Lake Simcoe Jumbo's!

Such a fun weekend! I went up to my good friend, Cole Vardy's house for the weekend to target some Jumbo Perch. I went up for 3 days and we hammered them! Cole put us on some big fish. They key to success this weekend, Was drilling a bunch of holes covering a large area of water. If we weren't catching many fish, We would move and keep moving until we found some fish. There are always fish willing to bite, it's just a matter of never giving up and finding the aggressive ones! Such a fun weekend, Can't wait to fish scugog in the morning for more Jumbos and some crappie! ><>

What a weekend..

 

What a weekend.. Dropped my reel in the water and snapped my rod yesterday on the truck hitch.. Almost dropped it in again today, and didn't learn my lesson the first time to put tape on my cork rings.. And I snapped another rod due to the cold weather.. All weekend I only got 1 fish, but was well worth it! Thanks for the bug Josh! ><>

Junior Bass Master ChampionShip!

This year I was fortunate enough to be apart of the Junior Port Perry Bass Master program. Was such a fun year taking part in all the events. This past weekend I had my Championship on the bay of Quinte, becoming Angler of the year with 43 pounds, and my good buddy Danny, Came second with 38 pounds! Such a fun weekend and can't wait for it again next year!

My 30.68 Lbs. Salmon made it to the board!

So exited! 2 nights ago, I got my Personal Best king weighing 30.68 Lbs.! It was a pretty slow night for me and my dad a couple nights ago. We didn't get fishing till about 7, but once we dropped our lines we got a couple rips on the dipseys. Then after a little action, it started to slow down and it was getting dark out. Finally, I looked over, saw the rigger pop, ran to the back of the boat and cranked down on it, lifted the rod out of the rigger and fought the fish. Took me for a long run, and eventually got it right close to the boat and took me for another good run! After about 15 minutes, I was just bringing it to the boat after the second run and it was staying down deep. Thank god it wasn't a hand balmer.... after a couple of minutes of the fish hanging deep boat side, it finally came up, I saw it and new it was a good fish! "NET IT DAD"! He went for it and missed it the first time... and went for a little run. Was scared it was going to come off. brought it back to the back of the boat and my dad net it. "WOOO!". I new it wasn't massive but I new it was a goo fish and maybe a good enough fish to weigh in for the derby. We weighed it, and the scale was bouncing between 30 and 31, so we put it in the cooler and fished for a bit longer. it was about 8:00, and was too late to weigh in that night, so we put it in the cooler over night with some ice and weighed it first thing in the morning. I was pretty exited cause it was my biggest fish to date, and my first fish to weigh in for the Derby! I set it on the scale, and it went to 30.68~! For the first day of the derby I was in 2nd place, but got bumped down to 5th place today.. Slowly getting bumped down, but hope to hang on before Friday night :)

Can't wait to get out in the morning in search for a derby winner king!

Junior Bass Tournament

What an awesome day. Set the alarm for 4:00, and my ride was here for 4:30. Went down to Canal Lake and blast-off was at 7:00. Was super pumped to get out on the water for some largies! We started off the day fishing the river that went out to the lake with little success, so we headed out to the main lake flippin' docks, and dunking deep weeds. Got a little 2 pounder casting a spinner bait between docks, and ended up with 2 fish about 2 pounds each before 12:30. We weren't getting nothing big, so we drove to the other side of the lake where we thought there wasn't too much traffic going on between other boaters. I started off skipping docks with a senko, and not much luck.. Switched over to a tube with a small bullet weight and started wacking them! Got a nice 3 and change, and then a few docks after I skipped the tube way back under the dock, felt the fish hit, set the hook and it brought me into the metal leg of the dock. I was able to unwrap the fish and horse it in to the net. Ended up being a 3.88 and I was super pumped!!!! Later on I landed another good fish flipping docks, and weighed in at 9.72 lbs for a three fish limit. Ended up 1st place, and had an awesome day on the water, and learned a few more things! There was only a few juniors, but still tons of fun! Can't wait to get back out.

Big KING!

What an awesome Night bite tonight! Lately the night bite has been very slow, but not tonight! Right when we setup, dropped a couple lines, we started hooking into fish! Couple hits on the riggers, and on the dipseys, and had about 5 fish before 6:00. At about 6 the dipsey went for another rip, ran to the dipsey, picked it up and started fighting it. Right when I picked up the rod I new it was a good fish from his headshakes and the amount of line he was screaming out. Brought me out to about 600 feet now, reeled in 100 of it, and took me for another big run back out to about 600!!! After a long fight, I finally brought it up to the boat, and relized it was a hand bomber which means the lead from the dipsey to the flasher is really long which means that we have to use our hands to bring it to the boat and net it. Scotty grabbed the line and hand bombed it in, grabbed the net and netted it. Once it got in the boat, I picked it up and was super exited! My personal best king!!! :)

1st Place Finish

Such a fun day! just got in from a long day on the water, and had an absolute blast. Today was the Port Perry Junior Bass Master Tournament. Blast off was at 7 and weigh in was at 3. Spent most of the day drop shotting XZONE Slammers, XZONE shiver shads for Smallmouth on rock points and drop-offs, but was able to dunk and through top water frogs for largies aswell! Ended up with a couple decent fish and finished 1st place. What an awesome day! Can't wait for the second Junior tournament on July 27th!

Ben Mcwhinny Outdoor Radio

Glad to be back on Ben Mcwhinny Outdoor Radio again this week! This week I will be talking about fishing in the rain! Stay tuned, and I will post the Radio Interview After it launches tomorrow! ><>

Day off school + Cold, Windy, Rainy Day = Awesome day of fishing !

Day Off School + Cold, Windy, Rainy Day = Awesome Day Of Fishing !!! Started Off fishing Around Noon, and the day started off super slow (as I expected). I thought forsure it was going to be a super touph day of fishing with the cold weather. As the day went on, fishing just kept getting better and better! Ended up getting a few carp, and had an awesome day on the water !!!

Lovin' the Carp Fishin'

As much as I miss the Steelheading, I'm loving the Carp fishing ! Went out after school today and got this tank! I got him on a Boilie sitting right on the bottom. He was playing with my bait for a few minutes before he finally commited to run with it. My line shot out, I set the hook and FISH ON!

Trout Opener!

Opener is FINALLY here and I am super exited! Just got in from a finominal day of fishing with tons of fish and a few resident Brown Trout! Only got 2 and a half hours of sleep lastnight because of exitement! Tying some roe tonight, and doing it all over again tomorrow! ><>

Fishin' before Gagnons Tent Sale

Went for a morning fish this morning before I headed off to the Gagnons Tent sale and landed a few fish! Was cold but deffinitly worth it! Was getting most of the fish on beads and roe bags this morning using long leaders dragging my line under a stump! Turned out to be a good morning and a good day at the Tent Sale! Tomorrow is the last day for the sale so come out and get some great product for great prices! I will be in the Store after fishing in the morning so drop by and say hi!

Found some clear water!

Josh from FishThisWorld came down again to film an edit! In the morning we fished a few different rivers and the water was mud so we tried fishing the peir and no luck. It ended out becoming a huge adventure to find some clear water! Finally we found some and started to get ome fish!!! Stay tuned for an edit on our huge adventure! In the end it was deffinitly worth it! Just goes to show, if you put the time and effort into fishing, it will pay off !

Fishin' With Cole Vardy

Cole came down from Innisfil yederday and we had an awesome day of fishin! We were on the water for sunrise and landed 3 within the first half hour and it slowed down for about 2 hours.. Right when the sun started to poke out through the clouds, the fish started moving arround and getting active and we started hooking into some fish! We went 10 for about 16 yesderday and had and had a blast! Can't wait to get beack out with ya Cole!

NEW Streamside Spirit Pro Boots!

The Brand New Streamside Spirit Boots! Just received a pair and they are a great pair of wading boots built with traction and durability is the first step to ensuring you are safe and comfortable on the river. The new Streamside Spirit Pro Wading Boots are made with a tough water resistant leather, reinforced toe and heel wraps and a solid ankle support. Boots also come with 30 steel studs for improved traction.

Features:

• Full Goodyear stitching for solid performance
• water resistant synthetic leather with rugged K068 nylon upper
• Reinforced toe and heel wraps
• Padded ankle collar
• Contoured speed lace system
• Removable steel studs, scuff resistant toe and heel guard
• Rubber sole
• 30 removable steel studs

First 2013 Steelhead

FINALLY the creeks thawed and I got a chance to hit the water! I got down to the river for sunrise and got a fish 2nd drift and new it was gonna be a good day! I landed 10 for 13 today, and had a blast! What I really noticed today was that the fish were sitting deep and hiding under the banks, so I made my float deeper, bumping off bottom and that's what they seemed to like today! I Can't wait to get back out sunday again..! And josh from FishThisWorld is coming down from Kitchener to film this week, so stay tuned for an edit!

Perchin For MS Recap

The Perchin For MS Fndraiser was a Great event! Great fishing, Great people, and a Great cause! Over 200 teams were registered and it was an awesome day with awesome prizes! If you didnt come out this year, I highly ssuggest you come out next year!

Perchin For MS Fundraiser

 

Can't wait for an event that is taking place this weekend on Lake Simcoe out from Sibbald Point Provincial Park! It's not just a great day on the water, but at the same time we are all raising money for an important cause! I will be partnered up With Yvonne Brown for the day and will be filming so stay tuned for an edit! It's gonna be a great event and I hope to see you there!

 

March 2, 2013
Sibbald Point Provincial Park
8 - 1 with weigh in, charity auction and BBQ to follow
$50 per team. (team of 2, adult with up to 2 kids 14 or under, single)
$20 per team for special contests buy in.
Top 10 biggest Perch by weight win it!

Fishing And Boat Show Recap

 

After a Spring Fishing And Boat Show was aweome! Lots of fun activities, great booths and great people! There was seminars throughout the weekend with Jp Derose, Dave Chong, Dave Mercer, Jim Saric, Bob Izumi, James Linder, Gord Pyzer, Mike nabulsi, Italio Labignan and many others! Check out another video that Josh from FishThisWorld made over the weekend from the show!

Spring Fishing And Boat Show

After a long weekend at the Toronto Sportsman show, We will be hitting the road and off to another show. The Spring Fishing And Boat Show! The Show is located in Toronto. You can click the picture to the left for more information on the website. I will be at the Bowmanville Creek Anglers Booth (1418) all day Saturday and Sunday!, So make sure to come say hi and learn more about our Club!

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Coop.

Toronto Sportsman Show Recap

 

What a great turnout last weekend at the Toronto Sportsmen Show! Was a great event with great people and great booths. Josh Blasman from FishThisWorld went arround to different booths interviewing individuls about the product and booth at the show. After an amazing weekend he put this short Recap togther!

NPS Apperal Pro Staff

 

I am very happy to announce that I just joined the ProStaff for NPS Official Apperal ! NPS joined up with Fishbum to make the Official NPS Apperal! Check out the new shirt designs and hats at FishBumOutfitters.com! NationalProstaff is a fishing website with hundreds of AM and PRO anglers that share their fishing tips and experiances through, writing, photo's and videos, like myself. If you love sharing your fishing experiances and are looking for future sponsors, NPS is right for you!

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My Interview With George Pearn

 

At the Bowmanville Tackle swap, I met George Pearn for the first time, and he wanted to do an interview with me. I went to his office in Courice, sat down and had a great talk... What a great guy!

 

  http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/user/4889270/the_young_gun_cooper_gallant_1

Toronto Sportsman Show

 

What an awesome weekend at the Toronto Sportsmen Show! I went up Saturday morning, and stayed in Toronto working the show till Sunday night! I was working the FishThisWorld booth with Josh Blasman, Peter Kolkas, and Katie Armstrong. We had a free draw for a musky rod and the winner of the draw was Michael Cornett, Congrats Michael! It was a great weekend, full of great product, booths and people! I had tons of fun and met tons of people! What a great event! I will be at the Toronto Fishing Show this weekend working the Bowmanville Creek Anglers booth, so make sure to come say hi, and make sure to check out FishThisWorld.com!

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Coop.