Author Topic: Freshwater Drum? (Read 1468 times)

royjulius · « **on:** Apr 02, 2014, 05:27 PM »

Anybody ever try to eat one of these? I have a friend that says they taste just like walleye. I don't catch very many, but next week I'll be at a lake that has them.

wally-eye · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 02, 2014, 05:33 PM »

You REALLY need better friends.............yu ck.......

rambo51 · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 02, 2014, 05:50 PM »

They aren't bad, I've had worse. But they are nowhere near the taste of walleye. Also don't forget to take the little calcium "ivories" behind each eye.

Clear_Ice · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 02, 2014, 05:51 PM »

I've heard they taste great, but I've never had the slightest urge to try them. Whenever I harvest one, it is thrown into a barrel full of carp and gar with an arrow sticking through it, so that lowers the taste appeal a lot...

Desperado · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 02, 2014, 06:12 PM »

not baaaaaaad

Svengalli · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 02, 2014, 08:04 PM »

Nothing like walleye. Very oily. If your going to cook them, we have smoked and broiled them on the barbeque with some success.

Dakota Angler · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 08:30 AM »

Drum are nasty!

Oldbear · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 08:48 AM »

Their is nothing wrong with them as far as I'm concerned . Besides fried I smoke them and its good white meat. Lot of folks my way fish especially for them to eat. But walleye is still my favoite.

JiggerDan · « **Reply #8 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 10:25 AM »

Yes, I've eaten drum. They're not like walleye, but they are pretty good.

bigstorm · « **Reply #9 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 11:01 AM »

I cant bring myself to try one, we catch a lot while open water fishing for walleyes in the spring/summer. Not many in the fall and never thru the ice though

Fish huckster · « **Reply #10 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 02:09 PM »

Not bad. Not as good as walleye. Thick bones if I remember correctly. It's been a while.

FrankM · « **Reply #11 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 02:20 PM »

I won't eat them. They eat zebra mussels. Zebra mussels filtered a lot of the junk out of Lake Erie. When the sheepies eat the zebra mussels they end up with all that junk in their systems.

royjulius · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 03:11 PM »

Thanks for all the responses. I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to eating the things I catch and kill, (especially after a six pack) so if I catch one of these I'm gonna eat it and I'll post what I thought of it.

bassbull · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 05:59 PM »

I won't eat one over 3 lbs. Then fillet them and only eat the strip above the rib cage, not down the tail. They aren't that bad at all.

Grim · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 03, 2014, 09:58 PM »

Best drum tip, get it on ice ASAP, it makes a world of difference

Osage · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 09, 2014, 09:15 PM »

I caught one last year,me and number one son have a rule,if we kill it we eat it,so we killed it.Though I relate them to carp,they taste much better,I say go for it,they ain't half bad!

Fish huckster · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 09, 2014, 09:17 PM »

Osage, you said it! Not the best but not bad. Def better than carp!

hnd · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 10, 2014, 09:26 AM »

i've never had drum prepared in a way that made me think i would eat that again. I had a friend who ate them alot and even tried to sneak them into a fish fry to prove to people that it was good. everyone talked about how maybe some of the fish was bad. it was pretty funny because he didn't tell his brother and he was the one who was like, dude i think some of this fish is bad because its gross. his wife spilled the beans and we all had a good laugh.

my grandfather ate it because he grew up poor and it was easy to catch. he still ate it when we were around because it was nostalgic to him but he knew noone else would eat it.

in the end, there are people that love pickled pike. there are people that love lutefisk for crying out loud. taste is subjective. If you enjoy it, go for it.

however, it tastes nothing like walleye. regardless of preparation.

GAMBELL · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 10, 2014, 10:30 AM »

Quote from: FrankM on Apr 03, 2014, 02:20 PM

I won't eat them. They eat zebra mussels. Zebra mussels filtered a lot of the junk out of Lake Erie. When the sheepies eat the zebra mussels they end up with all that junk in their systems.

Better not eat any perch or bass out of Erie then. They eat gobies, gobies eat zebra muscles. They are getting the bad stuff from muscles too.

Sportsman44 · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 10, 2014, 12:13 PM »

Quote from: GAMBELL on Apr 10, 2014, 10:30 AM

Better not eat any perch or bass out of Erie then. They eat gobies, gobies eat zebra mussels. They are getting the bad stuff from muscles too.

x2 (or any other body of water)

Z mussels are everywhere and part of the food chain. Zebra mussels are newly introduced. The contaminants have been part of the food chain long before we got Z mussels.
Perspective is everything

Sportsman44 · « **Reply #20 on:** Apr 10, 2014, 12:18 PM »

Svengalli · « **Reply #21 on:** Apr 10, 2014, 06:44 PM »

I don't think their poor taste has anything to do with eating this or that. It's their oil. Like most (all?) bass they're oily and drum's particular oil doesn't render well when frying. Which is why I mentioned smoking or broiling. At least that way most of the oils will drip away.

hardwatercrazy · « **Reply #22 on:** Apr 15, 2014, 07:15 AM »

Broiled then dipped in butter is pretty good. Friend of mine said his dad fillets them then microwaves (Yes Microwave) them then dips them in butter.

royjulius · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 15, 2014, 02:03 PM »

Well I didn't catch any drum, but I did get a personal best 5lb walleye and my parents and I ate it for 2 suppers. Caught a bunch of bass too, but released them so I can catch them and win money next week!

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Author Topic: Freshwater Drum? (Read 1468 times)

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