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  Pike Fishing: Characteristics and how to fish

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  Pike fishing is one of the fishing techniques most appreciated by fishing enthusiasts, both for the challenge it represents and for the quality of the fish that can be caught. The pike is an aggressive predatory fish , which can be fished in various inland waters, such as lakes, rivers, river mouths and canals. The fishing technique for pike is different from that for other fish, requiring the use of a variety of appropriate fishing tackle to catch it.

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  Spinning fishing in the stream in spring

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  We have been in meteorological spring for more than a month. Even if the weather is acting up and it seems more like November than between May and June, the reference season is spring: a moment of transition for nature and for the fish which, from year to year, change their habits, abandoning winter hibernation and opening up to the summer warmth. The vitality of trout, the main protagonists of stream spinning, changes suddenly. They become more voracious and follow their predatory instinct,...

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  Pond spinning fishing: how to start?

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  Autumn, the first cold weather, trout in the pond. It would seem like a cliché or perhaps taken from a fishing book. In reality it is a simple consequence of the meteorological change taking place in October, the month in which we enter the heart of autumn. With the closure of the streams, the decrease in the hours of light and the arrival of the first disturbances from the north, which bring cold and rain, all that remains is to leave the rivers and lakes to concentrate the efforts on the...

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  Method feeder fishing in the fall

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  The arrival of the autumn cold brings about several changes in the life cycle of fish. Prey such as carp, which live in lakes and carp fisheries throughout Italy, experience an increase in appetite before entering hibernation. This is an absolutely normal phenomenon, due to the fact that these fish feel the need to store food and nutrients in quantity, before slowing down their metabolism with the cooling of the water. This happens everywhere, both in natural lakes and in small bodies of...

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  Ledger fishing in fresh water: the ideal feeders for this technique

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  Spring time, ledgering time. Freshwater ledgering fishing starts again at the end of March and the beginning of April. The beautiful days, the general awakening of nature and the end of the hibernation of carp and cyprinids, make this period one of the best of the year to undermine the typical holds of a technique originating in Great Britain.

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  Feeder fishing: the best rigs, groundbaits and baits to use on the lake

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  Feeder fishing is an Anglo-Saxon imported technique, which appeared in Italy in the 1980s and subsequently became one of the most popular of all. This is bottom fishing that can be practiced both in salt water and in fresh water, which aims to present the bait together with baiting in the immediate vicinity. It is carried out using a lead feeder (which is precisely called a feeder) to be filled with groundbait, maggots or both. It is widely practiced in spring and summer, both on the river...

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  Bolognese fishing in the sea: the best floats for the look

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  Bolognese fishing at sea is a technique that knows no boundaries of application. It can be practiced from the cliff, in the port, from the beach, in the canal mouth, so it is a specialty that we could define as "multitasking". In addition to boasting a versatility of use in various environmental conditions, fishing with the Bolognese can offer catching opportunities for multiple species such as sea bass, sea bream, mullet, boghe, salps and, why not, bream.

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  Bolognese fishing in free fall

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  We are in the midst of summer, of great heat, of long sunny days. The sea water has a warmer temperature and the typical reef prey has resumed its activity. Fish tend to feed, so the appetite and predatory instinct are not lacking. However, the conditions of abnormal heat, the absence of winds and storms and high pressure tend to make fishing for specimens weighing more than a kilo complex, sometimes almost impossible. And it is precisely in this context that the fisherman will have to use...

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  Reels: history and types

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  Well yes, the reel was born before the fishing rod... or rather what can be considered the ancestor of the reel or rather a simple piece of wood with wire wrapped around it and it would seem that the Egyptians were the first to use this ploy for winding the fishing line, then among other things this system is still used by some tribes in different parts of the world.

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  Fishing in Bolentino: advice on materials and techniques

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  Bolentino fishing is an extremely popular fishing technique in Italy. It is a dynamic technique that can be practiced at sea from a boat or even from the coast. This technique involves the use of artificial or natural bait and different materials to build our lines. In this article we will see which materials are most suitable for practicing this technique and which are the most used techniques. Furthermore, we will also see which are the best places to practice this technique.

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  Kolpo Poetico and Siciliar: characteristics and review

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  Pescalccacca has been distributing the Kolpo brand for years, a brand specialized in rods, reels, small parts and much more available on the site. We recently tested two new reels from Kolpo in the field: Poetico and Siciliar, models designed for different fishing specialties, which will certainly be talked about for their excellent quality and reliability.

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  The best places to fish in Basilicata

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  Basilicata is a region in southern Italy that boasts excellent fishing spots, both in fresh water and at sea. In 2019 it will be in the spotlight for Matera, elected European Capital of Culture. Probably, given the tourist flows expected for the event, it will also be the subject of visits by fishermen who will take advantage of the summer holidays to discover a very picturesque corner of Italy together with their family, without forgetting the fishing rod in the luggage rack.

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