October through February are the months to pursue Trophy Bull Reds. March through November are the months to pursue Trophy Black Drum. Click on images for larger size
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Mark's record black
swimming away!
Did you know that
bull black drum
mostly feed on
oysters?
World Record and almost Record Catches aboard Red Chaser Charters
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Mark Markmann with new 4# tippet record, 38.75 # Black July 30, 2005
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Mark with an almost 2# tippet record on Black Drum . The fish weighed 14# but the line class broke 0.04 hundredths over.
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Mark with the new 6# tippet World Record for black drum, 45# caught on, believe or not July 30, 2006
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Markmann does it again! Official catch 12# tippet record for Alligator Gar
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NEW WORLD RECORD Dec. 1, 2007 Mark Markmann and I land this beast! An Alligator Gar weighing 34# and measuring 54", on 4# tippet! Check out those teeth below!
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The Captain's daughter, Megan 11 yrs old with a 37# black drum.
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Bob Guy
of CA., with
a trophy
red, a 26#
left.
Neil Peters with his amazing November 2008
catches! All of these fish were caught in two
days! Starting above and going clockwise: 25#
red, 20# red, 22# red, 24# red another 24# red,
21# red, 41# black drum, 47.5# black drum, 18#
red, and 22# red. Most of these fish were caught
on a 2/0 Purple/ White Clouser Minnow and a 2/0
Kirby's Flash Mackerel.
Dec. 2,
2008
Fred
Baruth
with a
new
record on
4# tippet,
29+#
redfish. It
only took
Fred 35
minutes
to land the
prize.
David
Bates of
Texas
with a
beast of a
red, 35#
and it ate
a size 1
Kirby's
Kreature
fly.
Mark
Markmann
with his 28#
red on 4#
tippet
Bill Stroh
of Miami
landed
this beast
of a black
drum,
47#.
New World Record 29# redfish 4# tippet Fred Baruth, Colorado Springs, CO.
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Bob with his 24# black drum
left and Bill with his 14# black
drum below. Both of these
gentlemen have a new
respect for black drum on fly!
Challenging to cast to, tough
to get to eat, and a battle to
put a cramp in your arm!
Left, Rob with his 30#
drum,
above Chris & Rob
with Chris' 46# drum
and right Debbie &
Rob with Debbie's
32# drum. The
Lazarine's are a family
of a different drum!
Tom
Cawthorn
and his big
drum
Bob Shook and his 22.5#
November red.
Far right is Mark
Markmann with his
late Dec. 09, 21# red.
Below is his late
Nov. reds, right 19#,
bottom left 20.5#
and left his biggest
this winter a 27#
redfish. It was cool
in Nov., but COLD in
Dec.
Paul
Messina with
his biggest
red ever, 16#
Check out
these
dentures
David Shatto
with his first
bull red, a
#20 caught
on a 2/0
purple &
white
Clouser
Minnow
Robert Wells with his #25 red
caught on a Beetle Spin, fishing pals,
Nathan & James in the background
Greg
Abramson
of AL with
his beast
drum, 50#
John
Simons with
a 16# red
Left is Clay Guest
with his 38#
Black Drum and
right is Kyle Kulig
with his 41# black
drum
Mike Ward
with his
biggest Black
Drum 46#
right, and his
28# drum left
that he
caught with
45 minutes
left in the
day.