{"id":6861,"date":"2016-11-28T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=6861"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:46:16","slug":"the-catch-the-red-drum-first-in-fish-for-north-carolina-recreational-anglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/the-catch-the-red-drum-first-in-fish-for-north-carolina-recreational-anglers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catch: The Red Drum: First in Fish for North Carolina Recreational Anglers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Mention red drum to Jim Bahen and you are certain to transport him to that mystical place of all recreational anglers: the record book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bahen, Sea Grant recreational fishing extension specialist, would love to be the one who breaks the record set in 1984 when a 59-inch, 94.2-pounder was snagged off Hatteras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n