Also known as: Drum, Striped Drum
Avg. Size: 1-15 Lbs
Where: Surf, shell bars, shallows
Fishing Methods: Bottom, Drift
Rods: spinning, cast & fly
Notes: They have been known have reached 100 Lbs.
Food Quality 
Regulations: 14" to 24" total length, must
remain whole until ashore. 5 per person per day.
May possess one over 24". Harvest prohibited
by or with the use of any multiple hook in
conjunction with live or dead bait.
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Catch techniques:
largest member of the drum family; spawns nearshore in
winter and early spring;
feeds on oysters, mussels, crabs, shrimp, and occasionally cut fish or
squid;
longevity to 35 or more years
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