Koi bait

The fishermen at Lake Ngaroto were very successful because they use special bait with a bait bomb as shown here.

Many secret ingredients were mixed together with oils and compacted around numerous hooks attached below a big bait bomb which function similar to berlie. The oils in the mixture send out as a signal to all the Kois in the lake to come and have a feast. It worked every time. Other fishermen nearby also benefitted. Some Chinese fishermen from Auckland came all the way to fish at this lake regularly. They use a different rig; just a simple rod and use frozen peas or corn as bait on a single hook at the end of a long slim rod. They also used a float to indicate a hook up.