I'll give you a fisherman's perspective...a terrific fighting, aggressive fish that loves to sight feed in shallow water and, in spite of its downturned mouth, will regularly hit top water flys and lures. Actually it is a red drum that grows to sizes well over 50 pounds but the common size in our bays runs up to around 36 inches, which is the largest I have personally taken.
Like most all saltwater game fish, the reds are far stronger, much better fighters than any warmwater freshwater fish. South Texas, down Laguna way, has some of the world's best flats fishing for reds and other species...but the bays around Galveston ain't bad either
