👍👍 I felt amazing when you started to pick up the trash that other people left there. I can’t understand why people do that! Thanks brother , your video is amazing !👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
I seen the title and immediately knew what fish it was. I love some drum fish lol greatly under appreciated fish. Decent fight with a good taste yet most people still consider it a trash fish
I cooked one whole last month. It tasted like seafood or clams to me and there were not a ton of bones. I'd like to find a somewhat healthy and tasty way to cook them other than frying. I'll bet the fillet is better because you can remove the red stuff. I think it could be bomb as a gumbo or jambalaya.
We have freshwater Drum, called Sheepshead locally, in Lake Erie. I've caught them up to 15lbs+. But the big ones are too dense and oily. My wife and I wanna experiment with them to find a cooking method to make even the big ones good. But up to about 3 1/2lbs, they are so good, that if you weren't told what you were eating, you wouldn't guess!
Solid video. Good job on clean up and getting out there and showing real life fun. Cook and eat right on the truck bed is awesome. Thank you for the videos
First video I’ve seen of yours great stuff man. I’ve never caught one myself but my friend caught a 10+ over the weekend. He was told it was a disgusting gross fish to eat. I’ve shown him a few things that say otherwise and he’s pissed he didn’t keep it. This videos gonna kill him. Tight lines brother!
I love drum. When I was a kid I use to collect the rocks that are in there head. Enjoyed the video man. Hope you’ll try soft shelled turtle, you’ll love it
Snapping turtle is damn good, especially thoroughly steamed and eaten as cold meat, crackers, cheese. A lot of places it's illegal to kill and harvest soft shells.
I'm a new subscriber and really enjoy your videos, not all that loud music, just simple talk, just my kind of format! Never ate a drum but might just have to give it a try! God bless and keep you safe, till next time!👍
Dude I am so glad to hear you say that about drum I grew up catching and eating them the water in the little red in Arkansas is really cold because of the dam and the drum are amazing love eating them people just don’t know
I had that happen on the Kaskaskia in Illinois one time, I caught like I think it was 6 drum and my dad caught about the same number, then we moved on down a bit because it seemed we were in Drum Turf and other fish just weren't wanting to be around them. We tossed them all back so someone else could enjoy them.
Had dinner with my Son and his family a bit ago and he grilled boneless mullet filets he caught yesterday with his cast net. Sprinkled with salt, black pepper, garlick powder, turmeric, and a light dusting with Bad Byron’s But Rub. Oh man they were good.
101 degrees outside. Nothing I'd rather watch. -) my dad used to take my sister and I fishing when we were kids. He'd let us sleep in the car until dawn. Lol fond memories!
Love eating drum myself as does my wife and daughter. Like you said get rid of all the red meat as possible and you cant tell. I cooked some up for a friend and i told hi it was channel cat cause he refused to eat drum. Gave it to him an he was like man what did you do so different cause it taste so much better. I told him it was drum and now hes hooked.
@@RiverCertified Hey Spencer, what's with this I've been selected as winner thing? Smells "fishy" especially since they know where to send the gifts without me giving them my address apparently...
I find myself rewatching your videos all the time especially when I’m on my lunch break or bored at home. Anyways lol. I love drum and never throw them back. Fried or blackened is so so good. Super easy to clean too
Fished with a guy years ago.. i caught a few. He grilled em I supplied sweet corn in husks also on grill. He said pick meat off put on warm tortillas squeeze of lime juice. My favorite way for drum. Always eaten them and carp buffalo gar n all time favorite catfish all my life. Most everything is good of cooled properly
Last week I tried two new flavors... while Frank's will always be a favorite... I used Jack In The Box taco sauce, (it was incredible) and the next one was 2 parts honey dijon mustard, 1 part sweet baby rays, and thin it out with water.... you've gotta try it, it's fantastic
Oh yeah, we eat sheephead/drum as well. I primarily grill or smoke them. Most people I know don't eat them, nice to see someone else agreeing with me for a change. Also, everytime I fish I come back with other people's trash as well, it pisses me off. Thanks for helping to keep the waterways clean. Class act dude
Thank you for this video. You've encouraged me to go out and catch some drum. Hope I have success in catching some on my next trip out. Thank you once again. Looking forward for your next video.
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The best tasting fish are the ones that you cook right away after catching them. I was taught that by my father who I unfortunately lost in February of 2018. I will never forget all of the times that we fished together. Keep up your great work that you do on your videos. Keep on fishing.
And the smaller fish tend to taste better than the big ones too.
Your father was absolutely right. Trout cooked next to the stream needs NOTHING and it's delicious. Fry it in bacon grease and it's even better. Some fish I only eat if it is right away, like Bluefish.
@Walter Fisher .Nothing more tasty than a shore lunch of fresh caught fish my friend.
My Dad tought me how to clean my first fish when I was 8. I'm 68 now and still have that knife I used 60 years ago. Just one more thing. After I cleaned that first fish, I was the permanent fish cleaner!
@@lkb3rd so true, definitely don't want them sitting around for a long time.
Progress not perfection
An older guy at the gym told me that a few weeks ago and I really appreciated it. Its hard to be perfect, some might say impossible, but its not terribly hard to make progress. Don't let the chase of perfection stop you from simply making progress
Your the only person besides myself that I ever seen to willing pick up other people's trash.
People seem to think that someone else will do it and just look at me like I'm weird.
I've only been thanked once over many years. So let me say thanks and hats off to you buddy. 👏👍
My 3 yr old grandson and I picked up trash at the lake this weekend. That's how I learned. Thanks grandpa.
“Good is the enemy of great, and if you settle for good then you’ll never be great” it really made me think a lot
Haha same for me the first time I heard it
What got me hooked on Spencer was his catch cook and eat approach. Always loved when he says "he's hungry". You know fish are gonna get caught!!
Haha that's good cuz I love eating them
Thanks for a great video! It brought back so many memories. I'm 57 and disabled so I can't do this type of fishing any longer. But I can fish through your videos. I especially enjoyed the tailgate cook. I've done that many times in the past.
Just means gotta get you on a boat! You guys are gems with encyclopedic knowledge of fish!
It's very enjoyable watching you fish and camp out. Even better knowing you leave a place better than you found it
Rest your mind, he is not alone in that mission.
@@ML-ks2lj
Yep. I always leave with a bag full of old fishing line and garbage
Got to fish places everyone else gets thrown out of because I had a bag of trash next to me. Taught the kids and now grandkids always pick up a bag of trash
Not bad ! Fun actually !
Thanks for inviting us along ! ! !
🙂😎👍
When I was growing up in a town on the IL river, one of our retired neighbors would go out and catch these every day; weekly fish fries for everyone.
I eat a lot of catfish usually Channel Cats but also Blue cats. One thing I have learned is too bleed them out before I leave the River. This makes to meat so much sweeter.
Drum are my second favorite fish next to a blue cat. But if you take an extra pole holder you can tie that stringer off to it to help prevent those from pulling it out of the ground
One of the first river trips I took my step son on , at 6 yrs old , I got to coach him while he reeled in a 6 1/2 lbs. Drum ,,,, one of the greatest fishing experiences of my life ! And for what it's worth , thank you for letting us know we aren't the only ones cleaning up other people's unnecessary garbage !
Man that's awesome. Hope it's just one of many great memories in the outdoors!
I was7 years old, 1951, and Caught my first fish, a Largemouth Bass from my Grandparent's farm pond, using an 8 ft bamboo cane pole with a grasshopper for bait that I caught in the cornfield. It was 2 1/2 lbs and my Dad had to help me get in on the bank, I was hooked for life!
Drum are good..just lose the belly meat.
Never go fishing hungry
I hate when people litter. I take it with me too.
Bud, I have to say you have become my favorite TH-cam Fisherman you have a boat and a yack but you still do videos from the bank. so for me you're more relatable.
Yes Moe totally agree
Yeah, I prefer bank fishing. People think I'm crazy.
Totally agree! As long as he don’t mess around the googans lmao
I fish from the bank most of the time
Cool video.
You should infuse a couple sticks of butter with onion powder and garlic powder. Then filled off a side and leave the scales on and throw it on the charcoal grill skin side down. Absolutely amazing!
I recently moved to LaCross, WI and have been fishing the Mississippi River. I have had several old timers tell me that drum are really good eating. I’m glad you posted this, I think I’m going to try it.
Did you ever catch a paddle fish,they are awesome to catch and release!
@@jessedean5927 I've been lucky enough to catch two paddle fish in the Arkansas River over my life, both were huge!
We've been eating drum all our lives.
Glad you clean up after others, we here do the same. We always carry garbage bags in our packs. Thanks for helping out.....so important these days.
That's an absolutely beautiful spot to fish. I've wanted to get into drum fishing lately. I recently came across a couple articles talking about how underappreciated they were as a sport fish. They get big, they get aggressive, they fight hard, they're good eating. They're really not so much different than the prized red drum that everyone loves catching.
They are! They're really good eating and awesome to fight. Especially when they hit on a jig!
My 3 year old son and I watch your channel often. Last night when I was putting him to bed, he said he was going to catch the fish kill it and grill it. It was pretty awesome.
Loved the "it's gonna be lit" tagline and the long, hard stare into the camera 🤣
Drum on the grill seasoned with lemon pepper has been a fave of mine for years.
Great video Spencer. Thanks for taking us along! I have eaten a lot of drum. My grandfather called them river perch and so I did not know what they truly were for many years. That 2nd one was a tank!
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!
I would catch these all night off a concrete pier in Cleveland on Lake Erie. Some guys would save them and I would give mine to them. I caught one once that was as long as my leg. I had my finger through the gill and the tail was slapping my boot. I asked these guys if they wanted it and they were more than happy to take it. We always called them Sheephead or Sheepshead. I thought them to be like Carp.
BRACKISH WATER ( DRUMFISH. )
That's funny my grandpa also called drum river perch...and he called Bass Green perch.
Thanks for picking up other peoples mess. I always do the same thing because I care and it's nice to see someone else that cares too.
What I've learned:
3 sizes of catfish. Dinner, Dandy, & monster.
Cooking fish on the spot just pulled from the water makes me drool on myself.
Sleeping in a boat on the river is now a must do for me.
And this is the coolest channel I've seen in quite a while!
There's a lot more but I'm not typing it all out.
Haha you basically started an outline for my channel. Glad you're diggin it all!
@@RiverCertified Hey Spencer. I just got a comment from the scammer you warned about. This idiot needs to be eliminated. TH-cam can pin him down. If you want to pursue I'm with ya!
And thanks for the heads up!
Below is the direct channel link.
th-cam.com/channels/JJXryD203GzdfYHa7lbBCA.html
While you say that you aren’t looking for credit for picking up trash along the bank, I applaud you for doing so. I carry a spare grocery bag in my tackle bag for the same purpose. Great video as always, thanks!
Took a class when I was a young teen about 40 years ago😁 we learned to clean and cook these fish. They are delicious.
That's why I tie the stringer around my pant loop if I can't find a stable area to tie my stringer.
Bro I just found your channel a few days ago and I’m hooked. Your love for the river is just like mine. When people go to the lake I head to the river , when I got a day off I go to the river , if I can’t sleep I go to the river lol but being on the river and chasing flatheads or anything else is the best feeling ever. Keep up the good work brother your good at what you do👊
Hell yeah man. Glad I'm not the only one out there!
I had rather fish rivers than a lake anytime better fishing to me
Never too old to do a novice trick. I've used those stringers before. I always tie them now.
Oh yes never disappointed to catch a drum, very very tasty fish. Underrated fish
I love drum!!! I used to just throw them on the bank or throw them back because I was listening to everybody else. Finally I cleaned 1 and have been hooked🎣
I'm glad you have seen the light haha
Here's for a new stringer!
Thanks for the video sir
Same as someone here just said.. my new favorite catfish (bait soaking) channel. The ideas I get here I pass on to my son for when we go hit the water. Enjoy the channel so much, thanks for videos! On a side note when you cook it always looks so good it makes me hungry.
Thanks for showing a Great Example of what a Great fisherman should do. Leave nothing behind
I try my best. Thanks for watching man.
I grew up calling drum "sheephead". Whenever we caught some, we'd give them to my Dad's friend who would cut them up into bite-sized chunks and pickle them with onions (and later mushrooms, my suggestion ;) ). He called them "tasty treats". You could eat 'em out of the jar or on a cracker. Best fresh because the pieces would be nice and firm. Pretty dang tasty, indeed.
(Also, your videos are great. They are my preferred lunch time viewing. Keep filming and sharing!)
If everyone made their fishing area a bit better every time there would be no trash. Great vid
One of my favorite parts of when I went to the amazon was there was no trash
My dad used to catch fresh water drum with small grass shrimp found along the banks. Thanks for taking me back to my youth.
Glad to see another that picks up after the litter bugs. I had a fishing trip that didn’t go well, but pulled couple bags of trash out of the weeds. I use the smaller drums for cut bait. I’ll have to try the bigger ones. 👍🏻
And you're making the world a little bit better. Thanks man.
We ate lots of Goo when I was growing up in south Louisiana. Try boiling them in crab boil, and see if you think it is a fair substitute for crab meat...!
This is way I watch him, he just genuinely fishes like any other person, those spots you catch somem and other not at all, love this guy, I am learning a lot about catfish and how to catfish by just watching him catfish 😂
I appreciate the kind words man!
We're proud of you I dug a small pond next to a river for keeping fish with a fish pond raise and sell fish dude Jess
My son recently dove back into fishing and cooked up a drum his friend caught with him. It was actually a huge suprise how drum tasted and the meat consistency!
I'd heard they were good when I was younger and the first one I had was pretty awesome. Thanks for watching!
Frank's Red Hot Sauce, you need to sponsor this channel. He literally uses it and plugs it almost every video.
Just want to say I love the content. Also wanna say if you've never tried it, turtle is amazing meat. My favorite meat I've ever had and I live a very outdoor hunting/fishing lifestyle
Love how u were surprised that you had all the elements to do a tailgate cookout. I totally understand that feeling
Pretty cool when you pre plan and it eventually comes together at a later date.
Big ol drum guys are a common catch up here on the Mississippi in WI and I have to say aside from bowfin they tend to be some of my favorite fights of the "roughfish" you find around here. Their derp-faces are also kinda hard not to love lol.
আপনি খুব সুন্দর ভিডিও বানান আপনার ভিডিও খুব ভালো লাগে সুন্দরবন থেকে বলছি আমিও ফিশিং ভিডিও করি যদি ভালো লাগে থাকে তাহলে চ্যানেলটা সাবস্ক্রাইব করবেন
th-cam.com/video/bSKoR5hy308/w-d-xo.html
The ol gasper goo
Yep I love to catch bowfin... They are delicious!!!! Drum are great to catch and fight hard. I will eat them sometimes... I just like bream (panfish) more
@@jaimeastin Those bowfin are high order consumers and will have the highest concentrations of pcb's of the fish where they live. In eastern NC summer the meat is kinda puffy but more firm in cold months. I have caught several over 10 pounds on half a bream. I give them away , They say they have not evolved for over 10k years.
You were right. That definitely answered my question from last week. I cooked mine up as well. Pretty darn good.
Great Video Spencer! I was wondering if you planned on maybe making an updated video on what kind of setup/rig you use for catching flatheads and possibly talk about the types of knots that you use as well? Another great video!
I have been slaying the drum on plastics in the Mississippi lately. Got about 50 in a few hours this morning. Ranging 9-20” or so. When the Mississippi comes up and gets a certain amount of that, they get stacked up in a predictable spot and man it’s like bluegill fishing one after the other 3-10 pounds all day long. It’s a very good time on walleye and bass gear.
When I was a kid my dad used to take us over to Spirit Lake, Iowa, to fish for bullheads. We managed to catch some nice drum in the process, and I much preferred eating the drum. I still like to eat them but there are advisories on eating the ones I catch in the Minnesota River. Perhaps a trip to Spirit Lake would be a good idea!
Fish Advisory in Minnesota? I would have bet on clean water out your way.
I live alongside the Connecticut river in Western Massachusetts. We have a fish advisory from my location to the ocean. Generally speaking, don't eat it. Polution, sewage, and acid rain.
@@eddypetch That's a real bummer! The Minnesota River is a silty river that contains a lot of ag runoff. You can still eat the fish, but don't eat the big ones.
I eat the walleyes out of the Minnesota River. Anything I catch over 20 inches gets thrown back.
Fresh off the clock got the old River Certified ping and here I am sitting in the truck on the jobsite watching you slay some big drum bummer the little guy got off with the stringer. Glad to see I'm not the only one who trys to keep our banks clean of litter thanks for the content man!
I hear they're pretty similar to their saltwater cousins which are excellent eating and a prized gamefish. Kind of funny how that works. You should try grilling them on the halfshell or blackening them.
Salt water Drum are excellent, even better than Red Fish from the same family of species
The meat is the exact same. Both are crap after about 24" though. Smaller is the best.
We catch red and black drum in the ocean here in Galveston and let me tell they are delicious! They eat crabs, shrimp and fish, so they taste incredible!
Tasty fish !! Awesome video as expected!! Tight Lines Spencer 🐟🐟🐟
A very humble fisherman 😊. Thanks for the video
Hey River Certified. If you want to eliminate those chewy ones, try placing them on ice as soon as you catch them. I've been doing this for years and it's rare as heck for me to run into one with a chewy texture. I think that placing them on a stringer or in a live basket stresses them out and the stress somehow affects the texture of their flesh.
I mean, it seems logical. Especially when I think back to the chewy ones I've had. Thanks dude.
That's the instruction I have been given. Ice 'em & eat 'em ASAP.
Bleed them before putting on ice...even better. Then zipper the fillets to get rid of lateral line.
Drum are some good eating. My cousin and I used to catch them all the time in MO. Great tasting fillets. Sucks about your stringer, but, it happens!!
And the trash. Yep, I try and pick up trash when I am out running around too. What really is bad, I have found that people who fish, are the BIGGEST litterers in the outdoors! I do a lot of backpacking and camping, and the trash is no where near as bad on the trails and campsites, as it is where people frequently fish. It seems like those that get out and "Enjoy" the outdoors, would be stewards of the waterways. But, just the opposite.
I always carry extra trash bags with me for cleaning up other peoples trash.
Even though you didnt pick up the trash for a thumbs up, the rest of us who clean up trash, appreciate your efforts!! Thank you sir!
Man you done very well!!!! A catch clean and cooker like no other!!!! Those nuggets looked gourmet!!!! 👍🏾💯👍🏾
And the crunch! On an empty stomach, that was brutal! Lol
@@mj-ls7qr8xp3n 😂😂😂 The Lord will provide.
I remember catching Gasper Goo in the spillway in the 60s. My dad hated them. He was focused on bass only. Enjoyed this video.
Man, thumbs up a million times 👍👍👍👍
I felt amazing when you started to pick up the trash that other people left there. I can’t understand why people do that! Thanks brother , your video is amazing !👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
I seen the title and immediately knew what fish it was. I love some drum fish lol greatly under appreciated fish. Decent fight with a good taste yet most people still consider it a trash fish
I'm with ya man. It's funny how they're revered in salt water, but their freshwater cousins are ignored.
You had me at “might even use soap”. I’m subscribed!
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Man you made that look good.. laying here in bed trying to relax so I can go to sleep decided to watch this video and now my mouth's watering.
I cooked one whole last month. It tasted like seafood or clams to me and there were not a ton of bones. I'd like to find a somewhat healthy and tasty way to cook them other than frying. I'll bet the fillet is better because you can remove the red stuff. I think it could be bomb as a gumbo or jambalaya.
Cut back straps out, boil till done,cool cut in cubes, dip in cocktail sauce 😋
Drums are definitely fun to catch too ! Another very good video !
Couldn't agree more. Glad you enjoyed it!
We have freshwater Drum, called Sheepshead locally, in Lake Erie. I've caught them up to 15lbs+. But the big ones are too dense and oily. My wife and I wanna experiment with them to find a cooking method to make even the big ones good. But up to about 3 1/2lbs, they are so good, that if you weren't told what you were eating, you wouldn't guess!
I bet the big ones would taste great smoked or blacken.
@@oldman9843 I just smoked some….wonderful!
Solid video. Good job on clean up and getting out there and showing real life fun. Cook and eat right on the truck bed is awesome. Thank you for the videos
Glad you enjoyed it. It was definitely a fine afternoon!
First video I’ve seen of yours great stuff man. I’ve never caught one myself but my friend caught a 10+ over the weekend. He was told it was a disgusting gross fish to eat. I’ve shown him a few things that say otherwise and he’s pissed he didn’t keep it. This videos gonna kill him. Tight lines brother!
I was told the same thing, but cooked it anyway. Good eats
"might even use soap." LOL Country boy getting by with a natural immune system. That and dealing with missing stuff. Liked the video.
I love drum. When I was a kid I use to collect the rocks that are in there head. Enjoyed the video man. Hope you’ll try soft shelled turtle, you’ll love it
Snapping turtle is damn good, especially thoroughly steamed and eaten as cold meat, crackers, cheese. A lot of places it's illegal to kill and harvest soft shells.
Thanks for sharing! I've always thrown drum back. Might need to try eating it next time I catch one.
Best fishing channel on the Tube🤌🏽
I'm a new subscriber and really enjoy your videos, not all that loud music, just simple talk, just my kind of format! Never ate a drum but might just have to give it a try! God bless and keep you safe, till next time!👍
Dude I am so glad to hear you say that about drum I grew up catching and eating them the water in the little red in Arkansas is really cold because of the dam and the drum are amazing love eating them people just don’t know
Nice lil set of "lucky stones" in the heads of those drum too just makes a nice bonus if you're cleaning em
great video. the drum looked tasty. it's fun to see other kinds of fish. stay safe.
Haha your awesome, I love your humor and non snobiness about eating "trashfish". Your the man
This was my experience when I went fishing this weekend. Nothing but drum!
At least you're catching!
True!
I had that happen on the Kaskaskia in Illinois one time, I caught like I think it was 6 drum and my dad caught about the same number, then we moved on down a bit because it seemed we were in Drum Turf and other fish just weren't wanting to be around them. We tossed them all back so someone else could enjoy them.
From western New York, we call'em sheepshead. They get huge in the mighty Niagara River! 5 and 6 lb smallies are common also!
Thanks for picking up the liter! I do it all the time. Crazy how people bring it out, but can’t bring it back with them.
Man you are one of the best out there today, don’t think your letting nothing make you diffrent, your the same every time you put out a video.
I'm glad ya appreciate it man. I'm not good at much other than being myself haha
Had dinner with my Son and his family a bit ago and he grilled boneless mullet filets he caught yesterday with his cast net. Sprinkled with salt, black pepper, garlick powder, turmeric, and a light dusting with Bad Byron’s But Rub. Oh man they were good.
101 degrees outside. Nothing I'd rather watch. -) my dad used to take my sister and I fishing when we were kids. He'd let us sleep in the car until dawn. Lol fond memories!
More alternative catch and cook when the cattin' is slow is something I'd like to see.
Love eating drum myself as does my wife and daughter. Like you said get rid of all the red meat as possible and you cant tell. I cooked some up for a friend and i told hi it was channel cat cause he refused to eat drum. Gave it to him an he was like man what did you do so different cause it taste so much better. I told him it was drum and now hes hooked.
Thank you my brother. I appreciated this time together thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed it.
I love catching and eating drum. Tie stringer to chair or to rod holder. I carry a basket too. Great video.
Last time I've had them was when I was kid. Brings back memories. Maybe this fall or next spring I'll have to try and get some now.
I bet those are good memories. Hope you get on a few!
@@RiverCertified Hey Spencer, what's with this I've been selected as winner thing? Smells "fishy" especially since they know where to send the gifts without me giving them my address apparently...
We absolutely eat Drum here! After my buddy and I had my brother try some, he eats them too now. Love the flavor in drum
I have eaten drum and it was delicious. As long
as you eat it fresh or put it on ice immediately it is superb.
Thank you for being a good guy! Picking up after those pigs. Appreciated the great spirit you have!
I do my best. Thanks for watching!
I find myself rewatching your videos all the time especially when I’m on my lunch break or bored at home. Anyways lol. I love drum and never throw them back. Fried or blackened is so so good. Super easy to clean too
That's awesome man. Glad ya dig em so much. I'm also glad I'm not the only person that eats drum.
@@RiverCertified ppl do look at you funny when you say you caught and kept a drum lol
Fished with a guy years ago.. i caught a few. He grilled em I supplied sweet corn in husks also on grill. He said pick meat off put on warm tortillas squeeze of lime juice. My favorite way for drum. Always eaten them and carp buffalo gar n all time favorite catfish all my life. Most everything is good of cooled properly
Hey I love your show! Your my kinda fisherman: it’s all about the FOOD!
Last week I tried two new flavors... while Frank's will always be a favorite... I used Jack In The Box taco sauce, (it was incredible) and the next one was 2 parts honey dijon mustard, 1 part sweet baby rays, and thin it out with water.... you've gotta try it, it's fantastic
Those both sound phenomenal. Now I just have to remember that haha
Oh yeah, we eat sheephead/drum as well. I primarily grill or smoke them. Most people I know don't eat them, nice to see someone else agreeing with me for a change. Also, everytime I fish I come back with other people's trash as well, it pisses me off. Thanks for helping to keep the waterways clean. Class act dude
They're definitely an underappreciated sport fish in most areas. I do my best. Glad you enjoyed the video!
I liked this chap after his first full sentence!! ,Wonderful,a normal guy . UK
I appreciate that sir. Thanks for watching!
I'll have to try it. Thanks as always for sharing brother!! 👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
Around 9:08, It was the loch Ness monter! Thx for the fishing vid, there always awesome.
Thank you for this video. You've encouraged me to go out and catch some drum. Hope I have success in catching some on my next trip out. Thank you once again. Looking forward for your next video.
They're a blast. Good luck dude!
Great video like always. But my favorite part is the staring into the camera and say this lunch is gonna be lit. Lol way to be in the current lingo.