Gulp Maggots for panfish?

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Are Gulp maggots good for panfish.

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[TruthWalleyes]

I've used the honey worms with good success, bought the maggots first, but rarely put them to use and i tossed them after a year. Check out the honey worms.

[pathogen]

I've never had very good success with gulp maggots unless the panfish were extremely aggressive, and then they bite on almost anything.

[TruthWalleyes]

I've never had very good success with gulp maggots unless the panfish were extremely aggressive, and then they bite on almost anything.

Thats where they excel...no need to add another maggot to your hook every 30s when a fish is coming up the hole.

[zeeLandy]

try the gulp alive waxies. i have had really good luck with them.

[pathogen]

Yes, gulp alive is another story. I've had surprising success with these products both for panfish and 'eyes.

[thatoneguy]

I've done great in the spring and summer with Gulp maggots and waxies, but haven't tried them in the winter. I may have to bust them out this weekend and give it a whirl.

[popriveter]

I bought a jar of gulp maggots a few years back. It was a good way to slow a hot bite.

[reinhard1]

in my opinion the gulp maggots are a awesome bait on open water but suck big time during hard water. i use euro larva or waxies on hard water. good luck.

[mww24]

I bought like 5 jars of various gulp products for this winter. I have not used them yet. Ill post back. Im leaving work early friday to put them to the test.

[Rippinlip]

Tried them for 2 years and like said earlier, it really slows a good bite down.

So the ones I had were tossed last year after ice season.

[shizzy]

tried a few different varieties. Didn't have much luck when compared to the real thing. I did try them both side by side. the real waxies out fished the Gulp 10-1.

[jdsmi]

Wow, that's strange. I've been using the pink Gulp maggots during the winter for a few years now and have had great success with them. The nice thing is you can fish all night with the same one. I've used the white Alive maggots also but the pink Gulp always seems to be the best for me.

[Northlander]

I have had luck with them. The Alive works better for me. One thing I do is drop about 20 of them to the bottom and let that scent stay in the area. It seems to keep the fish in the area longer. Ill do this about every 1/2 hour or so.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I have had luck with them. The Alive works better for me. One thing I do is drop about 20 of them to the bottom and let that scent stay in the area. It seems to keep the fish in the area longer. Ill do this about every 1/2 hour or so.

I do this technique with Berkley Crappie Nibbles. Works fairly well, but once in awhile you'll see perch eatting them off the bottom and passing by the baited hook.

[shizzy]

Wow, that's strange. I've been using the pink Gulp maggots during the winter for a few years now and have had great success with them. The nice thing is you can fish all night with the same one. I've used the white Alive maggots also but the pink Gulp always seems to be the best for me.

have you tried them side by side with the real thing? Ive done it a few times and switched back and forth and every time it was like night and day.

[BoxMN]

I've been using Gulp Alive maggots (white or chart.) or better yet Gulp Alive minnow heads almost exclusively for about 3 years now. I now use the Gulp minnow heads 9 to 1 to gulp maggots, and hardly ever real bait anymore. They work great for me. The smelt (black and white) work better than white, and lots better than red for me.

I have tried real minnows right next to the gulp minnow heads, and the gulp heads work better (crappies and sunnies). Real minnow head to gulp minnow head is about even. Only time real has worked better for me was when the crappies were hitting only LARGE full minnows, but they were attacking them!

I still will sometimes use real waxies, but I think honestly you need to compare how we are using them. If you jig like the fish want them, either baits will work, but if you let it sit there, or jig too much when the fish don't want it moving, then either are just as bad/good.

But I love Gulp Alive minnow heads, my best and main winter biat for panfish. Good luck! (I gotta go get some this weekend, I am OUT!)

[LeeWarrior]

They are horrible in cold weather because they get hard and then ends up stuck on your hook. I tossed mine out a long time ago. Plastics are the way to go!

[BoxMN]

They are horrible in cold weather because they get hard and then ends up stuck on your hook. I tossed mine out a long time ago. Plastics are the way to go!

I do like plastics too

But really, if you simply take them off your jig when you are done fishing they won't get hard, at least not on your jig And they don't get hard when they are in the water.

Not trying to be a Gulp salesman here, just that it is so convenient to have a couple bottles in your bib pocket instead of a splashing freezing minnow bucket. Waxies on the other hand, or real maggots, are easy too... Good luck.

[AsianSensation89]

I've never used Gulp waxies before, but Gulp Alive Waxies I have. I'm a big gulp guy and I think for the most part anything gulp should work. It is just how you present it. Here's a pic of the success I've had last year when nothing else seemed to be working. Some of the bro bugs lures tipped with a few of these plastics seems to really work the magic, and what's nice is that because some of them are stuck in 2-3 pieces, sometimes hooking them on like that give killer action. Good luck! They're messy, but definitely worth the investment!

[reinhard1]

nice variety!!!!good luck.

[jdsmi]

"have you tried them side by side with the real thing? Ive done it a few times and switched back and forth and every time it was like night and day."

I've used the real thing in the past but I don't recall any difference which was better. I may need to try again and pay more attention. I can say I normally use Gulp along side minnows, minnow heads, and various plastics and the Gulp will outfish the others almost 100% of the time - by a factor of 2-5 times. Looks like this may not be the norm but it is what I've experienced.

As far as being stiff when frozen, any bait will be stiff when frozen. Keep it inside with your other supplies when not in use and it'll be gtg when it's time to fish. Just saying.

[Jarrod32]

You guys need to make sure you are talking about the same thing. There is Gulp! bait and then there is "Gulp Alive" bait, and the two are very different. The "Gulp Alive" is a step above the regular Gulp!.

[jdsmi]

Yup, I have both.

[AsianSensation89]

I say if anyone's willing to buy the Gulp, mind as well spend the extra dollar or two to make it "Alive." From meeting other anglers, it seems the gulp "NOT-Alive" seems to produce better during the summer when the fish are a bit easier to entice. However, I think the juice from the alive can really trigger the fish (especially during ice), and if I'm catching the same number of fish without having to hook on bait every time I'd rather keep my hands as warm as I can.

Also keep in mind that the Alive seems more plastic-like and the non-Alive looks more doughy, so if you want more deadstick presentation both would be fine, but if you're more of a jigger the Alive stuff will probably hold on better and take more of a beating. Just my .02