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Preparations for the
Eurobass
Cup III begin
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The United States and Europe will once again meet in September at
the Reservoir of Ricobayo (Spain)
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The American team prevailed in the first two encounters
Valladolid
- Spain. December 2005.
The organizing body of the Eurobass Cup is already
working on next year’s event which will be celebrated in Spain in
September and where professional U.S. anglers will participate
against European anglers. The third edition of this tournament will
be celebrated in 2006 which up until now only knows one winner: the
team from the United States. However, as Byron Velvick claims,
captain of the U.S. team selection in 2005, the level of the
European anglers is very good and “either team has the potential to
win next year’s Eurobass Cup 2006”.
Velvick is one of the “veterans” of the competitions
celebrated at the Reservoir of Ricobayo (Zamora, Spain) since the
year 2000 promoted by the Trade Fair Center of Valladolid by way of
the Iberian Hunting and Fishing Week Trade Show. He states that
“the European anglers are much more competitive and versatile than
when I first came to Spain, and it seems that they have really done
their homework with regard to various techniques and addressing the
fishing patterns”. After the experience of the Eurobass Cup, in
which intense and extended days of fishing are shared, Velvick is
convinced that “there isn’t as big a difference between the two
teams as existed before. To that end, both teams seem to be much
more equal in their potential to win the Eurobass Cup in 2006”.
Even though the fishing techniques may be the same
for all the anglers, the same doesn’t hold true for the boats and
motors used. The European market still hasn’t reached the level
that exists in the United States or Japan. There is a clear growth
in the sector, both in the number of interested fishermen for bass
fishing in countries like Italy, France, Portugal and Spain, as well
as in competitions promoted by private organizations (as occurs with
the Eurobass Cup), clubs, federations, etc. This evolution augurs
well for an increase in the middle term of demand by teams that
replace their current, small and outdated boats (in some cases), as
Bink Desaro states, another professional from the American team.
All the American professionals consulted after their
participation in the Eurobass Cup agree when pointing out that the
greatest differences between both teams lie in the motors, boats and
electronic equipment that they use. “The depth finders were the
biggest obstacle to overcome for me”, stated John Crews, “since we
fished with older models that are no longer used in the U.S.”. On
the other hand, as far as fishing rods, lures, reels, line, etc. are
concerned, Europeans and Americans have the same material, “many of
us shop in the same store”, affirms the individual winner of the
Eurobass Cup, Danny Correia, who adds that some European fisherman
“had even better gear than what I use”. Correia assures that the
mechanics of the European anglers impressed him, “casting, boat
positioning, presentation of lures…I think that they have what it
takes to advance in the sport”.
The Eurobass Cup reveals interesting aspects about
how fishing is understood on one side of the Atlantic versus the
other. Independently from the cited differences as far as equipment
is concerned what distinguishes one team from the other is the
professional character of one team and that of a hobby for the
other. Danny Correia summarizes this all very simply: “the U.S.
team spends much more time on the water; I know myself on some years
I may fish 200 days or more, and the Europeans only get out on
weekends”.
The time in the water allows for obtaining valuable
information about fish behavior, water changes, different techniques
developed for different lakes, etc. All of this translates into a
greater versatility of the U.S. team, as stated by Ron Shuffield,
one of the most recognized anglers in the world, with 14
participations in the Bassmaster Classic. “The Americans fish in a
wide variety of waters and because of this they have greater
versatility. The Europeans on the other hand are extremely
effective but with fewer techniques”.
Bradley Stringer shares this opinion and explains
that “the Americans that fish for a “living” are constantly
improving on techniques with the different lakes and time of the
year to catch fish. The Europeans are doing the same, except they
may be limited in their fishing during certain times of the year”
and in areas with less variety than those that are found in the
United States. This was the first time that Stringer participated
in a competition in Spain and although the fishing at Ricobayo
during the Eurobass Cup was difficult he affirms that “there was a
great population of fish, most of us just didn’t figure out how to
catch them. We didn’t figure them out. But the theory is still the
same, a bass is a bass whether he lives in Spain or in Texas and
here, I simply didn’t catch enough big ones”.
A test of skill and ability. This is how Greg
Gutiérrez describes the second edition of the Eurobass Cup.
Stringer expressed that “it is a Bassmaster Classic only held in
Spain” and all of them agree that it is a wonderful experience which
enables them to approach another form of understanding bass fishing,
share experiences with anglers that “are better than they think” and
enjoy a quality competition.
The Trade Fair Center of Valladolid is the organizing
body of the Eurobass Cup and its general manager, Javier Galiana,
brings forward that in view of the third edition he is working to
expand the contents of the tournament, in such a way that the
sporting side complements with the participation of leading
companies in the world bass fishing market, and that this event
strengthens as the reference for bass fishing at a European level.
Mais informações em
www.eurobass.net
Notícia e comentários sobre a
II edição da Eurobass
CUP
Notícia sobre a I edição do EuroBass Cup de 2004 no
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