NAME: Bradley Gibbons

NICKNAME: Bradders

LIVES: Berkshire

OCCUPATION: Fishery Manager / Plumber

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Under 18 individual silver medalist.
• ⁠Under 18 team Gold medalist x2
• Under 18 team silver medalist x1
• ⁠Under 25 team gold medalist
• ⁠Under 25 team silver medalist
• ⁠World club champs team gold medalist with Daiwa Dorking.
• ⁠Division 1 national gold medal.
• ⁠⁠2 x Thames Festival winner.
• ⁠Maver Match This finalist

TEAM: No Team

BIGGEST FISH: 154lb Catfish / River Ebro, Spain.

BEST MATCH WEIGHT: 220lb

FAVOURITE METHODS: Maggot fishing for F1’s

FAVOURITE VENUES: Royal Berkshire Fishery and the River Thames

ANGLING AMBITIONS: To win a big-money final and keep competing at the highest level.

FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: Power Pull elastic

ABOUT:  Bradley started fishing matches when he was 8 years old and by the age of 15 was called up to the England junior squad. He had a brilliant youth international career winning 3 team golds, 2 team silvers and an individual silver.

Brad also joined the mighty Daiwa Dorking at 15 and was involved in the squad when they won gold at the world club championships in Ostelatto.

Brad spent years travelling Europe with some great anglers such as Callum Dicks, Steve Sanders, Stevie Gardener and many more, and learnt loads from them!

He has since stepped away from International and team fishing and now fishes individual qualifiers and festivals, consistently framing and qualifying for two big finals last year. Hopefully he can get a big win under his belt this year!