The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Berley - what's your favourite? https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:03:51 +0000 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:24:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=123762 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : The best I have used was bulked...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794316&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794316 Author: rowannicks@gmail.com
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Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 9:24am

The best I have used was bulked with crushed mussel shells and meat.
Drifted down well and brought fish in from miles away]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:24:32 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794316&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794316 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : I used to use piggy ones - because...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794314&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794314 Author: Alan L
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Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 9:11am

I used to use piggy ones - because I had a pig. But then I had to buy a 40kg bag. Once it was burley only that was overkill and can get chook ones in small bags. But the chook ones prob are better - smaller pellets = larger surface area = better oil absorbtion.
Alan
]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:11:02 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794314&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794314 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : Are chook pellets better than...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794289&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794289 Author: BananaBoat
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Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 9:09pm

Are chook pellets better than piggy ones]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:09:24 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794289&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794289 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : BananaBoat wrote:Alan Lare...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794174&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794174 Author: Alan L
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 8:17pm

Originally posted by BananaBoat BananaBoat wrote:

Alan L
are you freezing your mixture then using in a onion type sack

or is the syrup mixture spooned / flicked out over your strike zone as needed

how do you do it when using the berley

No freezing. Sits in pottles (pellets) in the boat or the shed, maturing. Then I mix up berley as required in the boat. The cray bits and paua hua and fish trimming are in the bait freezer. Took them out today - thawed as needed (in transom well) and mixed with pellets and dumped over side in a special holder - dumps it on the bottom. Then sit back and wait. 20 mins max.
Alan
]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:17:13 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794174&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794174 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : Mussel and Kina berley .. used...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794170&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794170 Author: shaneg
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 7:46pm

Mussel and Kina berley .. used to be able to buy it, best for snapper and trevs, also good for bait fish.
Rarely use berley nowdays as fishing from yak... and I try not to attract attention.. just target the fish I want with right baits in their natural habitat.
When was in small boat and off rocks I needed it. In kayak you can pretty much go to where fish are in complete stealth mode... so using berley to attract more, or worse wrong sort, is largely pointless.

]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:46:20 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794170&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794170 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : Alan Lare you freezing your mixture...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794167&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794167 Author: BananaBoat
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 6:43pm

Alan L
are you freezing your mixture then using in a onion type sack

or is the syrup mixture spooned / flicked out over your strike zone as needed

how do you do it when using the berley]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:43:29 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794167&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794167 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : I have used chook pellets for...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794164&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794164 Author: Alan L
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 6:24pm

I have used chook pellets for decades. Put in mussel pottle containers and soak in tuna oil. Used them today, and y/day... and day before. Just keep a rotation going. Keep for ages.
In with that today I mixed cray shells (fish love them) fish trimmings (the boning bits) and paua hua (don't waste anything). The sounder went nuts. Have pulled up plenty of fish with the cray bits in them. Never pulled one up with chook pellets. But they are soaked in oil so I am sure they do their job - bring them close.
Alan
]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:24:42 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794164&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794164 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : have you done the chook pellets...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794161&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794161 Author: BananaBoat
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 5:42pm

have you done the chook pellets in an onion sack as is
would you get a whole fishing session out of them for the amount used ?]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:42:28 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794161&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794161 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : I&#039;ve never used pig pellets...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794140&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794140 Author: Skoti
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 11:36am

I've never used pig pellets but use chook pallets .
In a 10 litre bucket I will half fill it with the pallets then add a couple of tins of cheap fish flavoured cat food and mix it up till it gets "pasty" adding a bit of water if nessecery .
Of course to this mix you could add tuna oil and or any fish scraps .
From there it gets dumped into an onion sack . ]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 11:36:04 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794140&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794140 <![CDATA[Berley - what's your favourite? : Few questions on this berley thingyPig...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794129&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794129 Author: BananaBoat
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Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 9:48am

Few questions on this berley thingy

Pig pellets

where do you guys source yours from around westy aucks
Have seen some online with no fish meal in the recipe list
What brand do I need to look out for ?

When using the above
Is it good enough just to fill up a berley sack & use them straight away as is

In mid summer where I go in the upper waitemata, water temp sits around 22 - 24deg, frozen fish berley is hopeless as it disappears fast

Have heard of others soaking the pig pellets in water overnight, adding tuna oil, left over minced bait & adding sand to the mix then refreezing
Do you really need to go thru all of that ?]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 09:48:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123762&PID=1794129&title=berley-whats-your-favourite#1794129