Phillyfanatic

Good topic. Curious on knot recommendations for when I tie 50lb Power Pro braid to a 50lb fluoro leader on a Falcon Marsh Peacock rod with an Abu Garcia STX bait caster with 8.1:1 gear ratio and 25lb drag? Fishing trip to the Amazon in October and fishing for peacock bass for a week. Need a good strong knot that’ll be strong but not impede casting through the guides.

Well I think I’m set on rods now. For myself I got a pair of Falcon Cara Peacock medium/heavy fast 5’7 rods. One will be paired with an AbuGarcia Revo5 STX 8.1:1 gear ratio 25lb drag bait caster and the other with an AbuGarcia Revo Premier low profile 8.1:1 gear ratio 20lb drag bait caster. Falcon Cara Peacock Medium Heavy Fast I got a Falcon Marsh Peacock heavy fast 5’7” rod that’ll be paired with another AbuGarcia Revo5 STX 8.1:1 gear ratio 25lb drag bait caster. Falcon Marsh Peacock Heavy Fast For my wife who uses spinners I found a nice rod from a store out of Florida called Vense Lures. They make these rods specifically for peacock bass. The medium heavy fast and the heavy fast are both 6’ which seems to be the best all around rod I could find for spinning reels for my wife. It was brutal trying to find good peacock spinning rods that were shorter and had a strong backbone. I looked at the Blackfin Dockwalker and the Bull Bay Bull Pup which were shorter, but I felt infinitely better about the Verse peacock rods. I got her two MHF and a HF and all three will be paired up with the Shimano Stradic 4000XG 6.2:1 gear ratio and 24lbs drag spinning reels. Vense Spinning Peacock Rod Heavy Fast Vense Spinning Peacock Rod Medium Heavy Fast Going with Power Pro V2 Slick braid on all of them. The MHF rods will get 50lb braid and 50lb fluoro leaders. The HF rods will get straight 65lb braid. Now I’m collecting lures. The Verse Lures site had some nice looking lures. I bought a few. I got some really nice discounts on every single item so far, but for 6 rods and 6 reels I spent about $2,000. That means that this won’t be the trip of a lifetime. There will be more than one trip! We are getting our money’s worth out of this equipment!

Cerveza is what I’ll be drinking while I’m throwing a Perversa!

I read about the Perversa somewhere else, too. They said it was their best lure. I’ll have to look it up and see if I can grab some. Not to be confused with the Cerveza of which I’ll probably have many. Now I’m grabbing a pair of 5’7” Falcon Cara Peacock MH MF rods for the jigs and smaller lures. It’s two steps up from the Bucoo basic rod. Lighter, better guides, etc. Falcon lists them for $250 but I found a sporting goods store in Texas near the coast that has them for $209. All I have to do is find short spinning rods. One MHF and one HF.

I bought a Falcon Marsh Peacock Bass casting rod from Cabela’s yesterday for $210. 5’7” Heavy Fast line weight 40-80lb braid. Will have an Abu Garcia Revo5 STX 8.1:1 gear ratio ten bearings and max 25lb drag on it. 65lb Power Pro Super 8 Slick V2 braid. Will use it exclusively with woodchoppers and larger lures. For those who target the toughest fighters in freshwater, the Falcon® Marsh Peacock Bass Casting Rod is the smart choice. Unlike standard tackle, this rod is specifically built to handle the surging runs and cover dashes; its rugged 100% graphite blank hits the elusive sweet spot that combines lightweight and responsive with super-strong and durable. Tourney-class features reflect the no-compromises approach, with high-strength, nearly indestructible Recoil® guides and a split-grip handle design with non-slip synthetic grips for maximum holding power. In short: if you want to win those epic battles, this is the rod you need. Built to take on the toughest fighters in freshwater Rugged 100% graphite blank Lightweight, responsive, super-strong, super-durable Nearly indestructible Recoil guides Split-grip handle design Non-slip synthetic grips for maximum holding power Now I have to find a pair of medium heavy fast casting rods preferably short rods to load 50lb braid. Also need to find a couple of spinner rods. One MHF and one HF. My wife uses spinner rods. They are harder to find. I wonder if I shouldn’t just get her a couple of salt water spinner rods. I got her Shimano Stradic 4000XG spinning reels. 40 feet per handle turn, 10 bearings, 6.2:1 gear ratio and 24lb drag.

I’m struggling to find rods at a reasonable price. Reasonable to me is under $200 a piece. I need a pair of medium heavy fast casting rods and a heavy fast casting rod as well as a medium heavy spinning rod and a heavy spinning rod. My wife only uses spinning reels. We went fishing tonight in a private lake around the corner tonight. It was heavy weeds. She caught the biggest bass at about 3 lbs tonight. Do you have any recommendations on these shorter rods? I’m struggling to find reasonably priced shorter rods.

Did you change out the hooks on your lures for something stronger? Did you use snaps and change out your lures or did you tie every lure? I assume you tie directly to woodchoppers, but use fluoro leaders with snaps to change out smaller lures quicker? What kind of snaps do you recommend?

That’s a great video. Curious about a few things. How many days were you out there? About how many fish do you think you caught? What was the biggest out of your brothers and you? And how far are your casts? They look like a mile, but the cameras are funny that way. My guide says about 100 feet. When I have all my equipment I’m going around the corner to a private lake and tossing the big baits on the bait casters with 50 and 65lb braid and tuning my bait casters and building the muscle memory before I go.

Thanx for the suggestion. I’ll take a look at it.

The two main rods I do are going to have the Abu Garcia Revo5 STX on them. One heavy fast with 65lb braid for woodchoppers. One MH fast with 50lb braid and 50lb fluoro leader for flukes, jigs and smaller top water lures. The Revo5 STX is an 8.1:1 gear ratio workhorse with an amazing 25lbs drag. Have read reviews by folks that used it for peacocks in the Amazon and they rave about its stopping power. The Revo Premier that I’ll use on another rod has an 8.1:1 gear ratio with 18lbs drag. Casts farther but is really good with lighter baits. I’m looking at some of the 6’ rods as well as the Falcon Bucoo. Thanx for your input.

The direction I’ve been given is 3-4 rods per person. Medium/heavy and fast action. I’m choosing not to fish for catfish so don’t need heavy. 50 and 65lb braid for lures and jigs. I trust the outfit. What kind of equipment are you thinking?

Looking for advice. I’m looking at the newest version of the Abu Garcia Veritas Tournament Casting rod in the 6’10” and 7’ sizes medium/heavy fast for a 3 week trip I am taking to Brazil in October. Abu Garcia Veritas Tournament Casting Rod VXTC 610-6 & VXTC70-6 I’ll be spending a week on a houseboat in the Amazon fishing for peacock bass, arowanas, black piranha, bicuda, etc. I have four baitcast reels. Two Abu Garcia Revo5 STX 8.1.1, a Revo Premier 8.1.1 and a Lew’s Tournament Pro 7.5.1 on a 7’ Vengeance rod. The Lew’s Tournament Pro gets to go as an emergency rod, because it’s performed really well for me the last two years in PA and I just want to see how it does with a peacock. One Revo5 STX will be strung with 65lb Power Pro braid for big woodchoppers. The other three reels will be strung with 50lb Power Pro braid and a 50lb fluoro leader for smaller lures, poppers, flukes, jigs, etc. I have all medium rods for PA. I’m looking at this Veritas Tournament rod for this trip, because I’ve heard good things and I can get 3 of them for $140 each which is a bargain. Am I going to be pleased with these rods? (I don’t have expensive rods. I have nice reels, but my rods are like cheap Daiwas, Vengeance, Vendetta and Ugly Sticks.). Are these Veritas Tournament rods going to handle 50 and 65lb braid ok? Anybody have any thoughts, concerns or ideas? Just looking for advice as I don’t want to break the bank on new equipment. Trying to be reasonable and get bang for my buck without getting something incompatible with my reels. Thank you in advance.