Freshwater Drum Aka Sheepshead

[repocrazy12]

Last weekend I took a float from the Prongs to 17 bridge. I saw a ton of Drum. Does anyone have any tips on catching them?

[countryred]

Last time I was down there I saw several big drum too. They love crawlers, but just about anything should work. A small crawfish colored crankbait might be good.

[Ham]

Earthworms or crawfish. I catch them on jigs, cranks, jerkbaits, and road runners in BSL. I saw a bunch of them on the Current and they ran like frightened school girls EVERYTIME I tried to throw a Bait anywhere near them. It was very disappointing.

[moguy1973]

Yeah, we catch them on nightcrawlers at LOZ a lot.

[Al Agnew]

I've caught quite a few of them bass fishing on lakes, but only one on a river. Caught it in October one year on the middle Meramec on a crankbait, on a day when everything was hitting the crankbait--caught two walleye on it as well that day. I don't know why they don't seem to hit lures very often on the rivers. I know guys who fish for them with crawdad tails.

[LarrySTL]

Dunno bout rivers, but on lakes they will generally devour a medium size, medium depth shad color crankbait, but it can be tough to get them hooked well enough to land.

[moguy1973]

Off topic, but was there enough water up at the Prongs for a decent float? Lots of dragging I suppose?

[Old plug]

I have caught a ton of them jigging a spoon for white bass. They are something like catfish in that way. They clean up after the white bass feed

[Ham]

Ditto Old Plug, I've gotten in on that deal as well.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Sure they weren't buffalo's? If they were indeed Drum they will pick up slow moving bottom lures.