Got one of my personal best smallmouth bass (that didn't include lake Simcoe or Erie...lol) that jumped 4 feet into the air upon hookset and fought like a wild dog on 15 feet of line...unforgetable.What a few days of sun and warmer temps can do for Ontario crappie. Over the past two weeks or so, I have been scouting various locations across Southern Ontario in search of some bigger than your hand-sized crappie with little to no luck. Sure, I could sink my boat with eight to ten inch crappie, but I would much rather locate, dominate and film a show with those big black slabs that
Returned a short while back from one of my most enjoyable and entertaining road trips filming for season 11 of Extreme Angler TV to Tennessee and Mississippi in search of some monster crappie with my good buddies Tim Blackley and Jackie Vancleave of the Strike King pro crappie team. I have to admit, fishing for crappie with these guys is "intense" and as serious as it gets. Reminds me a lot of
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
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
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
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!
