My friend and I are really interested in catching some Peacocks. Our friends catch big'uns in their ponds and lakes but don't want to share their spots. Please any help is appreciated. We don't know what we're doing.

Get your self some Rapala jerk baits and fish during the brightest part of the day. Also, PM Capt Shane, he will steer you in the right direction. 

Top water baits that walk

 

Spinnerbaits work well

 

They seem to really like blue also

A #9 or #11 rapala stick bait in gold and black, work it fast, jerk and stop action.  Like Lou said, no need to get up early, they hit best on bright sunny hot days, at high noon.  If it has any size, you will know right away that you have hooked something special.

Peacock are speading out all throughout Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. The further south you go the better your chances of a decent size one. I will give you one good location in Dade. Behind the Falls Shopping center. I have caught peacock there, but I have seen some monster peacock that just would not bite for me. Dade county has the best overall population. Remember a hot summer day at high noon is peak time.

Weightless super fluke Jr trigged worked fast near the Surface. I've caught most of my peas on this bait.

Weightless super fluke Jr trigged worked fast near the Surface. I've caught most of my peas on this bait.

Never had any luck, or is it skill lol, using a fluke for Peas.  I catch them on a variety of hard lures, jerkbaits, gold spoons, inline spinners, spinnerbaits and top waters.  We have them here in Palm Beach county, without doubt live shiners rule now.  Years ago there were all over the place in West Delray & W. Boynton, doesn't seem to be the case just yet.  I've located them only east of the freshwater spillways off Lake Ida and canals off the El Rio, both north and south, but it's been tough off the bank.

some friends lol

Miami-Dade has scads of them.  Remember they are tropical fish so air temps below 60º will cause "lock jaw"; consistent water temps below 66º will kill them.  I've had success with inline spinners in yellow / chartreuse and my one Luhr-Jensen woodchopper.  The hotter it is the better the fishing.