Do Charters Use Burley Pots?

Fishing charters and hire boats around Melbourne and Victoria
Post Reply
Mattblack
Rank: Gummy Shark
Rank: Gummy Shark
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:08 pm
Location: South East Suburbs
Has liked: 625 times
Likes received: 298 times

Do Charters Use Burley Pots?

Post by Mattblack » Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:12 am

Just wondering if any Charter operators use burley pots over the snapper season?
(I find them annoying & seem to have more success throwing stuff over the side....thinking about leaving the pot at home this season)

User avatar
ducky
Rank: Premium Member
Rank: Premium Member
Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:17 pm
Has liked: 22 times
Likes received: 332 times

Re: Do Charters Use Burley Pots?

Post by ducky » Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:12 am

Never seen em in ppb. But for bait collection or whiting in Wpb yes.

User avatar
re-tyred
Moderator
Moderator
Joined: Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:54 am
Location: Lakes Entrance
Has liked: 371 times
Likes received: 922 times

Re: Do Charters Use Burley Pots?

Post by re-tyred » Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:21 am

On the boat I help out on, mostly no. If you have 8-10 people fishing each with two baits, between lost baits and dropped baits plus juice and bits from the bait board, you effectively are burleying . Putting more in usual attracts rubbish fish.
There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows (River Rat to Mole)

cobby
Rank: Murray Cod
Rank: Murray Cod
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:39 pm
Has liked: 136 times
Likes received: 324 times

Re: Do Charters Use Burley Pots?

Post by cobby » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:43 pm

re-tyred wrote:
Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:21 am
On the boat I help out on, mostly no. If you have 8-10 people fishing each with two baits, between lost baits and dropped baits plus juice and bits from the bait board, you effectively are burleying . Putting more in usual attracts rubbish fish.
This. Even in Westernport just chuck over the mashed up scraps after rebaiting, cut up the frames of filleted fish and chuck them over. Even on whiting unless it's a very slow day. Otherwise its rubbish fish city. But when bait collecting a pot on the bottom filled with anything and everything is invaluable.

Post Reply

Return to “Fishing Charters and Boat Hire”