Is GULP worth the money?

Tight Lines · Post by **Tight Lines** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:32 pm

Just want to know if the GULP products are worth the money? I'm not one to change my fishin ways often, but if something works I'm willing to try it. Any info would help. Thanks.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:37 pm

I have been using Gulps for the past two trips at Christmas Bay and may throw out all my old plastics after the success I've been having. I am going to try a couple of more times just to be sure.

kingfish · Post by **kingfish** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:24 pm

I hope so. Tonight I bought one of the one pint jars of 3 inch pearl white gulp shrimp. Those jars about 20 bucks, but you can put a used gulp back in the juice and use it again instead of letting it harden. I have had good luck with that color and have some new penny also but haven t given them a chance yet. Give em a try. Use a screw lock jig head. Acad has some in 1/4 oz and 1/8 for a buck and a half per pack. Good luck.

Kingfish

Nim Rod · Post by **Nim Rod** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:34 am

Ask Tombo

wandering wader · Post by **wandering wader** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:57 am

gulp shrimp have been productive, rootbeer and new penny. the red sea shad are not living up to promise. also they are all a lot harder to load on a jig head than your everyday shrimptail or shad so be careful.

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:11 am

Gulp works well for bait stealers and hardheads. They luv to eat the tails off of the swimming mullet. Difficult to get the package to seal after opening and all the juice will leak out. I now have four pack's with no juice, tail less and a stinking tackle box. Gulp hasn't increased my catch but in muddy water under a cork might be the only choice to use.

MEGALOPS120 · Post by **MEGALOPS120** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:26 am

GULP is to saltwater what SENKOS are to freshwater , expensive and catches fish.

Post by **Tombo** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:04 am

Does it work? Helped me a little bit.

Johninaustin · Post by **Johninaustin** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:34 pm

Honestly, they all work, even the freshwater ones, and I don't think the color has a single thing to do with it. I look for the unpopular colors on clearance. Cabelas once had the freshwater curlytails in the bargain barn for .88 cents once. Sportsman's Warehouse on occasion clears out old saltwater Gulp for %50 off.

vgwallis · Post by **vgwallis** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:00 pm

All I can say is amazing. I've been using the New Penny 3" shrimp with great success. Just go ahead and buy the small pale for $19.99. You get a more shrimp for your money, more juice, and don't have to worry about the zip lok part of the plasic bag type breaking and leaking. The only problem is when the fish take these they truly do "gulp" them down. Be sure you have a long set of needle nose or hook grabbers to get them out. They inhale these things after they pick them up.

CC Bug Man · Post by **CC Bug Man** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:03 pm

Gulp now wins more redfish tournaments than everything else combined.

If the winners use Gulp, a flubber like me should pay attention.

Main problem with Gulp is that it will not catch anything if you are fishing where there are no fish.

Gulp on a jig.
Fishbites on a spoon (single hook).
Artificials for everything else.

Just another opinion.

Bill

Reelworld · Post by **Reelworld** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:14 pm

CC Bug Man wrote:Gulp now wins more redfish tournaments than everything else combined.

If the winners use Gulp, a flubber like me should pay attention.

Main problem with Gulp is that it will not catch anything if you are fishing where there are no fish.

Gulp on a jig.
Fishbites on a spoon (single hook).
Artificials for everything else.

Just another opinion.
Some lure only tournaments are not allowing Gulps. That should clear things up a bit.

Bill

GLEN · Post by **GLEN** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:29 pm

Taking the wife and kids this weekend. I will have a bait bucket with my castnet but probably wont use it. My 5 year old catches plenty with Gulps on a Zebco 33. Ill try and get some pics this weekend.

osochuck · Post by **osochuck** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:37 pm

Midcoast Mark · Post by **Midcoast Mark** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:55 pm

OK, so this is a stupid followup question....

Do you think the stink wears off a Gulp?
I've fished them all day and I've changed them every hour or so.
Unfortunately, I can't do both at the same time in the same place to decide whether a "fresh" Gulp is more attractive than a hard bitten, 3 hour old one.

Opinions?

redhead · Post by **redhead** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:14 pm

Midcoast Mark wrote:OK, so this is a stupid followup question....

Do you think the stink wears off a Gulp?
I've fished them all day and I've changed them every hour or so.
Unfortunately, I can't do both at the same time in the same place to decide whether a "fresh" Gulp is more attractive than a hard bitten, 3 hour old one.

Opinions?

If you aren't cathing fish with them, then theres no fish there.

osochuck · Post by **osochuck** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:16 pm

well it sure don't wear off all that quick on what ever that "juice" spills on my waders still stink to high heaven.

\FLETCH · Post by **\FLETCH** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:35 pm

yes wont by any other plastics

\FLETCH · Post by **\FLETCH** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:39 pm

yes wont by any other plastics

Fish Tales · Post by **Fish Tales** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:51 pm

croakers and hardheads love the crabs

hdcowboy · Post by **hdcowboy** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:09 pm

CC Bug Man wrote:
Main problem with Gulp is that it will not catch anything if you are fishing where there are no fish.
Bill

I'm still looking for a bait that will do that, can you recommend anything?

Hookin Red · Post by **Hookin Red** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:28 pm

Used it last weekend for first time. Caught good reds and trash fish as well.

Bluffer · Post by **Bluffer** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:52 pm

They have been proven to work for me several times over. Esp in stained water we get here occasionally.
I fish them mainly under a mauler float. Allows more time for scent to disperse in water. You have to fish them like useing live bait.

Buckeev · Post by **Buckeev** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:48 pm

hdcowboy wrote:
CC Bug Man wrote:
Main problem with Gulp is that it will not catch anything if you are fishing where there are no fish.
Bill
I'm still looking for a bait that will do that, can you recommend anything?

OR..if you don't have time to go fishing. Invent that bait...and I'm all over it!!!

Buckeev · Post by **Buckeev** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:50 pm

hdcowboy wrote:
CC Bug Man wrote:
Main problem with Gulp is that it will not catch anything if you are fishing where there are no fish.
Bill
I'm still looking for a bait that will do that, can you recommend anything?

OR..if you don't have time to go fishing. Invent that bait...and I'm all over it!!!

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