What did we catch

My son has been wanting to go cat fishing so last night we went. He pulled in this fish. I’m thinking a gizzard shad. Anybody else have any thoughts.

Drum


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Yep .... Freshwater Drum !! Or what some people call a "Gaspergou".

He's a fisherman now. :ThumbsUp
You don't get your card until you catch a drum.

A quick drum story....If you cut into the area of top center,behind the eyes in a drum you will find 2 "stones". I say stones for lack of a better description. On small streams/rivers about dark ,on a quiet evening,back when young and my ears worked better we (the family) could actually hear the drum grinding the stones in their head.This story is not a whopper(or BS) but a real fish story....

Also Thanks to CrappiePappy as I had not ever heard of the name Gaspergou

The more you take your son fishing the better person he will be later in life......

Yep a drum or we call them, goo (short for gaspergou)

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Originally Posted by Snagged again

A quick drum story....If you cut into the area of top center,behind the eyes in a drum you will find 2 "stones". I say stones for lack of a better description. On small streams/rivers about dark ,on a quiet evening,back when young and my ears worked better we (the family) could actually hear the drum grinding the stones in their head.This story is not a whopper(or BS) but a real fish story....

Also Thanks to CrappiePappy as I had not ever heard of the name Gaspergou

The more you take your son fishing the better person he will be later in life......

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My father-in-law told me that story while fishing on the Ouachita River probably 30 years ago and I laughed at him. Next drum we caught, he cut into its head and got the stones out. Looked like dull white quartz crystal coins about the size of a quarter.

Anyway, nice catch for your young man. They pull hard! GTT

Rum pum pum pum, me and my drum