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I fish a lot with balloons for shark and tuna, so from June-September I am basically blowing up those things. Kites and balloons are very different. Kites allow the baits to thrash and cause a commotion, balloons keep a bait close to the top and the bait normally tries to dive away until it is tired then it will thrash
Balloons are great for keeping baits close however they are a pain because they constantly deflate at the worst times and sharks are attracted to balloons as they make a lot of noise while floating. If I had a dollar for every shark that ate the balloon instead of my bait I would be rich LOL
IMHO nothing beats a kite for live bait presentation. Kite fishing honestly is an art. I spent a lot of time sailfishing off Miami the last several years and managing 6 baits on 2 kites is tedious as you need to constantly adjust the line however the results are amazing. fish explode on kite baits.
If you really want to get creative buy a portable balloon inflator and inflate the balloons with helium and send them up with some floss. The giant bluefin tuna fleet off Massachusetts uses balloons to drift live bluefish for giant bluefin ... very effective for big fish.
Definately effective in other parts of the world so I'm sure it would work down there
**honestly the bad thing about balloon fishing is all the plastic that ends up in the ocean
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