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Votes: 1 | | Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 10:49 pm: | |
Subject: Florida Peacock & Largemouth Bass
On Monday Tom May from Fort Worth Texas choose a split of fishing, which means fishing for Peacock & Largemouth all in the same day. Also, Chuck Brewer of Coral Springs, FL with Father-in-law Mike booked a full day peacock trip with on of Hawghunter's guides Chuck. Both boats started out in Miami for the Peacock's leaving the ramp at 8am, before the sky's open up on us and the lighting flashing we managed to put only two fish in the boat.
After about a 45min. delay and hiding under a bridge for cover, we commenced fishing. The cloud cover still making it a tough day of fishing, trying everything to get a bite. Then at noon the sun broke threw the clouds, and the action started. Tom pitched a shiner into a hole, connecting with a nice 3.8 lb. peacock. As he was fighting the bass I had spotted another in the same hole, telling Tom to pitch a tube bait, causing this 5lber. to flash the bait several time without a hooking up. I decided to let her calm down a bit and search for another, then to return later. Tom was casting up to the banks and worked the shiner back to the boat, when his rod bent and the bail was bingeing striped. Tom was now experiencing what he had come down here for, the powerful Butterfly Peacock Bass. While fighting this trophy, it created a feeding frenzy with 3 others behind his catch. At the end of the battle Tom was a proud angler while he held up his 5.8lb Peacock Bass for pictures. After the thrill we returned to the one we left behind, she was still there hidden in the hydrilla. After 20 mins. victory was Tom's with another 5lber.
Realizing that it was time for lunch and we still had the rest of the day for Largemouth in the Everglades, I called in Chuck and his party to finish up where we had left off. Their success at the end of the day was 14 peacock 2 largemouth, biggest being 4lb.
Once arriving in the Glades the action never stopped catching one after another, all on artificial plastics. The baits of choice were Gambler Flappin Shads and Super Flukes, swimming and just dead dropping them both by the edge of the pads. The day ended at 9pm, a long day of great action a lot of pictures and several bass caught. This is a trip that only "The Hawghunter" offer for his costumers. Hawghunter guides 7 days a week and will customize your day to fit your needs, Corporate accounts welcome also. More pictures of this trip today can be seen on my site just click on Hawghunter Guide Service. Good Fishin', Capt. Frank Carbone
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