Berkley Gulp For Bottom Fishing
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I was toggin on the North Shore the end of Nov this past year and a guy next to me was using the crabs exclusively, no natural bait on the hooks. It was a slow day, mabey a half dozen fish on the boat. Well, he had about half of them! First time I've seen that.
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I know of quite a few guys who put gulp on the bottom jig hook when fishing deep water in the GOM. I think it is for Hake rather than Cod, but who knows what goes on down there. It is more "civilized" than fishing a jig with a gob of clam.
I know of quite a few guys who put gulp on the bottom jig hook when fishing deep water in the GOM. I think it is for Hake rather than Cod, but who knows what goes on down there. It is more "civilized" than fishing a jig with a gob of clam.
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I have tried numerous gulp and power bait products for cod. I am still experimenting but I do like to use a peace with a clam in case it comes off there is still the posibility of a jook up and not wasting your time. I like the squid for pollock as when they are schooling they hit them on the drop. HB
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Several months ago, in November, a friend of mine was on a party boat out for black fish and he brought along some of the peeler crabs made by gulp. At around 10am, he hooked into a huge fish.
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After a very long fight, it comes to the surface, and it was close to 15lbs.
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My friend was fishing a high-low rig. The top hook has half a green crab on it, the other, the artificial crab. The fish has both hooks in its mouth.
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He foolishly attempts to swing it into the boat.
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The result: his 7' penn slammer snaps at the tip, followed by the line.
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The fish got away and it was twice the size of the pool fish.
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I still won't let him live that one down.
smedfish wrote:
Has any one used gulp baits for fluke ?
The 4" penny shrimp and penny sandeels on a bucktail out produced any live/fresh bait we used for fluke. They both worked great but I found the sandeels to be a bit more effective.
The thing that struck me about these baits was the fact that crabs would hold on to them just as if it were a fresh bait.
Has any one used gulp baits for fluke ?
The 4" penny shrimp and penny sandeels on a bucktail out produced any live/fresh bait we used for fluke. They both worked great but I found the sandeels to be a bit more effective.
The thing that struck me about these baits was the fact that crabs would hold on to them just as if it were a fresh bait.
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noreast wrote:
smedfish wrote:
Has any one used gulp baits for fluke ?
The 4" penny shrimp and penny sandeels on a bucktail out produced any live/fresh bait we used for fluke. They both worked great but I found the sandeels to be a bit more effective.
The thing that struck me about these baits was the fact that crabs would hold on to them just as if it were a fresh bait.
Same was true for the curly tails and squids. Had days fishing with the kids when the gulp outproduced the meat rigs at a 4:1 ratio. Also, had plenty of crabs latch on to this stuff, even some very yummy and large blue crabs.
smedfish wrote:
Has any one used gulp baits for fluke ?
The 4" penny shrimp and penny sandeels on a bucktail out produced any live/fresh bait we used for fluke. They both worked great but I found the sandeels to be a bit more effective.
The thing that struck me about these baits was the fact that crabs would hold on to them just as if it were a fresh bait.
Same was true for the curly tails and squids. Had days fishing with the kids when the gulp outproduced the meat rigs at a 4:1 ratio. Also, had plenty of crabs latch on to this stuff, even some very yummy and large blue crabs.
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I just bought the 4" inch shrimp. I was curious if anyone thinks you would be able to soak other soft plastics in the juice and get the same type of results?
I have actually heard of people punching small holes into other soft plastics and dipping them into the brine that comes with the gulp artificial baits. The "pores" in the soft plastic lure fill with the liquid and hold onto it for a while. I have never actually tried it, but it sure does sound like a good idea to use to take cheap soft plastics and make them as effective as the gulp ones. I'll have to try it out.
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I just bought the 4" inch shrimp. I was curious if anyone thinks you would be able to soak other soft plastics in the juice and get the same type of results?
I have actually heard of people punching small holes into other soft plastics and dipping them into the brine that comes with the gulp artificial baits. The "pores" in the soft plastic lure fill with the liquid and hold onto it for a while. I have never actually tried it, but it sure does sound like a good idea to use to take cheap soft plastics and make them as effective as the gulp ones. I'll have to try it out.
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I used gulp shrimp and mullet's when I was down in Georgia. They worked great on fluke, trout and red fish. Definitely going to try them this year on bucktails and jig heads for fluke, weakfish and bass.
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The soft plastic gulp baits were designed so they serve the purpose of an effective "reusable bait." If the fluke are tearing them up, then normal dead bait with or without a teaser would be a better alternative and most likely cheaper. I have tried soft plastics in the past for fluke, and the results vary greatly. I have had plenty of success catching keeper fish on twister tails on jig heads, but soft plastic shads are a whole other story. I can't even begin to tell you how frustrated i was when i would get hit after hit and reel up a soft plastic with a doormat bite out of it a quarter of an inch behind the hook. The problem that arises is when fluke, primarily larger ones, hit a baitfish, they hold it in their mouth for a while and hold only a small part of the fish. Some doormats will keep a baitfish in their mouth for a minute to verify if it is the real thing or not before swallowing. For this reason, soft plastic shads for fluke are not exactly the best option. I have tried small artificial shads on oversized heads to try and increase success rates, but it still fails. Out of 10 hits on an artificial shad, i normally will hook up to two fish, and one of which is hooked too shallowly and will spit it. my message, for fluke, i personally would stick with the real stuff. Hope this helps you out.
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Early in the season the 2in. gulp shrimp can not be beat ! I know that 2 in. seems pretty small to use for fluke. But, take a look at the belly contents of those early season fluke. 95 % of what i have seen is small grass shrimp.
I rig them on a light-wire jighead or on a hi-lo rig with 2/0 oct. hooks......
Simply deadly..............!
Early in the season the 2in. gulp shrimp can not be beat ! I know that 2 in. seems pretty small to use for fluke. But, take a look at the belly contents of those early season fluke. 95 % of what i have seen is small grass shrimp.
I rig them on a light-wire jighead or on a hi-lo rig with 2/0 oct. hooks......
Simply deadly..............!
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I was at the boat show at the Bass Masters Classic last weekend and spent lots of time in the Berkley booth asking questions. I have used gulp and gulp alive in both fresh and salt water.
The question of dipping other lures in the juice is great. It works but what I was told is that you do not want to store cheap plastic worms and such in the bucket. The Alive juice will tear up the plastic. It has some type of reaction that tears it up. Also I was told the new alive spray bottles are the same stuff in the buckets. So for 8 bucks you can refill your bucket with juice. Also you can put any gulp bait and store them in the bucket. What I found out so far is the 1 pint ice cream or icee plastic buckets work great filled with gulp alive juice for the gulp baits I already have in the shop.
The lid seals tight, Oh also they said keep it out of sunlight when stored
The question of dipping other lures in the juice is great. It works but what I was told is that you do not want to store cheap plastic worms and such in the bucket. The Alive juice will tear up the plastic. It has some type of reaction that tears it up. Also I was told the new alive spray bottles are the same stuff in the buckets. So for 8 bucks you can refill your bucket with juice. Also you can put any gulp bait and store them in the bucket. What I found out so far is the 1 pint ice cream or icee plastic buckets work great filled with gulp alive juice for the gulp baits I already have in the shop.
The lid seals tight, Oh also they said keep it out of sunlight when stored
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Flounder
What about the sandworms for flounder? Anyone ever try them?
What about the sandworms for flounder? Anyone ever try them?
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