Pacu Fishing

Pacu is a common name used to refer to several common species of omnivorous South American freshwater fish that are related to the piranha. Pacu and piranha don't have similar teeth, although the main difference is jaw alignment; piranha have pointed, razor-sharp teeth in a pronounced underbite, whereas pacu have squarer, straighter teeth like a human in a less severe underbite, or a slight overbite. Additionally, full-grown pacu are much larger than piranha, reaching up to 0.9 m (3 feet) and 25 kg (55 pounds) in weight, in the wild.

Pacu is a term of Brazilian Indian origin. When the large fishes of the Colossoma genus entered the aquarium trade in the U.S. and other countries, they were erroneously labeled pacu. In the Amazon, the term pacu is reserved to smaller and medium sized fishes in the Metynnis, Mylossoma and Myleus genera.

In Malaysia have some Pacu as well! Last time South America  export to Malaysia!

I have caught a few Pacu as well :)

                                                      Action Time with the Pacu
    

 

Pacu around 5kg ++

Pacu 3kg

 Pacu 5.5 Kg

 

Pacu 4kg

                                                                  Pacu 6kg

 Bait :  Live Bait , Fish pellets and Nuts (  Normally I like to use Fish Pellets and Live Bait )
 Main Line : 20lbs
 Leader : 20lbs
 Hook Line : Braided line 80lbs

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