Berkley - Gulp

[venomous grin]

where do you purchase these sandworms out of curiousity, ive looked around and cant find them

[shtuka]

I'm wondering if anyone used saltwater gulp for freshwater species. I've read reports of people using saltwater shrimp for freshwater and catching fish very well. Don't remember the details.

UL

Yes and yes.

[ultralight]

Thanks Shtuka. Good hearing from you.

UL

[Alexriver]

I have so far only used the freshware minow/grup in the smallest size, black color.

My thought:

1. The bait STINKS! I have to be careful about where I keep it, and the bag leaks.

2. I dont think its a bad bait, I have caught some smallmouth on it, but at the same time I dont think it outfishes anything else. In fact, it pretty much has the same success rate as a grub-it works when grubs work, and it doesn't when they dont.

3. The body of the grub is very hard compared to soft plastic.

[SPAZ]

This is interesting. I know for a fact that using shrimp has worked great for Perch. If the real shrimp works maybe the gulp version will for Perch as well.

[fonebone10]

they stink really badly aand they don't really work.
i was disappointed

[brokeneye]

my only experience has been a promotional pack.

they were stiff as a preacher's unit and succeeded about as well.

gave 'em to the yancy streeter's down the block.

[TOPWATER]

The chart.shad, works great vertical jigging dirty water for walleye. At times it was the only bait we could get them on while fishing the muddy Saginaw river in March last year.

[Gone Phishin]

I was wondering if anyone has used the Gulp chicken livers for catfish?
It's always fun to try something new, and have it work, for cats.

-Thanks,
Shaun

[progressive816]

I'm having trouble catching catfish on their liver version. I fished it against cut bluegill, real chicken liver, and cut beef liver. Maybe the Gulp is not as good still-fishing?

[JayInGrapevine]

Here's the funny thing with what ya'll were just saying about the catfish.
I used the sinking minnow (senko knock-off) for bass fishing and I probably had a 3 catfish to 1 bass ratio by the end of the bag. I'm not kidding at all, I got really good at feeling that initial thump and sighing as I realize it's another stinkin catfish.

[grandmastr]

I had a pack of this stuff and my friend used his "stuff" well I caught 3 x more fish.

Stuff really works

[Gone Phishin]

Thanks for the reply progressive. I think I might give it a shot later on in the summer. I'm hoping I'll be able to get this stuff to work.

Where we fish for cats, the water near the bank is very snaggy, lots of rebar. So we have to really zing our rigs out there, thus regular chicken livers don't stand a chance as they fly off the hook so darn easily. The gulp looked attractive cause I figured it would stay on the hook much better.

If I use it down the road, I'll fish it next to cut-bait, etc. and post my results.

-Shaun

[halibaitor]

The stuff will stay on the hook better than real chicken liver, but please understand, all the "different" kinds smell the same as they all have the same juice in them... The only difference is in the color and shape.

I think that's called "marketing".

If you are going to use the stuff I would suggest that you throw the bag away and keep the baits in a Zip-Lock freezer bag. Those things don't leak nearly as bad. I think Berkley uses weak bags on purpose so they can sell more bait.

[ultralight]

I had 2 bags that leaked out of well over a dozen packs. So they are Ok - but I do transfer them into little glass jars similar to baby food jars. That way, the keep 'forever' compared to the plastic bags.

UL