Kayak Sight Fishing Florida Black Drum (Day 2)

I took the July 4 holiday to spend two days sight fishing for black drum in the backwaters of Cedar Key. I was able to land five of these bruisers on frozen shrimp, with dozens of other opportunities. It's a pretty accessible and underutilized fishery opportunity, and it has a lot of the aspects that make hunting fun—being able to use your eyes and then stealthily approach "big" game—but also has the advantage of being able to release these hardy fish relatively healthily. So keep some frozen shrimp on board and if you see some big black/gray/white tails lolling around, try to land one at the tip of fish's nose. There's no quicker way to catch a giant inshore fish.