Still in the Saddle, Despite Everything
It obviously gets harder to discuss results when your horse isn’t winning, or even placing.
But you also know that the horse is a pure breed and that it has all of the qualities it needs to perform well.
And we fans who passionately cheer for him continue to believe that he can still compete for the top spots.
Maybe we don’t appreciate that this year is not a competition year like the others. Our champion is running now with the fifty best horses in the world. As such, a poor result can still put him on the track to a better result.
Good, not great.
Jacopo competed in his second tournament of the season when he fished his home lake, Guntersvillein the Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament there. He chose to compete and practice there even though it is not part of the Bass Pro Tour, because it nonetheless offered Jacopo a chance to stay sharp, practice new strategies and […]
Freedom Marine Center and Jacopo Gallelli
The sponsorship and support from Freedom Marine Center of Guntersville are tightening even further for the newly started season. Jacopo’s participation in the Bass Pro Tour 2024 can therefore increasingly rely on the professionalism and availability of the friends at Freedom Marine who have been following Jacopo since his early important races in America. On […]
Toledo Bend, a chilling first experience
Having obtained his last minute invite to the long sought after Bass Pro Tour, Jacopo showed up on Toledo Bend loaded with hope and new insights to begin the new season in the best way. A few days of official practice available to him provided interesting results, so much so that he thought he might […]
Is it still a spectacle?
Despite all of our love for bass fishing in all of its forms, it’s hard not to remark that the spectacle of live-streamed bass fishing from American tournaments has diminished over the past two years. It’s a shame, because the Americans are masters of televised entertainment and we are a bit surprised by what is […]
Gallelli will run with Yamaha Motors
In order to celebrate his participation on the Bass Pro Tour, and thanks to its sponsorship, Jacopo can count on running a new Yamaha outboard motor in 2024. He is already on the water testing the new motor and has sent along glowing reviews. Yamaha has perennially been a trusted brand, and we count on […]
All Aboard!
Jacopo was travelling to practice a big lake that was far away from home when a phone call changed his plans for 2024. It was as if the train that he thought would pass him by suddenly stopped in front of him. And Jacopo had to decide quickly: should I board the train or not? […]
End of Season Report (minus Table Rock)
It isn’t easy for anyone – not for me, the writer, and not the least of all for Jacopo – to confront results that are decidedly unfavorable. The previous four tournaments developed as we might have wanted them to but they did not result in checks (even if we appreciate the result at Cayuga). But […]
Report St Lawrence River
Toyota Series Massena, NY Aug 10 – 12, 2023 Introduction Since his previous tournament on the Mississippi River, Jacopo was forced to attend to problems with his boat’s motor. The problems he faced did not allow him to fish that event in the way he normally would have. He showed up at the St. Lawrence […]
Report from the Mississippi
Jacopo had a good feeling when he arrived for the last stop of the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals 2023. It was because he had finished well in previous seasons and also because the great Mississippi River gave him confidence. The pieces signalling a good event were in place.
Even before the official start of practice, Jacopo made a choice
