"The fascination of fishing is that it is the search for what is elusive, but attainable", is the definition of John Buchan for what is the activity that engages, for hobby and competitive level, millions of people in the world. And it is precisely this definition that we could give to today's fishing session: the waiting for prey that seems to escape the protagonist of the video, but that is not as unreachable as he himself thought.
The spot chosen by the expert of the brand Trabucco is that of Nazario Sauro Port, Livorno, and more precisely a cliff particularly exposed to the weather and cold, which make the day more difficult than expected.
Despite the assumptions, as he himself decides to venture into a day of fishing with the Bolo rod in this particular point at the suggestion of other fishermen who have previously spotted interesting schools of sea bass in this area, something seems not to go well, because the bass he himself aims to seem to be little interested in the proposed bait.
Our expert, in fact, proposes a very captivating trigger, that is a shrimp of remarkable dimensions. He explains in detail how important it is to compare the size of the bait used to those of the hook, especially because the sea bass, fond of shrimp, will voraciously devour the trigger in one bite.
The cold begins to be felt after hours of waiting on the rocks and sea bass, although the protagonist changes trigger three times, seem not to want to approach. Never before has the initial quote acquired a precise meaning: fishing is research, and probably only stubbornness and perseverance will repay those who do not want to give up too quickly.
Waiting for the arrival of the sea bass pushes the protagonist to explain in detail what kind of equipment he has chosen for this day, starting from the fishing system, suitable for triggering the shrimp. It is a closed plumbing, four plus three split leads and a torpille. This fishing set-up prevents the shrimp itself from moving too freely and from going to ground up on the bottom, stranding the line.
The drop shaped float, prepared for the use of starlight is another valuable component of this day, as it allows you to have greater visibility even with a sea a little more moved. In this case the float is kept well away from the maximum limit of sinking thanks to the lead used, which pushes the same to a maximum of 50-60% of sinking.
Today's fishing spot, the reef, requires the use of rigs extremely resistant to abrasion and to rubbing. In this respect, the T-Force Sealion wire is decidedly unbeatable, especially if used in diameters of a certain type, such as 0.16.
The net handle, called Scogliera, and the fishing rod Frangente X Bolo complete the equipment presented by the protagonist of this video. Two indispensable products for this spot and for the type of prey to be lured today, especially for a high resistance to saltiness.
The diameter chosen for the rigs seems to have been a good omen because after a long wait something seems to attack the trigger. A large prey drags away meters and meters of wire moving further and further away and making the protagonist himself doubt to be able to take it to the gain.
A long battle awaits him, a battle that initially seems to be lost, but that after several attempts leads the fish to get closer and closer to the surface to reveal itself: a large sea bass, defined by the expert as the fish of life, makes its appearance among the rocks. With not little effort and running the risk of slipping, it can be triumphantly lifted and shown.
A worthy conclusion to a particularly difficult day but that has undoubtedly repaid the expert of the brand Trabucco and the choice of equipment.