Christiana attributes much of her fishing experience to the many times she spent on the water with her brother, who "didn't cut her a lot of slack while they grew up fishing together", she described with a smile.

Christiana is a GIECO sponsored pro, and explained that the help from GIECO has been immense in her fishing career. "It was good timing for me, I knew some people at GIECO and they really were not aware of the fishing industry, and since the time of my initial sponsorship they have other pro's on the list and are looking at more", said Bradley. GIECO was looking for exposure in the Southern demographic of the US, and seeing the schedule for the WBT helped with the decision to sponsor Christiana.

Christiana recently became a PAA Advantage level member, and aside from the benefits of the discounts of the Affinity Program and the PAA PayDay tournament bonus program, she believes that it could be a way to provide a more united voice for competitive bass fishing. "I hope more women will consider PAA membership to help provide a voice for the future of bass fishing. We can't really complain about things unless we play an active role everywhere we can", she said.

The PAA is hoping that "Lady Luck" is with all of the ladies during the WBT event on Neely Henry as they lead the way into the "09" season.

Christiana Bradley