best fighter

"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.

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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
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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best fighter

(Milo*Milo)

whats the best fresh water fighting fish excluding the musky family my
opinion is a small mouth bass caught in a river

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I believe you have to take into consideration the type of tackle you are
using also. It's my experience that matching tackle to the type fishing
you are doing is what makes the "fight".

When I see people wenching a fish in on heavy tackle, it reminds me of
the story Jerry Clowers use to tell about coon hunting...."We give the
coon a fighting chance, we climb the tree and knock the coon out....now
when he hits the ground, if he can whip up on those eight coon dogs, he
is welcome to just walk away!"

I have always used the lightest tackle I felt necessary for the fishing
I was doing. "Wenching" fish in was never my thing, but I can understand
tournament fishermen doing that when the big bucks are on the line (no
pun intended"!

I have also noticed, that time of year and just the individual fish make
a difference too...I actually tend to remember the individual "toughies"
I've caught. A 5 lb. bass I caught in the inlet to Tims Ford in Tn. will
always be a memory....light tackle, fast moving water, and a "lady" that
was determined!

Having said all that, I guess I would have to pick the smallie also.

John B