The stripes fade with age and adult Drum are usually blackish above and white below, although some develop a decidedly bronze hue. Drum over 100 pounds have been caught and specimens weighing 30 to 50 pounds are not rare in many areas. Striped juveniles generally weigh 1-15 pounds. World record 113 pounds. Drum to about 6 or 8 pounds are as tasty as Redfish.
Larger ones become quite coarse.
Strong, bullish fight, but not so tough as the Redfish, size for size. Surf tackle and saltwater boat rods are used when targeting big fish, but even the lunkers can be caught rather easily on spinning and casting tackle with a bit of patience. Fly fishing is a challenge. Any sort of crustacean, from shrimp to cut blue crab to whole small crab, makes fine bait for Drum. Cut fish and squid work fairly well.