The best baits for submerged operation include spoons and vibrating plugs. The Pet Spoon and the Sugar Shad both go into the depths to attract the fish. . When the big peacocks are not on the surface, trolling one will draw strikes. A large Krocodile spoon in a bright orange color can also be effective. These lipless crankbaits can be cast or trolled productively.
Good colors are silver with black or blue backs, yellow or gold, white and green.
The larger peacock bass in the pecking order always get their choice of habitat. Little fish have to get out of the way or be eaten. As a result, you won't generally catch little fish alongside big fish. In most cases, the trophy-size peacocks want to be in relatively deep water, near cover or in a bottom trench in a lagoon. Casting to such places is the best way to attract big peacocks.