TONY GIBSON

I’m Tony Gibson, I started fishing at the age of seven after receiving a little rod and some tackle as a Christmas gift, which I used to catch a few “bits” from the Embankment stretch of the river running through Bedford.

The fishing bug took hold straight away and from then on nearly all my pocket money was spent on tackle and suchlike. As a schoolboy I was initially happy doing any sort of fishing, but I still tended to drift towards trying for the larger fish and eventually after the excitement of catching some decent pike, good roach and big tench it was obvious that it was the thrill of catching the big ‘uns that really inspired me.

I enjoy fishing venues that potentially provide an opportunity to beat a PB. Some of my UK “Personal Bests” are: Barbel 20lb 6oz, Bream 18lb 7oz, Carp (common) 45lb 2oz, Carp (mirror) 43lb 10oz, Chub 7lb 4oz, Catfish 62lb 5oz, Crucian 4lb 1oz, Eel 6lb 14oz, Grass Carp 40lb 12oz, Grayling 2lb 14oz, Roach 3lb 6oz, Rudd 4lb 1.5oz, Perch 5lb 1oz, Pike 30lb 14oz, Tench 11lb 5oz.

Some of the fishing related highlights over the years have included twice breaking the British barbel record, coming within an ounce of equalling the British bream record and being the first angler to win both The Drennan Cup, the annual specimen trophy awarded by Angling Times, and the equivalent trophy awarded by Angler’s Mail in the same year.

For a number of years I’ve been the Chairman of the esteemed Northampton Specimen Group, the oldest, continually running specimen group in the country. As well as recently joining the impressive line-up of consultants associated with Enterprise Tackle I have been a consultant for both Nash Tackle and Dynamite Baits for over 10 years. I have written and featured in many of the UK’s weekly and monthly freshwater angling related publications and have contributed to a number of books on carp and/or specimen fishing, including being one of four co-authors of the book “Big Carp” published in 2007 by The Crowood Press.

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