Reports
Dec
2014
What a great Michigan Family I had on the water today, The Schwarcz’s Rick and his Daughters Yardena & Ariella and his Son in Law Aaron Lincoff. They say, “A Family that fishes together Stays together”. The family started out with Aaron catching the first Peacock Bass in 7 seconds, WOW! Next was a Peacock & Largemouth caught by Ariella his wife, then Dad caught a Gar. After that is was mostly peacock bass and largemouth. Dad caught the Most and Biggest Peacock bass, Yardena the biggest Largemouth , Ariella shares the most with Dad so she said’s, and Aaron the first , with the most missed fish, but we won’t talk about that, NOT. We all had a great time and laughed the entire trip and they totaled 13 in all in only 1/2 Day trip. This is what it’s all about Family being together, the catching of fish is the bonus. Book your date’s now for the upcoming peak season. CALL NOW – 954-325-1115
Dec
2014
Today I had a nice couple from Ohio Kurt and Ginger Shroyer. On this cold and morning windy day we ended up having a nice time, catching large mouth bass in The Everglades. Most of the larger bass were caught on 13 ” worms by Kurt , then Ginger caught hers on Shiners from BJ’s Bait & Tackle, where the shiners are the freshest . The other bass were caught on Gambler ace. Another highlight was getting up close to a 11′ Gator as Ginger posed several times with. Once the sun came out the day was fine. So come on down to South Florida and get out of the cold and catch some Florida Largemouth & Peacock Bass with Capt. Frank Carbone and staff of Experianced guides are ready to share their knowledge on cathcing your trophy.. CALL NOW 954-325-1115
Dec
2014
Today I had a great day with two fishing Buddies, Nick Mobbs from Wyoming and Stu Baker from Lake Worth. Nick took charge from the start with catching 7 peacock bass and one largemouth. Then Stu answered back with a bonus fiah a nice size Jack Carvella. The boys ended up boating 18 to end a great day on the water. Nice ended up with the biggest Male peacock 4.9 LB. After getting a taste of how these peacock bass fight , Nick is now focusing on join me in “The Amazon ” to catch a 20 LB’er.
Nov
2014
Today I had guided Greg & Clayton from Missouri the first day was a late 4 hr. trip in The Everglades. We fished from 3-7 PM, and things were tough fishing at that time of the day . Then finally as the sun went down young Clayton scored a nice 6.4 LB. Largemouth on a Gambler Big EZ The Results On day Two they opt to for a verity of species, as so they did. The Father & Son caught Snakeheads, Bass & Peacock Bass all in one day. Clayton had the braging rights for the Largemouth & Peacock Bass , while Dad held on the the biggest Snakehead 33.5 “ The next day I guided Jersey John an old client and Friend, we hit the glades hard. The day started out real slow It wasn’t until the last two hours that the Big Gals started to bite. We ended up with 30+ Bass. The Bass were caught mostly on the new Gambler O-Beast. John caught these bass first on the drop off Then I hooked into this Big Gals towards the end of the day. I am coming into my season soon , so if you want to Get out of the cold and come on down to south Florida for some warmthe and Great fishing call now to reserve your prime date’s Jan- April are our busiest months. We are already filling up for spring break. Also we offer X-Mas Gift Certificates for your love ones. This makes for a perfect gift when you don’t know what to buy.
Aug
2014
Long time client and friend LT. Chessley Atchison from Maryland spent some R&R on the water fishing for Peacock & Largemouth Bass today. On day one he had a fantastic day catching near 30 Peacock Bass and only one Mylan. Now day 2 wasn’t so productive, with the Hot weather sunny blue bird shies, and no wind made fishing kind of tough. Even though we only caught 9 fish we did manage to put these two nice bass in the boat. If you are thinking of coming down this winter plan your choice dates, now why they are still available. Thanks for another great season to all my clients this year that I fished with. Have a Great Lobor Day weekend Capt. Frank Carbone
Jul
2014
Mike Hawkins from Orlando for the longest time want to go Peacock Bass after seeing one of my show on TV. This was on his bucket list, and today he fulfilled it by catching the Largest Male Butterfly Peacock Bass this year. Mike with his fishing buddy Ron started the day out as usual each taking turns catch Peacock Bass Mylan & Midas Cichlids and also a Largemouth. In the morning we had spotted a large male peacock bass but couldn’t get him to bite, after several tries we moved on and would try again on the return towards the end of the day. With 19 fish in the boat and signs of rain we head back to where we last spotted the trophy fish. I had both Anglers make long casts to the areas where we last seen him. The Peacock was in a frenzy and finally hit Mike’s bait and the fight was on. This monster took 60 feet of line and the spool of the reel was singing. We had to run chase this Trophy down the canal until he wore himself out after 10 mins. victory was Mike’s. Mike caught this trophy 7.1 LB. 24.5″ X 17″ Male Peacock Bass on a 7′ MH Denali Rosewood Rod, with a Daiichi # 1 bleeding hook, with 10 lb.. vicious mono line. This is the winning combination that works for catching peacock bass. Also this were other successful client’s I had Robert Sitterson and his two sons Cody and Joel. Cody started the day off with a nice 3.13 Lb. peacock The boys had a great time catching 18 in a 1/2 trip. Then there was repeat clients Kevin and his Dad Larry Batsch as this team boated 37 Fish. So as you can see Peacock Bass fishing is a year round sport in South Florida, give us a call on your next visit , you won’t regret it. Capt. Frank Carbone , The Original “Hawghunter”
Jul
2014
This past week has been excellent as far as the Florida Peacock Bass fishing goes. Starting off was Rick Chmar and his 6 year old so Luke from Maryland. Together this Father & Son team managed 35 Peacock Bass mixed with a few Largemouth and Mylan’s. Including a Double Brian Crow and his Brother was next as he stroked several nice fish also. Here the Brother’s are hold up the two biggest of the day as they caught thier Double Then all the way from Australia came Tony Crow by himself put 29 in the boat ending a fantastic day on the water. Finishing off the week was return clients Nick Kides from Jersey and his daughter Nicole. If you have never caught a Peacock Bass you don’t know what you are missing out on. If you don’t want to go to The Amazon the next best thing is Florida. Call now for the summer months. Capt. Frank Carbone – 954-325-1115
Jun
2014
After getting back from vacation in Hawaii , I got back into the swing of things and guided cousins, Eric Mcdine and Adam Purdy both from Florida. Well this was a “Banner Day” for the cousins as they caught over 60- 70 fish today . All Peacock bass with the exception of 4 Midas & 3 Largemouth Bass. Adam caught the biggest 21″ X 17″ 6.1 LB. and Eric with one weighing 5.5.LB. Anything better then this you have to join me in The Amazon” 24 LB. caught on Top water by Joe Rossi from PA. Join Capt. Frank Carbone either in Florida or The Amazon for Peacock Bass over 20 years experiance
May
2014
Harry Gualco brought another group down for yet another “Great” 4 days of fishing as he’s done in the past. His group caught several species of fish. The boys were successful on Lake Okeechobee catching bass up to 8 lb. on a wild shiner and also artificial baits. The next day we headed for Miami where several nice peacock bass were caught in the 4-5 Lb. range. Also they caught a variety of other species. with Harry successfully hitting a inshore grand slam by catching a Peacock & Largemouth bass along with a snook. On their last Day it was all artificial baits with Gambler’s Ace being the bait of choice, plus the EZ swimmer,and some 12″ snakes. The boys are already looking forward to next year. South Florida has it all like no other State in the US. Join Capt. Frank Carbone and staff of guides on your next trip to Florida.
May
2014
This past week I enjoyed repeat client Chessley Atchison and his Son Jesse from MD. Dad decided to take his oldest son fishing for a last escape of freedom, before he gets married at the end of this month. On day one Dad took the bragging rights with the biggest bass a nice trophy 8 LB. Largemouth. Chessley caught this big gal on a shiner as were most of the fish caught today. After the boys ran out of shiners the went to artificial bait mostly Gambler ace. to finish of the day with over 60 Bass several Chain Pickerel ,Oscar, Bofin, Gar and even a catfish. The next two they fish for Peacock bass in Miami. they started out the first day with a double , a peacock bass and a largemouth. They had a ball with Dad and Jesse both catching some nice 4 lb. peacock bass , and one that , are ready for this one? I thought they had their third double , which turned out they both caught the same peacock bass. These fish are so aggressive the bass hit Jesse bait first then went to the front and nailed Dad’s. They also caught Mylan and Mides chidlets, oscars , and Largemouth on the same day. This was a great way for Jesse to spend his last few days a single free man. Good Luck Jesse. Join in on the fun as this Father & Son did you won’t regret it.
May
2014
Larry Yanek from Ohio with his Dad Larry Sr. & girlfriend Beth had three Great day’s of fishing. In the three days the trio totaled well over 150 fish Including Peacock Bass Largemouth Chidlets all verities, oscars & a gar. Jr. caught the biggest peacock bass but Beth A.K.A “Brunhilda” caught a 6.10 oz. largemouth while peacock bass fishing which was the Biggest catch of the three days. Here are Just a few picture’s to look at. The great thing about fishing in south florida is , it is the only Place you can catch both Peacock and largemouth at the same time. we have been avaraging around 30-60 fish per day. Capt. frank and guides are ready 7 dayds a week.
Apr
2014
As you can see there has been nothing less then satisfied client as Hawghunter Guide Service, continues to put them on fish. Most recent is Drew Pfeiffer and his girlfriend Kelsey from Texas, as they had a fun catching these scrappy fighters. Once again the woman out fish the men. Along were a few other that week Will & David also both from Georgia You can expect to catch in a full day of fishing between 20 -40 fish right now. The average size is 2-4 Lb. , but they fight like a 5-6 lb. largemouth. Our biggest so far was 6.12 Lb. caught by Jason Schilling from Louisiana. So come on down and get on in on the action, with Capt. Frank Carbone.
Apr
2014
Here are some of what was caught last month, Remember the peacok’s like it Hot. So if your looking to get away for a couple of days of Peacock Bass fishing now is the time we have been avaraging 2-3 Lb. with a few 4-6 Lb . This past month has been nothing less then great for my clients. as everyday they caught between 20 – 60 fish. Also not only did they catch Peacock bass but Largemouth Mylan and Midas chidlets, snook jackarvella’s oscar’s and even a gar. Give us a call we are ready when you are, Capt. Frank Carbone , “The Orginal Hawghunter”
Feb
2014
The Last two days I had Louisiana Guide Jason schilling from New Orleans Style Fishing Charters and his lovely wife Jessica. This was a Xmas gift from his wife a two day fishing trip with “The Hawghunter “. On Day one the action started out on the first cast, as Jason score the first of many that day. As we worked our way through the canals of South Florida . Then Jason caught his Trophy , a monster 6.12 LB. Butterfly Peacock Bass. By the end of the day the couple caught over 25 fish total and some nice ones at that. Now on day two they had a fantastic Banner Day catching 54 Peacock bass up to 5.1 lb. and two Doubles . They had a blast catching a combined total of over 75 Peacock Bass Largemouth bass , mylans, and some other species. The fishing is red hot so come on down and get out of the cold , “NOW”.
Jan
2014
The 2014 Season started out where 2013 left off. The peacock bass action is as good as it’s been. From WI. I had Outdoor agent Conway Marvin and his wife Mary. Conway start of with his biggest Peacock of the day a nearly 5 lb. Male. By 1 PM the couple had boated 20 peacock bass and a few largemouth. Next there was Karen Grayson from Naples, FL. and her friend . They had a great time catching Peacock & Largemouth Bass , Mylan and Jaguars cichlids totaling 29 up to 4.7 lb. The great thing about fishing South Florida is , it’s the only place in the States you can catch both Largemouth & Peacock bass on the same trip. Ending the week was Father & Son Ken and Joe Miller from PA. This duo top off the day with 32 fish into the boat. They also had two doubles with Joe catching the most but dear old Dad capturing the bragging rights with this biggest a nice 4 lb. As the weather gets warm , the action will even get better and so will the size as we enter the spawning season. So book your dates now . Hawghunter Guide Service Capt. Frank Carbone and staff of guides work 7 days a week and waiting show you a fishing experience to remember.
