Amazon Peacock Bass Fishing: Top Tactics for Top Locations Book 4 [Paperback]

Larry Larsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Peacock & Bass | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

In this comprehensive book, the author shares with readers the most productive methods and newly developed techniques for the top destinations, operations and outfitters in the Amazon Basin. The focus is the magnificent Amazon River and it tributaries, the peacock bass and the most successful tactics to use on those waters. Readers will learn about the differences in the tributaries, why some are much better than others for peacock bass fishing, and even some facts about the flora and fauna in the Basin. The book takes a look at the world's most exciting fish, the peacock bass and easily lays out the reasons for such admiration by the avid anglers that visit their native range: the Amazon Basin.

The book is a valuable reference source with numerous strategies and effective angling techniques in each chapter. Readers will learn tactics for "fry balls", "piranha bursts", post-rain, shallow and clear waters, "dolphin encounters", large lagoons, sandbar drops, walk-ins, "teener" schoolars, sight fishing, laydowns, storms, channels, irregular shorelines, topwater trolling, mid-lagoon haunts, "team" fishing, river bars and pools, "fly-outs" and flood stage waters.

Readers will also learn about lure modifications, lure cadence and rhythm to make them the most effective. There's information included on the top bait colors and patterns, size selection of the lures, and many other tackle tips that will increase reader productivity on their next trip to any peacock bass location. There are over 100 detailed illustrations and photos that highlight the most productive patterns.

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From the Publisher

The book is a "where-to/how-to" book designed to help the reader catch more peacock bass everywhere. There are several Appendices including a World Peacock Bass Directory Contact List, courtesy of the Peacock Bass Association, which identifies most all of the world's major agents, operators and outfitters of peacock bass trips and the major product manufacturers and services that cater to avid peacock bass anglers. This is book #4 in the Peacock Bass Series!

About the Author

Larry Larsen is the most traveled writer/angler to the Amazon in search of the peacock bass. Over a period of 52 week long trips to South America, he has caught and released 1,650 peacock bass weighing over ten pounds each, including 480 "teeners" (13 pounds or heavier) and 17 over 20 pounds. Larsen, a 1999 inductee in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, has written over 2,000 magazine articles and authored 20 books on bass fishing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Derrydale Press (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936513535
• ISBN-13: 978-0936513539
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars NICE LITTLE GUIDE, AIMED AT ENTHUSIASTS NOT BEGINNERS, March 1, 2009

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This review is from: Amazon Peacock Bass Fishing: Top Tactics for Top Locations Book 4 (Paperback)

This books tried to be a guide to peacock bass fishing, in all its aspects. Having been a peacock bass fisherman for nearly 20 years, I can say there are several positive sides to this book, with a few minor drawbacks.

First, you should be a fisherman already to read this. The vocabulary is very focused on those who know what they are talking about. On the positive side:

1. There are good pictures of fishermen catching large specimens. The pictures seem very exciting, but they are not of once in a lifetime catch; with a bit of luck you will indeed end up with one of those).

2. There is a good guide to locations, as the Amazon is vast and there are areas where you can only find small fish (nature's puzzle). They give good indications of where to look and how to get there (with recommendation of tour companies that are from 2003, so may be a little outdated.

3. There is very brief and interesting section on features of the region, such as geology (why are some rivers black and others clear?), biology, etc. In very small doses, those are interesting and may wet the appetite for reading more on the region.

On the downside, the author describes almost as science the preferences of the peacock bass as to lure color and type. Having fished for many years, I can tell that these features change from year to year and from lake to lake, so my best advice is bring a full tackle box and try out alternatives. There is no science (yet) on what will make the peacock bass lunge.