Here is part one of our multi-boat trip that began on the 11th. This trip was booked way back in February and excitement built for the four anglers as the date for the trip got closer. The trip almost fell apart when a hurricane formed and headed toward Florida, but the weather decide to help us out and pushed the storm up to the North Atlantic. The same weather pattern that moved the hurricane north also caused the weather to turn nasty here in South Florida.
Day one ... The morning started with our clients using topwater baits, (Jerking Sam's, Tiny Torpedo's and floating minnow baits). The peacock's had a bad habit of blowing up on the baits and missing. Some peacock's made the mistake of hitting the bait a little too hard and they found there way to the boat. A switch to live bait didn't work out too much better. The fish would hit the bait, but not take the hook. Using live bait isn't as simple as most people think. We kept our clients out until almost 8 PM and ended up catching fifteen to twenty peacocks with an average weight of two and a half pounds. We had one of our client's hook into a big peacock (over six pounds) it made a few runs and jumps and finally got off.
Day two ... The weather didn't improve in fact it got worst. Lots of rain with lightning from time to time. Our client's didn't care that the weather was bad, they had came to catch peacocks and peacocks they where going to catch. Once again the topwater action was good but again the fish where striking short, still a few got themselves hooked and were landed. Once again a big fish slammed into the topwater bait and took off for parts unknown only this time it wasn't a peacock but rather a BIG snook, there was no turning this fish, or keeping it from breaking off. We won't name, name "Joel" but you are now 0 for 2 on big fish. Jordy caught 3 of the 4 fish in our freshwater Grand Slam, he caught a Butterfly Peacock, a Largemouth Bass, and a Snook, the weather got too bad to continue so we were unable to find his tarpon. We where off the water by 2:30 PM due to the lightning storms. Even though Joel has had a little bad luck with the big fish, he is going home with an added bonus, he can now unpack all the baitcasting tackle he has hidden away, because he can now cast like a professional ... no more professional overruns. Sam also provided about 30 minute instuctions on flipping South Florida style.

Sam's Peacock Bass Guide Service is no longer in business but there are some nice pictures still on his old site.