How to make a good Berley

[happypaintball]

Hi Raiders,

A quick run down

I have been interested in fishing ever since my father took me to try and teach me patience when i was kid, Its funny that now the only real patience i have is when I am fishing. I have not been terribly good at it but have enjoyed having a go and the thrill of catching something even if under size is better than nothing. As my son gets older and realizing the fact that he is more an academic than a sports kid and my hopes to go Motor bike riding or coaching his soccer team are fading, he has shown an interest in fishing with me. This is an oportunity i wish to grab with both hands and improve my abilities so that i can teach him and we can together catch bigger and better fish more regularly which leads me to the Question How to make a good Berley. I understand the need to get a good trail going will increase my chances and that its primarily bread in the Berley but what else do people add.

Our fishing will be land based mainly and I guess the usual species being targeted will be the ones around rock walls and jetty's.

Thanks

[Fab1]

Any left over bait such as pillys,prawns,worms etc will make a good berley or even the humble can of cat food will do at a pinch.

Do yourself a favour and google berley recipes and even search this forum as the subject has been done to death all over the place.

As for dispensing it from the shore you can periodically toss a handful out in your chosen area or make/buy a dispenser weighing it down and attaching a line to toss it out(I use brickies line as it's fairly thin and very strong being better on the hands than fishing line I find) and again fishing your baits/lured in the area that's being berleyed.

I find that in slow to mild currents you can surface berley better without your berley ending up in New Zealand and in faster currents/deeper water I like to berley close to the bottom(say a meter or so from it).

Good luck and I'm sure others will chime in with their secret recipes.

[Mr_clownface]

Hi Raiders,

A quick run down

I have been interested in fishing ever since my father took me to try and teach me patience when i was kid, Its funny that now the only real patience i have is when I am fishing. I have not been terribly good at it but have enjoyed having a go and the thrill of catching something even if under size is better than nothing. As my son gets older and realizing the fact that he is more an academic than a sports kid and my hopes to go Motor bike riding or coaching his soccer team are fading, he has shown an interest in fishing with me. This is an oportunity i wish to grab with both hands and improve my abilities so that i can teach him and we can together catch bigger and better fish more regularly which leads me to the Question How to make a good Berley. I understand the need to get a good trail going will increase my chances and that its primarily bread in the Berley but what else do people add.

Our fishing will be land based mainly and I guess the usual species being targeted will be the ones around rock walls and jetty's.

Thanks

I generally use chicken pellets,you can buy 5kg for around $8,

I put some in a bucket and add water,it absorbs plenty of water I also add some fish oil(Kmart $6)

Once you soak the pellets I mix to a mash with wooden spoon.

You can throw some in the water or also use a small burley bucket and lower it into the water with rope or string.

It works for me and it's cheap.

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[The Incredible Hull]

Use an onion bag with a rope and tie it up.

[allen_f]

chicken pellets + 4 mashed pillies + half can 80c sardine catfood + dash of tuna oil/krill oil + some water. Mash it all together, let it sit and soak. Make some balls and throw em out! easy peasy

[Frayed_Knot]

I use chicken pellets, big splashes of tuna oil, left over bait e.g. Prawns, Pilchards, Mullet, water, carcass of fish. Mix em all together, place in a berley bucket or onion bag and your sure to get some nice fish!

[happypaintball]

Thank you every one for your replies I now have a better idea of what to add. Appreciate the advice

Cheers