But fishing is fishing and it put up a nice fight and was released to fight another day. When I hooked into this fish I thought at first it was a huge bass, much to my dismay it was a sheephead. Of course I took my bass pole and some crankbaits with me. I did not have my boat at this time and I had just got married and I wanted to show my beautiful wife where me and my dad spent countless hours fishing. The drum in the picture is dear to me because I was fishing the spot my daddy took me to when I was a child at Desoto Bend Lake which borders both Nebraska and Iowa. A Sentimental Freshwater Drum From Desoto Bend This lucky gaspergou was released to fight another day. Largemouth and Rock Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Sheepshead, Carp and Channel Catfish. Any goldeye I catch is going into my cooler of ice to be bagged up and put in my freezer for cut bait. The types of fish to pursue are varied: Coho and Chinook salmon. Unfortunately for goldeye and Asian carp my grace does not extend that far. When I finally put it in the boat I had sympathy for it because it was a rather large specimen and I always tend to let the big ones go to fight another day. I could tell by the way it was fighting that it was a drum and we were very low on bait that day and we figured we could chop it up for bait. I fondly remember this fish because it hit right at the boat and started peeling drag back towards the flat behind the boat. I don’t invest heavily in crankbaits and I am sure I paid less than $3.00 for this particular lure which was designed to emulate a small shad. They’re sometimes known as convict fish for the black-and-white bands along their bodies. The drum in the picture above, I caught behind a wingdike using a cheap crankbait from Walmart. Sheepshead typically grow between 10 and 20 inches long, but can reach lengths pushing 35 inches. I hereby declare them the bass of the river. Whether you’re fishing a jetty jutting out into the water or a rocky shoreline, sheepshead love gathering around rocks. Rocks Docks Bridges Here’s a little more about these types of spots: Rocks. I always have fun catching them because they put up a fight and aggressively inhale small crankbaits. The top three spots to catch sheepshead (not in any specific order) are. I am hoping to emulate his success and when I catch a small or medium size one I do keep it for bait. A friend of mine who also fishes the Missouri River caught several 50# or larger blue catfish using very big chunks of cut drum. I know several fishermen who swear they make great cut bait, but I have yet to have any success. They can easily be caught with hook and worm or a lure such as a crankbait. I almost always catch freshwater drum (gaspergou, sheephead) when I am fishing in the Missouri River.
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