Elite Series rookie Gallant pleased to be chasing smallmouth bass

His mindset hasn’t changed but Canadian Cooper Gallant’s confidence certainly has.

“I feel the mindset is still pretty similar but it’s different also,” Gallant said. “That’s because these next three tournaments are ones I feel like I get to fish to win a little bit more than I have been. Gallant has enjoyed success in smallmouth events. He won the ‘22 Bassmaster Southern Open on Tennessee’s Cherokee Lake by targeting deepwater smallmouths and captured the ‘21 Canadian Open on Lake Simcoe, a top Ontario smallmouth fishery.

“But at the same time I’m still in it for the Classic – it’s the dream to get back up on that stage – so I’m happy and thankful because it could definitely be much worse.” Only Gustafson is assured of competing in the ‘24 Classic after becoming the first Canadian to win the championship in March on the Tennessee River. Gustafson and the Johnstons have competed in the last four Classics, while Gallant was in this year’s event with his Cherokee Lake win.

“I’ll probably spend a [practice] day on Erie just to check it out because I know big ones live there. Lake St. Clair can be a lot of randomness just because the fish are cruising grasslines and can be more difficult to figure out and dial into.”

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