Captain Craig Sleeman is from Upstate New York and has been competitively Walleye and Perch fishing for the past 15 years. Some of his accomplishments include winning the 2017 Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout along with two 2nd place finishes in 2014 and 2015 along with a victory on Central New York's Oneida Lake. Craig's credentials also include numerous top 10 finishes in the North Eastern Walleye Circuit. This past season the team collected 3 Big Fish awards on Lake Erie and were short just a few ounces at the i-1 Baits Invitational in 2016. His team, known as the Midnight Express, participates in early Spring fishing throughout the Finger Lakes region of the state and competes in Perch fishing tournaments in Seneca and Keuka Lakes. They carry with them 10 championships and 5 top five finishes in each of the respective tournaments.

Locally he works with numerous groups and organizations supporting Soldiers from Fort Drum on a “Take a soldier fishing” experience along with heading up a team of young fisherman at the Fairport Central School District.

Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few.

Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins.

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