Drum Rig

[fish-aholic]

Ok, I'm going to spend the next week making up all my tackle for the Tourney coming up. I was thinking of Snelling 6/0 Mustad Circles with 60# or 80# Seaguar Flouro. Do you think the 6/0 is big enough? How long should my leader be off the hook? I've snelled them up short (4-5") and I've snelled them long (4-5'). for casting and effectiveness what would you recommend.

[Coop]

Jeff, all you need is 1 1/2" to 3" 80-100lb flouro leader,,,hooks,,,I use 10 mustad circle demons.

[fish-aholic]

wow, leaders that short???? what if I'm tying to a 40lb Shock leader? would a longer flouro leader be better for visibility?

[Charkbait]

distance distance distance distance distance

1.5"-3" I'm not tossing 10/0's because they are clunky but if heads are what you are throwing then you need some beef to keep them on the hook so follow coop's lead.

[chomper]

I dont know if all reds are leader shy or not, but this one wasnt. Caught on steel leader, and 150# plus mono.... he was shark fishing in late august/early september.... A Whole bluefish was the bait, I believe....

http://www.delmarvafishing.com/forum...read.php?t=474

[Charkbait]

Originally Posted by fish-aholic

wow, leaders that short???? what if I'm tying to a 40lb Shock leader? would a longer flouro leader be better for visibility?

I don't think that matters...mono/flouro they'll basically be picking the bait right up off your swivel and sinker/FF.

[Bohica]

Man, this thread is gettin' me pumped. I caught my first Black Drum this May, and am looking forward to hopefully getting a red this year.

[Coop]

Originally Posted by fish-aholic

wow, leaders that short???? what if I'm tying to a 40lb Shock leader? would a longer flouro leader be better for visibility?

Yep,,,I really don't use flouro because it's invisible but for the fact that it's more abrasion resistent.

[trowpa]

Originally Posted by chomper

I dont know if all reds are leader shy or not, but this one wasnt. Caught on steel leader, and 150# plus mono.... he was shark fishing in late august/early september.... A Whole bluefish was the bait, I believe....

http://www.delmarvafishing.com/forum...read.php?t=474

WOW!!! I Hadn't seen that thread before....impressive. Hopefully next Friday will get me my first - albeit a floridian red - are they smaller down there? (thinking they probably are not the big migratory reds...)

[chomper]

The reds I caught in Daytona were comparable to schoolie stripers up here. Not near as big as the pics of drum i have seen taken in OBX or AI during the spring and fall runs. But they do get big way down south too. Check out some of those Texas reds caught on coastalfishingtexas.com or extremecoast.com. ...looks like alot of fun. Good luck down there...

[flame thrower]

Not all drum are caught with big hooks. The one pictured below was caught on a #2/0 Mutu Circle during the VA beach surf tournament. But I would have to agree that the majority or big fish I’ve caught are on 7/0 hooks or bigger. Look close at the second picture there's a little float on it with about a 2 foot leader. I was not targeting drum with this rig . I learned to fish from an old timer who always preached you can catch big fish on a little hook but you can’t catch small fish on a big hook.





The most used big fish surf rig is

[Coop]

Originally Posted by flame thrower

Not all drum are caught with big hooks. I learned to fish from an old timer who always preached you can catch big fish on a little hook but you can’t catch small fish on a big hook.

But who wants to catch small fish ?,,,I bet that was an awsome suprise when you pulled that fish up.

[Charkbait]

Originally Posted by flame thrower

Not all drum are caught with big hooks. The one pictured below was caught on a #2/0 Mutu Circle during the VA beach surf tournament. But I would have to agree that the majority or big fish I’ve caught are on 7/0 hooks or bigger. Look close at the second picture there's a little float on it with about a 2 foot leader. I was not targeting drum with this rig . I learned to fish from an old timer who always preached you can catch big fish on a little hook but you can’t catch small fish on a big hook.

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The most used big fish surf rig is

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I used this rig as a model, then again I've never caught a big red drum...

[Steve]

I use that rig setup for everything, I just change the line and hook size to target specific critters.

[trowpa]

Originally Posted by chomper

The reds I caught in Daytona were comparable to schoolie stripers up here. Not near as big as the pics of drum i have seen taken in OBX or AI during the spring and fall runs. But they do get big way down south too. Check out some of those Texas reds caught on coastalfishingtexas.com or extremecoast.com. ...looks like alot of fun. Good luck down there...

Thanks for the info Chomper!