Under the ice...berkley Gulp?

[dfv87]

I have been using Gulp this year for panfish with the kids and found it to be awesome. Honestly I was pretty sure I had wasted my money when I bought it, but it caught fish like mad for the kids and it survived the heat and kids so much better than live bait. I bought some for the winter and was wondering how people have done with it under the ice?

[roadkingclasic56]

I used Gulp for the first time this summer too. I didn't have much faith in this stuff when I bought it either but I took it into Canada where is was extremely hard to keep live bait alive. I caught fish just as fast as if it were live bait I believe. The walleyes wouldn't leave it alone. They didn't fool with it either. All were hooked way deep in the back of their mouth. I was impressed. I tried it on some local lakes and did just as well as others using live bait. I want to try it under the ice too and was wondering about the Power Bait grubs you can find in the little jars. The minnows, screwtails, and crawlers I used in the summer would do nicely through the ice I think. I used a Smelt pattern Gulp, the black screwtail, and the natural colored crawler. All did good. I think the smelt pattern will do nicely on a jigging spoon. I am anxious to try it.

[beef]

For panfishing, Gulp will sometimes out perform live bait under the ice....I prefer Grubs for "Bulls" but sometimes Gulp will take the inactive fish and trigger them to strike...Another good choice of bait to use...

Beef

[Dan Brelje]

I have had plenty of success with guld, maggots. They work great for pearch fishing. I will agree that they sometimes will outfish live bait.

[Jim Hudson]

Yup, GULP will work under the ice... Like some have mentioned, I have had my best luck fishing for panfish while using GULP.. Especially the Maggots... But early ice last season, I did have some luck using the 2" grubs tipped on a jig for 'eyes.

One tip for the maggots... cut them in half for ice applications. My hook up percentages were much greater if I downsized on the portion.

[DEADhead]

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One tip for the maggots... cut them in half for ice applications. My hook up percentages were much greater if I downsized on the portion.

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I found myself doing that with the gulp crawlers this summer. It really did make a remarkable difference in hookups.

This was my first season using gulp. I was skeptical like the others, until the first fish I caught with the gulp was a nice 2.5# rainbow.

I'm excited to use gulp this winter. I've also heard good things about the powerbait micro wigglers...

[Bob Horn]

I haven`t caught jack on Gulp. I guess it matters what lake you are fishing. Everything that Berkley has put out(bait wise) I have found didn`t work for me. I have used there products from Illinois to Florida and squat. I think spit would have worked better.

[TNFL]

yeah, sure. Blame the bait why doncha

[federline]

I'm planning to try Gulp this winter, too. I just discovered it this summer, I caught multiple species consistently using various flavors and shapes. It was so effective, I've pretty much quit using live bait in open water.

Still, nothing can really replace the movement of a squirmy maggot or undulating leech or swimmin' minnow when jigging. We'll just have to see if what kind of jigging and lures go best with the Gulp smell. I'm thinking a horizontal glo jig with gulp maggots for pannies or some flashy jiggin spoons with small 2" gulp minnow grubs for wallys.

If you keep those packages sealed and in your box, a $5 pack can go a long way. Resist the urge to re-bait constantly with Gulp, they last a long time, and if it's not mauled, you can put it back in the slime-bag to recharge the scent.