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Vantastic Lukas: Auftakt an der Elbe | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Start on the Elbe

Back in Germany After spending the first week in Germany with Alice in her homeland, I was supposed to go back to my hometown after 5 months of “overwintering”. One of the first things I did - how ...

Vantastic Lukas: Zurück in Frankreich (2) | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Back in France (2)

The next horror action Further chub action on the rigs that were still in the water finally forced me to haul in two more rods, until in the end I only had one rod left on the spot. Towards the aft...

Vantastic Lukas: Zurück in Frankreich | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Back in France

A spontaneous meeting I spent three days at a lake at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees. The area was unique, right behind my parking space was an old abandoned village. According to research, the l...

Vantastic Lukas: Unverhofft kommt oft | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Unexpected things often happen

The unexpected often comes After Alice and I said goodbye to the lake in Extremadura, we slowly headed towards the airport in Madrid. She accompanied me on my fishing trip and my domestic travel fo...

Vantastic Lukas: Besuch in der Extremadura | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Visit to Extremadura

Another warm winter My last blog and my last fishing session ended in the south of France when the weather there turned bad, with the words: “A good moment to continue the journey”. That was more t...

Guido Richard: Etwas Neues - Hechtangeln im Volkerak | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: Something new – pike fishing in the Volkerak

Since becoming an angler, I've been constantly looking for new ways to have fun. For this I need a goal and challenges - I want to create new feelings, explore new paths in order to satisfy my ...

Guido Richard: Okay okay | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: Okay, okay

At the beginning of July I'm eager to go carp fishing after being too busy with trout and predators for more than a month. I find a very quiet little place, easy to bait and cool for summer eve...

Vantastic Lukas: Autoreparatur am magischen See | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Car repair at the magical lake

A magical place There was hardly a better place for me to wait for spare parts to repair the car. Fortunately, the damage occurred shortly before the intended destination in southern France, the ma...

Hit the road Jake: Wenn die Herbstblätter fallen | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: When the autumn leaves fall

Every morning and every evening, fog rises from the field, It's cool, even cold, you might say, I'm shivering down by the river, She can do it, chase away the ghosts, sends rays of sunshine...

Vantastic Lukas: Den Zugvögeln hinterher | Hammer Tackle

Vantastic Lukas: Following the migratory birds

Project “4×4 Van” It's been a long time since I last hit the keys. After all the writing, whether books or blogs, I needed some variety in the form of craft activities. Even though the last van...

Hit the road Jake: Hin und Zurück | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: There and back

Dear readers, I have to apologize deeply! A full four months have passed since I last wrote a blog. Over a quarter of a year, almost a small eternity, one might think. Four full moons without spect...

Guido Richard: Frühjahrsfinale | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: Spring finale

At the end of April, the predatory season was over for us and with the first casts early in the morning - in search of the first pike of the season - my addiction and desire for the carp was exting...

Guido Richard: Mein Lieblingsmonat | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: My favorite month

April, April, my favorite month! Nature is slowly becoming green again, the trout are catching mayflies again, the carp are getting into the feeding mood again and are often enjoying the first warm...

Hit the road Jake: Ein Sommernachtstraum | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: A Midsummer Night's Dream

I feel like I've stumbled a bit into summer this year. Stumbled in, so to speak, without knowing exactly where the journey was going and at the same time a little surprised by everything. Yes, ...

Guido Richard: Saisonstart (2) | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: start of the season (2)

At the end of the last blog I reported on the few ice-cold nights where I caught the pretty zeiler, luckily at the end of this week it slowly got warmer, no more frost overnight and even the occasi...

Lucas à la recherche de la magie: Retour sur les terres rouges | Hammer Tackle

Lucas in Search of Magic: Return to the Red Lands

For this return to the Devil's Banks, I arrive at the end of the afternoon and decide to explore several areas that could potentially hold fish. Always the same strategy, no boat, waders and po...

Hit the road Jake: Zeichen der Zeit | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: Sign of the times

16 days of adventure were experienced before the Opel was loaded one last time with a mountain of wet and smelly equipment and soon transported us towards home along country roads, cycle paths and ...

Hit the road Jake: Ein kurzer Rückblick | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: A quick review

Once again, a few weeks have passed since I posted a blog. So let’s jump back a few weeks today. We are in the first week of April and are enjoying the arrival of spring. It is afternoon when I dri...

Lucas à la recherche de la magie: Belle rencontre sur les terres rouges | Hammer Tackle

Lucas in search of magic: Beautiful encounter in the Red Land

After a great few days at work I'm taking two nights off to go back to fishing, as always, it will be in a big lake. The red earth and the devil's lights begin to fail, it is the opportunit...

Guido Richard: Saisonstart | Hammer Tackle

Guido Richard: Start of the season

At the beginning of November the fishing season ended very abruptly. The second Corona lockdown again brought a ban on movement and fishing. It was hilarious. Then, in mid-December, the restriction...

Lucas à la recherche de la magie: Déroule et stalking en barrage | Hammer Tackle

Lucas in search of magic: relax and hunt in the barrage

After the friendly meeting with Medhi at the launch of the previous dam, I drive down the kilometers behind the wheel of the van to join Nico in Aveyron. After a few nights alone, a little socializ...

Hit the road Jake: Long way out | Hammer Tackle

Hit the road Jake: Long way out

Clutched with an icy fistThe horizon sealedNo breeze that will carry to meThe birds' lonely song It's the end of March, I'm sitting in the warm living room with a coffee and looking los...

Lucas à la recherche de la magie: Retour sur le barrage | Hammer Tackle

Lucas in Search of Magic: Return to the Dam

Several days have passed since the start of the cold snap, the wind does not let up, swirls up the water and cools it down quickly, the few degree increases since the beginning of the year are bein...

Lucas à la recherche de la magie: La reprise | Hammer Tackle

Lucas in Search of Magic: The Recovery

After a winter focused more on sports and evenings out, it's time to get active again. We also have a weekend free together with Rems, not for a second, we're joining in! We want to move ar...