DELAWARE BAY BLACK DRUM REPORT

[Capt. Terry]

I RAN THE ANGLER OUT OF LEWES, DE LAST NIGHT. LET ME JUST SAY IT WAS A VERY TUFF BLACK DRUM BITE LAST NIGHT. GOT TO GROUNDS AT ABOUT 5:15. HAD THE END OF THE INCOMING TIDE. FIGURED WE WOULD GET SETTLET IN TO A DECENT SPOT......
CAN I JUST SAY IT LOOKED LIKE A CITY OUT THERE......LOTS OF BOATS.....THINK I COUNTED 87 LAST NIGHT - NOT SURE WHO I DIDN'T COUNT.....

ANYWAY....I SETTLED IN ON THE NORTH OUTSIDE OF THE FLEET ON A DROP OFF AND WATCHED THE JAM MAN OUT OF LEWES, DE BOAT 3 FISH IN A HALF HOUR PERIOD NEXT TO US......THEN A DOZEN BOATS FLEW IN ON US AND THE BITE SHUT OFF JUST LIKE THAT.

TIDE WENT SLACK AND THEN CHANGED AND WE WERE ALL SWING ALL OVER THE PLACE AS THE WIND WAS THEN AGAINST THE TIDE.....

THE BITE TURNED ON BETWEEN 10:30 PM AND 12:00 MIDNITE BASICALLY. WE HAD A FEW FAST HOOK-UPS THERE WITH A COUPLE THAT DROPPED THE BAIT AND ONE BASICALLY BROKE A CUSTOMERS RIG OFF OF HIS ROD RIGHT ABOVE THE SWIVEL HE SAID. HE SAID HE COULDN'T TURN HIM!!!! .........THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW SLOBS CAUGHT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS IN THIS VACINITY.

......WE THEN HAD A NICE FISH GET ON AND BOATED IT - TO BE 68 LBS...THEN ANOTHER AROUND 35 LBS OR SO.....

A FEW OTHER BITES THAT NEVER CAME TIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER ONE BROKE OFF.....

THAT WAS OUR NIGHT.

I WILL SAY THAT ALOT OF THE CUSTOMERS WERE COMPLAING ABOUT REALLY NON-CONSISTENT LIGHT BIGHTS AND LITTLE TAPS ALL NIGHT LONG. WE HAD THEM ON THE FISHFINDER ALL NIGHT LONG AND THEY WERE DRUMMING AND BOOMING OFF LIKE CRAZY......JUST COULDN'T GET AN HONEST COMMITMENT FROM THEM TO CHEW.

CONGRATS TO THE JAM MAN ON A GREAT TRIP. A FEW OTHER BOATS I SPOKE WITH ENDED UP WITH 1 FISH A PIECE AND MANY WERE DISSATISFIED WITH NOTHING AT ALL.......

I AM TELLING YOU IT WAS TUFF FISHING.....BUT THEN AGAIN, CLOUD COVER - COULDN'T HARDLY SEE THE MOON AT ALL LAST NIGHT......ALMOST A 100 BOATS MAKING RACKET ALL NIGHT LONG AND NE WIND AGAINST THE TIDE AFTER DARK......WE WERE GLAD TO GET WHAT WE COULD GET LAST NIGHT.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL...

[Proheat]

Terry- it was still better than working!!
Glad that you got out. I have never been drum fishing- how long will they be in??......or do they hang around all summer??