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This was my very first sheephead I have ever caught! I have no idea what it's weight was. It was extremely fun on 5lb power pro line and 5'-6" light action rod!

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Comment by Andre Sturkey on July 26, 2010 at 6:18pm
Real Cool Fish!!!
Comment by Zach Pierce on July 26, 2010 at 11:35am
I bet the otoliths in this one were the size of quarters if not half dollars.

I used to keep them as a kid and still have my collection.

Not too sure my daughters find them as fascinating as I did.

LOL
Comment by jacob wilson on July 25, 2010 at 5:06pm
kool
Comment by Bruce Condello on July 25, 2010 at 4:58pm
That's such a great fish. The thing we always say about them is that they're cool because they'll take a lure, and they're pretty scrappy. This particular specimen appears to have a bronzer color than the ones we catch here, which are mostly silver colored. Awesome fish, nonetheless. When we were kids we would remove the otoliths, and call them "Indian Pearls".
Comment by Matthew J. Breuer on July 25, 2010 at 3:50pm
They're not sheephead, they're sheepshead. The freshwater species and the salwater species are nothing alike, like most similar-named fish from salt to fresh...
Comment by jacob wilson on July 24, 2010 at 7:24pm
i know saltwater must be a long ways off for you down south there called gaspergoo also they taste pretty good grilled
Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on July 24, 2010 at 7:15pm
Hey Jacob! That is a freshwater drum or known as a freshwater sheephead. I'm jealous of the saltwater fun you can do!!
Comment by jacob wilson on July 24, 2010 at 7:07pm
im just saying but thats not a sheephead. sheephead are a saltwater species i know cause in south louisiana they have them in the saltwater marshes and lakes also they have teeth that look human
Comment by Xeev Xwm Vang on July 20, 2010 at 12:07pm
in WI and MN, my friends and I always say that sheephead are a great way to make a mans dry fishing day more enjoyable.
Comment by Zach Pierce on July 19, 2010 at 11:53am
They are not bad to eat, but I prefer the small ones for that.

I would however love to get into a mess of ones that size, my daughter wood go nuts catching them.

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