Peacock bassn

[NJ Dave]

Down in South West Florida #Naples doing a little peacock bass fishing.
I sure wish we could have these fish in NJ.
The power these fish have is incredible. Straightened trebles and shake free. Smart fish.

[JDTuna]

Nice dude! I lived in South Florida for years and always loved Fishing for peacocks. Super aggressive hard fighters!

[Rich196]

Def. on my bucket list to fish for, what a beautiful fish.

[Finprof]

Back in the 70s and 80s I fished for these in Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal. I never saw anyone else fishing for them and the government was doing PSAs to get people to fish for them and eat them because they were overpopulated.
I fished one day with my wife's uncle and we tried to find a lure that they wouldn't hit out of our tackle boxes, unsuccessfully.
Back then you could buy red snapper (pargo) in the grocery store for 39 cents a pound but pork chops (chuleta) were $3.00 a pound.

[AndyS]

I heard they fight like crazy. Seen video of explosive top water bites. Thanx for sharing, nice fish !

[NJ Dave]

Managed a few more today. These fish are so much fun and fight like crazy.
I wish these could adapt to our climate.

[ALS Mako]

Sweet dave. Too bad your missing all the nice weather up here. Haha. Enjoy it while you can. Missed the chance on going fishing when I was down there.

[NJ Dave]

You know me Steve, I don't travel anywhere without a rod and a box of Yo Zuri lures.
These peas are a BLAST to catch.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

Managed a few more today. These fish are so much fun and fight like crazy.
I wish these could adapt to our climate.

maybe hybridize with a small mouth? could u imagine the attitide

[acabtp]

looks like fun. tropical fish, high energy. how big do they get around there?

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

maybe hybridize with a small mouth? could u imagine the attitide

different family, probably not possible. peacock bass are actually cichlids... closer to aquarium fish than true bass.