The Amazon basin is home to the world's largest Peacock Bass. The environ in the basin is dynamic and diverse, therefore the tackle requirements are varied depending on the conditions. Here are my GO-TO setups and flies for covering the spectrum of conditions.
Keith's Peacock Bass Tackle
Topwater Setup
Mid-Depth Setup
Deep Setup
Recommended Peacock Bass Flies
Topwater
Keith's Peacock Bass Tackle
Topwater Setup
- Rods: Sage PEACOCK BASS / Sage TCX 990-4 / Redington Predator 1090-4
- Reels: Sage 6010 or 4210 / Ross F1 #4
- Fly Lines: Sage PEACOCK BASS line (390 grain) / RIO Tropical Outbound Short WF11-F
- Leader: RIO MAX Plus (40-50 pound test)
Mid-Depth Setup
- Rods: Sage ONE 990-4 / Sage Xi3 990-4
- Reel: Sage 6080
- Fly Line: RIO Tropical Outbound Short WF9(or 10)-F/I
- Leader: RIO FlouroFlex (44-52 pound test)
Deep Setup
- Rods: Sage TCX 990-4 / Sage ONE 990-4
- Reel: Sage 6080
- Fly Lines: RIO Leviathan 26 Foot Sinktip (400 grain)
- Leader: RIO FlouroFlex (44-52 pound test)
Recommended Peacock Bass Flies
Topwater
- Master Jack Popper (size 3/0 in colors yellow or blue)
- Saltwater Popper (size 2/0 in red/white)
- Bisharat's Puckerlip (size 2/0 in red/white)
- Bisharat's Pole Dancer (size 1/0 or 3/0 in color Fire Tiger)
- Thalken's Cruiser (size 3/0 in color baby peacock or size 2/0 in color anchovy)
- Bisharat's AirHead (size 3/0 in color red/yellow and blue/white)
- Blanton's Flashtail Whistler (size 3/0 in colors orange/yellow or red/white)
- Fuch's Peacock Deception and Agitator (size 1/0)
- Anderson's Reducer (size 3/0 in color peacock)
- Flashtail Clouser (size 3/0 in colors baby blue/white and chartreuse/white)
- Pelado Fly (size 3/0 in color red/yellow - not commercially available) or Shark/Cuda Fly (size 3/0 in red/yellow)
