Jess Caraballo Biography
Jess is a natural-born fisherman. He has been fishing since he was a child, catching his first fish using only a safety pin and string! Since that young age, Jess has had one desire: to become a professional fisherman, and he is now well on his way to achieving this goal.
With a lifetime of fishing experience—nine of those competitively—Jess has gained an incredible amount of knowledge and an ever-growing love of the sport.
Jess' objectives as a professional angler include:
- Encouraging the protection and conservation of our water and fishery resources.
In order to accomplish these goals, Jess has become a Certified Chief Instructor for Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) Program. He is an experienced seminar speaker, volunteering his time and other available resources to such causes as the Special Olympics, CT Junior B.A.S.S. Federation, and Bryan's Fishing Camp*.
Throughout his career as a professional angler, Jess has had many accomplishments, including:
- FLW Tour Castrol Co-angler of the Year (2007)
- 9th Place Overall Angler Northern Division Stren Series (2007)
- 14th Place Overall Co-angler FLW Series (2007)
- 13th Place Angler Stren Series, Lake Gaston (2007)
- 3rd Place Angler Stren Series, Potomac River (2007)
- 5th Place Co-angler FLW Tour, Lake Norman (2007)
- 16th Place Coangler FLW Tour, Tellico Lakes (2007)
- 3rd Place Co-angler FLW Tour, Lake Travis (2007)
- 3rd Place Co-angler FLW Series, Lake Okeechobee (2007)
- 6th Place Co-angler FLW Championship (2006)
- 6th Place Co-angler FLW Tour, Beaver Lake (2006)
- Stren Series Championship Qualifier (2003-2006)
- 9th Place Overall Co-angler EverStart-Southeast (2005)
- 13th Place Overall Co-angler EverStart-Northern (2004)
- 28th Place Overall Co-angler EverStart-Northern (2003)
- 2 Top-10 EverStart Finishes (2003-2004)
- 5 Top-20 EverStart Finishes (2003- 2005)
