Chris and I were fishing on the north side of Kemoo Island. He saw a good size peacock bass and cast a small live tilapia to it. There was a flash and the line started melting from the reel as the fish made a long strong run... this is not a peacock. He landed the fish a few minutes later. The paku weighted 2 1/4 pounds as I remember.
Chris filled in all the paper work for a new state record... but never turned it in. Someone caught an 8 pound paku a month or so later.
Chris kept the Paku in in his 50 gallon fish tank for a long time. It would eat anything they tossed into the tank. Dog food, vegetables, fruit, nuts, cockroaches, lizards... anything.
