Possible World Record Drum Landed in Texas

Another fly fishing catch is before the world records committee and could just make the next edition of the IGFA record book. Bud Rowland of McAllen, Texas, caught this beast on March 14 in the South Bay, fighting the black drum for 18 minutes on 12-pound tippet. The drum weighed in at 59 pounds, 8 ounces and is making a run at the current men’s International Game Fish Association record of 57 pounds, 8 ounces, set back in 1995 at Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy IGFA