Italybass TMT evolution 2016: a special victory
Win the Tmt evolution 2016, organized by Italybass, at Massaciuccoli Lake was very special. First of all because at Massaciuccoli lake I have been cultivating my fishing passion since I was a child and this unique and natural location still gives me carefree days. Then because I think the TMT is a prestigious competition, with many young talented anglers, prepared for our lakes and, because of limited speed of the boats, you are forced to adopt strategies and to control every move.
It was a hard-won victory and the contribution of my partner, Marco Cambi, was fundamental. We had no certainties; the tests were very poor, without significant results: some areas considered “fruitful” have been below expectations, especially for big fish. After the prefishing of Friday even worse we discarded permanently a large part of Lake and we opted for a spot “historically” less successful, but it could give us some good catches. In these spots the water was clear (at least for Massaciuccoli), and this could be an important factor because of the rain forecasts.
On Day 1 was, indeed, characterized by incessant rain, with wind and decreased temperatures. We started from the mouth of a small channel, with classic reeds and some rigid structure, pitching and flipping, casting sometimes some reaction baits. We used compact baits, but able to move the water as the Molix Caleo Craw and a new lure by Molix that is still a prototype, with 1/2 oz sinkers (rather heavy for Massaciuccoli, but indispensable in such weather conditions, to not lose the perception of the lure).We also used a chatterbait with the Molix RA shad 4.5 ” as trailer (bait that gave us a fish on Day 1 and on Day 2 ). The combination was right and after few hours we reached the quote with a bass of over 1 kg and one of 0.8 kg: results above expectations. We moved to another channel and we improved our results with another bass of 1 kg. At the end of the day we reached 3.950 kg: we got the first position.
On Day 2 we replicated the strategy of the previous day, we were convinced that our area would be less affected by the heavy rain, incessant during the whole night. The day 2 started much more slowly, with fewer and more timid attacks to our lures. Our first spot gave us 3 fish and after the second spot we reached the quote shortly after the halfway point. No big bass, but once the competition ended we understood that, for the fishermen fishing in the rest of the Lake, was even worse: the murky water made many areas unusable and they caught just few fish. Our 5 bass,2.520 kg, were sufficient to defend our leadership and ensure us the victory of the TMT 2016!
Thanks to Molix for the valuable and constant support.Thanks to Italybass for the impeccable organization, in really tough weather conditions.
Tackle:
Flipping/pitching
Rod: Molix Skirmjan 7’3” 3oz, Reel:Daiwa Tatula 7.3:1, 1/2oz sinker, Line:20lb Molix Xbait fluorocarbon, Lure:Molix prototipe.
Rod: Molix Skirmjan 7’3” 3oz, Reel:Daiwa td-z, same sinker and same line,Lure: Molix Caleo Craw.
Chatterbait
Rod Majorcraft Corzza 7′ 1-1/2oz, Reel:Abu japan model, Line: 14lb Molix Xbaitfluorocarbon, Lure: Chatterbait 3/8 with Molix RA Shad 4.5”.
Rudi Bartolini
