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Isn't a "Peacock Bass" a brackish or sal****er fish? It's a question, cause
I truly am unsure, but I thought it was more a salt water species.... I've
never fished for them, but I've seen them on TV, and they do indeed look to
be fun!

Doug



"I've caught a ton of hard fighting smallies, but the peacock bass puts
them to shame !!!"

"Doug" wrote in message
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Isn't a "Peacock Bass" a brackish or sal****er fish? It's a question,
cause I truly am unsure, but I thought it was more a salt water
species.... I've never fished for them, but I've seen them on TV, and
they do indeed look to be fun!

Nope, they're strictly a freshwater fish. The Amazon and the Rio Negro are
freshwater rivers, and that's where the peacocks thrive. There is also a
good population in the freshwater canals that cut through Miami Florida.
I've caught peacocks down there and they do fight hard.
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Is there any size to the Peacock bass down in Florida? All the ones I have
seen on TV seem to be quite small compared to what you see people catching
in the Amazon.

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Doug" wrote in message
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Isn't a "Peacock Bass" a brackish or sal****er fish? It's a question,
cause I truly am unsure, but I thought it was more a salt water
species.... I've never fished for them, but I've seen them on TV, and
they do indeed look to be fun!

Nope, they're strictly a freshwater fish. The Amazon and the Rio Negro
are freshwater rivers, and that's where the peacocks thrive. There is
also a good population in the freshwater canals that cut through Miami
Florida. I've caught peacocks down there and they do fight hard.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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Is there any size to the Peacock bass down in Florida? All the ones I
have seen on TV seem to be quite small compared to what you see people
catching in the Amazon.

I suppose in comparison to the South American peacocks, they are quite
small. But then again, the cost of fishing for the Florida peacocks is
quite small in comparison to a South American trip. The average size is 3 -
4 pounds in Florida, but the state record is 12 pounds, a pretty respectable
fish.

And, the fight is still good, you just scale your tackle down to match the
fish. Instead of using heavy bass and/or muskie tackle, you're using light
bass equipment and you have all the fight you want.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com