Black drummin, chasin boomers

[bigfish4me]

Heres my deal, were going drummin on 5-17 with a charter out of cape may nj. Its nice to hop on a charter for a change and get to relax a little,lets let someone else worry about gettin bait,fueling up,most of the rigging,finding the fish and being at the sticks.We got a good group going and its going to be a blast,im looking for some info on the drum bite. I hear they are renowned bait stealers which means no stickin it in the gunnel and waiting fot it to go bendo.....which is fine by me i would rather be in constant contact with the bait anyway.How fast do you hit em? Im sure we will be clammin which is the norm and also gives us a shot at some good stripers too. Are they light hitters? Slammers? Im sure the cappy will fill us in but any extra info would be greatly appreciated.

[WAHOONBOX]

SITTIN HERE WISHIN I HAD THE ANSWER DUDE.....THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF MY LEAGUE AND I AWAIT ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FOR THE JERSEY CROWD!

[Capt. kapoc]

They hit like little fish soft small bites if anything changes with the bait it probably just got piced up. Good luck on your trip

[donald/tri-again]

they bite like a goldfish compared to a fish their size, usually its a tap tap tap you feel as they pick up the bait then you have to give em slack so they dont spit it out . then wait till you feel some weight before setting hook or coming tight depending on hook type. its great practice for hooking whites. we always used a double rig as a lot of times they stole the first bait[ missed em] and would come right back

[Skipjack1]

Pinch the line with your finger, and pay attention to any movement at the rod tip as well. Very subtle bite.

[OffTheHookB&T]

The best drum fisherman in Cape May actually dead sticks the rods He's found its better(for him) to sit back and watch the rod tips for the telltale pull then hold the rod, he taught me years ago and it seems like a lot of new people overreact with the rod in hand. Also, I've found bigger drum tend to rush the boat, so don't stop cranking sometimes you'll be suprised, when you thought you missed one there's a big boy chasin the bait Also, I prefer higher gear ratio reels because of this technique. Good luck and have fun

[donald/tri-again]

on a charter the rods in the gunnels get outfished 10 to 1 at least by someone holding their rod. one big difference is gunnel rods jerk the baits around. giving slack when a wave pulls boat around yields far more bites. and the best drum fisherman in capemay ray vandergrift isnt with us anymore

[WAHOONBOX]

IMPRESSIVE

...."DEAD STCIKING"

...."SUBTLE BITE"

...."BITE LIKE A LITTLE FISH"

...."HIGH GEAR RATIO"

...."TAP TAP"

...."HITS LIKE A WHITE"

...."GUNNELS OUTFISH "

...."DON'T STOP CRANKING"

....AND MY FAVORITE ADJECTIVE HERE : "BITES LIKE A GOLDFISH"....REMINDS ME OF WHEN I WAS A KID WRECKING HAVOC ON A NEIGHBORS GOLDIE POND

THE ABOVE ANSWERS COULD ALSO APPLY TO OTHER SPECIES AS WELL....

GREAT ...I MEAN VERY GREAT & ENTERTAINING ANSWERS HERE


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[OffTheHookB&T]

on a charter the rods in the gunnels get outfished 10 to 1 at least by someone holding their rod. one big difference is gunnel rods jerk the baits around. giving slack when a wave pulls boat around yields far more bites. and the best drum fisherman in capemay ray vandergrift isnt with us anymore

Sorry I meant the best LIVING Drum fisherman Also, I did say it was the best method for him.

[WAHOONBOX]

Sorry I meant the best LIVING Drum fisherman Also, I did say it was the best method for him.

WHY IS HE NOT A MEMBER? BRING HIM ON CHUCK!