Iceblocks for FISH

[crow]

Hey all,

has any1 ever used an "iceblock" of berley?

I used some "special" bait that i use on the Nepean to cach those big ole mullets, & some pilchards that i've had since......ummmm EVER-mixed em up with some water and froze them. :idea:

To be honest i've got no idea whether this will work, so i was just wondering if any1 has had success with this method or a similar one, ally feed back is essential....LoL :?: :?:

[the_lure]

Hey all,

has any1 ever used an "iceblock" of berley?

I used some "special" bait that i use on the Nepean to cach those big ole mullets, & some pilchards that i've had since......ummmm EVER-mixed em up with some water and froze them. :idea:

To be honest i've got no idea whether this will work, so i was just wondering if any1 has had success with this method or a similar one, ally feed back is essential....LoL :?: :?:

I reckon it could work, only thing is would how quickly the "bomb" melts?

[OneLastCast]

Hey crow,

Never have used this burley distribution method, but it sounds good. It would work best if you blended up the ingredients nice and fine then put the frozen block in an onion bag so as it slowly melts it forms a lovely trail.

I usually blend leftover bait from a session then freeze. 12 hours before going out, pop the frozen block into a bucket the when get to the spot mix with sand, breadcrumbs and water to form a nice mix that can be balled up and dropped overboard at 5 min intervals, or in deep water use one of those berley bomb gadgets. Works a treat.

[Target]

Crow

I use ice blocks sometimes, no secret in my recipie, mostly bread, and about a quarter of the mix is chopped up pillies. Add water and mix well, then add some tuna oil, spoon into small containers such as disposable plastic cups and freeze. I mix some in with some rocks to add weight and when fishing slower water you can throw them in and they sink to the bottom (remove from plastic cup first) - they slowly disperse as they thaw. otherwise I just throw a block into the berley bucket.

PS, helps if you have a different fridge, I use the beer fridge out the back otherwise the smell goes through everything and you wont be toon popular with the misses

Adrian

[crow]

LOL... Target, unfortuneately its the beer fridge or the one inside the house>>>>>guess which one the missus prefers?

I have got the boys at work to knock me up a berley cage (200mmx200mm) made out of galvinished weld mesh, then froze my blocks into approx 100x100 cubes.

Well its gonna get tested on Sunday down Gerringong, so heres hoping

Thanks for your tips

[Target]

Should be good crow, let us know how you go.

Chris, as to the melt rate, my blocks seem to hold up pretty well. If I put them in the berley bucket I often have to hit them with the masher to actually get them going and release enough, but can only imagine with more water flow if you dropped them to the bottom they should be good.

Adrian

[crow]

Chris,

Will try to monitor melt rate.

But mine will be dropped straight to the bottom, so yes i would assume melt rate would be quicker.

Cant wait to get on the water WOOOHOOO :mrgreen:

[plfishfingers]

Hi Mate
I used to use frozen burly all the time. I used to run all the fish bits including heads through an insinkerater.(a powered disposal unit)
I used to make it in batches of 20kg at a time and freeze it in buckets smaller than my burley bucket. My weighted burly bucket is attached to a rope and lowered to a depth to suit the current. This method is awsome when used with chicken pellets, tuna oil and as mentioned pulverised fish pieces. Next time you go bream fishing try it, it doesnt leave you wondering whether there are any fish around.
All the best
Peter

[iain]

I like the idea of making a big batch of frozen burley. I think I'll have to get a freezer for my shed as the :twisted: (we need a wife emoticon) would not approve of our food freezer being filled with old bait!

For burley I thoroughly mix old bait with a loaf of bread and around half a bucket of chook pellets. Wet the mixture enough so you can use your hands to make tennis ball size bombs. Gently drop them over the side and they sink beautifully.

The moisture content is the crucial part. Too dry or too mushy and it will disintigrate as soon as it hits the water.

[bluecod]

The moisture content is the crucial part. Too dry or too mushy and it will disintigrate as soon as it hits the water.

Or worse, it seeps through your fingers and all over the carpet before you get it over the side :(

I recently read someone's tip on frozen burley bombs ... and just remembered where I had read it so it is probably copyrighted. PM me if you want the details.

[matty]

I often use this method. Lots of bread, tiny bit of tuna oil and pillies or fish frames or slimey... i should try chook pellets. This method seems too work great in a orange bag (same an onion one) cause they melt slowly. an old ice cream container works great.

[JEWEL]

I used to do it with a mate who had access to a huge freezer with no female issues!
We would run old bait, fish frames, stale bread etc, through an industrial mincer.
This would be frozen in assorted sizes..... take away containers for tossing off the rocks and buckets for the boat.
In the boat the bucket would be removed after transport and the contents dropped into a keeper net (to keep it near the boat and abrade the surface of the blob). Freezing a rock into the smaller ones works well too for getting the blob to the bottom, but make sure its in the center or as the blob thaws it will drop out and the blob will float.