The red drum is an extremely popular Florida game fish known for its ability to fight for extended periods of time. Here are a few more facts about red drum you may, or may not, have known about: Red drum have also been called redfish, spottail, red bass, and channel bass. The life span of a red drum can exceed 40 years. Red drum inhabit inshore and offshore waters along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Key West and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The majority of the red drum life cycle i