ELBA / PESCA: GREAT SUCCESS OF BIG GAME FISHING AT CVMM
Great participation in the 9th Italian Drifting Championship for companies
Marciana Marina , 12 May 2021 – It was a great success of
participation for Circolo della Vela Marciana Marina which last weekend hosted an important event of Big Game Fishing, the Italian Drifting Championship for companies 2021, organized in collaboration
with the Italian Federation of Sport Fishing and Underwater Activities and in particular
the Provincial FIPSAS Section of Livorno.
47 teams (representing 21 companies) from all over Italy to give life to the Drifting competition, a
specialty that involves fishing for predatory fish (the latter after
are released into the sea) and with the use of boats drifting or
at anchor.
The weather and sea conditions in the two days of competition proved to be very so that
perfect for this type of competition, even if the rough sea and the wind
on the opening day made the action of
fishermen particularly challenging. In all, over 130 specimens were caught, mainly
bluefin tuna up to 80 kg in weight.
The company that obtained the best score and therefore the final victory was
that of Delta Fishing Padua Club composed of Loris Novello, Cesare
Bedin and Andrea Schiavon, Leonardo Marini, Andrea Favaro, Massimo Frazzetto.
The second place in the ranking saw the CVMM club, formed by
Armando Pollastrini, Stefano Zagaglioni and Roberto Fiorenzani. Marco Ricci,
Camillo Romano, Mattia Bucchioni and Giovanni Balestrini, Lorenzo Romeo,
Christian Muti.
The third step of the podium was the prerogative of the Venetian team of Albarella
Angler’s Club composed by Ader Cappellato, Alberto Trevisan and Sara Valente,
Alessandro Pedrina, Luca Giovannini, Manuele Losi.
The award ceremony of the national competition, which brought almost
two hundred guests to Marciana Marina, was held on the morning of Sunday 9 May on the platform
of the CVMM headquarters.
The event was held under the patronage of the Municipality of Marciana
Marina and with the support of Acqua dell’Elba, Elba Bevande, Sporting Club
Marciana Marina, Amici del Mare Marciana Marina, La Bottega del Pescatore,
Ondazzurra Nautica, Lowrance, Ristorante La Vecchia Marina, Top Game Top
Fishing, Italcanna, Lawley Jeans, Hotel Marinella , Experience Relais Il Termine,
Suzuki, Napoleon Tour Operator, Capitan Cinelli, Pratiko Fishing.