Equipment
Fishing equipment is furnished at no
additional cost as a service to our anglers. We furnish three quality rods and
bait casting reels (Shimano and Curado), 80-lb. Spectra line and all the lures
that are needed for the week's fishing. Still, you may bring your favorite gear
and lures if you wish.
Fly Fishing Tackle
This aggressive jungle species is
well suited to fly-fishing, leaving many fly-fishing world records to be set. An
8/9 or 9/10 weight fly rod is recommended. Reels should have a good drag, hold
at least 150 yards of backing and be spooled with weight forward bass taper
floating and intermediate sinking lines. For leader: we suggest 6-8 feet of
17-25-lb. monofilament.
Flies
|
Pattern |
Size |
Colors |
|
Edge Water Pencil Poppers |
2/0 & 3/0 |
white, yellow, chartreuse |
|
Edge Water Boiler Maker |
2/0 & 3/0 |
white, yellow, chartreuse |
|
Deceivers |
2/0—6/0 |
minnow colors
(blue/white, olive/white, charter, chartreuse/white, red/white |
|
Double Bunney |
2/0—6/0 |
olive/white, pink/white,
chartreuse/white |
|
Mylar Minnow |
2/0—6/0 |
chartreuse, green, red,
yellow, white |
|
Mylar Minnow |
2/0—6/0 |
chartreuse, green, red,
yellow, white |
Spinning or Bait
Casting Tackle
We use medium to medium-heavy
largemouth bass tackle. For rods we suggest six to seven-foot bait casting rods
rated for 25-30 lb. line. Due to the strength of the fish and the abundance of
structure, we strongly suggest Spectra 80-lb. test braided Kevlar lines (really,
these fish snap Spectra 50-lb. with ease); for monofilament, the "Magnum"
14/40-lb. line (14 lb. diameter), with standard reels of at least 100-yard
capacity. While fishing for peacock bass, there is no need for steel leaders, in
fact, they can be a disadvantage since they take some action out of the lure.
Note: Always inspect your line after
a strike and after fighting a fish.
Spinning or Bait
Casting Lures
|
Manufacturer |
Style |
Size |
Colors |
|
Luhr-Jensen |
"Woodchopper" |
big game |
black/orange, green fire
scale, clown |
|
Luhr-Jensen |
"Ripper" |
3/4 oz. |
black/orange, green fire
scale, clown |
|
High Roller |
"RipRoller" |
6 inch |
perch, clown, black/orange |
|
Mann's |
"Bass Agitator" |
3/4 oz. |
white metal flake, chartreuse |
|
Bill Lewis |
"Mag Trap" |
3/4 oz. |
chrome/blue, chrome/black |
|
Bomber |
"Long A" Heavy Duty |
8 oz. |
silver flash, fire tiger
minnow |
|
Rebel |
"Jointed Minnow" |
3/4 oz. |
silver/black, silver/blue,
fire tiger |
We mainly use the following:
1) Big-game Rippers or Wood Choppers
2) Peacock Bass Specials
3) Jointed Minnows or Long A's
4) Rattle Trap type lures.
The rest in the above list are optional.
For piranha bring several 1/2 oz Rattle Trap lures in silver or gold.
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