Even at 40 degrees celsius with 100% humidity, always the next pitch can bring you the long-awaited trophy. I've seen a lot out there, and if you want to be successful for giant peacock bass on a fly rod, giving up can't be an option. Persistence and consistency in the wild is key. What advice would you give to fishermen looking to target giant peacock bass on the fly?

I was using my favorite fly rod, a Thomas & Thomas Exocett SS 350 paired with a Nautilus NV-G 8/9 reel and a Scientific Anglers Sonar Jungle Custom Tip fly line.Īt that moment, the fish were attacking almost anything thrown their way, but I had my lucky fly, a red/white milar tube-head strung on a 4/0 hook. Together we caught 14 big fish that morning in the pond before a storm brought heavy rain. I caught the 91cm fish, which was recently confirmed as the IGFA total length record. Fish lengths were 82 (Andre), 82 (Charly), 84 (Pam) and 91 centimeters.

In the world of peacock bass, a 20 pound fish is the big trophy everyone craves, but this morning we caught four 20 pound peacock bass at almost the same time, with two doubles in two boats. We arrived and immediately saw big fish moving and some fish hunting, so we mixed techniques with poppers and streamers. One of our speedboats covered the top and the other the bottom. They were actively feeding at the mouth of a marginal pond. A storm was about to hit that morning and the fish went into a feeding frenzy. Once we arrived at one of my favorite spots upstream, we decided to fish close to each other all day. We took three boats together and sailed through the river system for about 90 minutes. The water levels weren't ideal and we decided to go up the Marie River. We were in our guide training week before our season started. Please describe the moment you caught your fish what equipment did you use, in which part of the river did you catch it, with what fly and at what time? A reminder that the fly category allows for a 20 pound class tippet maximum as per the IGFA fly fishing rules. Salles had originally applied for the All-Tackle Length record for Fly, but was using a 50-lb class tippet, so his catch was entered in the All-Tackle Length category. Rodrigo caught the huge peacock bass with a streamer-type fly after a fierce struggle in the midday heat. With this fish, Rodrigo broke the IGFA All-Tackle Length World Record for the species. On September 4, 2021, Rodrigo Moreira Salles was fly fishing in Rio Marie, Brazil, when he caught a 91-centimeter peacock bass (Cichla Temensis). Salles has achieved a new world record for peacock bass! The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) announced that Rodrigo M. World record for peacock bass caught in Rio Marié by Rodrigo Salles, CEO of Untamed Angling Brazil

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