Reports

Fishing buddies Allan Sykes and Scott Lomand from Louisiana came down to South Florida to try their luck with Peacock Bass. Due to the cold morning , the day started out catching bass and some cichlids. Scott caught the first peacock , then Allen got the unexpected surprise when he hooked in to this Trophy “Hawg”, a 9.6 LB. 26′ x 16.5′ Largemouth. This is  the great thing about fishing in South Florida it is the only place where you can catch both Largemouth and Peacock Bass on the same trip.  As the sunny day continued the peacock action got better as the friends landed 12 Peacock bass in a 1/2 day trip. Next Day came the Amish Boys Joseph, Joel & Oris from Ohio , these were repeat clients that had a very successful Day on Lake Okeechobee last year.           This time they are doing two Days first the Peacock bass and next week back to the lake.   The Boys ended up with 16 Peacock bass up to 4.12 lb.4 ,LM and 3 Cichlids. What a great bunch of guys.     This could be you on the Next report We are in our peak season now so don’t miss out on the action call now. 954-325-1115   Capt. Frank and staff of guides are ready to take you out 7 Days a week.  

“The Tank” from Jersey takes on the Peacock Bass. It’s always good to have a fellow Jersey Boy onboard every now and then. Tank up until now only fished salt water  and had never fished for any fresh water  before , let alone Peacock Bass. In 3.5 hrs. her successfully put 16 peacock Bass up to 5LB. and 10 Largemouth in to the boat.   To show you how aggressive these peacock bass are Tank broke off the big peacock and 10 minutes later caught the same fish and retrieved my  Daiichi Bleeding Hook. I find a lo0t of my success is from using these hooks.   Now to add to this successful day Tank had an extra ticket for the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons concert at the Hard Rock and invited me along. Now here’s the kicked, he invite me backstage to meet one of music’s icon of all time. “Oh! What a Night” Tank had grown up with Frankie , Joe Pesi , Frank Vincent , (Phil form The Saprano’s ) who I also met on the concert, and several other Celeb’s from the neighbor, the stories were great. One of the things that keeps me guiding for the past 23 years is meeting  several great  people from around the States and The World and everyone has a story to tell. This is a client that I will never forget , a great guy had a lot of laughs and made a new friend from Jersey. We are coming into our peak season for The Florida Peacock Bass, so book your date’s now . 954-325-1115  

If you have never experienced catching Peacock Bass you don’t know what you are all missing. These past clients this past week did just that and had no knowledge what to expect. Well needless to say they all had a ball and were amazed by the strength these scrappy fighters have. They will all return again for sure.   The first group battled over 50 fish in one day catching peacock bass , largemouth, cichlids, Oscars and even a gar. The largest peacock was over 5 LB.   Next was a Father and Son catching 35 with the young angler from Jersey catching the largest and the most to out shine Dad, but of course Dad paid. “ALL the Fish were released you the next angler to catch “YOU”.   We are now going into out Peak season , so book your choice date’s now before they fill up . Capt. Frank Carbone and staff of licensed Guides are ready to share the experience with you 7 days a week. 954-325-1115

Lady Luck strikes again as Barbie Kippas from South Dakota schools her husband Joe on the skills of catching peacock bass. On day 1 it started out with Barbie catching the first of the day and also turned out to big the biggest ,a beautiful 5.5 LB. Male Butterfly Peacock Bass. After about the 4 th Peacock caught by Barbie , Joe finally scored his first. As the day went on the couple continued to catch several more also including 2 largemouth bass 1 Oscar and a Midas Cichlid. All in all they caught over 30 fish 3 peacock’s over 4 lb. several 3 LB’ers. with only 2 under .   On day 2 it was all Joe as we headed to The Florida Everglades Together we caught over 70 Bass nothing too big but all on artificial bait . The bait of choice was Gambler’s Ace. The color didn’t matter.  The South Dakota has a great time and will remember the day they caught Florida Peacock Bass. Next stop the AMAZON for the Monster 20 Lber’s. We are only just coming into the peak season and the dates are filling up especially FEB and March. Book your dates now April & May are also excellent months for the Florida Peacock Bass. Call now 954-325-1115

Hawghunter Guide Service ended the year with 3 Families fishing together. First was the Harry Blair family from NY . Harry has been a long time client of 15 years. This time Harry Brought along his Son John and 5 Grandchildren Harry JR., Willie, Ryan, Lily, Brooke. Our first stop wasn’t that successful so I opted to make a moved to a spot that has produced very well in the past, This was the good move. Once there the three boats caught 25 peacock bass, 3 largemouth , 2 Oscars 1 snakehead and 1 Gar. The most fish were caught by Brooke the youngest Girl, and the biggest was John with a 5.1 LB. peacock Bass. Here is a nice double hook up with John and Harry JR.   Next was return client Jeff Zeitz and his son Matt from NJ This father and Son team boated 20 peacock bass plus 4 other tropical species to end there Great day on the water. Matt took the Bragging rights with this Beauty   Finally was Andrew Teo Daughter Aisla from Florida, who took his Dad Alfred . This trip was a combination of both largemouth and peacock bass,  In a 4 hour trip the Family caught well over 30 Fish.   This is what is really all about Families being together and sharing quality time together , the fish is just the reason and the bonus. I wish all my clients and everyone a Healthy and Happy new Year, from CAPT. Frank Carbone and staff of guides.

Today Lady Luck strikes again as Debbie Vennarini from PA. out fished her husband Joe by catching a Trophy Male Peacock Bass this was the largest one caught in 2014 by a Female Angler. This beauty weigh in at 6.9 LB and was 23″ X 17″. Joe started thing rolling with the first two peacock bass, then Deb caught a mylan. Then I spotted a Big Peacock drop off the ledge she toss it over and 20 second later, it was on. Deb battled her Trophy like a pro angler would have. After a solid 5 mins. of line stripping action, this Big Male Butterlfly Peacock Bass was hers.   The couple caught 21 in all . Also caught by Joe was 2 over 4 lb. There were only 2 Peacock’s under 3 Lb .What a way to end a good year. So let start the new Year off on the right foot , book a trip today , get out of the cold and be the next angler to hold up “YOUR”, Florida Trophy.  CALL – 945-325-1115 I want to wish all my loyal clients and everyone out there a Very Happy & Healthy New Near. Capt Frank Carbone , “The Orginal Hawghunter”

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

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

      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.  

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.