Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

[pecheux]

Good day y'awl,

I ve converted to using Gulp baits several years ago without much success in catching more fish. Prior to the Gulps I had no more than one bag of Twin Tail grubs in my tackle box and would use them along with a common earth worm.

Seems I was cathing more fish back then. I think I may go back to this formula and forget all those Gulp models bags that take so much space in my tackle box.

Any opinions ??

Cheers

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

What kind of fish are you fishing for?

 

[Don Dickinson]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

i used them a little last year. i went on one trip last year for walleyes (the week before muskies open, after that i'm all muskies). i brought along a pack of gulp 3" leeches and a 12-count of jumbo live leeches. i got one fish on that trip (lake minnetonka in minneapolis) ... it was an 8lb walleye. and, i caught it on gulp alive. as far as compared to the live bait, i got way more other fish - crappies, bluegills on the live bait. i also used all 12 of my live leeches. in contrast i used one gulp the entire time ... those things do hold to the hook well. i'm not sure what i can surmise from this. the little fish seem to prefer the live bait i guess and ... well ... not sure you can tell anything from a single walleye other than they don't *hate* the gulp

this year so far, i've went walleye fishing only for a few hours. used gulp the whole time and got nothing. i am going out this weekend. i'm going to take with a dozen live leeches and some 3 and 5" gulp leeches. i'll let you know what comes of it. i plan on fishing all night on friday night.

-don

 

[Starcraftguy1]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

Well,if you went to a restraunt and wanted a pork chop,and they brought out two plates,One with a pork chop,and one with a rubber pork chop,which one would you taste first?lol

 

[Don Dickinson]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

ya, but the idea of the gulp-type baits is they look real and don't taste like rubber. the fish don't have to eat it (like your pork chop), they just have to not spit it out and keep it in their mouth long enough to set the hooks let's try your pork chop analogy again ... there are two pork chops. they look the same and taste the same and both have sharp hooks in them. do you keep either in your mouth long enough to get hooked?

i'm not necessarily a proponent of the gulp, but so far, they seem ok. and the idea makes sense.

best regards,
don

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

What kind of fish are you fishing for?

Mainly Pike, Walleye, & Bass.

 

[MudSkunk]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

this week has been crappy for fishing on the days i have free to fish. but last week i was fishing with a couple of guys using the gulp alives and i and a gentleman upstream using jigs were the only ones to land any fish. i was using using just an old plastic hot pink worm. the two with the gulps got skunked.

im tending to think the gulps work better on the customer buying em than the fish in the water...

 

[gonefishie]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

Well, any bait, presented correctly under correct conditions and if fish are present in the area of the bait, will catch fish. I wouldn't give up on it yet. I don't have any Gulp Alive yet because they're expensive, too messy, and I haven't have the need for them yet.

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

this week has been crappy for fishing on the days i have free to fish. but last week i was fishing with a couple of guys using the gulp alives and i and a gentleman upstream using jigs were the only ones to land any fish. i was using using just an old plastic hot pink worm. the two with the gulps got skunked.

im tending to think the gulps work better on the customer buying em than the fish in the water...

That could be a fact since most fishermen I know do spend anywhere from $ 50. to $ 100. / Year for Gulp bait since they come in a large variety. Chances are we may be the suckers .... LOL

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

Well, any bait, presented correctly under correct conditions and if fish are present in the area of the bait, will catch fish. I wouldn't give up on it yet. I don't have any Gulp Alive yet because they're expensive, too messy, and I haven't have the need for them yet.

That's probably the closiest statement about fishing. Today I had a pike following a Gulp Worm mounted on a jig ... and mounted just right for attractant action ... but no hard bite ... guess it was not yummy enough ... LOL

 

[Starcraftguy1]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

I have used them,on crappies,just the smaller jug,I was tired of buying minnows,so,I got em,probably $19.95,more expensive the 5 dozen minnows here in Arizona.My buddy got the 5 dozen minnows,I said I don't need any,lol.We got to the lake,went to our spot,put out the submersible light,and threw them out.With slip bobbers.I got the first fish,but then was out fished 10 to 1,when it it got hot.I put on the real stuff and we were pulling them in one after another.Thats why the porkchop pun.No comparison.

 

[MudSkunk]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

That's probably the closiest statement about fishing. Today I had a pike following a Gulp Worm mounted on a jig ... and mounted just right for attractant action ... but no hard bite ... guess it was not yummy enough ... LOL

the main claim of gulp is it the same as a minnow of the same species the gulp bait imitates. a true test is put a dead minnow on a hook and use a bobber put a gulp minnow on a hook and bobber and let em sit and see which gets fish...

the gulp will never be touched.

gulp is just marketing.

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

the main claim of gulp is it the same as a minnow of the same species the gulp bait imitates. a true test is put a dead minnow on a hook and use a bobber put a gulp minnow on a hook and bobber and let em sit and see which gets fish...

the gulp will never be touched.

gulp is just marketing.

Following some reading I ve been doing on the Gulp subject, I Did a test today in a close to home fishing spot. Dropped a Gulp minow (white) attached on a jig and let it sit still there without any jigging action .... nor anything else attached to the hook (like a worm) caught a bass on it ... so I guess they (fish) call it food ... I dont think that bass would have bitten on a dead (standing still) piece of plastic bait.

What do you think ??

 

[rolmops]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

The entire advertisement campaign for gulp is centered how it is almost as good or just as good as the natural thing.
The logic hidden in this advertisement is that real bait is better or just as good as gulp.
Who could possibly think that man's imitation is better than god's creation?

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

For me, the $20 entry fee puts Gulp Alive baits right out of the race. I can buy a lot of bait, or a bunch of soft plastics for that money. I never pay any attention to the claims of bait companies. They all lie.

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

For me, the $20 entry fee puts Gulp Alive baits right out of the race. I can buy a lot of bait, or a bunch of soft plastics for that money. I never pay any attention to the claims of bait companies. They all lie.

After being a $ucker for many years I am now leaning towards your line of thinking regarding those Gulp baits. But then if I drop the expensive Gulp, what am I to expect from unexpensive plastic baits ? I use several YUM crawfish baits and had some success with them but then I always add a piece of food on the hook ... so would it be the crawfish appearance or the food that attracts fish ???

Donno but I would like to read comments on that ...

Cheers

 

[Don Dickinson]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

the gulps aren't actually that bad. the small package (maybe 10 leeches) costs $6. a carton of leeches costs about $3.75. the live leeches get me through one trip out. the gulp lasts at least 3 trips. the gulps don't get pulled off the hook by fish, don't deteriorate. if they dry out a little, you put them back in the juice in the package and they refresh. i can use 1 for hours. it is actually *cheaper* to use gulp imo.

but, i think live bait works better. i fished them side by side last weekend (leeches only). the gulp got 1 rock bass and a few nibbles that i couldn't hook. live leeches got me a rock bass, northern, crappie, and walleye. this was over the course of 4 hours (yeah, i didn't get much). i fished each alternating every hour on the same 15' rock pile (jigs only ... obviously bobber fishing with artificials is a waste of time). not exactly scientific, but the live bait got more action and more fish in the boat. the leeches cost me $3.75 and my 2 gulp cost $1.20 (again, don't be too quick to say they're too expensive. they are not).

all this said, i should probably be fishing minnows this time of year maybe i'll get some gulp minnows and try them against some fatheads this weekend. stay tuned

-don

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

the gulps aren't actually that bad. the small package (maybe 10 leeches) costs $6. a carton of leeches costs about $3.75. the live leeches get me through one trip out. the gulp lasts at least 3 trips. the gulps don't get pulled off the hook by fish, don't deteriorate. if they dry out a little, you put them back in the juice in the package and they refresh. i can use 1 for hours. it is actually *cheaper* to use gulp imo.

but, i think live bait works better. i fished them side by side last weekend (leeches only). the gulp got 1 rock bass and a few nibbles that i couldn't hook. live leeches got me a rock bass, northern, crappie, and walleye. this was over the course of 4 hours (yeah, i didn't get much). i fished each alternating every hour on the same 15' rock pile (jigs only ... obviously bobber fishing with artificials is a waste of time). not exactly scientific, but the live bait got more action and more fish in the boat. the leeches cost me $3.75 and my 2 gulp cost $1.20 (again, don't be too quick to say they're too expensive. they are not).

all this said, i should probably be fishing minnows this time of year maybe i'll get some gulp minnows and try them against some fatheads this weekend. stay tuned

-don

This is the kind of feedback I like to read ... lol Cant wait to read the result of your test with minows ... nevertheless the one test I would like mostly to get feedback from is the comparison between Gulp worms Vs Nightcrawlers.

Regards

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

I don't use live bait other than crawlers, but I don't bother to fish for walleye, either. They fight like an old sock. Since I release virtually everything I catch, I tend to fish for species that give me a workout. Northerns, bass, even carp and catfish. All fight much better than walleye. If I want some easy fishing, I fish for sunnies and crappies with an ultralight rig. Those are the only fish I bother to eat, anyhow, and a guy doesn't need live bait to fool them, either.

I do catch a walleye now and then, of course. They bite the same stuff the northerns and bass do, and are often in the same structure.

Bouncing a jig off the bottom for hours or drowning minnows just doesn't appeal to me, somehow. Casting to northerns and bass does.

 

[pecheux]

Re: Are Gulp Alive baits ... I'm not sure about them

I don't use live bait other than crawlers, but I don't bother to fish for walleye, either. They fight like an old sock. Since I release virtually everything I catch, I tend to fish for species that give me a workout. Northerns, bass, even carp and catfish. All fight much better than walleye. If I want some easy fishing, I fish for sunnies and crappies with an ultralight rig. Those are the only fish I bother to eat, anyhow, and a guy doesn't need live bait to fool them, either.

I do catch a walleye now and then, of course. They bite the same stuff the northerns and bass do, and are often in the same structure.

Bouncing a jig off the bottom for hours or drowning minnows just doesn't appeal to me, somehow. Casting to northerns and bass does.

I also have limited patience for still fishing ... casting and trolling is my cup of tea using a medium-light fishing rod for inhenced action. Nevertheless I love the taste of game-fish so I would not turn my back (not my frying pan) on a walleye. I have lately discovered the taste of pikes which I like as much as walleye ... but bass and perch is my favorite snack.

Have a great day and tx for sharing.