More Dead Peacocks!!

[South FLA]

Sorry this thread was high jacked and nothing but snakehead talk now, but I had to add a comment on the size and weight. When we have our Round Ups we do check the weight as well. 38 inch snakes are around 12 pounds we had two in the last one, I have caught over 20 myself 34-36 inches all weighing in at 8.5 to 9.5, 30-34 usually around 7 pounds.

If they are not eating the bass they are eating everything else. I have found turtles, crayfish, clams, frogs, lizards, numerous fish species, and birds.

They also have the lowest mercury level of any of the predators out there; I believe that is because they are not pure fish eaters, if it is moving they will eat it.

I have cleaned and examined the stomach contents of about 500 snakeheads so this should make me some kind of expert on them

BTW the peacock bass were introduced in Dade county then anglers moved them everywhere else. I wonder if the guys that moved them feel sorry about sending all them peacock bass to their deaths.

So basically they are competing directly with Large Mouth and Peacock Bass, not good. I would rather catch a Peacock or Largemouth bass over a Snakehead, so in my book Snakeheads are bad for the fishery!!

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

Yep

The peacocks were introduced. They helped a lot of the fishery as intended. The snakeheads were not introduced and they are basically eating their way through the southern Florida canal systems. If they make it into Lake Okeechobee, it could well be game over as far as bass fishing is concerned down here.

Did you know that they conducted a test and they found no largemouth bass in the bellys of sneakheads, and 2 peacocks in there bellys, but they killed some bass and peacocks and like 52 of the bass had sneakheads in their stomachs and like 25 of the peacocks had sneakheads in their stomachs

I'd like to see this "test" you talk about. I have yet to encounter a snakehead, but another member on here said he was catching them at Markham Park. This means they have a straight shot to my stomping grounds in the glades.

It's hard enough catching bass over 4lbs out there, the last thing those bass need are the competition, much less a predator.

Most bass I catch are 1-3lbs, and I've seen the size of the snakeheads being caught. The bass won't stand a chance against them.

Im sure bass can hold their own against them until they get to monster size.It goes both ways,if they are eating one another, the ones being eaten will most likely be within 6 to 12 inches long.I dont think a snakehead can eat a 10 lb bass and i dont think a bass could eat a 10 pound snakehead.So if theres any eating going on the fish being killed are in early juvenile stages,and from there on out it think its just competing for food

[Catching]

A big Bullseye Snakehead can eat what ever it wants, they have both holding teeth and cutting teeth and do a death roll like a gator. Once the snakehead gets to monsterous size it will take on anything if it is hungry.

Goggle this "snakehead vs Big *** 10 inch bass" it is a snakehead eating a bass, it is tough to watch.

[J Francho]

A big Bullseye Snakehead can eat what ever it wants, they have both holding teeth and cutting teeth and do a death roll like a gator. Once the snakehead gets to monsterous size it will take on anything if it is hungry.

Goggle this "snakehead vs Big *** 10 inch bass" it is a snakehead eating a bass, it is tough to watch.

A 10" bass or a 10 lb. bass? :

[SoFl-native]

BTW the peacock bass were introduced in Dade county then anglers moved them everywhere else. I wonder if the guys that moved them feel sorry about sending all them peacock bass to their deaths.

Peacocks have made their way north from transplanting but mostly from migrating. A peacock released in the c-100 system in Miami could make it all the way north to west palm via canals and culverts. As the population grew fish kept heading north looking for fresh territory with no competition. Years of warm winters allowed them to make it all the way to PBC.

[Catching]

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Peacocks have made their way north from transplanting but mostly from migrating. A peacock released in the c-100 system in Miami could make it all the way north to west palm via canals and culverts. As the population grew fish kept heading north looking for fresh territory with no competition. Years of warm winters allowed them to make it all the way to PBC.

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

A big Bullseye Snakehead can eat what ever it wants, they have both holding teeth and cutting teeth and do a death roll like a gator. Once the snakehead gets to monsterous size it will take on anything if it is hungry.

Goggle this "snakehead vs Big *** 10 inch bass" it is a snakehead eating a bass, it is tough to watch.

Trust me lol i saw that video like a looooong time ago and i left a pretty unhappy comment on his video.And again look at the size difference.a 10 inch bass,which isnt even a keeper, vs a 4 plus pound snakehead,and the bass is being put sudddenly dropped into an unfamiliar environment while the already comftorable snakehead actually knows whats about to happen

[SirSnookalot]

That video was shot in a controlled environment, an aquarium.  I'm not saying the bass would fare any better but in the wild there is more and water in which to try and escape.

I'm not too keen on these snakeheads.

[Shane Procell]

I'am doing my best to kill all non native species...one cast at a time ;D

[gar-tracker]

That video burns my a%$, with all the junk fish that can be fed to the fish, these idiots through an undersized game fish.

Size is everything in the fish eat fish world.

[Dan:]

I'm curious to see if the snakeheads have actually caused any major changes to the ecosystems or if this is all hysterical gloom and doom like the media put out up here ~10 years ago.

[Catching]

I'm curious to see if the snakeheads have actually caused any major changes to the ecosystems or if this is all hysterical gloom and doom like the media put out up here ~10 years ago.

On the major canal systems that FWC shocks on a regular basis and fisherman have access it does not appear that there is much of a problem, but get into some of the places off the beaten path and they have taken over  :'(

That is where the problem lies, if these things are left unchecked with no proesure from us they will in time take over the fishery.

When the water temps heat back come on down and I will be happy to show you, so you can see for yourself  8-)

[Dan:]

What do you mean  by "they have taken over"?

[Catching]

You do not catch or see anything but snakeheads

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I'am doing my best to kill all non native species...one cast at a time ;D

Killing peacocks as well?

[SoFl-native]

This is a bass forum.

No trolling allowed.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

This is a bass forum.

No trolling allowed.

What?  :-?

[Grey Wolf]

This is a bass forum.

No trolling allowed.

Now that's funny.

[Chaz Hickcox]

Don't Muskies eat bass too?  Musky waters seem to keep bass around, why couldn't snakehead waters?  Also, look at what the introduction of Stripers did to the Colorado River System, esp Lake Powell.  There's the issue, competition for food, not snakeheads eating bass.