Pier fishing for Michigan’s most underrated fish!!! Sheepshead(freshwater drum)
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2023
- In this video Me and my cousin Matt are fishing for Michigans most underrated fish Freshwater Drum AKA Sheepshead on the Fisherman’s Pier (North pier head) in Grand Haven Michigan!! Using 1/2 oz gumball jigs tipped with white walleye assassin paddle tails!!
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My old walleye fishing buddy and I have caught 20 plus pounders of these creatures while trolling for bugeyes they'll tear you up. Great fighters
Drum are super fighters!!
They fight like hell and they are good size. In Salt Water Red and black drum are loved. Never understood why everyone hates them so much. Most under rated fish in the great lakes.
Go to bait for these is the 5 of diamonds daredevil spoon spent quite a few summers catching sheepshead on the pier just for something to do and that was the go to lure for us
The most underrated fish indeed! I tell people that all the time. 😁
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I heard you have to eat them as soon as they come out the hot grease or they taste like rubber
@@andrejackson8270 I personally haven’t tried them but my buddy Mike cooked some up last year and said they tasted similar to like walleye I guess but I guess you’ll have to cook it right to find out lol I’m yet to try it this year I will definitely do a catch and cook video for these guys this summer!!
A sheepshead and a freshwater drum/gaspergou is two different fish great video bro I enjoyed watching
You are absolutely right!!! But that’s just what we call them here in Michigan!!
Awesome Fishing Video!!!!
Thank you so much man I really appreciate it!
@@reeldinoutdoors1999 you live near Detroit area
@@iancameron198 no west Michigan area Newaygo county
They are fun to catch, good fighters and size. I catch them all the time, problem is when you are hoping for other species and this fish keeps coming up, I catch them every time I go to the pier, spoon, live bait, etc. seems they are the only fish that lives there
Most people consider them a trash fish, but they are actually good eating. White flaky meat. The ancient native Americans prized the fishes drum bones for jewelry.
That is awesome to know!!! Thank for telling me that!!! I did hear it was great eating if cooked properly!!!
I have tried to eat them a few times, but haven't got it right. For the jewelry they have little "stones" in their head I think related to hearing. I have a small collection
We used to kill drum back in the 80’s but since then Zebra muscles have invaded our lakes. Come to find out Sheepshead are one of the only fish that feed on Zebra muscles so please catch and release if your not keeping them.
Yes for sure they definitely love zebra mussels!!
Never understood why people kill these things. They’re a ton of fun to catch and fight. Plus They’re native to the Great Lakes, and don’t cause any harm to the environment.
@fallengods92 I grew up in the 80's and was told to dispose of them by some of the old guys I was around. They said they were trash fish. Now I know people that eat them. They are really fun to catch, especially the big ones, and they help keep the invasive species in check. I always catch and release them now.
Fishing the north pier in grand haven. I like it!
Amazing fishing there!!!
@@reeldinoutdoors1999 I’ve caught some nice steelhead and catfish off that pier. Always a bummer when I see dead drum laying around because they’re “trash fish”
@@roadendsfishing6416 it really is a bummer seeing all the dead drum!! And there is unreal fish that you can catch off that pier for sure!!! I’ve seen some tank drums and beyond huge carp out there!!!
Just caught my first drum ever today. Was fishing on lake st. Clair and it hit like a perch but the he fought like a damn catfish. Lots of fun!
Congrats man that’s awesome if you’d like for me to share it on my page feel free to dm me the pic of the fish and I’d be more than happy to share it amongst my page!!
@@reeldinoutdoors1999 ok will do man thank you!
I'll be honest I don't know how to dm on youtube...
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U should mention what time of year that ur filming ur vidios.... little things like that help....
@@mc.6540 I apologize my guy was around June - July of last year right now is the best time to go out and catch them
nice video! all of em were nice fish especially the one on the end... did you take a tape to it?
Is the holland pire at macstawa park good for drum fosh woth different spoon colors
omg your fishing looks so easy lol
I made it look easy on video haha it definitely ain’t that easy it took quite a bit of different lures to try to figure out what exactly they wanted that day!! They sure are fun to catch!!
I made it look easy on video haha it definitely ain’t that easy it took quite a bit of different lures to try to figure out what exactly they wanted that day!! They sure are fun to catch!!
What lures are you guys using?
@@loganselleck5112 we use a variety of stuff but best to use is colored spoon preferably like a bright green or bright pink and 1oz gumball jigs tipped with white paddle tails and toward night time and most of the day we like to use thundersticks but this time of year they will hit dang near anything that sits in front of their faces
Are there catfish in there?
Why so many people throw them back in the Detroit river
Can you catch salmon or steelhead there
Yes you can!!
Can you catch bass here?
Yes!
Where is this place ?
Grand haven mi
Where are you at
Are you in the muskegon area
Are you in the muskegon area
Grand haven!!
freshwater drum/white drum. not sheepshead. sheepshead is a saltwater fish. please look it up. but yes, drum are fun to catch.
now I know why my trips to get those drum seemed slow 😅 right on my corner lol
They are super fun!!! Plus that location in my opinion is the best location to target these guys!!!
@reeldinoutdoors1999 My friends and I have been going every spring and early summer for 20 + yrs size and numbers have decreased over last few yrs. people stalhead fishing or catsisging and perch fishing just throw them on pier I have had a few run ins with people over that.
Googan behavior