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Fungus on Black drum?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:39 pm
At one cut that I’ve been fishing almost every small puppy drum comes in the boat with several scabs and markings on them. The scabs looks like fever blisters but I caught one the other day where the fungus or whatever it is has eaten a hole through the fish’s back right below the dorsal fin. Anyone know what this is? Seems common I’ve seen it before, just trying to get some info on what it is causing this and if It affects eating the fish and what not. I can get pics next time I’m down there
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Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:44 pm to lodgedup
If a drum won’t keep you from eating drum, i wouldn’t let a little fungus stop you.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:52 pm to lodgedup
Drum and sheepshead are notorious for having worms in them this time of year. If you decide to keep the fish and fillet it off the bone you will often see white areas in the flesh that look like, of all things, spermatozoa lying in the flesh. You can use a knife or tweezers to remove the parasite from the fish if you are squeamish about eating it, but once cooked, it will not do you any harm if you decide to leave them in the flesh.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 7:38 am to lodgedup
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Anyone know what this is?
Nothing that some good hot grease won't kill.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 7:39 am to Boudreaux35
Normal this time of the year.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 7:50 am to beebefootballfan
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If a drum won’t keep you from eating drum, i wouldn’t let a little fungus stop you.
Drum and Sheephead on a grill just like you do redfish is an excellent way to prepare them. Leave the skin and scales on the fish to lay on the grate as they cook and baste them with a nice garlic/lemon/butter sauce and enjoy.
I also like to scale, gut and remove the heads then wrap them in cheesecloth and cook them in a pot of water with seafood boil. Then pull the meat off the bones and use that for making fish cakes or as a faux crab meat to make a stuffing to use on things like flounder and such.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:00 am to gumbo2176
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Sheephead on a grill
Sheephead fried up with a good light batter is almost as good as fresh fried sacalait (That's a crappie or perch for you Yanks).
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:07 am to Boudreaux35
You are either high or dont like eating fish if you think crappie is better than sheepshead.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:22 am to gumbo2176
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f you are squeamish about eating it, but once cooked, it will not do you any harm if you decide to leave them in the flesh.
I don't mind a couple worms, but there is a certain point where it looks like half fish and half worms...Those get donated to the landfill. I can't bring myself to chow down on a mouthful of worms.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:26 am to HouseofWaffles
I don't get the love for sheephead not much meat, whole lotta bloodline and actually not that great to me
To put them in same category as crappie is ludicrous
To put them in same category as crappie is ludicrous
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:27 am to lodgedup
All the drums get worms. Trout too. I pick the worms out of them beforehand I cook them.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:36 am to Ron Cheramie
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wrap them in cheesecloth and cook them in a pot of water with seafood boil
I filet sheepshead and then do this. Then put that meat on top of a steak. It's like a "crab" topped steak and it's incredible.
Anyone that says sheepshead is not good, has clearly never eaten it or didn't know how to clean one. Dang good meat.
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 8:37 am
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:39 am to beebefootballfan
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If a drum won’t keep you from eating drum, i wouldn’t let a little fungus stop you.
We have no regs on them in MS. A ~12" drum makes some delicious fish tacos.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:48 am to speckledawg
You could put just about any fish filet in cheesecloth and boil it in crab boil and it would be good
Posted on 5/24/18 at 10:10 am to HouseofWaffles
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You are either high or dont like eating fish if you think crappie is better than sheepshead.
OK, I guess what I was trying to say is that fried up sheephead is damn good!
Posted on 5/24/18 at 10:18 am to gumbo2176
Filet the drum, boil in crab boil, chop up, mix with egg, cream cheese, and seasoning, make a patty, flour/breadcrumb, and then pan fry. Great alone or on a sandwich with a little tartar sauce
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 10:19 am
Posted on 5/24/18 at 10:42 am to beebefootballfan
If you don’t think a 16 inch drum is good table fare, I’ll gladly take them off your hands
Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:37 pm to gumbo2176
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Drum and Sheephead on a grill just like you do redfish is an excellent way to prepare them. Leave the skin and scales on the fish to lay on the grate as they cook and baste them with a nice garlic/lemon/butter sauce and enjoy.
I also like to scale, gut and remove the heads then wrap them in cheesecloth and cook them in a pot of water with seafood boil. Then pull the meat off the bones and use that for making fish cakes or as a faux crab meat to make a stuffing to use on things like flounder and such.
yes sirreee
Posted on 5/25/18 at 11:14 am to JGood
I think y’all misunderstood the post. I’m not talking about worms on the inside of the fish. These are on the outside of the fish and look like tumors of some sort
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