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Tournament Success

I fished my first tournament 27 years ago and since then fell in love with the sport.  I have been lucky enough to win many tournaments across several different venues which includes 2 angler of the year seasons with the NNYB II Federated Club, 3 Team of The Year seasons and more.  Read more results here:

Tournament Trails

Industry Exposure

Brad Paradis

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Career Highlights

Adirondack Mountains

I am always proud of my hiking accomplishment of becoming an Adirondack 46er.  I spent many hours and a lot of energy hiking those high peaks.  I finished all 46 high peaks of the ADKS in 2002 and I'm officially ADK46er #5066

Educator

I received both my Bachelors & Masters of Science in Education from the State University of NY at Potsdam.  I am currently employed with Morristown Central School as an Elementary teacher where I have been teaching for 20 years.

​Personal Accomplishments

I started fishing at a very young age with my grandmother who use to take me on trips all the time.  We would drive to various places to fish from the shore &I fell in love with the sport. I fished my first tournament when I was 16 years old as a non-boater. It was a Military Bass tournament on Black Lake, NY. Since then I have fished in many tournament trails which include but are not limited to the N.Y. State B.A.S.S. Federation, ABA Weekend Series, Northern NY Bassmasters Team Trail, Northern NY Bassmasters II Federation Club, MLF-BFL, Northeast Bassmaster Series, MLF Toyota Series, & Cabela's Big Bass Tour.

Brad Paradis Tournament Angler

47 top 4 finishes – Northern NY Bassmasters Team Trail (2002-2022)
14 top 3 finishes - Northern NY Bassmasters II Federated Club (2004 - 2020)
3 time Northern NY Bassmasters Team Of The Year 2009, 2013, & 2015
2 time Northern NY Bassmasters II Federated Club Angler Of The Year 2009 & 2013
6 time Northern NY Bassmasters II Federated Club N.Y. B.A.S.S. CTC qualifier
2 time Northern NY Bassmasters Lunker of the Year: Club record 7.48 lb Smallmouth
Log Cabins Black Lake Dash For Cash – 3 of 151 – 2007
Toyota Tundra Weekend Series – St. Lawrence River 5th - 2010
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – Lake George 16th of 99 – 2009
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – Lake George 12th of 96 – 2011
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – St. Lawrence River 10th of 75 – 2011
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – 11th of 120 AOY Standings - 2011
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – St. Lawrence River 2nd of 86 – 2012
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation – Chautauqua Lake 8th of 106 – 2013
N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation - Lake Champlain 14th of 106 - 2013

N.Y. B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation - St. Lawrence River CTC 1st - 2014 

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Family man

In 2004 I was lucky enough to marry my college sweetheart, Sherry.  We bought a house in Ogdensburg, my hometown.  We have two daughters that brighten up our lives and love to fish with me!  My oldest fished her first tournament the summer of 2013 and even weighed in a five fish limit!

Hometown:  Ogdensburg, NY
Boat:  2018 Nitro Z20
Engine:  2018 Mercury Optimax 250 HP
Favorite fishing:  Drop shot & Spinnerbait
Favorite River:  St. Lawrence River
Favorite Lake:  Cranberry Lake
Education:  B.A. & Master Of Science in Education
Hobbies:  Fishing, Hockey, Football

Nitro Boats Demo Booth
I was fortunate enough to work the Tracker Marine/Nitro Boats Booth with Wright's Marine at the St. Lawrence River Elite Series event in Waddington, NY in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, & 2019.  Great days of speaking with fans about Nitro boats, signing autographs and sharing fishing stories! 

FLW-Fishing Ambassador 
Worked as a FLW Fishing Ambassador at Walmart Stores in 2015 - 2017.

Sponsored
I have been fortunate enough to be on the prostaff for many companies & currently represent GoPro, Liquid Mayhem, Enigma Fishing, Fishidy, Swagger Tungsten, SkullCandy, Power-Pole, Bayou Bug Jigs, Ogio, & Ardent. For 2024 I am also financially sponsored by Wrights Marine & Gajo Baits.

Advertisements
-Featured promotional advertisement in Canadian Tire Stores in Ontario Canada
-Featured in an advertisement for I LOVE NY – St. Lawrence Fishing in the  New York State License Books.
-Featured in the Gajo Baits Catalog 
-Featured on the NPS apple app store

Article Feature
-New York Outdoor News -
 Summer 2013 - Cranberry Delight   November 2014 Issue - Drill Baby Drill
-Bass Angler Magazine - Interview 2018 --Bass Resource Interview = "Follow Fall   Bass To Shallow Water" - 2019

​Commercials

Featured in a Liquid Mayhem commercial which was featured at the 2017 ICAST show and currently loops on their website.
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Leadership
I was the acting Media Director for the Northern New York Bassmasters Team Trail for 20 years and volunteer as a guest speaker for the NNYBassmasters Junior Anglers Club.