| Minimum | Optimum | Maximum |
| 52° | 72° | 90° |
| How | |
| Bottom rigs | |
| With What | Small crabs, fresh cut mullet, shrimp, clam. |
| When | Spring, Summer, and Fall |
| Where | In/near the surf |
| Why | Black drum are good to eat if they are not too big, they are also fun to catch. They reach very large size, up to about 100 pounds, but it is very rare to see a black drum in NC over 5 pounds or so. |