FULL BIO

The 2000s were unforgettable, intense, exciting and above all crucial for my mindset as a fisherman. It was, without a doubt, the decade in which I spent the most hours fishing ever; helped also by the tender age and the almost total absence of important commitments, in addition to school and some occasional work. At the beginning of the 2000s, at about 12 years of age, my fishing buddies were my cousin Emanuele (to whom I owe a lot) and some childhood friends. I started with coarse fishing to target small cyprinids in the many quarries and ponds of the Pescara hills, and then moved on to the classic bottom fishing to target larger carp and catfish. Types of fishing that I have pursued throughout the decade, in the milder seasons. As the warmer months went by, every winter was represented by trout fishing in small lakes/reserves in the Pescara area. Lake trout fishing that I practiced initially with float (peacock feather) and later with spinning with the use of spoons and waders. I have occasionally practiced the tremarella technique with the use of small slides. From here I learned the first lessons. Coarse fishing has taught me to seize the moment, to be precise, lucid and methodical in choosing lines, weights and correct baiting. Bottom fishing has taught me to keep up with important specimens and to be aware in choosing the bait, the hooks, the cast and the spot in which to cast. Trout fishing has excited me a lot since the first catches and above all it has opened me up to the world of spinning. In the mid-2000s I began to understand that I preferred spinning fishing above all. The real problem was that I was only able to practice it in the colder months. Close to the spring of 2005, thanks to my cousin Emanuele, I finally discovered the existence of Bass in the quarries of the area. It was love right from the first catch, not only for the predator's extreme combativeness, but for having discovered that he can practice spinning even in the warmer months! Well, the discovery of largemouth bass has revolutionized the way I spend my free time. In the same year, thanks to the use of my fantastic Piaggio Zip 50 scooter, I was able to fish for largemouth bass in the vast majority of quarries and ponds in the area. It was a perfect combination, independence from the point of view of mobility and the discovery of a new fishing that changed my habits forever. From there I never stopped catching Bass everywhere. I spent my first years of bass fishing mainly looking for new spots, rather than skill up the basic technique. Initially I fished Bass exclusively with spoons and inline spinners and immediately after I started using the first soft worms, texas rigged. After caught bass in almost all the lakes/quarries in the area, I realized that I had an important potential available, the Largemouth Bass lives everywhere, it was only necessary to look for the key to catch the big ones and study their habits. From there, I began to skill up the fishing techniques and to diversify the presentations in the water, going to expand the bait park, thanks also to the knowledge of fishermen in the area with the same passion as me. From moped rides to buy new bait, to endless days of fishing that went from sunrise to sunset, I can safely say that I have had an extraordinary few years. Like all fishermen, we spent the weekends competing to see who could catch the biggest Bass and with the most crazy bait, without ever taking ourselves too seriously, with a few jokes here and there filling indelible adventures. In the same years, there was the boom of fast internet, and I took the opportunity to increase my culture in relation to Bass fishing. Initially there was poor material available on the web, but fortunately I discovered Luca Quintavalla's contents which gave me the opportunity to draw on precious material. Luca has been a beacon for me, but more generally for our generation. His content, his strong passion, continued to feed the quality of our fishing sessions and to increase our emotions. Furthermore, Luca has always been available to provide advice and answer questions, even in private. I would like to publicly thank Luca for what he has given and continues to give for the development of this sport in Italy and around the world.