October through February are the months to
pursue Trophy Bull Reds.  March through
November are the months to pursue Trophy Black
Drum.
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RED CHASER CHARTERS
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
Mark Markmann
with new 4#
tippet record,
38.75 # Black
July 30, 2005
Mark with an
almost 2#
tippet record
on Black Drum
.  The fish
weighed 14#
but the line
class broke
0.04
hundredths
over.
Mark with the
new 6# tippet
World  
Record for
black drum,
45# caught
on, believe or
not July 30,
2006
Markmann does it again! Official
catch 12# tippet  record for
Alligator Gar
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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Mark Markmann still
in pursuit of the 4#
IGFA record boated
this 24# red left and
the 22# red right the
first weekend of
March.
The
Captain's
daughter,
Megan 11
yrs old
with a 37#
black
drum.  
Bob Guy
of CA.,
with his
two trophy
reds, a
26# left
and a 16#
red right.
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.
Gary Kantor of Las
Vegas after 2 tough
days fishing got a
blackdrum of a life
time a 26#
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
WORLD RECORD
BLACK DRUM
Bill Stroh
of Miami
landed
this beast
of a black
drum,
47#.  
New World Record
29# redfish    4# tippet
Fred Baruth,
Colorado Springs, CO.
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.
Upper 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
Heart Breaker
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