What a banner day for Keith & Deb Maltais from N. J. Deb started the day off with the first of over 40 Peacock Bass caught on their Trip.
The couple caught fish at every spot we stopped mostly 2-3 lb. peacock bass.
Then once the sun came up bite got much better and fish got bigger.
As we moved into another area the action started again and around 11 am , it happened , Keith hooked into “Hawghunters’ 3rd biggest Peacock ever. His rod bent over the line started stripping and the chase was on. Every time this beast saw the boat he ran again and again.
Finally Keith after several minutes Keith boated this 8.1 lb. Male Peacock Bass.
Trophy 8.1 lb.
Within moments Deb’s rod went down in similar fashion, but broke off, what a disappointment. Never the less the action continued , and now it was her time to shine. After a nice struggle , and wrists hurting, she landed her 5 lber. 
Today’s trip consisted of 6 fish over 4 lbs. 1- 5 and Keith’s Trophy 8 lb. Florida Butterfly Peacock Bass. The Peacock bass are hitting very well right now and “The Hawghunter”, Capt. Frank Carbone knows where to find them.
The only place to find them larger is the Amazon. My next trip is Nov. 10- 18, 2012 and I have ONLY 6 spots left if anyone is interested.
Today this couple from Jersey had a day to remember and for sure will be back again. Book “NOW” while there are still choice date’s left.
Jan/12
22
Another Great day on Lake Okeechobee
0 Comments | Posted by Frank in Fishing, Okeechobee Lake Bass
If your looking to get out of the cold and catch your Trophy Bass now is the time come on down to Lake Okeechobee.
Just take a look at what Jerry Paris and his friend Dave caught upto this 8.9 LB. “Hawg”
Also while your down here you should try Miami Peacock Bass while your on the same Fishing Vacation.
Here is Danny Lee & Robert Lee From California
Also we have Winston Brodie & his Wife Diane
Steve Santerre from Maine
7 Lb. Trophy Butterfly Peacock Bass
The fishing has been Excellent and should remain for the next 3 months.
Give Capt. Frank a call now while the action is “HOT” and choice date’s are stiill available. 954-325-1115
WOW ! What away to end 2011 for Bill Dean from Georgia with a 10 lb. Okeechobee “Hawg”. Bill has been a client for the past 12 years and we always had a good time , but nothing like this trip.
We decided to sit back, relax, and fish wild shiners all day, this turn out to be a great choice.
After Bill missed the first three one being a 7 + , he started to connect with his first one.
Nice start
Then he got a double.
After 6 more in the 3 – 5 LB. range he connected with what he thought would be his biggest, a 8 lb. lunker.
As the wind kicked up I decided go move deeper in the High Grass , first shiner caught a 4 lb. and in the next was his trophy 10.4 oz. life time Bass. This was one of those moments when the boy comes out of the man. Bill has never experienced a day of fishing like this, totaling 25 bass mostly over 3 lb.
10 . 4 LB. Trophy
Lake Okeechobee is on fire right now and if you want to catch that Big Bass now is the time and Capt. Frank Carbone , “The Original and Only Hawghunter” know where to find them. We are into our busy season which is also the prime season for bass, so book early while there are still some choice date’s.
Good Fishin’
WOW! what a day for Chris & Barb King from Wisconsin. This couple of cheese heads had some heck of a day.
Barb started thing off with the first catch of the day.
It didn’t take Chris long to answer back, with a handful of 3-4 lb. bass, until This “HAWG”, came flying out of the water after he set the hook on a 9 lb. Okeechobee Bass .
9 lb. "HAWG"
Then Barb had the catch of the day a big old Catfish
Chris is a repeat clients of several , but this was the first time I had the pleasure of meeting Barb. Couples like these two is what mades my job so enjoyable.
Chris then came back with one close to 9 lb. What a Day
A fishing Couple for 28 years
This was a day of fishing with wild Shiners on The “Big “O”
Capt. Frank Carbone and Staff of Hawghunter Guides want to wish you all a Season Greeting and a Happy & Healthy New Year
Well, with only 9 days left in 2011 Josh Simmons of Florida took the Title away from ZOO with this 7. 7 LB. Butterfly Peacock Bass.
7.7 lb. Trophy Peacock Bass
Both Angler’s caught great trophies
5 .8 LB. Peacock Bass
This Father & Son team had a great day catching several other , including 7 Largemouth Bass and a Midas.
The Peacock Bass action has been very good these days , so if your down for the holiday’s take a day and see what all the talk is about.
CAPT. FRANK CARBONE AND HIS GUIDES ARE READY TO SHOW YOU A GOOD TIME
SEASON’S GREETING FROM HAWGHUNTER GUIDE SERVICE
Dec/11
4
The Peacock’s “R” Biting for the Holiday & Testimonial
0 Comments | Posted by Frank in Florida Peacock Bass
The Peacock Bass have been biting very well this past month and is expected to do the same through the Holiday’s.
Testimonial :
Just a word to say that both Ty and I enjoyed the time spent
fishing with you. You were a very gracious host and
very informative concerning how things would work
and instruction during the actual fishing.
Again thanks very much for all your work before and during
the trip.
Beaver & Ty Twist from Florida had an exceptional 2 Days of fishing for Peacock Bass
Catching several on both day’s especially Ty’s 5 lb. peacock Bass that was his first on day 1.
On day two the action was much better and the action was non stop .
Next was that great couple Liz & Tracy Ruch from Arkansas , They had an fantastic day catching several Big Bass on Lake Okeechobee . Then we headed to Miami for the mighty Peacock Bass.
A Fishing Couple
The duo showed their skill catching some nice peacock’s up to 4 lb. They both caught quality Fish.
Then Greg Fairbrother from PA. fulfilled his dream to catch a peacock bass and indeed he did.
Ending the week was repeat client Whip Tripplet and his son Tristen from Georgia. catching 19 peacock Bass 6 largemouth and Tristen caught a plecostomus or more commonly known as Pleco.
So if you are coming down to Florida for the Holiday’s book your date’s now while there are still some openings. also if your thinking of getting out of the cold JAN- April are our Prime months. The Hawghunter , capt. Frank Carbone and his Licensed Guide are ready to take out Fishing. Good Fishin’
Lake Okeechobee is on fire now with “BIG BASS”. No matter if we are using Live Wild Shiners or Artificial Baits the clients are catching them up to 8 LB. you can expect over 20 bass with over 20 lb. bag.
If your coming down for the Holiday’s , call now to reserve your day on the Water with “The Hawghunter”, CAPT. FRANK CARBONE.
The month started out with John Hierholzen from Lear Jet with their client Luiz from Brazil. The entire day the boys threw Gamblers Big EZ’s and Ace plastics. Nothing is better then that top water explosion. Luiz had a great time , but found it a little harder to set the hook on Florida Bass, because in the Amazon the monster Peacock Bass hook themselves.
Nice 5 lb.
Okeechobee Top Water action
Then there was honeymoon couple Liz & Tracey Ruch from Arkansas, this was a great couple that I had a good time with. Both experienced a fantastic day on the Big Lake. Liz out fished her hubby 13 to 6 which gave her the bragging right for the entire ride home. In all do respect Tracey did catch the biggest.
- What a Pair
Then there was repeat client Mike Benowitz from Pembroke Pines with his 7 year old Son Josh. This day was all wild shiners, the action was non stop right to the end. Of course Josh caught the biggest, the hard part for Josh was holding the Lunker for the Picture. This was a great day as father & Son shared quality time on the water together.
So if you ever wanted to fish the famed Lake Okeechobee , now is the time to do it. 
Happy Holiday’s , from Capt. Frank Carbone & Hawghunter Guide Service.
What a beautiful day it was for fishing on Lake Okeechobee . Robert Garver from Kansas might have thought ” that there’s know place like home” until he fished the Big “O” today.
The day started out with Robert on his 4 th cast ignited the first strike. Most of the day we through Gamblers Big EZ, as a matter of fact every Bass was caught on that bait.
As the day went on it was steady action . Then he caught a nice 4 lb.
We mostly fished the outer grass lines of the Islands, in the heavy cover with Vicious 50 lb. braid with a good strong 5/0 wide gap X-point hook.
Every time we moved Mike seemed to catch another good bass this time a 5 lb.
The wind was out of the NE at about 5-10 MPH with some great cloud cover, just a perfect. Towards the end of the day we decided to go to our morning spot where there was good action.
After about 10 mins. the Big fish of the day was caught a Nice 6 lb. Okie Bass.
6 LB. Top Water Bass
We estimated a 20 Lb. bag to complete a fantastic day on the water. With the lake up 3 feet , you can now run to your favorite spots once again. Come Join Capt. Frank Carbone & Hawghunter Guide Service while the conditions are just right “NOW”. Good Fishin’
Today repeat client Eric Hunter owner of Precision Construction & Roofing treated his two Top Salesmen to a FREE fishing trip.
Day one started out with Eric catching the first of many to be caught on this day.
Then Lance answered back with his first one of the day
Brian then after a long stretch finally caught his. Now everyone was happy. The pressure was off and now the fun begins.
From this point on it was all Eric and Lance battling out one after the other including a double.
Eric landed what he “thought” would be the big fish of the day, “Not”.
Lance then answered back with this 6 LB. Trophy to take over the bragging rights
Nice 21 .5 " Peacock Bass
At the days end, it was Eric with the First & the Most & Lance with the Biggest.
the boys totaled 38 with 2 largemouth and 1 Mylan Cichlid.
On day two it was just two , Brian had too Much parting at The Hard Rock.
Well, did he ever miss out on a day to remember. Eric & Lance went back and forth all day catching Peacock Bass . At one point Lance was taking a demanding lead over Eric. So Eric in disbelief thought that it was because all the red had warn off his “Daachii Red Bleeding Hook” from catching so many peacock bass.
I accredit a lot of my clients success to this Hook it has been proven that the color red is most attractive to fish. This has become my trademark when it come to Peacock Bass fishing especially.
This day turned out to be the best day of the year for me. There was 54 fish caught in all 49 Peacock Bass and 5 Largemouth to end a Fantastic day with “The Hawghunter’, Capt. Frank Carbone .
Eric ended this day with this Big Knot head Male Peacock Bass and a memory of the one that got away.
Our busy season is creeping up on us so now is the time to book your prime date’s, with everyone visiting for the Christmas & New Year’s Holiday’s it’s one of Hawghunter’s busiest weeks. Call 954-325-1115
Today I had Troy and Gaylyn La Fort from Louisiana, trying their luck with some Peacock Bass.
The couple had a great day catching several Peacock bass on small shiners. I feel much of my success comes from using # 1 Daiichi Red Bleeding Bait Hooks . I feel that the color red attaches the Peacock Bass , as like the many lure’s I use that have red in them. I also change out my treble hooks on my lures even for the Largemouth.
The Day started our with Gaylyn catching the first Peacock Bass, which she wouldn’t hold.
Troy started out his day by catching a 4 lb. Largemouth Bass that gave him a nice fight . See the great thing about coming to South Florida is you can catch both Peacock & Largemouth at the same time , and there is no other place you can do that.
Then Troy took charge and there was no stopping him as he put fish in the boat.
On this 3/4 day trip the couple boated 19 which were all released for the next angler, “YOU” to catch, this end another great day on the Water, with “The Hawghunter”, Capt. Frank Carbone
