And they have scales that are about the size of a US silver dollar.Boonanza wrote:You know it's a big fish when you scale it with a garden hoe :thumbsup:
Giant Black Drum
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alaskanaturally
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Texas
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Great story & awesome fish.
Mind you I use a backhoe to scale mine. :tongue: :rofl:
Mind you I use a backhoe to scale mine. :tongue: :rofl:
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CanuckDownUnder
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The noise they make is unbelievable...I remember hearing an Atlantic Croaker for the first time and thinking "that's cool". But when I heard a drum for the first time I almost crapped my pants!
"Look at where Jesus went to pick people. He didn't go to the colleges; he got guys off the fishing docks." - Jeff Foxworthy
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alaskanaturally
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Yeah! It's really eerie especially if it is very calm and quiet. Makes your skin crawl. The long-wave sound travels far. Could be a few km away.CanuckDownUnder wrote:The noise they make is unbelievable...I remember hearing an Atlantic Croaker for the first time and thinking "that's cool". But when I heard a drum for the first time I almost crapped my pants!
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