re: Catching Sheephead

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but I've always heard black drum are wormy and no good.

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Many fish can get worms in the meat. White trout are some of the worst in my experience.

I've had black drum with worms in the meat but they are easy to see and remove, just like in white trout.

They look just like white tadpoles------a bulbous end with a long thin tail. I just take a sharp knife and remove them from the meat.

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I'm with you on sheepshead, but I've always heard black drum are wormy and no good. Is that just the bigger ones, or bad advice?

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There’s not much I won’t eat. But black drum with worms is hard for me to get over. Cooked, the worms are supposed to be harmless. But I’ve cleaned some 20-30 lb black drums that by the time you remove all the worms 1/3-1/2 the dang filet is gone.

Unless it’s a slow day, I wouldn’t keep a black drum over 6-8 lbs personally.