NAME: Dean Barlow
LIVES: Marlborough
OCCUPATION: Joiner
TOP ACHIEVEMENTS:
- World Feeder Team Champions 2014 and 2015
- World Feeder Team Bronze 2012
- European Feeder Team Champions 2012
- European Feeder Team Silver 2013 and 2014
- Wychavon Champion 2015
- 4x Evesham Team Champs Winners
- 2x White Acres Festival winner
- 2x Erewash Valley Winter League individual winner
- 5x Winter League Final Team winners
- England Junior World Championship individual silver 1990
- Intermediate National individual champion 1990
- 2x Frank Barlow Memorial winner
- Maver Pairs winner
- Embassy Pairs finalist
TEAM: Drennan Oxford
BIGGEST FISH: 19lb carp
BEST MATCH WEIGHT: 31 carp on the Method feeder for 194lb at Hampton Springs Fishery, setting a lake record
FAVOURITE METHODS: Any rod and reel fishing and pole and bloodworm fishing.
FAVOURITE VENUES: River Avon at Evesham, Inniscarra Reservoir at Cork, Ireland
ANGLING AMBITIONS: To keep fishing for my country. To carry on being successful and keep enjoying it!
FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: Drennan Acolyte Ultra 12ft Feeder Rod
ABOUT:
Dean is a well-respected angling character who continues in the footsteps of his father, the late and great Frank Barlow. He is a current member of the England Feeder Team and already has two team gold medals under his belt.
Although feeder fishing naturally takes up a lot of his time, Dean is still highly regarded as a top allrounder who can turn his hand to any method. The former Essex County team man grew up fishing rivers like the Trent and has a wealth of experience from fishing all over the country and abroad. He is also a Level 2 angling coach.