The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Making Berley https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:02:57 +0000 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:45:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 30 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=140150 <![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[Making Berley : We used to make up berley by using...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845137&title=making-berley#1845137 Author: The Tamure Kid
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Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 10:45pm

We used to make up berley by using an old-fashioned mincer to process kahawai, jack mackerel etc, also sprats. And defrosted bait we didn't use.  I understand that you shouldn't put snapper frames in though, presumably it'll alarm other snapper. Though I've landed a big Northland snapper that spat out a baby snapper it'd eaten, so...

Anyway, there's a YouTube fisho in Western Australia who just uses leftover rotisserie chicken carcasses (from supermarket chooks) and he does very well on snapper (a cousin of the ones we have here, and also live on the eastern side of Australia). He just puts them in a berley pot attached to the stern of his boat and mashes them up as he goes. He always seems to have one when he fishes, so they must get through a load of chicken. 
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:45:36 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845137&title=making-berley#1845137 <![CDATA[Making Berley : Oh some ...like probly most of...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845136&title=making-berley#1845136 Author: Mc Tool
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Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 7:30pm

Oh some ...like probly most of it is good stuff but just not what we are used to . A lot of it I have never heard of before and a lot of it is farmed in less than ideal circumstances but hey we are a multicultural country now and a lot of "new" people seem happy to see it ....maybe I just need to open my mind a little . Thing is tho ...once you have been able to go "catch your own" dinner anything from a fish retailer doesnt seem that fresh , having said that we bought johnnie d at p n s tother day and it was pretty good fresh wise .🙂]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:30:16 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845136&title=making-berley#1845136 <![CDATA[Making Berley : Mc Tool wrote:&#034;dont used...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845135&title=making-berley#1845135 Author: Pcj
Subject: 140150
Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 7:21pm

Originally posted by Mc Tool Mc Tool wrote:

"dont used bait you wouldn't eat ",😆 yeah ...when we lived in Nelson there was sanmar (for example ) in the freezer at Big Blue ,and now Im seeing it in the freezer at packnsave , along with a lot of frozen imported stuff ....I mean I have often said to the Mrs that the frozen fish freezer looks like a bait freezer , and I have eaten bait before ,😆😆we got a bit pissed up at Durville once and bbq'd the squid ( thanks Talleys ) and the frozen garfish wasnt bad ....tell ya what tho ...it sure did hit the fan when the snobby #£&+'s found out it was sold as bait .,.😆😆😆😆my sis in law brings it up every chance she gets ....ah some people aye 😆😆
Seen some of that fish at Pak n Sav marked not for fish bait,really you wouldnt eat it would you?]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:21:49 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845135&title=making-berley#1845135 <![CDATA[Making Berley : &#034;dont used bait you wouldn&#039;t...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845134&title=making-berley#1845134 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: 140150
Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 7:09pm

"dont used bait you wouldn't eat ",😆 yeah ...when we lived in Nelson there was sanmar (for example ) in the freezer at Big Blue ,and now Im seeing it in the freezer at packnsave , along with a lot of frozen imported stuff ....I mean I have often said to the Mrs that the frozen fish freezer looks like a bait freezer , and I have eaten bait before ,😆😆we got a bit pissed up at Durville once and bbq'd the squid ( thanks Talleys ) and the frozen garfish wasnt bad ....tell ya what tho ...it sure did hit the fan when the snobby #£&+'s found out it was sold as bait .,.😆😆😆😆my sis in law brings it up every chance she gets ....ah some people aye 😆😆]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:09:06 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845134&title=making-berley#1845134 <![CDATA[Making Berley : &#034;I figure that the fish dont...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845133&title=making-berley#1845133 Author: Alan L
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Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 6:55pm

"I figure that the fish dont actually have to eat it ..it only has to get them interested."
The general rule is don't use bait you wouldn't eat. But yes - it ain't bait. You are only trying to get them to a place. Then let your primo bait - which looks a whole lot better than the burley, do the rest.
Alan
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:55:43 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845133&title=making-berley#1845133 <![CDATA[Making Berley : Nah , Just stick a hook in it...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845132&title=making-berley#1845132 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: 140150
Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 4:36pm

Nah , Just stick a hook in it arse and chuck it in , make a good livie ...plenty of thrashin about 😆😆]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:36:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845132&title=making-berley#1845132 <![CDATA[Making Berley : Mc Tool wrote:I put all sorts...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845129&title=making-berley#1845129 Author: Pcj
Subject: 140150
Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 4:21pm

Originally posted by Mc Tool Mc Tool wrote:

I put all sorts in there , oil from the sardine tin ,anything left over from filleting or gutting fish ,left over cat food ( yeah I know but between her and 2 fussy cats I dont stand a chance . Its real sad ....I spend more on cat food than beer 🙄🙂 ) ,anything meaty thats to far past its use by date , fish oil ( MD's) . Pretty much anything ....I figure that the fish dont actually have to eat it ..it only has to get them interested. But yeah pig or chicken pellets are good ....anything with meat or bone meal in it 🙂🙂
Cats,Hmm yrs ago there was just felix,today,fussy bloody things,might become burley its self]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:21:56 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845129&title=making-berley#1845129 <![CDATA[Making Berley : I put all sorts in there , oil...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845126&title=making-berley#1845126 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: 140150
Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 12:19pm

I put all sorts in there , oil from the sardine tin ,anything left over from filleting or gutting fish ,left over cat food ( yeah I know but between her and 2 fussy cats I dont stand a chance . Its real sad ....I spend more on cat food than beer 🙄🙂 ) ,anything meaty thats to far past its use by date , fish oil ( MD's) . Pretty much anything ....I figure that the fish dont actually have to eat it ..it only has to get them interested. But yeah pig or chicken pellets are good ....anything with meat or bone meal in it 🙂🙂]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:19:00 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845126&title=making-berley#1845126 <![CDATA[Making Berley : Morning all, im going to make...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845124&title=making-berley#1845124 Author: rusty360
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Posted: 22 Jun 2026 at 11:01am

Morning all, im going to make up some berley seem pig pallets or chicken food works well in the mix. Any recommendations?]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:01:34 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140150&PID=1845124&title=making-berley#1845124