Brad Sparks

Age: 26

Home: Peoria, IL

Occupation: Technical information analyst at Caterpillar

How many days a year do you fish? 60+

Favorite piece of gear? Hard to say.

Gear you splurged on? 24-foot plate boat. I build it to start commercial fishing Asian carp.

Most memorable outing in Illinois? Running bank poles on the LaMoine outside of Rushville.

What got you interested in fishing? Family

How long have you been fishing? As long as I can remember

Favorite species to fish for? Catfish

Favorite places to fish in Illinois? The LaMoine River

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