Red Drum in Weekapaug RI
 

Good Morning Everyone but I would not have believed it if I wasn't there to witness this spectacular catch tonight at the breachway. A buddy of mine from work came over from CT to fish here tonight and ended up catcatching a 49" Red Drum from the end of the breach on bunker. We are going to weigh it in the morning on a certified scale for a possible state record. Will keep you all posted on the weight and the out come of the record catch.
But really. What is a red drum doing up here. Maybe thats why everything is so screwy this year. We're getting invaded by southern species now. :smash:

that's friggin' awesome! was he using chunks or live-lining?

ps. I like your signature, lol. love my SS too...

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Pics will be comong after sun up while it is on the scale in Snug Harbor.

Now that is something. Fish of a lifetime, for sure.

Wonder if there are any more?

time to start chumming off the ends of the breachways with pogie chunks and bring these southern fish in. must have been an awesome fight...

Caught like 16 of them in the canal this year. Pretty cool!!!! Can't wait to see the pics.
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Wow very cool
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No! he came all by himself! cuz he was a rebel... :rotflmao:




awaiting the pic.............:drool:

Back in the 1800s drum (big ones!) were a commercially viable fish in both LI Sound and in RI Sound. So this is not unprecedented but it sure is a cool catch! Now if the squeteague would just follow them back up here.....

Used to love catching them when I lived in TX.Redfish are damn good eating too!

Wouldn't be surprised if someone were to catch a Speck or a Croaker.

Awesome. Almost as cool as the tarpon caught of the center wall
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Wow that is impressive, Cobia, tarpon, inshore dolphin, now red drum...who says there is no benefit to global warming.

I hope this continues, we need more diversity in our fishing up here.

With the warming waters southern species are not uncommon, Spanish mackerel were reported in RI. waters.

don't forget the 50# sturgeon caught at the mouth of the Merrimack this year,


not to be a buzz kill because its a awesome catch, its not listed on the RI records.

Dont you see some every year? There's usually a flurry of them each year in LI Sound. Some are caught on the north fork of LI annually.
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Nice Paul! It wasnt charlie was it? Looking forward to the pictures!!

Vic

Was it a red drum or a black drum? Black drum are not uncommon in our waters, several are caught every year off Montauk. Spanish Macks are also not uncommon.

Imagine how cool that would be to fight a fish that powerful, get it in close, see it roll and think..........WTH!

Really neat catch.

Thing probably ruined him.. You'd have to catch an 80lb bass to pull as hard as that bull! Congrats.. Truly awesome catch no matter where you are.

Here you guys go..
Just to be clear I did not catch or witness the catch of this fish.

moo!

did that lil set up behind the fish bring it in??

It's posted on the Snug Harbor FB page. 48.9 #'s!!!!! Wow!
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Awesome!

Darn, I guess targeting red Drum tonight is out! Man, I was psyched too!:)

:drool:awesome .......there,s something he,ll never forget

Capt Charles Va is the drum capt of the world
Got a 78lber black drum years ago in a derby .


Nice catch and red is good eating !!

That thing's a porker....hope they invade the ditch..........

Here's the picture on FB!

Last time I saw one like that was down at Hatteras a few yrs back. Very nice fish.

In Fla. the regs say 18 in Min / 27 in Max

a bull red would probably hit a shad, right?

(more like a shrimp on a 4oz jig head)

Anymore details on the story behind this fish? How did it fight? How long did it take to bring it in? Did your friend chit himself when he realized what he caught? thanks

If you look at the NYS marine fishing regs, you'll see that NY still has bag/size limits for red drum on the books, so obviously, they were plentiful enough for regs at one time.

Spanish mackerel used to very common this time of the year at the Vineyard, at least when I went regularly during the 80s and 90s.

Awesome! Now if I could only get some Gloucester albies :)