What did I catch?

[luckyinkentucky]

Re: What did I catch?

Looks like a 'Crum' to me. It's a product of a Drum and Carp. Here in Kentucky we have 'Saugeye' too. It's a cross between a Walleye and Sauger. I've seen fish similar to what you have there, and that doesn't look like a pure bred Drum. I've pulled a few of those mixed breeds out of the Ohio on occasion. At any rate he looks very sickly.

 

[tntitans21399]

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that is 100% a ugly fish.

 

[gidds]

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byproduct of some funky fishsecks...........

 

[evinice66]

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in wisconsin that is known as a sheephead and no one eats them, but they are actually a delacasy in russia and china, the one you caught is not, that fish hasnt eaten anything for at least six months, maybe it was a female that wanted to look good for the picture and went a little overboard... ive caught hundred of those things, if you want an easy fish to catch and release you cant beat a sheephead, those fish hit hard and fight like no tommorow!! i swear!!!

 

[Barkleylake]

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Yep, it's a drum. I think the population is starting to rise in KY and TN. I've caught three this week on Barkley lake in Ky right next to the TN border.

 

[Chris1956]

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Gee, I thought a Drum was a saltwater fish family. Here in the NJ saltwater we have Black Drum, Weakfish (Sea trout), Croakers and some other fish of the Drum family.

 

[tylerr83]

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yuck...ya maybe shoulda put that thing out of its misery....looks like its hurtin'

 

[Tyme2fish]

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A darn ugly drum. I bet you caught it using an Ugly Stick rod!!!

 

[Good_Bottom]

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Here in New York on lake Erie thats a clasic Sheepshead/Freshwater Drum. A very comon fish here, I have caught several hundred usualy 3 to 4 lbs with lunkers around the 10 lb range. They are fun to catch but thats about all they are good for.I can remember back when I was younger cracking their skuls open to get the "stones" out of them.

 

[cc67]

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We catch them all the time up here in Missouri. That is one sick looking drum. A healthy one will put a good fight but other than that, they usually hit the shore or get turned into cut bait.

 

[CATransplant]

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Nothing wrong with freshwater drum. On light tackle, they put up a good fight...no question about it.

And they're good eating. Most of the folks who say they're not haven't tried 'em. You filet them just like a big bluegill, then fry 'em up just like you do any other fish. Tasty, they are. The 1-3 pounders are the best eating.

Now, tie into a 10 lb. drum on your light tackle, and you'll have a story to remember. Want more? They can grow upwards of 30 lb.

 

[ricksrster]

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Looks like a 'Crum' to me. It's a product of a Drum and Carp. Here in Kentucky we have 'Saugeye' too. It's a cross between a Walleye and Sauger. I've seen fish similar to what you have there, and that doesn't look like a pure bred Drum. I've pulled a few of those mixed breeds out of the Ohio on occasion. At any rate he looks very sickly.

This is across between a bass and a drum. It is called a bass drum:

 

[dmented692006]

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thats deffinatly one ugly fish. ive never heard of a freshwater drum here in va so to me it looks like cross between a fall fish and a walleye.

 

[joed]

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That is definitely an anorexic sheepshead/drum.

 

[bigbucky75]

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Definantly a drum. Got a lot of them in the canal system by me. Can be fishing forf everything else and always seem to come up with atleast one drum.