Time for a little Shootout Fishing League Weekend Wrap Up! The 2026 NetBait Championship from Ojibway Marina was one hell of a way to finish off the season.

Emotions were intense with both Championship on the line and Team of the year on the line. One thing that stood out after the last bag hit the scales was Pressure was not a factor for these teams. 

Matt McIntyre and Michael Quesnelle went out in 3rd after day 1 and knew slipping wasn’t an option for they wanted to host the cup! They didn’t slip they put almost the same bag on the scales to keep them where they started! Congrats on 3rd gentlemen. Up next this team brought it! They knew they had to if they wanted to steal the TOY honours being back 10 points going into this final. In the end winning wouldn’t have been enough, but second Place for TOY is an amazing achievement, and second Place in the Championship is a great way to close off 2026!

Congratulations Patrick Feegrade and Kali Tucker on an amazing season! What can we say next about this team? They sure were worried as they knew the team hunting them were no joke. All it took was 1 slip up and the NetBait TOY title would be lost. It literally came down to 5 points, a drop from 4th to 9th this weekend and the drive to be back on top all gone! But Mike Williams  and Jeff Blanchard said Nah Nah! They put up 15lbs themselves on Sunday to claim the Division Team of the Year title, and fish for free in 2027.

Lastly what this weekend was all about! Claiming a 2027 Shootout Fishing League Netbait Championship winner on lake couchiching. The went out on day one with 15.57 putting them in contention by sitting in 5th. Then by dropping the biggest bag of the weekend with 18.55 on the deck, they solidified the Championship win with a more than 1lb gap on the field with 34.12 🏆 Sean Palmer SEAN PALMER and BRIAN GARDY your 2026 Shootout Fishing League NetBait CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS.

Congratulations to all on another amazing season, and miigwech (thank you) to Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Ojibway Marina for being AMAZING hosts

FYI to all teams that qualified for the NetBait Division Championship

Just a FYI to all teams that qualified for the NetBait Division Championship, please let us know by Thursday midnight if you plan to attend by sending your $150. ALL teams including TOY and Crew boats must pay this fee. The fee includes both days launching and parking, the Big Fish pools, and the top up fee to help the purse grow. If you plan to bring cash, please send us a message that is your intention. We will be posting the official 60 team list shortly. Thanks Shootout Fishing League 

Jon Fidaoui and Brian green put on a comeback show with 21.21 on championship Sunday to win the first ever Tackle Kingdom Classic on Big Rideau lake with exactly 40Lbs. $10,000 and 2 YETI coolers worth $1000!