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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Date Joined: 03/05/15
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
Reefsta
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Paper bag?
Could you just put burley in paper bag or similar with a stone?