Roy Makins

I am 49 years old and I have been kindly sponsored by GOT Baits for over 3 years now.

I work part time as a training consultant and I am married to Bernadine.

I started fishing aged 14, sneaking off school most afternoons and going at weekends on the Grand Union Canal at Perivale where I then lived with my parents. No one else in my family has fished before, so why me?

I started fishing matches when I began working as an apprentice engineer at CAV Acton (and I had hair then) and most of these matches were on the canal at Denham or Rickmansworth were I travelled with my tackle on a little 100cc Suzuki motor cycle. I initially got involved in team fishing by being asked to fish for Elthorne and then by Hayes & Harlington. Hayes at that time had a very good team and we enjoyed several league wins in the AT West Middlesex Division and several Winter League semi finals.

I was asked to join Harefield Tackle when I left home and moved in with Bernie in Hemel Hempstead. Harefield were then a struggling also ran in the Winter League and soon I become captain for the first of two stints. After two years we beat Hayes and won the AT West Middlesex Division, that year I was the individual top point scorer too. After a dozen years of more team fishing at Harefield, I became disillusioned and had enough, so I decided to fish for myself only.

Since 1999 I only fish commercials, mainly for carp and bream and now I really enjoy my fishing. 95% of my fishing time, often three times a week is spent fishing matches on pellets and paste, using GOT baits which are quality bait. Don’t just take my word for this, look at the successful anglers who use it and try it yourself.

What I do like about GOT baits is the range of paste, pellets and groundbait and their range of sizes and flavours, and by trying different combinations you soon have the fish queuing up in your peg.

Since fishing with Trevor & Gary and all the others at GOT baits I have learnt a great deal more about catching fish on commercials and getting big weights, with my best weight, a win at Alders Farm in October 2008 of 78 carp for 256lb.

So if you see me or any of the other GOT lads on the bank, feel free to ask any questions, we all are more than happy to help.

Roy