Who are DT Bait Developments Ltd, what do we do?
DT Bait was first established in 1988 by Co founders Dave Thorpe with a vision of creating the highest quality Carp baits available on the commercial market. In 1997 DT Baits completed acquisition of Cotswold Baits to help improve its market share in Europe. Due to health reasons DT Bait and Cotswold Baits were sold by its owner in 2003 to the current business partners and avid carp anglers:
"We pride ourselves on quality, sourcing only the finest ingredients from around the world with taste and digestion being the primary objective. For example, you can smell any of our flavours in our product range and they will smell exactly as the description on the label. All baits are freshly rolled in-house by DT Baits giving us total control over the quality of all our products.
With a vast range of products from fresh frozen ready made's to base mixes, flavours and additives we have something for everyone. Enjoy the rest of our site."
Team DT
Here at DT we’re very proud of the team that we’ve put together. Along with some of the biggest names in the sport we’ve got individuals who are experts in their fields and all bring something unique to the table.
Simon Hammersley – Managing Director
Simon is co-owner of DT Bait Developments with James and is a seasoned carper with a long history of catching big fish (yes that means he’s an oldie!). Simon has been involved with DT for many years (initially as a punter) before eventually taking over the reigns and has been a major driving force pushing the company forward.
James Wilsmer – Managing Director
James is the other MD and has also been around for many years. Having fished some of the top circuit waters and been very successful wherever he’s been, James certainly knows what a good product is and how to get the best from it.
Neil Messenger – Production Manager
Neil Messenger is another angler who has well and truly seen it, done it and got the T-shirt. For those of you in the know Neil will be very familiar to you as he has certainly been around a bit! Looking back through his photo album is enough to make anyone jealous with the famous Bazil, Heather and Single Scale from the Yateley complex along with Dippy and a number of other 40+ kippers topped by a pukka, proper UK 47lb common!
Neil has accumulated an enviable list of big carp over the years - even more impressive is that every single one of Neils biggies has fallen to a DT Baits boilie – in fact he’s had 40’s on all the baits we do! So, you could say he has total faith in the products then!
Glen Maulkerson – Consultant
A long time DT user, Glen has racked up an enviable list of big carp to his name from some of the toughest waters in the country. Glens favourite baits are the Pukka Fish with Oily Chicken or (during the Winter) the Coldwater Mix with Green Beast.
Glen loves getting out on the bank in even the harshest of condition and a Winter brace of January forties (a common and a leather) must feature as a career highlight!
Paul Martin – PR/Media
Paul looks after the press releases, Team DT, Facebook page, media exposure and content of the website/forum. So if you’d like to contribute to the website, do some writing for the mags or have any questions/enquiries of this type email Paul on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send him a message via facebook or the forum.
- Simon Hammersley and James Willsmer.
"We pride ourselves on quality, sourcing only the finest ingredients from around the world with taste and digestion being the primary objective. For example, you can smell any of our flavours in our product range and they will smell exactly as the description on the label. All baits are freshly rolled in-house by DT Baits giving us total control over the quality of all our products.
With a vast range of products from fresh frozen ready made's to base mixes, flavours and additives we have something for everyone. Enjoy the rest of our site."
- Simon Hammersley, James Willsmer - Directors
Team DT
Here at DT we’re very proud of the team that we’ve put together. Along with some of the biggest names in the sport we’ve got individuals who are experts in their fields and all bring something unique to the table.
Simon Hammersley – Managing Director
Simon is co-owner of DT Bait Developments with James and is a seasoned carper with a long history of catching big fish (yes that means he’s an oldie!). Simon has been involved with DT for many years (initially as a punter) before eventually taking over the reigns and has been a major driving force pushing the company forward.
James Wilsmer – Managing Director
James is the other MD and has also been around for many years. Having fished some of the top circuit waters and been very successful wherever he’s been, James certainly knows what a good product is and how to get the best from it.
Neil Messenger – Production Manager
Neil Messenger is another angler who has well and truly seen it, done it and got the T-shirt. For those of you in the know Neil will be very familiar to you as he has certainly been around a bit! Looking back through his photo album is enough to make anyone jealous with the famous Bazil, Heather and Single Scale from the Yateley complex along with Dippy and a number of other 40+ kippers topped by a pukka, proper UK 47lb common!
Neil has accumulated an enviable list of big carp over the years - even more impressive is that every single one of Neils biggies has fallen to a DT Baits boilie – in fact he’s had 40’s on all the baits we do! So, you could say he has total faith in the products then!
Glen Maulkerson – Consultant
A long time DT user, Glen has racked up an enviable list of big carp to his name from some of the toughest waters in the country. Glens favourite baits are the Pukka Fish with Oily Chicken or (during the Winter) the Coldwater Mix with Green Beast.
Glen loves getting out on the bank in even the harshest of condition and a Winter brace of January forties (a common and a leather) must feature as a career highlight!
Paul Martin – PR/Media
Paul looks after the press releases, Team DT, Facebook page, media exposure and content of the website/forum. So if you’d like to contribute to the website, do some writing for the mags or have any questions/enquiries of this type email Paul on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send him a message via facebook or the forum.