Have You Seen Peacock Bass and Largemouth in Same Trip?

Why Do Minnows Worked Better for Largemouth and Peacock Bass in a Florida Canal?

Shiner Minnows work in this canal. Peacock bass. Largemouth. Catch and release.

This time Alex takes his friend Andrew on an outing on a Florida canal. Is that a snakefish that Andrew catches? Check this video to identify the big fish.

Their main interest is catching largemouth and peacock bass. This time Andrew gets on hit after another on his minnow bait. Alex sticks to his crankbait but ends up helping to weigh Andrew’s fish more than catching fish himself! What happens when Alex is finally thinking of turning to minnows in this canal?

This is a great setting: a place where there are some nice bass but other fish moving through the canal. It reminds me some of fishing in tidal pools in southern California when I was a kid. I caught a weird looking sea bass. I remember it tasted very good. But there were other fish moving it and out of the tide pools as the tide rushed in. One had huge fins and a lot of spines. I left that one alone!

Two varieties of peacock bass were first introduced in southern Florida in 1984 with the idea that they would consume non-native species. The butterfly peacock bass has done well, especially in canals.

Andrew and Alex weigh the larger bass so you can get a good look at them. Now you will be better prepared if you want to do some fishing in Florida when the seas are too rough for ocean fishing!

Watch this video to see how many fish Andrew catches!

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