Fish fingers: Hibbert catches a 42lb carp and is featured in the Angling Times

Everton's longest-serving player Tony Hibbert is featured in the Angling Times this week after catching a huge 42lb carp.

Hibbert, who has never scored a competitive goal for the Toffees' in over 250 appearances, is a keen fisherman and purchased his very own carp fishery last year.

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Big boy: Tony Hibbert managed to catch this 42lb carp and was subsequently in the Angling Times

Swapping his boots and ball for a fishing rod, the boyhood Blue has spent the summer honing his fishing skills and it looks to have paid off, catching a dozen fish in a week-long session.

Asked if he was bothered that he'd never scored a goal in a competitive game, he answered: 'It's one of them. I'm not bothered at all.

'The testimonial one (goal he scored in a friendly to celebrate a decade the club) was special and the song comes round "I score when I want" and they're not wrong, really!

'I'm a defender, I'm more happy keeping a clean sheet than scoring a goal to be honest.'

The goal: Hibbert claimed he would rather score than catch a 60lb carp

Then he was posed the ultimate question. What he would choose between 'scoring a goal at Everton's famous Gwladys Street end or catching a 60lb carp?

The defender had a wry smile as he answered.

'It's got to be a goal at the Gwladys Street end, it's got to be' he said, although if you look closely you might be able to catch a glint, shaped like a 60lb carp, in his eye.

The right-back's not the only footballer to admit a passion for fishing, with former Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard and ex-Hammer Lee Bowyer also both keen on the sport.

Waiting game: Hibbert has yet to score a competitive goal for Everton but did score in a testimonial

VIDEO: HIBBERT TALKS ABOUT HIS FISHING HOBBY



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VIDEO: HIBBERT SCORES HIS ONLY GOAL FOR EVERTON