Events & Classes
D&R Sports Center hosts a number of exciting events throughout the year, including an Ice Fishing Show in December, and our Annual Spring Fishing & Boat Show. Both events feature free seminars and the biggest department-wide discounts of the year!
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The Annual Spring Fishing & Boat Show!
Date: Friday and Saturday April 18th & 19th
Where: 8178 W Main St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Our Annual Spring Fishing and Boat Show is BACK!! Join us April 18th & 19th to enjoy seminars from tour level anglers, on sight food truck, factory reps from your favorite brands, the best deals of the year and SO MUCH MORE!
Check Out Our Other Special Guests!
James Lindner
Growing up in the world of sport fishing, James Lindner has filmed and fished from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts and just about every place in between. Today James is co-host of Lindner’s Angling Edge and serves as the CEO of Lindner Media Productions.
Recognized as one of the best directors and producers in the outdoor industry, James lives, eats, and sleeps fishing. In 2008, James was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Communicator for his outstanding achievement in the realm of sport fishing. In 2003, he was also honored as the Rapala Angler of the Year and has been inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame.
Chad Grigsby
Keystone Light Pro Chad Grigsby began his professional fishing career in 2000 in BFL competition and has since competed at every level of FLW competition. His most memorable moment came in 2011 when he shut the door on his competitors at Kentucky Lake, winning by a margin of over six pounds. This finish added $125,000 to his career earnings. In addition to Grigsby’s several top-10 finishes, he also possesses a runner-up finish at the Forrest Wood Cup back in 2005. He is married to Bridget and they have two daughters. Grigsby enjoys hunting and golf when he’s not competing and enjoys cooking for his family – especially Asian food.
Justin Cooper
Before making the Bass Pro Tour in 2023, Cooper placed second in the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Rookie of the Year race. He finished in the Top 20 for Angler of the Year all three years he fished the Pro Circuit/Invitationals, including three Tops 10s in 2021. In 2025, the Bass Pro Tour limited forward-facing sonar use to one period per day and Cooper made his first Bass Pro Tour win at Stage 1 on Lake Conroe with 78 pounds, 5 ounces on 34 scorable bass.
