Opinion on Gulp

[fishlips]

I used Gulp 4" minnows for the first time this past week and have to say that i am impressed. I fish for bass (catch and release) in the detroit lakes area on clear lakes. I usually throw a silver/blue crank, but this time of year, the bass can be in the deep weeds (15 - 25') putting them out of reach of most decent cranks.

The 4" gulp minnow on a 1/4ounce jig head was the ticket.

What are your thoughts? does Gulp work as good as live bait? What colors do you use in clear water? Would a standard plastic bait w/twister tail work just as well?

Can you reuse gulp? after extended use (20 minutes or more..), it didn't seem as effective.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Fish- with Gulp there seems to really be a love/hate relationship. Its up to each to make their own opinion. If it works for you, that is great!

[Captain B.R.K]

Here is a hint for you Gulp lovers out there.....You can get your plastic to be the similar texture, feel as a senko, yum dinger, etc. if you were to let it sit out in the sun for a bit and dry out THEN but back in the water.

You'll have to experiment with the drying out times, but it works and your plastic will last many casts, bites, etc.

[mike jupiter]

just wondering... are most of you guys finding bass in the deeper water now?!?

i've been catching quite a few in 7'-10' feet, but last time i went out they seemed to be really deep.

i'm sure with this weather they've gone really deep.

what are largemouth bass "usual" migrating patterns? i always thought that they didn't move around all that much.

[EBass]

Last year I was a Gulp lover. But this year I haven't even tied it on. I wonder what my deal is?

I like them though. I like the scent it gives off. I like that it's biodegradable. I like that I can put any color in the same bag and they don't bleed. The grubs have good action on the tails.

I don't like how it dries out so quick. I don't like the cost of them, and they come a part pretty easy, but tougher than a senko. I don't like how some grubs are great and others didn't pass QA but they put them in the bag anyways. (crappy thinned out tails)

Over all they catch fish more than a regular curly tail. That's my .02 on the Gulps

[fishlips]

Thanks for the replies.

This was the first time I tried Gulp and it did seem to outproduce anything else, including live bait. Probably depends on the situation.

Any thoughts on color? I fish an ultra-clear lake. Punkinseed seemed to work pretty well.

[ZOKU]

I think it's one of the more durable plastic worms/grubs on the market... but I agree that it dries out extremely quickly. I don't really care for that... but all in all, I've had good success with the 6" Nightcrawler they make...

[Juan Grande]

I fish with 5" Gulp sinking minnows and 5" senkos (cinnamon brown or earthworm color) quite a bit. Actually, I save the Senkos for myself and put the Gulp on my wife's hook. She doesn't know the difference.

We usually get the same amount of hits on either bait. The Gulp is definitely more durable, but it almost seems like Berkley made the Gulp plastic softer this year. I used them quite a bit last year and I remember them being more stetchy and harder to take off the hook.

Leaving them out in the sun for a few minutes might toughen them up a bit. Leave them too long and you have a piece of leather on your hook.