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Softbaiting + Burley

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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Soft Bait Fishing
Forum Description: Anything to do with this latest and greatest way of catching our favourite species
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Topic: Softbaiting + Burley
Posted By: alanimal
Subject: Softbaiting + Burley
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 2:25pm
Hi Guys,
 
Do you or have you been using Burley when using Softbaits?
 
Cheers
 


Replies:
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 2:45pm
No don't need to and just an extra expense.

Posted By: alanimal
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 2:53pm
I guess it will also distract them away from the SB

Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 3:08pm
Not necersarily but you have to remember the softbait is tapping into the natural aggresion of fish, they might not well be hungry but a lot of times they will still hit it out of annoyance. Like a cat chasing a soft mouse toy sort of thing. Other times you need your softbait to look like prey items because they are hungry but fussy too. Its something you learn as you go....
 

Posted By: PJay
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 4:28pm
Well, my way of fishing has the two things differentiated thus:
 
1.  Anchor (or set yourself up ashore) and burley to bring the targets to you as you fish cutbait or livebait.
 
Or
 
2.  Drift yourself to the fish whilst casting softbait.
 
Whatever, for me one of  the big attractions of softbaiting is not having to bugger about with burley.


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PJ

Posted By: mokomoa
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:48pm
Was out 2day with the softees, it was pretty quiet until i started putting a small piece of skipjack on with the softbait and it sure changed things.Also try throwing small scraps of bait out in front of your drift and match your softee to the colour of the scraps.. ie brown softee for chopped up skippee etc.

Posted By: Pannie_Dropper
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2025 at 8:26am
Old topic, but a tales from a rest experience. Went out a few days ago with the intention it berleying up in the shallows as there was little swell around. Didn’t bring bait, there was an abundance of Kahawai the day before. (Actually, I did bring 1 piece of mackerel which cooked in the ice cream tub during the morning).
Of course, we get out and no sign of KY anywhere. So I thought I’d anchor up anyway, they’ll come to the berley. Just use a slow pitch jig, that will work. An hour later, only undersized snaps on the jigs. Then out of desperation I put the soft bait outfit together and all change. A KY, now on board, big chunks of bait out the back and dinner well sorted. But we staying softbaiting too, and could do no wrong! It was the key to success. We would have been screwed otherwise


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