Meet the team

Jimmy Jay - Director

Kim - Sales and Accounts

Lee - Orders and Returns

Brett - IT Consultant

Toby- Head of Security

Consultants

Simon - Carp Consultant

A little piece on who I am
I am the Great Grandson of Albert Buckley, for those that don’t know who Albert is, he was a great all-round angler, that in 1930 caught the UK record Carp and held the record until Dick Walker took it from him.  Both my Grandad and Dad were anglers, so it’s in my genes.  I started fishing at the age of 4 when my dad made me a fishing rod from a garden cane.  I spent many happy hours as a child down the cut (canal) with my bean stick rod and wooden centre-pin reel.

Since those early years I have progressed somewhat and have now fished a lot of countries throughout Europe and also in Australia.
Having fished

Salagou
Bled
Balaton
Chanty
Orellana
River Rhone
River Saone
River  Vienne
River Guadiana

I moved to France in 2009 and started ‘living the dream’ I live a 5 minute drive from the beautiful Vienne River and many lakes where, over several years, I have built up my knowledge on how to fish these waters and the areas which hold fish.  As many anglers know, France is a wonderful country for fishing.  I chose the Vienne region of France to live as I had visited the area many times previously and had made friends here.

I know a lot of anglers that just want to fish commercial fisheries and I myself have spent many hours on these sorts of waters, but my heart has always been with wild fish from public rivers and lakes.  I feel the rewards of catching a fish from these types of waters greatly outweighs those from commercial waters.

So, to sum me up, I am a 58 year old guy that has been fishing for the last 54 years, and is now living the dream and offering the chance to fish these waters through my guiding business, Guided Fishing Holidays.

Oh yes for those that think size matters.. my pb carp are…. Mirror 64lb and Common 51lb I have also had Grass Carp to close to 40lb and cats to well over a 100lb.

Liam - Barbel Consultant

My name is Liam Willis, and I am a consultant for Skerkro Angling. I started fishing at the age of 7 on my local canal, moved in match fishing, then carp, and I now focus mainly on barbel fishing. The majority of my fishing time is spent on the River Trent and my local River Ribble. I also run the UK Barbel Masters with a group of friends. I have been using Skerkro terminal tackle for 3 seasons now, and we have everything in the range to suit my style of fishing. It's good quality, reliable and extremely well priced in todays market. During my time at Skerkro I have tested numerous new products to ensure they are fit for purpose before they go on the website fir customers to buy. When the rivers are closed, I also the terminal tackle range for my carp and cat fishing. Since Sept 2024, I have been using Skerkro bait as well, which caught me my current pb barbel at 18lb on the incredible Krovy bait. If you have any questions about fishing for barbel or about our products, please contact the Skerkro Team, and we will gladly help.