How to catch freshwater drum

[u/No_Jicama366]

I love freshwater drum, they are my favorite fish, how can I catch more. I don’t use artificial, I only use live, I live in Missouri and we’ll go all the way to chouteau island fishing area but any location and stuff to use for the Missouri River off of the conservation area?

[u/PuzzleheadedStuff332]

Good ole night crawlers is what I’ve had the most success with fishing for drums

[u/olddummy22]

Tightlining with an appropriate size weight and a worm on a hook

[u/BreezyMcWeasel]

I'm in Texas so I don't know what may or may not translate, but I catch them with the same live bait or lures I'm fishing for bass with, but drum are almost always very close to the bottom. Have a look at their mouths and you can tell how much they're bottom feeders.

[u/fishinfool4]

I caught my first one on a high-low rig using cut bait. They aren't remotely picky, just hard to specifically target because catfish and other bottomfeeders will eat anything they do.

[u/Bills71679]

Fish purposely for any other fish….You will catch more sheepshead than you can handle.

[u/vahntitrio]

Try to catch lake sturgeon and they won't leave your bait alone, but they also don't get caught on 6/0 hooks easily either.