black drum

What's as big around as an oil drum, so ugly it could frighten its own mother, and vibrates more than a vintage outboard? Black drum, of course, one of the largest inshore gamefish that's found from Nova Scotia to Mexico. Despite its hideous appearance and the ubiquitous worms in its flesh, the sheer size of black drum (50-pounders are common, and the IGFA all-tackle record is 113 pounds) makes them a highly sought after species all along the East and Gulf Coasts.