Peacock Bass Fishing – What’s The Fuss

Bass fishing has seen a great surge of interest in recent years; however for those who are still up for a vigorous physical challenge, there is another kind of freshwater fishing. Peacock bass fishing.

So what is a peacock bass? Well it is actually from the cichlids family of fish not from the bass family, though it resembles that of a largemouth bass. It waylays and attacks piteous and unwary victims from a knothole and shows his insatiable desire for food. It takes hold of a very puny prey from afar and will eat it voraciously as if it hasn’t eaten years.

On the other hand, unlike its North American counterpart, the peacock bass is a lot more eye-appealing and vibrantly decorated with the various shades of green, blue, orange and gold. But we should not be taken in to these dazzling façade because; they are far more aggressive than the largemouths. They can shatter the rods or even destroy the tackle that would already be enough to restrain the toughest of the largemouth.

Another noted difference is that the largest among largemouth are always the female while in peacock bass, either the male or the female can grow to a large portion.

The peacock bass, which is known as pavon in Venezuela and Columbia and tucunare in Brazil and Peru, is generally categorized into four distinct species: (a) the speckled peacock, (b) the peacock pavon or tucunare, (c) the butterfly peacock, and (d) the royal peacock, but fish biologists still suggest that various other types may actually be present to the whole of South America

It may have gotten its name from the fact that the spot—a black circular “eye spot” which is notably rimmed in gold--on the base of the caudal fin which bears a close resemblance to the tail plume of a peacock fowl.

Male peacocks are normally described to have a well-known hump on their head which is used as a battering ram in battles with other males and to protect the fry and their territory. Some believe that the hump may be a fat deposit that the male peacock uses to nourish himself when he is not feeding on fry.

Before we can indulge ourselves with our newly found interest we need to do some research. Check out some good websites, read magazines or such other activity in order to find out some more about it. Don’t forget to pick the brains of those more experienced anglers, especially if you’re a beginner. They won’t mind in fact, there’s nothing better they like than to talk about their passion. It good t have some sort of idea of what to expect before your next trip. Remember as previously stated, peacock bass fishing requires physical strength so it would be an idea to train our body long before the activity.