New pending world record peacock bass caught!

[Redlinerobert]

It was bound to happen sooner or later.  Although I feel it's really not 'the' record.  In conversations over dinner with Larry Dahlberg an his wife Maryann I know for a fact that he has caught peacocks over 30 lbs but simply won't register any of his world record catches...

Regardless, this is a big fish. 

http://www.examiner.com/x-16491-Fishing-Examiner~y2010m2d22-Angler-with-Captain-Peacock-Bests-World-Record

[Uncle Leo]

Truly a trophy. ; ;D

[IwillChooseFreeWill]

The guy in Japan stated he had caught some LMB larger than the record tying one he got publicity for...so they are out there

[b.Lee]

Woooow that is huge!

[bmadd]

I read that on another site Robert and instantly thought of you. There's a pretty good video of Casey Ashley fishing for peacocks on the Costa Del Mar Channel as well.

[Pitchinkid]

Can you imagine that topwater explosion. I bet that was extremely violent.

[Pitchinkid]

nevermind. Maybe i should read before i comment.   

[bmadd]

Haha. Pitchinkid, my first reactions were like yours. I was a little disappointed after reading. I still bet it was one heck of a fight.

[FL Knifemaker]

I'll be happy catching one half that size!! 

[Redlinerobert]

Fish that big don't jump.  They dig down, and strip line off your reel as if it had no drag.  I'll bet it was one hell of a ride.

[bmadd]

I bet a fish that big slurping down a woodchopper still sounded like a high flow toilet flushing.

[Stephen Mick]

I read that on another site Robert and instantly thought of you. There's a pretty good video of Casey Ashley fishing for peacocks on the Costa Del Mar Channel as well.

Here's the link

http://costachannelc.com/videos/Costa_TV/Casey_Ashley/Bass_Life_with_Casey_Ashley_Brazil/

[Redlinerobert]

That is one of the best produced brazil fishing videos I've ever seen.  Totally gives you a real view of what it's like to fish down there.

Seeing the Skol beer brought back some great memories.  ;D

[bmadd]

I knew you'd like it. Thanks for posting that link. Really makes me want to start saving up for a trip

[bassman31783]

Man, what a fish!  That thing is huge.   

[Stephen Mick]

Seriously, if you love bass fishing (and adventure) you owe it to yourself to make the journey to the Amazon at least once in your life. It took us three-plus days to get to the fish, but once you get there, it's just unreal.

On every single cast I expected a monster to just explode, and the biggest fish we hooked never made it in the film. It ran 100 yards in about five seconds, wrapping Casey around a tree and breaking him off. Our guides said it was easily a 25-pound fish.

To any interested in the trip, feel free to PM me with questions. Choosing the right company and guides is key to having a great trip, and I'll gladly hook anyone up with the folks who took us fishing.

It was an epic experience.

[Redlinerobert]

Stephen are you with Costa?  Or did you shoot the footage?  I'm curious as to which group you went down there with.

[Stephen Mick]

Both, actually. I'm an independent filmmaker, and Costa hires me to make films about fishing and adventure. (A great gig for a guy who loves both.)

So everything you see in the video was shot, edited and narrated by me. In fact, I had 50 hours of footage in total, all of which got boiled down to the 17-plus minutes you see.

-SM