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February 25 – March 3, 2012

March 3 – 10, 2012

Hurry soon if you are planning a Trip of a life time, these Date’s won’t last at these price’s

Capt. Frank Carbone – 954-325-1115

This trip includes 6.5 days of fishing 1 night of lodging at the Tropical Resort. all chaters flights while in Brazil. Also all your meals, Lodging onboard the Barge Camps.

The dates are:

July 23 – 30

August 20 – 27

Caal for more information

Capt. Frank Carbone 954-325-1115

What away to start off the 2010 Season in The Amazon onboard “The Belle”. As always the service and hospitality is second to none.

My clients scored the most peacock Bass ever caught in my 11 trips to the mother land. That’s right , Two Thousand – Three hundred and Sixty – One Peacock alone. Plus there were several other species caught , like Piranha, Giant Catfish, Barracuda, and much more.    One boat in one day caught another record amount 147  Peacock Bass. Here are the stats.     

Numbers:    2361

Size:             10 lb.’ers – 21,    11 lb.’ers – 10,     12 lb.’ers – 11,    13 lb.’ers – 7,    

                     14 lb.’ers – 6,      15 lb.’ers – 7,       16 lb.’ers – 5,     17 lb.’ers – 5,   

                     18 lb.’ers – 6,      19 lb.’ers – 6,      

 20 lb.’ers – 5,      21 lb.’ers – 4,    

                     22 lb.’ers – 2,     23 lb.’ers – 1,        and  24.5 lb.’ers – 1!

                    (non-published were under 10#)

Baits Used:     Lures of choice for this trip were Woodchoppers, High Rollers and Jigs. A Jig caught the 24.5 Lb. by John Keefe from NC.

The New Fishing boats were very stable and roomy to fish out of, as always the guides were excellent, which enabled us to catch the numbers we did.

As my clients send in more picture’s I will enter another report.

Here are the open spots for 2010 . I also have date’s in January & Feb.

November 5 – 13 ( 2 spots)

December 10 – 18 ( 14 spots)

December 31 (10 spots)

So if your looking to join in on the fun while the action is “HOT”, Give me a call.

With Delta Airlines stopping their flights to Manaus in Jan. TAM will be the only direct carrier other then Copa that stops in Panama first. So the seats are booking up fast being those a peak months.

Join me in The Amazon for a Trip of a life time.

Capt. Frank Carbone

954-325-1115

Peacock bass is the common or colloquial American-English name for a species of a tropical, freshwater fish native to the Amazon River basin. They also can be found in the warm waters of many South American countries such as Columbia and Panama, parts of Southeast Asia like Malaysia and Singapore, and even in Southern Florida, Puerto Rico and Hawaii in the United States. Don’t be confused by its ‘nick’ name, Peacock Bass, these fish are actually not basses at all; they are cichlids. However, the top water action, the fight, and the fierceness one feels when they have one on the line is like a combination of the Smallmouth and Largemouth Basses commonly found in North America multiplied by ten!

There are actually 15 different species of Peacock Bass that are found in Brazil. The “speckled peacock bass” and the “Butterfly Peacock Bass” are the top prizes. They grow to be the largest, and are most valued by anglers. Some have been caught weighing up to 27 pounds! Even your common everyday catch is usually 15- 20 pounds!

Agreed by all, the best location to find these trophy Peacock Bass is in the Amazon River basin in northern Brazil. There are many guide operations and lodges operating in this region for a reason. The beauty of these outfits is they take care of everything down to the rods and tackle needed to bag a trophy Peacock. You can choose from varying degrees of luxury for your day to day accommodations. You can stay on a live-aboard river yacht that provides all the amenities of a five-star hotel while cruising the inlets, coves and lagoons by bass-boat all day catching as many Peacocks as you can handle. These sorts of trips are some of the most amazing fishing adventures one can imagine and range in cost from $3000 – $7000 depending on the outfit and amenities you choose. For all these trips, you will have to pay your own way to get to Manaus Brazil, the main city in that region; and to get back home. Once there you hook up with the outfitter group, and you are on your way to a fishing adventure of a life time.

About the Author

Derek V. Thomas – Amateur angler and writer. Find more information about this article and Amazon Peacock Bass at http://www.amazonpeacockbasstrip.com

This 28lb Monster was caught on the Capt. Logan Trip.

The numbers speaks for itself , 1619 Peacock Bass up to 24.5 LB. caught by Bob Irwin from Ocala Florida. The group of ONLY 9 anglers caught 19 over 20 LB. and 158 over 10 lb. several were in the 15- 19 LB. range. Most of the bigger Peacock ‘s were caught on the bigger top water plugs they just love the sound of those ripping props. The 3-8 Lb. peacock’s were caught on Zara Spooks jerk baits and feather jigs.

Now if this isn’t enough, at the end of everyday our Butler Harry would greet us with an ice cold Juice to quench our thirst after a hard , hot day of fishing. Only to be complemented by delicious meals prepared by Gourmet Chef Euelides with the help of our ladies Hildete & Mara who also cleans our laundry and air conditioned rooms everyday.

Like I have mentioned for the past 9 years this Outfit has the best guides in the Amazon and the service onboard “The Belle” is second to none. there are still plenty of prime spot still available for this Fall & Winter. My next group is leaving Jn.15-23 on board The Santana III $3495.00