The black drum may not get the "spotlight" that their redfish kin can get, but they certainly demand respect. They are a fish that fights hard.Sonny Schindler
You can spot a true fisherman after a couple of seconds. It is something in the way they carry themselves. I believe the youngsters call it "swagger.”Sonny Schindler
The drum fish sometimes has a dark blue color to it and is therefore sometimes called a blue drum, although the more widely known name is the black drum.Kevin McCarthy
The answers aren’t cut-and-dry or crystal clear. Most tournament anglers I know are perfectly content competing at the club and local level for beer money. But don’t underestimate the will of those guys either. I recently competed in a Deerpoint Team Trail event with Travis Poole in which a win would have been a few hundred dollars for us to split.Randy Cnota
Drone footage shows sharks approaching surfers and paddle boarders near the Fort Pierce Inlet in Fort Pierce, Florida. At one point a big shark nearly attacks a smaller shark right next to a surfer.Editorial Staff
Most hard baits have two or three treble hooks. The problem with this setup is large fish and lengthy fights can cause those tiny hooks to open up or tear from a fish’s lip. We all know this loss hurts. The bigger the fish, the worse it hurts and the more likely it is to happen. I came up with a solution for this scenario several years ago while targeting giant tarpon. I adapted my hard baits to use a single large hook. It resulted in the successful landing of more big fish than with the original hardware.Patrick Sebile
The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame & Museum proudly returned to Islamorada, Florida June 19th through the 21st for a Fan Fest and Celebrity Fishing Tournament.Editorial Staff