what would you recommend for catching red drum?

[fishingdude]

dear Larry,
i have been saltwater fishing for a while now a have only caught two red drum nothing big they were both mabey 6 inches. other than that i have had no luck i have been on a boat where people have been catching them like crazy but i did not catch a thing do you have any tips at all.

thanks,
andrew

[STOKES]

Andrew, Where are you fishing? I've been fishing for Red Drum for 20+ years here on the Outer Banks of NC, both "puppies" and "bulls". Glad to offer any advice I can. The BIG Drum fishing is just getting started here, 50+ Bigs caught last Sunday night at Cape Point and a few this past weekend.

-Mike Stokes

[fishingdude]

i am fishing in seabrook off a second street by the sewage plant i think.

[Terry G.]

fishingdude, i really dont think Larry knows where seabrook is let alone second street as he lives out of state.

i take it your bank fishing , i'd try any open water facing the gulf that you might be able to wade, being 16 i take it your not driving yet so that limits you quite a bit, ya might try up off 146 by Pine Gully, or Sylvan Beach park.

[fishingdude]

i dont want to go wade fishing for awhile because of all the debriees from ike

[Terry G.]

really not that bad around here not , how come your not using the local fishing boards to ask all the local fishermen?

here are a few "local" boards i use..
http://www.coastalfishing.org/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=1
http://www.surf-masters.com/msforum/for ... ORUM_ID=13
http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... 745660b8c6
http://2coolfishing.com
http://www.fishcoastaltexas.com/forums/
http://www.southtxoutdoors.com/index.ph ... 0c65396f2e
http://www.fishingtx.com/forum/index.php
http://texasbestfishing.com/home/
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php

[PrestonS]

You can't go wrong with a jig head and a Berkley Gulp shrimp attached.