Hay guys, a friend of a friend arranged for me to go to the Hot Ditch [Southern Branch] this afternoon. We caught about 50 Puppy Drum but only 2 keepers [over 18"]. Most were 14-17". Saw a real oddball fish caught. A puppy drum without a tail. No joke! Apparently he had his tail cut off sometime in the past and it was completely healed. The fish was healthy and pretty safe because he will have to grow another 4" just to meet minimums. Had a ball