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Fall Brawling Smallmouth

Were do I begin? This late fall fishing for smallmouth bass on smaller inland cottage country lakes has been nothing short of "extremely incredible". Over the last 2 weeks, I have visited some of favorite smallmouth lakes in Ontario's near north cottage country in search of a big bass bite and have yet to be disappointed by the results, and what makes it even more exciting is capturing all

Touchdown with the Football Jig

Had a amazing day yesterday filming a show for Extreme Angler TV on a north-eastern Kawartha Lakes District lake using the Strike King Tour Grade Football jig and Baby Rage Craw trailer in summer craw tones. The weatherman finally got it correct, no rain and low winds made for perfect conditions to fish/film on a location that requires precise boat positioning very close to rock walls and rock

Tennesse Trippin'

Man, has this summer gone by in a flash. One day I`m preparing my boat and gear for Bass season opener, the next thing I know, I`m loading up my long johns and cold weather gear for autumn road trips. Just returned from my most recent road trip to sunny, warm Tennessee for my annual Strike King Lure Co. pro team writers conference where many of the media including (tv, publications, website

Game Hawg Scrappy Smallmouth

Man Have I been busy this summer. With the awesome weather conditions we are having in Ontario, I have taken full advantage of the opportunities to fish and film some awesome shows for Extreme Angler TV season 10 beginning this fall on WFNHD & WFN. Here is one of those examples a while back while filming a show in the Haliburton Highlands region for smallmouth bass with Strike King Game

Black Slab Fest

Went to one of my fav crappie holes on Georgian Bay today to film a show for season 10 of Extreme Angler TV and invited my buddy Tai Dang as my guest. Took a little effort to locate the kind of fish I was looking for, but found the "motherload" of slabbers in a small cut in approx 2 feet of H20 with Strike King fruity tooty tubes under Blackbird slip floats.The high winds off Georgian

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Karl Kalonka
Karl Kalonka

Joined November 18, 2010

Extreme Angler TV has taken great pride in creating the first ever Canadian outdoor brand that is as real as it gets, offering viewers a brand that entertains, educates and inspires the next generation! . At the core of Brand-X is the popular host, Karl Kalonka who combines a crisp high energy personality with an "in-your-face-style" of high impact fishing, fast paced editing, unique camera angles and often amazingly large fish of all species. WFN visitors are invited to have a peak behind the scenes of what it really takes to make a living fulltime as an angler in Canada with Karl`s no holds barred answers to anglers questions. Anglers will be able to read about Karl`s living life as he knows it from practising for a tournament and filming show segments to the sacrifices and dedication it takes to be a professional angler. Delivering the life of a Canadian pro angler on and away from the water and directly to the computer screens of fishing fans worldwide. From slab-sized crappie to super-size-me largemouth bass, Karl is as hardcore an angler as it gets!

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