Cooper Gallant slept in his truck for years chasing pro fishing dream: I didnt have a Plan B

Have a backup plan.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS"My parents always asked me — especially my mom — she's like, ‘You better have a Plan B, because if this fishing thing doesn't work out, you're going to be in trouble,'" Gallant told OutKick OutDoors during a recent trip to Table Rock Lake.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."But I didn't have a Plan B.It was always Plan A."Cooper Gallant is a four-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier.

(Courtesy of Monster Energy)Fortunately, Plan A worked out pretty well.Gallant, now 28, just wrapped his fourth season on the Bassmaster Elite Series, has qualified for the Bassmaster Classic every year since joining the circuit and has collected six Elite Series Top 10 finishes along the way.The Canadian also owns a Century Belt, awarded for catching at least 100 pounds of bass over four days of competition.OutKick OutDoors recently went bass fishing with Cooper Gallant.

Check out what we caught:But there were a whole lot of miles — and quite a few nights spent sleeping in a truck — between deciding this was what he wanted to do and actually getting there."I think I lived in my truck for like three years," Gallant said."I slept in the front seat of my truck or in the back.

I put a mattress in there, and we grinded it out really hard for quite a few years and just kind of worked our way up the ranks."Gallant grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario, and caught his first bass when he was about 5 years old.By 12 or 13, fishing had become something more.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERHe joined a local club through Ontario B.A.S.S.Nation, where being the kid in the group actually came with an advantage: He could climb aboard with experienced anglers and start learning from them."I'd hop in guys' boats that were fishing the program, f...