Bolognese fishing in free fall

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 all his cunning, working intelligently, using fine lines and ultra-light equipment.

Sea fishing with Bolognese

The Bolognese rod is the most suitable tool for "fine" fishing. Even the fixed barrel is, we don't deny it. However, it does not have a reserve of line, as is the case with the Bolognese which can certainly count on the reel. This detail, absent in the fixed barrel, allows you to better manage the prey in difficult conditions, such as great depths, cliffs or piers with breakwaters. Furthermore, the latest construction technologies allow us to create truly thin, high-performance rods of 6.7 and 8 meters, with soft or semi-rigid actions, which do not fear difficult conditions such as those dictated by ultralight fishing.

What does it mean to fish in free fall?

The objective of fishing with the Bolognese in fall is to make the bait more authentic, as natural as possible in the eyes of the prey, exploiting the principles of physics and the use of light floats, thin wires, long lines and soft terminals. This setting becomes necessary on days of good weather, with cliffs and the exteriors of the piers having crystal clear waters. The fish are rather suspicious and the clarity of the waters in August and September certainly doesn't help. Therefore, by using light floats, weights limited to the bone and fluorocarbon lines, it will be possible to put on the table all the weapons of "seduction" against sea bass, sea bream, mullet, sea bream and any prey to tease with the Bolognese. To fish in the fall, it will be necessary to identify the grazing of the prey: on the surface, in mid-water or on the bottom. Once this preliminary action has been carried out, and the species to be targeted have been identified, we will structure the line according to the parameters that we will explain in the next lines.

The equipment

A light and high-performance Bolognese, like the Kolpo Futura (Discover it on Pescalacca - https://www.pescalacca.it/canne-da-pesca/kolpo-futura-canna-pesca-bolognese?search=bolognese%20kolpoandamp;sort=p .date_addedandamp;order=DESC ) may be right for us. The most suitable sizes for drop fishing are 7 and 8 metres, because they have more meters available to build a line that works on deep seabed. A 6 meter can work in fall provided, however, that the seabed is more limited or you fish in mid-water or on the surface. In addition to this exquisitely technical detail, the long barrel offers three further advantages:

• a valid retention of the float in the presence of a current that rises laterally. This really makes the difference when you have to "move" the bait to entice the most astute prey.
• greater space available on the line to build a long shoulder (i.e. crown of pellets)
• more leverage in favor of the fisherman to counteract sudden escapes in complex environments such as cliffs and the outside of piers

Now let's move on to the reel. We usually recommend size 2000/4000 models, just like the Kolpo Boss (Buy it now - https://www.pescalacca.it/mulinelli-da-pesca/kolpo-boss-mulinello-spinning-bolognese?search=bolognese%20kolpoandamp; sort=p.date_addedandamp;order=DESC ). The light body, the large spool, a precise and millimetric front drag are essential elements for fine fishing such as Bolognese while holding.

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Rig for fall fishing

We will mount a good 0.14 reel specific to the reel. The float will necessarily be drop-shaped, because drop fishing usually takes place in conditions of calm seas and high pressure. If the sea is rough and the sky is leaden grey, it will be necessary to fit a carrot float, because it manages the currents better and gives more stability to the line. As for the range, let's say that ultralight fall fishing can require weights from 0.50 grams (for true purists but difficult to manage) to 1.5 grams. In fact, fishing is usually done with 1 and 1.5 gram floats, with 4.5mm antennas which can be replaced with starlights when fishing at night. There are two shoulder pads to use:

• equidistant pellets and all of the same size (for example 10 pellets of 0.9 grams spaced 15 centimeters each)
• smaller and then larger pellets, with the distance between them initially reduced and then increasing (for example starting with 3 pellets up to 12 pellets, with a distance between 5 centimeters and 20/25 centimeters)

The terminals for fall fishing may have variable lengths between one meter and two metres. A secret to avoiding ruining wigs is to never exceed the length of the frame! Finally, the connection between the terminal and the main line can take place either through a micro-swivel or with a simple blood knot, which should avoid breakages during the traction phase, in short when the fish fights and does everything to free itself.