Black Drum Fishing Records

All Tackle World Record

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
113.0625	Lewes, Delaware, USA	Sep-15-1975	Gerald Townsend

Line Class Men’s World Records

Line Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	66	New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA	Mar-29-1998	Raleigh Werking
4	90.5	New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA	Mar-29-1998	Raleigh Werking
6	75	New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA	Mar-15-2004	Raleigh Werking
8	82.5	Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA	Jun-11-1994	Ellyson Robinson, IV
12	89	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	May-14-1971	John Osborne, Jr.
16	96	Shallote River, North Carolina, USA	Jun-05-2005	John R. McRainey, Jr.
20	98	Ocean City, New Jersey, USA	Jul-20-1980	Raymond Fessler
30	107	Cape Charles, Virginia, USA	Apr-29-1974	Everette Masten, Jr.
50	113.0625	Lewes, Delaware, USA	Sep-15-1975	Gerald Townsend
80	111	Cape Charles, Virginia, USA	May-03-1974	G. Hopkins

Line Class Women’s World Records

Line Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	18.25	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	May-06-2011	Maureen Klause
4	61.8125	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	May-27-2013	Maureen Klause
6	63.75	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	May-22-2007	Maureen Klause
8	77.375	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	May-22-2004	Maureen Klause
12	81	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	Sep-19-1980	Catherine M. Reider
16	77	Broad River, South Carolina, USA	Mar-30-1986	Ms. Sharon Linker
20	80.5	Cape Charles, Virginia, USA	Apr-27-1974	Ms. Louise Gaskill
30	80	Cape Charles, Virginia, USA	May-24-1975	MS. Diane Dattoli
50	93	Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA	Mar-28-1957	Stella Moore
80	111	Cape Charles, Virginia, USA	May-20-1973	Betty Drummond Hall

Tippet Class Men’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	18.375	Bayou DuLarge, Louisiana, USA	Jun-14-2008	Stephen Robert
4	38.25	Hannah’s Flat, Port Sulphur, Louisiana, USA	Jul-30-2005	Mark A. Markmann
6	45	Port Sulphur, Louisiana, USA	Jul-30-2006	Mark A. Markmann
8	59.5	South Bay, Port Isabel, Texas, USA	Mar-14-2009	Bud Rowland
12	57.5	Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA	Jun-25-1995	Jon Holsenbeck
16	68	Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA	Sep-20-1998	Andrew Andreychak
20	66.5625	Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA	Jun-24-1998	Jon Holsenbeck

Tippet Class Women’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	17.75	Port Sulphur, Louisiana, USA	Nov-20-2019	Meredith J. McCord
4	36.75	Southern Marshes, Louisiana, USA	Jan-31-2022	Meredith J McCord
6	30.875	Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA	Feb-24-2007	Theda C. Little
8	42.0625	Little Lake, Lafitte, Louisiana, USA	Jul-11-1999	Susan Gros
12	43	Hopedale, Louisiana, USA	Nov-03-2014	Meredith J. McCord
16	47.5	Port Canaveral, Florida, USA	Mar-01-2016	Zella Helton
20	51.5	Port Canaveral, Florida, USA	Feb-18-2017	Zella Helton

Junior World Records (Ages 11-16)

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
66	Indian River, Florida, USA	Mar-14-2009	Heather Michelle Harkavy
105	Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA	Aug-16-1997	Kevin Brown

Smallfry World Records (Ages 10 and Under)

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
63	Delaware Bay, Delaware, USA	May-28-2006	Danielle Aydelotte
80	Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	Apr-19-2002	Kevin Breen

All Tackle Length World Record

Length (cm)	Location	Date	Angler
125	Delaware Bay, Delaware, USA	May-18-2012	Louis W. Melton

Fly Tackle Length World Record

Length (cm)	Location	Date	Angler
91	Tampa Bay, Florida, USA	Sep-13-2022	Jacob Elleson

State Records

State	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
Texas	36.63	Nueces River	Nov-17-2009	Filip Spencer