Found some drum yesterday in the surf around Jeanette’s Pier but they were too far out to reach with a jig. Decided to run over to Whalebone Tackle and grab a few Hopkins Shortie spoons because they will cast a mile and stay down in heavy current.  Turned out to be a good move! Ended up catching 9 Drum from 27 to 32 inches on trout tackle with 8lb test.  The right gear for the right situation makes all the difference. Sound fishing for the drum is picking up too and last year when we started catching them in the surf we also started killing them in the sound around Oregon Inlet with some 50 fish plus days.