Deeper water burley cage that releases?
Submitted by black gen on Mon, 2026-06-01 20:12
Been doing a bit of searching but can't seem to find a decent bit of kit
I'm looking for a burley cage that I can load up with some solid pieces of burley...cray heads, strip bait, crab shells etc and then once it hits the bottom I can release it.
Fishing sub10m isn't an issue, it's when anchored up in 20-35m of water and wanting to send some burley to the bottom.
does anyone have something they've bought or a tip on how to make something?
cheers
Jadeo
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Burley bomb
There used to be a thing called a burley bomb. Not sure if they still make them though
Da pirate
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PVC .
Mate made one up , was pvc pipe 150 mm
maybe more maybe less . Just glued cap on
the bottom put in lead then had a screw in
cap ontop . Then put in holes with a hole
saw do the berly could flow out attached a
float think he uses crab float so it could be
Wound on . He used it too mark up a spot
once he found what ground he liked so he
could go back to it on his drifts . Not anchored
like your wanting though . Cheers pirate
sunshine
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Burley bomb
Red plastic ......drop down and when on the bottom give it a tug and a door opens releasing the burley. Looks like a large bullet 8 inches long and about 50mm diameter. Has a second pivoted half tube on the same diameter that covers the relase hole on descent ......boat is covered at the moment but will try and get a photo for you but they ARE commercially available from tackle shops
Found it, called a Black Pete burley bomb and available from BCF
black gen
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thats what i have now
thats what i have now sunshine, id like to get larger things in there.
sunshine
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Never seen a bigger one
But really wouldnt be too hard to build one using storm water or larger pipe and use short bolts as the pivoting mechanism or get someone with a large 3D printer to fab one
sunshine
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Never seen a bigger one
But really wouldnt be too hard to build one using storm water or larger pipe and use short bolts as the pivoting mechanism or get someone with a large 3D printer to fab one
piscetor
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burly bomb.
All you have todo is put the heads and other crap through a mincer that way it will fit in the one you have.
used to have mincer on the back of the boat and feed the shit fish into out there as burly, worked well.
You can get a burly basket with the weight built in, just have to put a knot on the inside so when you pull your long rope it pulls the lid up.
Filletmaster
Reefsta
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Paper bag?
Could you just put burley in paper bag or similar with a stone?
piscetor
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paper bag
Bio-degradeable of course. hahaha
Filletmaster
Troyboy
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Freeze one maybe?
Could you put your burley in an ice-cream tub and chuck half a brick in with it (so it sinks) top it up with water and yeah just drop it over when you're on the spot... It might take a bit to melt but that could be a good thing? Drop it on a spot come back in halfa and see what's hungry. If you're worried about leaving half a brick maybe just tie a rope to it so you can bring it back in.
Troyboy
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