Peacock Bass in the Amazon

[rsimms]

A friend of mine and his fishing partner recently returned from an awesome trip to the Amazon for peacock bass. Here's the story and some awesome photos.

All the details are here: http://www.nooga.com/158381/chattano...rip-to-amazon/

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by rsimms

A friend of mine and his fishing partner recently returned from an awesome trip to the Amazon for peacock bass. Here's the story and some awesome photos.

All the details are here: http://www.nooga.com/158381/chattano...rip-to-amazon/

One can only dream.....LOL. Would love to make that trip.


Regards

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

One can only dream.....LOL. Would love to make that trip.


Regards

You'll have to fish that Bison magnet on a wire leader...

[jad2t]

Peacock Bass were introduced into south Florida canals in the late 80's and just they took off. In the late 90's fishing for them was becoming a big thing down there and I caught several. It became my new target everytime I went fishing. I'd cruise down the bank of the canals looking for them and cast rapalas with a very fast and twitchy retrieve. These are very aggressive fish and that's how they are caught. The biggest one I caught was about 4 lbs, not quite as big as the one in that picture, that's a beauty! These fish are so much fun to catch, VERY strong fighters. I've always wanted to take a trip to their native waters in south America and catch them. Maybe one day...

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

You'll have to fish that Bison magnet on a wire leader...

Hey.....they broke 4 rods on that trip. I don't have any gear that can handle those....LOL.