SouthMiamiBassMan Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Hey everyone, it's been a while since I had something worth posting and now I finally do. My buddy Eric picked me and brother in law up for some fishing on Saturday. He had been to this lake near my house and said he saw Peacock bass schooling in it. He had tried everything in his tackle box but none were biting. So we went to my neighborhood bait shop and picked up some live shiners to use for bait. Well ten minutes into it Eric catches his first one that was hiding under a bush. Darted right out once the shiner hit the water. It was a good start but after that we there was nothing for almost an hour. The LGM Bass were very picky and would not go anywhere near our shiners. We walked around the lake, throwing in here and there with no success until we reached the south western part of the lake. We found 3 huge boulders in about 10 ft of water and under them was a school of about 10 Peacock Bass. I threw in my 2 1/2 in shiner hooked in the upper lip out past them and reeled it slowly back to shore. It caught the attention of a bull and he went right after it. I thought LGM bass put up a fight but these suckers are strong! He went nuts when I set the hook, swimming in every direction. I kept my line tight until I got him to shore. He was a beauty. I called him a bull because he had what looked like a horn coming out of its forehead. To my surprise it was actually a bubble. Also, they are not easy to lip as their teeth are sharper and their jaws are much stronger then a LGM. Right after this pic. he clamped down on my thumb so hard I dropped him. (He was ok though) We didn't get another bite after that but it we left smiling. ;D Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 That is awesome! Next year I will be moving to Boca Raton because I am going to FAU. Do you know if there are peacock bass there? Quote
SouthMiamiBassMan Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 There are pretty much in every canal or lake south of West Palm Beach were the water is warmer. In some bodies of water (down south) there are more of them then there are LGM Bass. They can be more difficult to catch then regular bass because you will not always see them, they will analyze the bait before going for it, and will only eat a certain times of the day. Once I had a live shiner swim up to one and actually go up into the Peacocks mouth! The peacock just spit it out, look at it for a few seconds, and then just swam off! I have never seen them go after anything that didn't have a heartbeat. Quote
FivePoundBluegill Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 They look good sized...what did they weigh? Quote
SouthMiamiBassMan Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 We left the scale in the car but I would guesstimate 4.5 - 5.5 lbs. They are thick like footballs. Quote
Jake. Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Nice fish. I've always wanted to catch a peacock.... Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 There are pretty much in every canal or lake south of West Palm Beach were the water is warmer. In some bodies of water (down south) there are more of them then there are LGM Bass. They can be more difficult to catch then regular bass because you will not always see them, they will analyze the bait before going for it, and will only eat a certain times of the day. Once I had a live shiner swim up to one and actually go up into the Peacocks mouth! The peacock just spit it out, look at it for a few seconds, and then just swam off! I have never seen them go after anything that didn't have a heartbeat. Sick! Boca is plenty south of west palm. It also has a lot of canals. I bet a peacock wont pass up a one of my vision 110's 8-) And I'm going to be the first to throw the Big Swimbait at em! I bet it will kill it!! ;D Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted January 29, 2008 Super User Posted January 29, 2008 Those are some decent size peacocks. Nice job!. Quote
bocabasser Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 That is awesome! Next year I will be moving to Boca Raton because I am going to FAU. Do you know if there are peacock bass there? i live right across the street from FAU. let me know when you get here, i will dial you in on all of the local walking spots. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 That is awesome! Next year I will be moving to Boca Raton because I am going to FAU. Do you know if there are peacock bass there? i live right across the street from FAU. let me know when you get here, i will dial you in on all of the local walking spots. Wow that is awesome! Don't leave the forums, because I will need to PM you! Quote
Mrs. Matstone Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Awesome report and great fish. Congrats. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted January 30, 2008 Super User Posted January 30, 2008 peacocks are purrrrrdy.... looks like a good fighter too. congrats. Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 31, 2008 Super User Posted January 31, 2008 I just have to go fish in Florida before I croak. What a fish! Both of them. Beautiful animals. Thanks for sharing. Quote
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