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David L. Darnell

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Peacock Bass trip
« on: April 21, 2019, 08:45:05 PM »
where the alligator laying is where the females were on bed, males 2 to 4 feet deep off the ledge, you had to piss her off to get an eat

20190403_103341 by David Darnell, on Flickr

Alligator Alley, west of Ft Lauderdale

20190402_083148 by David Darnell, on Flickr

Joe caught a Bowfin

20190403_104810 by David Darnell, on Flickr

Largemouth

20190403_093827 by David Darnell, on Flickr

Oscars are stout and fun, I'd go if the Peacocks were not there, for the aquarium fish

20190402_092330 by David Darnell, on Flickr

Cichlids

20190402_083841 by David Darnell, on Flickr

my first Peacock

20190402_090433 by David Darnell, on Flickr

can't imagine what one in the Amazon would be like, these are like smallmouth on meth and steriods

20190402_110908 by David Darnell, on Flickr

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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2019, 07:03:48 AM »
Very Nice David! I bet that was a good time.
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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2019, 09:18:59 AM »
Looks like you had good weather. 
There are some stud peacocks down there.

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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2019, 09:36:43 AM »
Nice report. I’ve never caught a peacock. My grandson caught a bowfin a couple of weeks ago near Lake George. He was pretty excited as it put up a lot more fight than the largemouth he caught earlier.

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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2019, 10:12:18 AM »
Hell yea, and old school report! Love it David. Thanks!!
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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2019, 02:55:24 PM »
Cool pic.

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Re: Peacock Bass trip
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2019, 11:24:56 AM »
Nice fish David.  Thanks for the report.