New State Record Peacock Bass
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:11 am
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 08:15 a.m. HST, April 1, 2012
New State Record Peacock Bass
After almost 22 years as Hawaii's largest Peacock Bass… a new champion has emerged to move top honors from Kauai to Lake Wilson on Oahu. The new record Peacock Bass tipped the scales at a whopping 11 pounds 12.13 ounces.
The lucky angler is Mr. Jo Cose from Irony, Texas. "I've caught bigger largemouth bass, but this the first time I've fished for peacock bass. They are so beautiful, and fight like crazy… you should have seen that sucker jump. This one makes those other fish we caught (the 5 and 6 pounders) look small. LOL"
"Being from Texas", said Jo Cose, "I wanted to catch a big fish… so we were using 5 - 6 inch live tilapia for bait. 'Big Bait - Big Fish'! We were in the boat moving slowly along the shore, flipping the live bait next to the grass. The tilapia struggling to get into the cover attracts the big peacock bass. You can tell when there is a big bass around because the tilapia goes crazy struggling to get away. The water visibility was about 4 or 5 feet so we could see the big peacock charge up and grab the bait. It was wild. I've never seen anything like this kind of fishing."
The new state record fish was caught on the North Fork of Lake Wilson in a cove called "Tuke Bay".
Local freshwater angler Stan Wright said: "I've heard stories from several people catching 11 and 12 pounders in Lake Wilson, but this is the first where there was an official weigh in and pictures taken." According to Wright, records kept of his catches and those records from the HFFA (Hawaii Freshwater Fishing Assoc.) bass tournaments indicate the average peacock bass in the lake is slightly larger than 2 pounds with a 3 to 5 pounder not that uncommon. "The largest peacock bass I have personally weighted was 8 pounds… This new fish is an amazing catch."
The former state record Peacock Bass (Tucunare) was caught on November 5, 1990 by Berry Brun, Lihu'i, Kaua'i… It weighed 9 pounds 4.2 ounces according the the Hawaii Fishing News, official keeper of all state record fish.
POSTED: 08:15 a.m. HST, April 1, 2012
New State Record Peacock Bass
After almost 22 years as Hawaii's largest Peacock Bass… a new champion has emerged to move top honors from Kauai to Lake Wilson on Oahu. The new record Peacock Bass tipped the scales at a whopping 11 pounds 12.13 ounces.
The lucky angler is Mr. Jo Cose from Irony, Texas. "I've caught bigger largemouth bass, but this the first time I've fished for peacock bass. They are so beautiful, and fight like crazy… you should have seen that sucker jump. This one makes those other fish we caught (the 5 and 6 pounders) look small. LOL"
"Being from Texas", said Jo Cose, "I wanted to catch a big fish… so we were using 5 - 6 inch live tilapia for bait. 'Big Bait - Big Fish'! We were in the boat moving slowly along the shore, flipping the live bait next to the grass. The tilapia struggling to get into the cover attracts the big peacock bass. You can tell when there is a big bass around because the tilapia goes crazy struggling to get away. The water visibility was about 4 or 5 feet so we could see the big peacock charge up and grab the bait. It was wild. I've never seen anything like this kind of fishing."
The new state record fish was caught on the North Fork of Lake Wilson in a cove called "Tuke Bay".
Local freshwater angler Stan Wright said: "I've heard stories from several people catching 11 and 12 pounders in Lake Wilson, but this is the first where there was an official weigh in and pictures taken." According to Wright, records kept of his catches and those records from the HFFA (Hawaii Freshwater Fishing Assoc.) bass tournaments indicate the average peacock bass in the lake is slightly larger than 2 pounds with a 3 to 5 pounder not that uncommon. "The largest peacock bass I have personally weighted was 8 pounds… This new fish is an amazing catch."
The former state record Peacock Bass (Tucunare) was caught on November 5, 1990 by Berry Brun, Lihu'i, Kaua'i… It weighed 9 pounds 4.2 ounces according the the Hawaii Fishing News, official keeper of all state record fish.
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