When i go fishing, i usually drop into the tackle store before hand to garb some Bait and burley, Now, while i can melt the bait individually and it thaws quickly, The burley bomb stays solid for a number of hours even in direct sunlight.. IM sure im not the only one who is faced with this dilemma.

have you tried using dry berly?

Should'nt be a problem from now but here is a tip, buy a small one kilo one to get ya started it thaws much quicker, make sure it gets plenty of water movement (wash) on it and lastly chunk in a few chopped up pillies to get started.

Oh yes, so substitute is with other things while it melts. that sounds good, ive got a whole loads of old pillie/bait to chuck in.. Cheers Muppet

a gas axe might fix it...

Cool, well ill be into hamills this weekend for some burley then. 

Yeah I reakon the real issue is when it not frozen and it goes in 5 minutes. Just keep giving the rope a shake Jorden, it will be sufficient enough. If it is that still and there is no current at all, your burley is not going to be of much use apart from luring spotties out anyways.

Defrosted + ladel = kahawai at feet

yeah thats the sort of thing i was thinking about trying BA, sounds good, the only problem with the bucket/ladel thing is i tend to put in too much, and inadvertently Feed the fish instead of entice them as im aiming to.. i like the sound of slow release with chunks of pillie goin in.. 

This is my berley bag Jordan, (thanks JK) looks like what Bungel is describing. I put a small hole in the plastic around the berley. Usually a circular hole about 4-5cm across. If there's a lot of swell and the berley's getting smashed and dissipating too fast, I chuck an empty plastic bottle in the bag to float it away from the rocks.

I also bought a big swivel from a sailing suppliers. This goes between the rope and the bag and stops the whole thing spinning and twisting. The sinker at the end is for jamming in a crack- a very solid anchor.