Ooops, I won.
HENRICO, Va. James river June 26, 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Introduction We finally have a chance to tell the story of a tournament gone well. We cheer for Jacopo, his wife Federica and their dog Yago. We do it to lift their spirits. But in a way, we all needed this one. I […]
The first victory is never forgotten, but…
Introduction We return to the Potomac, a great and important river that runs between southern and northern states, a line dividing the country during the Civil War. It is also the stage on which Jacopo’s most extraordinary victory to date took place on the professional circuit. That victory certainly provided psychological pressure that was the […]
Adventures on Eufala, and the Worst Co-Angler of All Time.
Introduction Only a few days after the cursed tournament on Lake of the Ozarks, Jacopo found himself back in Alabama for the MLF Toyota Series (Southern division) tournament on Lake Eufaula. Tired from the previous, stressful event, Jacopo has only two official practice days and does his best to use them well. In the case […]
Lake of the Ozarks: Beauty and Damnation
Introduction For the fourth event in the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Jacopo faced an immense, unfamilir lake for the umpteenth time this season. Lake of the Ozarks is very beautiful from an aesthetic point of view. Its rocky shores are covered in plants and its rolling hills descend sweetly toward the water. But it is […]
Adventures and Misadventures in the First Person
We’ll tell this story in the first person. It’s because what happened in the MLF Toyota Series on Lake Chickamuaga was incredible, and it’s best to have Jacopo explain it in his own words….. “I had already been on this lake in 2019 when I fished a Bassmaster Open. I didn’t have a great tournament, […]
Challenges and Solutions on Oklahoma’s Biggest Lake
For the third stop of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Jacopo had to again figure out a lake that was new to him. An angler will always encounter challenges when fishing against the best pros, and perhaps more so on a fishery like Eufala. It’s a lake that by its very nature does not offer […]
Pickwick Lake, return to Florence.
Tournament report It’s always a bit strange for someone born in Florence, Italy, like Jacopo, to return to the vicinity of the picturesque town of Florence in Alabama. Although in reality, this Phoenix Bass Fishing League (MLF) circuit tournament started from Iuka in Mississippi and took place on a dam on the Tennessee River… […]
Lewis Smith Lake: the deepest lake of Alabama.
MLF Toyota Series Report For the fourth time, Jacopo finds himself facing the deepest waters of Alabama while fishing in the dam on the Sipsey Fork tributary of the Black Warrior River, known as Lewis Smith Lake. The maximum depth is 264 feet and the fish species suitable for tournaments consist of Largemouth black bass […]
Press release 2022 – mix
Press release 2021 – mix
