I have been stocking my backyard canal with peacock bass for 3 years now, and i have peacock in there that easily reach 20 pounds, im afraid to use my bass rod and i was wondering what rod and reel for freshwater would hold up to these monsters, yesterday my friend hooked a big one and broke his saltwater rod.
Must have been a really big peacock or your buddy didn't know what he was doing. I've not fished for them in their native land, but I will at least once before I die and from what I've seen on TV and youtube videos, they can be had on very heavy bass tackle.
For instance, a big peacock could very well be handled on a extra heavy seven-foot-eleven Gary Loomis Nine-Fifty-Seven Swimbait Rod that's rated for twenty-five to sixty pound line and four to ten ounce lures.
Other heavy and extra heavy rods like the one above would work well. My top of the line Shimano Crucial Swimbait Rod could probably handle one extremely well.
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