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Okay, Day 2 started a little earlier (450am) wake up call, but we headed to a private location in search of Peacock Bass. On this day, we faced difficult 30+ mph East winds which caused a lot of trouble for managing the boat in unprotected water. We started the day quick twitching topwaters baits and soon hooked up with my first Peacock Bass ever. I am now part of the club. We decided to put the fish in the livewell for a mass photo shoot later on.
BTW, for those who have not fished and caught Peacock Bass the fight is saltwater-esque. Way better than LMB, way better than SMB.
Anyhow, it got really tough after the first couple of fish, so we switched it up by lodging the boat against the battered shore line, switched to shiners, and got nuts with the Peacocks.
My Dad then got things going proving that his shiner fishing skills are high.
I decided I wanted to get back into the action too, but not without my Dad. A nice double.
Then another double.
Then the culmination...our day on the water showing some males (red bump on head) and females for a final photo shoot. The biggest peacock went about 4lbs and man, what a fight, what a rush.
I couldn't have asked for a better trip, with a better person. The fishing was great, but the father/son time took the cake. Thanks to Capt. Frank Carbone. A final parting photo before we parted ways.
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People always ask me what's so special about Peacocks....now you know. Can you imagine catching those monstrous ones in Venezuela and Brazil??
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Our guide does an all inclusive 7-day trip to the Amazon for 20lb+ Peacocks for around $5k.
Those are the best fighters I have experienced. I hope to make the trip to Brazil some time, but that is quite an investment!
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CozUF2001 wrote:
Our guide does an all inclusive 7-day trip to the Amazon for 20lb+ Peacocks for around $5k.
Those are the best fighters I have experienced. I hope to make the trip to Brazil some time, but that is quite an investment!
I've always wanted to do this but have never found anyone to go with me! let me know if you ever decide you want to go!
BTW awesome pix! I've never seen peacock bass that pale, but beautiful nonetheless!
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The water color was amazingly clear with a green/turquoise tint. The guide mentioned that the Peacocks are not as vibrantly colored there, but nice looking nonetheless. The bass we caught were very bland looking as well.
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