New All Tackle World Record Peacock Bass  

By Jim Kern

On June 1, 2010 the IGFA (International Game Fish Association) certified the 28 lb. speckled Peacock Bass caught by Bill Gassmann of Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 9, 2010 while fishing with Captain Peacock Expeditions of Manaus, Brazil.  The new world record peacock is 37” long with 25” of girth, beating the old world record a full pound.   Read more about this New World Record Peacock Bass.

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