Jaguars Lurk In South Florida 2024
BassinLou reply :
Just wanted to show all of you not from South Florida, another exotic. This one is called a Jaguar Guapote. They are pretty. Do not fight much, but do have teeth. Enjoy!!
Caylub reply :
Very cool. Appreciate it. I love the exotics.
SirSnookalot reply :
I have caught 3, never thought the fight was special. Just the other day while I was surfing I came across a post where the angler's opinion was opposite, thought they were better than peacocks.
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
Dude, that thing is crazy looking...I wanna catch one now! Why do I have to live in stupid Maryland?
MCS reply :
On 8/13/2013 at 9:06 AM, BassinLou said:Just wanted to show all of you not from South Florida, another exotic. This one is called a Jaguar Guapote. They are pretty. Do not fight much, but do have teeth. Enjoy!!
So they sound like they are kin to the Jacksonville Jags. LOL
BassinLou reply :
Snook, I agree, they do not come remotely close in fighting like a peacock. The individual may have confused them for another fish.
AK-Jax86 reply :
Lou how big do they generally get?
SirSnookalot reply :
On 8/14/2013 at 12:11 AM, BassinLou said:Snook, I agree, they do not come remotely close in fighting like a peacock. The individual may have confused them for another fish.
Most likely. Nothing in freshwater Florida I'd rather catch than a peacock.
AK-Jax86 reply :
Never caught a peacock before but do they ight harder than pike? They have some big ones in NJ that would put up a helluva fight!
I'm pretty sure there are pike in FL but maybe not as common as they are up north... I would think a Muskie would put up a better fight than a pea not sure if FL has Muskie though
SirSnookalot reply :
On 8/14/2013 at 11:25 PM, AK-NJ1986 said:Never caught a peacock before but do they ight harder than pike? They have some big ones in NJ that would put up a helluva fight!
I'm pretty sure there are pike in FL but maybe not as common as they are up north... I would think a Muskie would put up a better fight than a pea not sure if FL has Muskie though
Until a person has caught a number of fish of every species, it's conjecture on what fights harder pound for pound. I've caught pike, muskie, salmon, smallmouth and peacocks, not to mention the saltwater species. I've answered that question for myself, and I'm not going to tell ya, to know the answer you have to catch them all yourself and form your own opinion and everyone still won't agree.
AK-Jax86 reply :
On 8/15/2013 at 1:31 AM, SirSnookalot said:Until a person has caught a number of fish of every species, it's conjecture on what fights harder pound for pound. I've caught pike, muskie, salmon, smallmouth and peacocks, not to mention the saltwater species. I've answered that question for myself, and I'm not going to tell ya, to know the answer you have to catch them all yourself and form your own opinion and everyone still won't agree.
So there are Muskie in FL? Have you caught em here or somewhere else
SirSnookalot reply :
On 8/15/2013 at 2:34 AM, AK-NJ1986 said:So there are Muskie in FL? Have you caught em here or somewhere else
I'm originally from Michigan, no muskie or pike here in Florida.
BassinLou reply :
AK, the only thing remotely close to pike down here is its cousin chain pickerel. They run small and sleek. They do have teeth. I have not seen a chain pickerel for several years now. As far as the jaguar, they do not grow very big. FWC mentioned the record is around 3lbs. I personally have never caught any of the Northern fish you mentioned. Peacocks are very strong and relentless fighters. The only thing I can compare pea's to are LMB. Pea's beat LMB in ferocity, strength, and aggressiveness, in my opinion. However, I fish for LMB 90% of the time. If I see a decent pea to go after, I will. Hence the picture a couple of weeks ago.
I.rar reply :
If those may an cichlids got to lmb size, I think they would give peas a run for their money.
GeorgiaBassBros reply :
On 8/15/2013 at 6:57 AM, sqhertz said:If those may an cichlids got to lmb size, I think they would give peas a run for their money.
That would be a scary fish, imagine a 10lb + cichlid 
Darren. reply :
Very cool fish, man!
SirSnookalot reply :
Biggest mayan I have caught probably was about 1#, real terrors. Many people hooking them for the first time think what they caught was a peacock, I do hate busting their bubble.
BassinLou reply :
MC's are the scrappiest fighters as well as big Oscars. After a full day of catching those my wrists would be sore. Sadly, however, the last big freeze we had in the glades, really brought down the MC's and Oscar populations.
BassinLou reply :
I just saw your post sqhertz, if a MC got to be the size of large pea or lmb. The MC would be the king of the hill no doubt!!
I.rar reply :
Lol I remember reading somewhere about people calling them atomic pan fish. That sounds about right.
SirSnookalot reply :
I don't think the mayans get much over a 1.5# either. You want some real fun, wait until the ladyfish (aka poor man's tarpon) start running, they do come into the brackish canals.
buzzfrog reply :
haha, my other hobby is aquariums and I have a big old momma Jag, funny how all my SA/CA cichs I keep are game fish yall
BassinLou reply :
Now that has to be a very cool aquarium fish to have.
Comfortably Numb reply :
Yes that is a Parachromis Managuensis AKA Jaguar Cichlid. It is one of many Central and South American aquarium fish that outgrow their tank or kill their tankmates and get illegally released into the wild. In captivity males reach about 24" and need a 6' 150 gallon tank or larger for multiple fish or pairs.
Other fish commonly caught in florida and Hawaii are Convicts, red devils, Mayans, Red terrors, green terrors, oscars, dovii, Texas, snakeheads, etc.
....Bill
CravinMorehead reply :
Yet to catch one of them (or a peacock bass). Nice looking fish though
BassinLou reply :
ComfortablyNumb, Jaguars just look mean. They swim cool, and collected, with a mean swag to them. CravinMorehead, in order to catch either species, you have to make your way to South Fl. Central Fl, is way to North for them.
CravinMorehead reply :
I know, my sister lives in Miami, so I might have to take a trip down there haha 
BradH reply :
My Dad and I used to always keep aquarium fish, mostly cichlids. One day my Dad brought home a 10" jaguar cichlid the pet store gave him for free. They said it didn't get along with anything and the previous owner brought it in. My Dad put it in his 125. It already had a few central American cichlids like a big red devil, a few I don't remember and a few convicts that constantly spawned (they always do, mean little buggers too). He named the jaguar " Dale Earnhardt" the intimidator. This was before the racer's death. Within five minutes Dale had everything in the tank pinned to one side hiding in the rocks and it stayed that way for a couple weeks. Usually they settle in but it was clear the was Dale's tank and he wasn't going to share it with anyone. Out of frustration my Dad put Dale in a 55 with two full grown red bellied piranha. I already knew what would happen but I stayed quiet. The next morning there were two red bellied piranha floating belly up in the tank and Dale didn't even have a scratch on him. That 55 became Dale's tank.
BassinLou reply :
Brad H. Great story. Thanks. Yeah, they are scrappy, and mean looking. I would be terrified if I was in his tank also. LOL.
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