Peacock Bass Fishing – the Freshwater Pit Bulls of the Amazon

Peacock Bass in the Amazon river are the ultimate native freshwater game fish.

The fight that these monsters put out is cary to say the least and the bigger they get their fight just gets stronger and stronger and these fish can get BIG!

It’s hard to exaggerate the amount of strength and fight that these fish have, and unlike their northern cousins the bigger these fish get they harder they fight and they continue to fight to the very last.

If your planning a trip to the Amazon to fish for these monsters it pays to be prepared with the right tackle as Peacock Bass can be merciless on your rigs and freshwater lures.

Your average trophy sized Peacock Bass can easily break even 30 lb test line and even straighten 3X heavy hooks with a single charge. Hooking a monster Peacock Bass can be akin to snagging your lure on a passing freight train, these critters are that unforgiving.

Designing lures which can withstand this sort of punishment is an extreme challenge, a few decades ago Peacock Bass fisherman would either make there own peacock lures or drastically customize bought lures in a vain attempt to withstand the beating these fish give.

Luckily today there are a number of company’s that create freshwater lures specifically designed for Peacock Bass  fishing inthe Amazon.

The Luhr Jensen Peacock Bass Special is the perfect tool for the job when it comes to Peacock Bass Fishing, in fact it is the holder of the IGFA all Tackle World Record.

The Peacock Bass Special from Luhr Jensen is the perfect topwater lure for Peacock Bass catching the world record Peacock Bass in 1994. This freshwater lure is attractive to both school sized peacocks as well as trophy fish. The Luhr Jensen Peacock Bass Special is built to be Peacock Proof and to cope with the massive beating which these fish dish out.

The world record holding lure is fitted out with premium extra strong components to make sure that if you happen to hook potential record sized fish, the monster has little if any chance of getting away.

The Luhr Jensen is a tried and proven lure for Peacock Bass and an essential addition to any serious Peacock fisherman’s armory.

Rapala Fishing Lures – the best freshwater lures in the world

Rapala Fishing Lures hold the record of fishing world records!

The Rapala Max Rap - One sexy lure!

Quite simply you can’t do much better than Rapala  Fishing Lures which is why all the Bass Pros use them as part of their Bass Fishing arsenal.

So lets have a look at one of Rapala’s newest freshwater fishing lures the Max Rap. The Rapala Max Rap is a sleek, aerodynamic, flat sided lure with a small triangle lip which is designed for especially long casts due to the inbuilt Max Cast mechanism. Everything about the Max Rap oozes quality, from the laser engraved scales to the laser sharp VMC Spark Point hooks.

This lure has a true to life action, you can apply a number of actions to this lure and it will play the part perfectly! Rip the lure to create a darting or wild searching action or apply a straight steady retrieve to allow this freshwater lure to display its natural ‘wounded minnow’ wobble.

Some of the outstanding features of this lure include……

• Aerodynamic body shape
• Internal Max cast Mechanism
• Balanced with tungsten balls for Max Casting distance and accuracy
• Internal laser engraved scales
• Premium Spark Point nickel VMC hooks
• Oval line tie * Deep 3D holographic eyes
• Hand tuned & tank tested
• Running depth = 0.3-0.6 meters
• MXR13 / 13cm / 3 No.6 hooks
• Eight color patterns

Check the Linked Bass Pro Sops for this great product release!

P.S. Unfortunately these very sexy new freshwater fishing lures are yet to be released at the time of this article, but keep your eye out for it at your major local tackle outlet as it’s highly anticipated release will be very soon!