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
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 […]
