How to Use red drum in a Sentence

red drum

noun
  • The picture on the post was taken at night and showed a man holding two bull red drum.
    — Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
  • The wooden structure is 600 feet long and draws anglers fishing for red drum.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The same applies to saltwater anglers wanting to tag a red drum over 28 inches.
    — Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The king of trash, freshwater drum look and act a lot like red drum, the revered saltwater gamefish, but they’re found in sweet-water lakes and rivers.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Though red drum fish are a coastal species, the rules for catching them in the San Antonio-area lakes are different.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Researchers found similar results with adult red drum, where the circle hook performed better than the J hook.
    — Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Fishermen can catch blue crab, spotted and sand seatrout, sea catfish, red drum, and southern flounder in the island's waters.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The marshy coastline is treasured by duck hunters and inshore fishermen, many of whom were shocked to see the large number of dead redfish (also known as red drum) that washed ashore.
    — Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The participants who had wrapped them dug in as Shen performed a traditional Chinese dance on top of a red drum.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Though red drum are only stocked once each year, Nisbet said catfish are put into several area ponds throughout the area multiple times each year.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Due to their range and abundance, blue crabs are the most common live bait crab and are used for a wide variety of gamefish, including tarpon, permit, cobia, red drum, and more.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Earlier this month, the actress shared videos on her Instagram Story of son Rennie having a blast with a tiny red drum set.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • Kiene said his program predecessor, Reid Nelson, observed little to no movement from red drum in certain locations.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 6 June 2021
  • Oysters are a keystone species, filtering water and building out reefs that reduce erosion while supporting a vibrant habitat for sea trout, red drum, crabs and an abundance of other marine life.
    — Zachary T. Sampson, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • It’s particularly noted for producing huge black drum as well as red drum or redfish in winter—the recent Thanksgiving weekend turned out some whoppers both for anglers fishing during the day and those fishing under the lights after sundown.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Dec. 2021

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