Biggest Fishing Industry SCAM? (Unbiased GULP Review)

[@MrGruver1]

I’ve been fishing for 60 years and I realized many years ago that most fishing tackle, lures, baits, rods,reels etc. are designed to catch fishermen not fish!

[@ws4005]

now thats funny!!

[@dylanschaffer8311]

I beg to differ in the 60s-70s they had thin fins to troll now they have big ass umbrella rigs that catch a lot more and I have both the new shit is definitely better lol

[@j.lachica8555]

Same thing with hunting camo

[@Spector06111]

Yep half the colours on the fancy lures, soft plastics etc cant even be seen by the fish due to their eye colour spectrum.

[@15roundchamp4]

Gulp minnows are the truth though.

[@KonAir972]

I was scammed into buying a fishing pole. They said I would catch fish. Maury Povich determined that was a lie.

[@bigdoggstatus99]

You got scammed BIG TIME! You can fish with a fishing pole, all day, Everyday. However, you may not catch anything but a cold 🥶 😮 Tight Lines!!!

[@AdamDowns-ic1ew]

I just spit water all over my phone. Thanks dude🤘🏻

[@Richard-pv6yu]

😂😂😂

[@joelbuff3254]

The only scam with gulp: When gulp first came out they were very tough, we used the shrimp and could catch 20-30 trout on one if you had the right style jig head. After a year or two of them taking off in sales they changed the formula to a much softer material. They are still very good, but can be expensive when they tear up every 3 trout.

[@giantmanice]

They switched to a biodegradable formula so as to stop filling the planets water with more plastic. Its now made with mountain yam and degrades within a few years. I don't think they did it only to "scam" us, but they almost certainly understood the win win of less plastic in the water + more sales

[@MastelMade-bi4po]

I am glad I am not the only one who thinks this.

[@Milvus_In_Excelsis]

Softer material often means more action, movement of the bait.

[@joelbuff3254]

@@Milvus_In_Excelsis I’ve thought about that, but because I only used the shrimp it’s not a factor for me. The shrimp doesn’t really wiggle or anything- but I’m sure the curly tails have more action. It’s just such an expensive bait to use if they’re really biting good.

[@gladegoodrich2297]

I agree with you that they tear up faster than before. Gone back to throwing Rapalas.

[@JamesBlackburn-lx8ev]

I fish with numerous soft bait. On the average, we catch way more fish with Gulp than any of the others. That's over a 25 year+/- period.

[@trex1448]

Might want to try soft plastic besides gulp.

[@JamesBlackburn-lx8ev]

@@trex1448 We have tried them all. Gulp consistently catch's more fish than anything else we have used.

[@joedennehy386]

I've tried plenty of soft plastics, gulp out performs them all mostly

[@joedennehy386]

​@@trex1448dud you actually read his post, he said he had tried lots of them

[@JamesBlackburn-lx8ev]

@@trex1448 How many more? I've used pretty much all of them.

[@Richard24]

In my opinion, I feel like if you're going to compare "gulp white curly tail" you need to compare it with another similar lure like a white curly tail non scented from another brand to make it an accurate comparison.

[@jimzakany3900]

Also needs to be fishing at the same time at the same location.

[@ONLYBIGGINSFISHING]

Yea made me feel like gulp sponsored this video lol

[@lakeratatouille]

Those gulp containers leak so bad it works. But the scent washes off pretty quick and the teeth on the coast will tear a plastic up. Soaking some plastics in some sardine oil makes a good slick too. And then you get to eat the sardines

[@Gstar5150]

Sardines are slept on, they taste amazing with hot sauce.

[@NYSeaNile]

@@Gstar5150 anchovies and pepperoni pizza with hot sauce fucking slaps

[@johnathoncastro]

I made a mistake and ate my gulp 😅

[@CJDM4]

I always remove the gulp from the original containers and put them in waterproof boxes.

[@mikepalmer1971]

Disgusting. I don’t eat bait.

[@ronin36963]

The only issues i've ever had with gulp is that 1: I catch EVERYTHING with it and 2: that scent is STRONG and it's hard to contain it in any container, even the air tight ones.

[@soldierofmisfortune6284]

I got a Plano container that looks similar to the one the Berkeleys in this video came in, and I've never had any issues with smell or leakage. It's a quality product. I was worried about leaking when I was considering buying Berkeleys because I seen many people online say to change the containers ASAP and most recommended Plano brand. I got it at Bass Pro and it wasn't very expensive either

[@Andrew-ej5pk]

It works like that in fresh water too

[@ronin36963]

@@soldierofmisfortune6284 I got an airtight plano container as well. I think it's for cellphones. That being said, after a few weeks it leaked. Got another one and same thing. It's not a terrible issue but still sucks when it does leak. Hope you have better luck with yours.

[@clintonroppolo1709]

And don't let it dry out on your hook. It'll never come off.😂

[@charlesleander7785]

Use this container “ MEIHO VS L430 liquid pack” been using this for my gulp soft plastic

[@gabaken]

One factor you are dismissing is that Gulp is biodegradable--other plastics which fish swallow, or break off, or line break simply add more plastic to the sea. One study found the bottom of a lake bed chock-full of plastic lures.

[@wolverinex4243]

Not true. When dried, impossible to take off hook.

[@vapid2233]

@@wolverinex4243 brother you know they are still flexible when dry, and you can soak them in water for about an hour and they will be back to their regular size

[@stopmakingmelogon]

They take two years in salt water to break down!

[@AlphaOmega1025]

@@stopmakingmelogonyour point? two years is better then hundreds lol

[@wolverinex4243]

@@vapid2233 Not the Gulp freshwater stuff. I take it it is same stuff.

[@markeasterwood1187]

Did I miss the comparison? The only comparison I saw was the white tail gulp with different style non-gulp tails. If your trying to prove whether gulp or non-gulp is better, the test has to be done with exactly the same style tail in gulp vs. non-gulp.

[@scottwb4213]

Was a terrible click bait video. Zero real comparison of Gulp v identical non gulp plastic

[@kadams0017]

You nailed it at 13:25; confidence in what you are fishing makes a huge difference and utilizing collective knowledge of other fishermen is also a huge factor. Keep teaching man, you do great at it.

[@frrok1]

I understand what you are saying about the marketing. It’s really bad lately, I would say because of the popularity explosion of fishing since Covid. That said,in the noreast and specifically for fluke fishing. Nothing beats gulp. There is a reason why everyone switched to gulp and very few people are using live or dead bait anymore. It just works and it’s backed up by testing. Albeit anecdotal. My 2 cents. Great video!

[@todddreher1220]

Well then sad to say I have increased my production of fish using the gulp then I did with live bait or cut bait.

[@charlieduvall6463]

There is something special about catching fish on lures as opposed to bait. That strike on the retrieve is about as cool as it gets in fishing.

[@kylemarkloff4451]

I agree, I've been wanting to hate on gulp for years, but watching them outfish every other bait for fluke has kept me buying them. Different colors definitely work in different situations and time of day, some probably never work. NJ anyway

[@Dan-yh4uz]

Yeah there is absolutrly nothing better for fluke and even big black sea bass in shallow ish water absolutely hammer it

[@DongWang-m4n]

@@charlieduvall6463 It's the thrill of tricking the fish with a lure for me.

[@davidsparrow1176]

Red head and white body. Universal in soft plastic and hard lures. Saltwater or freshwater. Here in UK. With or without liquid scent. You can add any liquid scent to your lure. Doesn't have to be GULP! P.s. I'm not paying 6x's the price for Gulp products in the UK. 50% of that price is import duty.

[@JustLikeZyro]

How much is a pack of gulp for you?

[@davidsparrow1176]

@@JustLikeZyro £17 + import duty.

[@Haydenyergin34]

Color makes a HUGE difference. Fish will hit different colors but which color jig head and which color plastic to use depends upon many different factors. These are the weather conditions, water clarity, barometric pressure, and water temperature. Conditions are very important in determining which color to use.

[@RworldKM]

I fish more freshwater, and love lures. There's a lure for every application, every water condition. I don't need to pull a whole cart's worth of equipment with me either; just one rod and a waistpack is enough.

[@madtownangler]

I have used one lure all year this entire year...a rapala. Now that I'm done fishing for walleye I'll switch over to a pink dropshot Senko worm the rest of the summer.

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

We do both here in Florida we have really top tier of both worlds, I like them both, but saltwater is a whole different beast. Freshwater lures are the way to go because game fish are predatorial and will ambush anything, like bass for example, you will never catch a bass fishing the bottom, whereas in saltwater there's a lot more sportfish that will ambush AND eat dead/ live bait even off the bottom. Probably just because there's more species in saltwater and they are a bit more aggressive and opportunistic. I find that freshwater fish are a little more finicky and picky. But lures 100% are better in freshwater. But lures work great in both. To me what I use in saltwater just depends on what style of fishing I want to do and what species I'm targeting. But I love both fresh and salt!

[@bryces28]

@@AndyGarcia-ch1ci I would say the Texas rig is probably #1 in bass fishing and is drug across the bottom, as well as most bass jigs as fished off the bottom so idk how you can say you’ll never catch bass off the bottom.

[@Flamenco778]

@@bryces28same up here in ohio

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

@@bryces28 maybe I guess. I was specifically a talking about using real shrimp/ cut bait, vs lures though. But I've never fished for bass dragging the bottom usually top water or a crank bait middle depth. Here in Florida in the hot months I typically use a senko worm wacky rigged and crank and try to work it slow when it's hot out in the summer. In the spring im a little faster with my retrieve and vary more in what types of bait depending on time of day and conditions. I'll use a Texas rig too but more specifically when fishing in structure and lillies or anywhere I don't want to get hung up. IDK just depends. But I've never dragged a bait on the bottom for bass. Maybe it's something I should try.

[@mathewcampbell8479]

Gulp baits work, but the downsides outweigh the positives. Messy, dry out, easily chopped by toothy fish, tough to take off and re-use etc. Although Zmans are not biodegradable, you use about 1 shad per day, and if you dispose of them thoughtfully not really worse than having to dispose of the Gulp packet anyway. And Zmans have way better action.

[@dangdang8106]

The biggest scam is fluorocarbon leader line. Its completely garbage ive spent thousands on fishing line. The biggest scam is fluro carbon its not stronger at all its worse than any mono line. I use black magic and I used to always buy the leader line and in my experience its makes no difference its just more expensive and ive out all kinds of fishing line in my tank and there is no difference between then for viability. Most my line I use now is either yellow hi vis or orange and I catch all kinds.. I 100% guarantee if test fluro and mono mono always come off better

[@woodystemms3799]

The tail should Always be placed on the jig with the tail Down. It has much more action on the fall ... !

[@47thpanzerunit]

I've heard and seen that from other videos, gotta try that next time

[@petejablowski2123]

That’s not true at all lol it’s rigged tail down so the tail doesn’t catch the hook smh

[@joedennehy386]

Ha ha ha, gulp have darker backs than unders and we fish with the tail up

[@garysmith7832]

It doesn't matter which way the tail is

[@woodystemms3799]

@@joedennehy386 You need "Gulp"? Ha, ha, ha.

[@KeikiChan]

Honestly I love the thought of using lures because they can last sometimes for many fish and for years if kept well, and personally its the thought of fishing a lure so effective that it can trick a fish into biting compared to using natural bait! Gulp is definitely one of my favorite, especially the penny/chartreuse shrimp ones for flounder!

[@my31and37]

I love the gulp swimming minnow baits for trout, flounder and redfish. (I love the white/pink and the chartreuse colors, and also the "new penny/chartreuse" color. Sometimes even under a popping cork. Many times I've switched to Gulp after getting no hits on other baits and immediately start hooking up. The only thing I hate about them is that if you allow them to dry out on the jighead, they are tough to remove!

[@williamjones3603]

What pole are you using???? That seems perfect for my type of fishing. I’m looking for something lighter than the heavy duty plug rods.

[@Graham19951]

As someone who made a living for myself and a couple of crew with lures for twenty years, I can tell you one thing. There is no right or wrong lure. I think colour is more important than shape, but the colour that worked yesterday may not work today. One of the best lures I have seen was simply plastic electric cable cover, costing nothing. I bought a load of green lures from the maker as they were half price, one one day they fished non stop from dawn to dark. I never got them to fish again. My favorite was what the makers called bubble gum colour. I fished only with these for five years, my crew changed colours all the time. At the end of the day we caught much the same, but I saved a lot of messing about. We used so many lures, I had a trade account with the wholesaler, buying them by the cases. Like the man said, theres more fishermen caught than fish.

[@majorwayne9866]

I’m a bass fisherman who frequently fishes brackish & saltwater. I prefer fishing with lures because I enjoy the challenge but I will use live or fresh bait too. I have out-fished 2 friends together with gulp. They were using live shrimp under a popping cork & I was using gulp shrimp. The trout were on & the difference was they had to go to the bait bucket everytime where I could cast back immediately. After fishing the gulp for a while, pull it off & put back in the smelly liquid & get a fresh one.

[@dkwik6578]

overpriced fishing rods and reels are the worst scams... mid prized variants work just fine, brands just overprice them to make them seem better.

[@jerryhemmy1368]

Even the cheaper ones work fine

[@joedennehy386]

Not quite it's called the point of diminishing returns. For example a stradic is probably 85 % as good as a stella, but that 15% extra costs 3 x the price. The point of diminishing returns

[@moriarty3490]

yes and no. If you are fishing big fishs or use specific techniks you will need a rod and reel that match your needs. For example I need a reliable and sturdy rod for musky/pikes and often cheap rods break after only one season. no problem fishing sea bass with cheap rods.

[@youtubecertified4643]

No. They price high to give the impression it is worth it. The consumer believes a higher price automatically means better, that's the trick.

[@ProdAstro-fw5wq]

I buy ugly stick rods and penn wrath reels all in all about a 100$ setup and work great

[@JerryHatrickShorts]

My dad was a huge fisherman. He loved saltwater fishing. I remember going through his tackle all the time and he always had lures with red heads and white or silver bodies.

[@Azz151515]

Ugh, when they remarket sinkers by repainting them orange. Such a scam!

[@Gotyoulooking]

@Hey Skipper Tip for gulps, If you keep all your colors together, eventually they will all turn the same color lol.. keep em separated and cool, even the whites eventually turn yellowish.

[@JacobE-23]

I actually leave my white ones in with the orange ones sometimes to give them a slight orange hue. They work good

[@martinb6873]

It really depends on the moment. If I’m by myself, I use lures. I love the Z-Man slam shady, 4” paddlerZ - they come pre-scented as well. I used Gulp many times before, but if a flounder hits that tail end - it can bite it right off. When I’m with my friends, and we’re drinking, I use the high-low rig (I make my own) or live shrimp using the Carolina rig.

[@agwinn223]

One of my favorite KZbinrs! You go out of your way to TEACH. I’m not here to watch you catch fish as much as I’m hear to learn how I’m gonna catch more fish.

[@richardspiegel1613]

I use white with chartouse to catch flounder. It's a slower retrieve, jig about 6 inches only each time...Flounder love it.

[@necrotat2]

What pants are you wearing? What cooler bag are you using please? Thanks!

[@roar_ing]

Pants are Fjällräven. A Swedish brand

[@mbnz0174]

Everyone misses the point with Gulp. It's bait that is formed in to fish/shrimp/worm shapes. It works as bait or a lure. John Skinner has a video of porgy eating Gulp pieces on the sea bed. I've caught fish on lumps of broken Gulp fished static on the sea bed here in New Zealand. This just wouldn't happen with synthetic soft plastics which are just that, plastic. No fish is going to ingest it. Movement and appearance are all important with soft plastics, less so with Gulp. Comparing Gulp with soft plastics is comparing apples with oranges and no, soaking soft plastics in Gulp juice won't help because plastic does not absorb water-based scents. Gulp is different to most other products and is a good fish catcher. Downside is that Gulp is easily damaged and expensive.

[@Sunny45553]

You're the only one in the comments section that got it right, as good as this gentleman is, he still thinks that fish care about fluorocarbon vs monofilament line, I cut the gulp shrimp and crabs into small pieces and catch sea bream or whatever bites and then use those catches as a cut baits,

[@mrmidnight32]

“Lures are made to catch the fishermen, more than the fish” - Old fishing buddy of mine. Since then I’ve just fished the colors I want and stopped chasing every good ol boys “grantees” to make sales for the company sponsor.

[@addicted2fishing119]

Gulp is 🔥…. Better not bash gulp… Fish hold on 18x’s longer 🍻… Metal beats live and soft 💯…everything loves Silver and Gold 💪🏼

[@williambenner701]

True that!

[@Ryan-ly8ry]

Cools vid bro 🤙 When it comes to soft plastic baits, I’ve caught three halibuts in my lifetime. The first one I caught was legal size with a robo worm drop shot rig. The other two I caught (under sized) was with a gulp bait. I don’t remember which one specifically but it was with a white body that had the orange tail. If I could, I’d choose live bait over plastics all day! Soft plastics are still fun tho! That’s why I bring two poles. A pole used for bottom fishing. The other pole for active fishing! It’s the best feeling to see your line slowing being pulled and feeling that tension before setting the hook and actually hooking the fish 🎣 Fish on!

[@indsutrialsvcs891]

You know what? You absolutely right, YOU being one of them.

[@marcomunoz7453]

Have you ever tested going with straight braid? I’ve got fish using hi viz orange braid straight to a lucky craft 110 and caught some fish.

[@CentseiSam]

What about using red hooks vs non painted hooks? I’ve heard that a red will make a predatory fish more likely to bite but I’m skeptical of this

[@robertbiermann4666]

Depends on what you are fishing for in saltwater. Gulp is more cost effective than buying live shrimp but pieces of shrimp catch fish, pieces of gulp do not catch fish. Whole gulp lures outlast shrimp 10-1. Many large fish will not eat gulp nor shrimp. Gulp is good for certain species and certain techniques.

[@Sunny45553]

I caught plenty of fish with pieces of gulp shrimp, sea bream , spotted bombanos , threadfin fish and moray eel,

[@scbell2008]

Anything i would use a piece of shrimp for, I've also used pieces of Gulp and caught the same fish, probably greater numbers. Also, you can catch multiple fish on the one piece of Gulp, but not as likely on shrimp.

[@troutnut01]

I like Gulp, but hate the packaging. I put it in a leakproof hard plastic container with a gasketed lid. But I wanted to let you know, on your Depthfinder, the illusion of the “humps” is caused by the wave action. In shallow water, the scale of view on the bottom is greater which makes the differences look greater, but because the ball is small in comparison to a boat, it is effected more by wave height which translates to the illusion that the bottom is humped. Try that area when it is glass calm and you will see what I mean, then try it with large waves. Not good or bad, you just need to know how to read it.

[@chipi1972]

Good idea I'm going to find a leak proof container I'm tired of it leaking everywhere.

[@islandsaudiolab]

Love The videos! What size jig head are you using here?

[@aminski7260]

Try 1/4 oz

[@charylstephens6875]

It is NOT just the juice, do some reading, they make gulp from WATER based material, upside, it releases absorbs and releases scent way better, the down side, you cannot superglue it to a jig head. It also is very biodegradable. There really is nothing else like it. Does that make it better? Maybe, but in my experience it is a very perishable jig. It does catch fish, but not very reusable. You cannot put plastic non-absorbable jigs in gulp juice and get the same result.

[@giantmanice]

Studies have found the bottom of some lakes to be entirely full of plastic fishing lures that will take 100s of years to break down. Gulp is made of mountain yam and breaks down in a few years. It is MUCH better for the environment

[@TexasPapa13]

Yep. That’s why if you leave one out it shrivels up and gets hard as a rock.

[@saxon6]

I fish Gulp pretty frequently. The only complaint is the juice leaking. They work pretty good

[@sleepyheadz]

Gulp marketing: Say anything negative and all your channel sponsorships gets cancelled. Me: Gulp...

[@ws4005]

the truth is truth, and truth hurt. if your product is bad then make it better.

[@freshandsaltyjohnny]

Finally I find another fishing youtuber nerd who also uses a fish finder from the bank, I thought I was the only one lol. Good to see it! Mines a garmin strike cast but same stuff all in all haha. Subscribed!

[@andrewallen4796]

What undershirt are you wearing?

[@edwarddemedeiros3607]

I have been using WHITE ANYTHING for years! Bucktails, swimming lures, topwater, sinkers, you name it, and white always kills it every time over any other color. AND I've never had to resort to Gulp!

[@joedennehy386]

I fish in New Zealand from a boat and I use softbait, or soft plastic. Z man and gulp. I fish with a stella fk 3000, a 6 to 10 lb Abu garcia tournament 7'2" rod. 20 lb fluorocarbon. When the fish are really going for it all softplastics work, but sometimes only a fresh gulp will catch the fish, when others won't. Usually in winter

[@justinbiondi]

Artificial plastics are extremely effective as an alternative to live bait, and sometimes can be superior. The main benefit of artificial bait is that you spend more time fishing and less time finding and rigging bait. So even if the bait is "not as good" you have more time with bait in the water. Those are the advantages of artificial. Then main reason I don't like them is the waste factor and the pollution. It's not a big deal in the grand scheme but using local bait will not harm the environment.

[@garrettearnest5663]

I use straight braid to the lure and have no issues. Why add a leader instead of running straight flouro

[@gerrygarcia9240]

What brand is your fishing bag? The cream color bag you put your fish in.

[@rodl12]

I think where you fish does make a difference with what color Gulp you use. Where I'm at the 4" Chartreuse swimming Mullet on a bare hook works great for me. Here in NJ I use them fishing for Flounder but they will catch many other fish too. Many days Gulp will out catch live minows easily.

[@JacobE-23]

I'm in NJ too, they do work great for flounder and many other species. I've actually caught a lobster with one before 😂 To small to keep unfortunately.

[@delmonicofarquhar9893]

I've used Gulp with mixed outcomes, but I do think that it has applications over the top cut baits for specific applications, like for teaser baits or strips on jigs. For stand-alone jigs, I prefer straight plastic because plastic holds up better and is more forgiving when baiting up.

[@laundrysauce234]

brother i have a question, are you fishing with straight braid? Or am I just being blind as usual and not seeing mono/fluoro topshot?

[@daniellacerda4498]

Is your deeper chirp 2 still showing water temp? Bought one 2 weeks ago and it does not show temperature.

[@adamschehl8346]

Try a Gulp that is "dry" where the scent is gone. Used some old "dry" Gulp and didn't hit anything. Switched to fresh that had the scent and hit immediately.

[@davidagius4753]

Great vid, I enjoyed that. What sort of rod are you using?

[@drew3865]

Over the last 2-3 weeks we've been catching crappie, sauger and saugeye on Gulp 2.5 inch minnows on 1/16 oz jigs and Blakemore Road Runners jig heads when a live minnow fished the same way was not producing strikes.

[@popp-de-pop2812]

What is the bag you use to put your keeper fish in?

[@dancegod1691]

In freshwater the Berkley Gilly lure is amazing at this time of year, especially with gulp scent sprayed on it.

[@victortuten4399]

Back in April a fishing bud and I tried the same thing with Gulp and live bait side by side... Live bait lost by 5 fish. We swapped sides every 30 minutes to keep it as fair as possible. I was stunned at the difference and how much harder they SEEMED to hit the Gulp.

[@btilentrails]

Use Gulp often... Can always drop the hook and gulp back into the package, allows the juice to be reapplied, putting the scent back into the bait.

[@rickyhall1477]

Well one is that people think that old lures won't catch fish All of a sudden.

[@LiamSeagal-Mofo]

Hey skipper Short round How does your friend catch a trout in salt water? Mentioned at 2:35.

[@skw1rl]

I wanna see you test Powerbait🥺. I've fished all day using Powerbait and didn't get a bite and switched to live bait and started catching trout.😮

[@xpeyote886]

I use Zman 2.5” white grub. It comes in white or silver with sparkles… they catch me everything. White soft plastics are the best idk why. I’ve had a lot of luck off white.

[@kolaAlakija]

How many rods do you take out on average?

[@marcusramirez8486]

Gulp was never a scam. The predecessor to the Gulp was the original scented saltwater Powerbaits and they were the Power Mullet and the Power Shiners. I had the most success with the Power Shiners. They were the first of it's kind and nobody believed in them. Use to limit out on the flats on Redfish drift fishing with those Shiners. Hated to seem them go, but shortly afterward they came out with the shrimp pattern in Gulp. The three inch was the most effective with a popping cork on a drift or wading. Many a time I out-fished people using live shrimp. The Gulp shrimp became my go-to lure. Caught many trophy sized fish with the Gulp shrimp. Yes there is a lot of marketing out there, but some lures have a lot of science behind them. We just need to be more selective in our choices and give them a chance.

[@MrDiMaggio5]

The powerbait black 7” worm has caught me more fish (freshwater) than all the lures and tackle I’ve bought over decades of fishing😂

[@Winyandtheboys]

I love gulp but there not durrible and a little annoying when you have to buy diffent colors because if they don’t bite on one color you have to switch and switch and switch so dead/live bait is so good when your new and wanna catch fish.

[@quqingling1933]

After watching this video, I tried gulp myself. The bait I tested is sandworm and saltwater crab bait. As a protein-based lure, some fish like leather jackets and pufferfish will actually eat it, the crab also likes to eat the gulp protein. However, most salt water fish species would not actually eat the lure. The real baits taste like pilchards are more attractive to fish and more efficient. To sum up, it is not as attractive as real bait but has better swimming action. It is more fragile than normal soft lure, but fish might be more likely to swallow it down. It is a brilliant idea to use real protein to make soft lures. However, as it is too expensive and fragile, so I probably will only use it when I am in an unfamiliar place and have no idea what I could get.

[@mcmayfire]

Bro I love your videos Really love that you caught speckled trout I’m going to try that combo at the jetties

[@bobbyk3469]

In the Northeast, I catch more on Gulp than others. But durability is a problem. Around docks, Puffers cut chunks out almost every cast. After 3 casts, there's no more tail. So I only buy bulk when it's on sale. But, I'm convinced it does work better than others, especially for fluke.

[@blackhammerftw1960]

When you’re bouncing it off the bottom do one jig kinda slow then let the rod slowly reset to the bottom reel it it in just a bit then do it again you should be jigging it every 3-4 secs. This technique is killer for drifting for flounder. We also use it on stripper when they’re not rly hitting cut bait. Also the only time I caught a blue in the upper Chesapeake I was using this technique with a gulp.

[@jeffrybenavides5000]

It’s the marketing that makes them great and time in itself. They’ve around for years.. I’ve tried them due to my lack of lure fishing and knowledge and how to use.. but I’ll try soon. Thanks skip

[@noahv2036]

What fish ruler is that? I need a good one.

[@paullambert1485]

For years I've been telling people fish the clock all you young guys call it fan casting Great video

[@kolaAlakija]

What’s that sonar device called?

[@xPlaguefearx]

If you want to test gulp vs other lures do it in a place that see's a lot of action and has a lot more wary fish, gulp has outperformed other lures for me in these situations, but i have found storms hold up pretty good.

[@htx_carlos4766]

Love gulp have caught more on them this is with a tandem rig I mix my plastics and the gulp gets hit more often than the others but the plastics fall apart after a fish

[@Bass59]

I use gulp myself it never failed me I caught fluke with it summer flounder I called Bluefish stripers and weakfish and I still use it

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

How does the type of fish you’re targeting taste compared to actual trout? (Those are not true trout for anyone who didn’t know) Or if it doesn’t, would it be comparable to any other fish that we have in Atlantic Canada? If anyone knows from experience I’d love to hear your insight. I’ve caught and eaten rainbow trout, and brook trout (technically a char) Would it taste more like a haddock maybe? 🤔

[@TheAeasy19]

I heard you can buy some scent in a bottle to put on the other plastics

[@user-h2db3u]

I don't know what the chemical is. But years ago, i had a bottle of concentrated "Pheromone". That smelled like gulp bait. And its legit. I was pulling Bowfin, Bass, and Bream out of the pond with the same lure.

[@JamesP29]

The problem is that small fish bite the tails off way too easily, it can get costly!

[@leonardarsenescu1474]

hi, It's looks like a mix between European Zander with Trout (however both of them are fresh water fishes). And yes, red head and pearl white lure are the catchers in Romania (Danube river). 3/0 ; 4/0 hooks and 10-12 cm lures. You may try with grubs as you fishing in salt water. Tight lines !

[@jameslalley3787]

I love Gulp stuff! Their 2-3” minnow baits on a jighead are killer for panfish especially crappie! Another tactic is cast out, count it down then stick out your index finger and start retrieving! The line slapping against the finger makes that jig twitch and drives them nuts ! Give it a try!

[@brianlangford7278]

I work on the water,I regularly set out gulp minnows on a drop shot, let it sit n catch all kinds of stuff

[@oskarcollins3172]

Bro was throwing out real deal love!!!! The green for VB was crazy love 🤞❤️🙏

[@hypno117]

YEARS ago, my first time hitting a halibut with a lure was with that white Berkley gulp (in Berkeley CA, interestingly enough) I’ve used it ever since and when the bite is on, it always out-fishes other lures.

[@Jaak_the_Belgian]

1: the tub lids leak. Either find O rings or transfer to better leakproof containers. 2: KEEP the juice and do not let lures dry out in the sun. 3: you can actiually scent natural baits in that juice.

[@haroldbaker5051]

I keep them in a peanut butter plastic jar with no problem

[@cword8247]

What rod are you using?

[@yakfishin4912]

Bottom line, nothing beats real bait however, i can put a lure in front of many more fish. Usually i bait up 1 or 2 rods then cast lures while waiting. Cant really go wrong doing that.

[@joedennehy386]

When softbait fishing first came to new zealand in 2007 I was the deckie on a charter boat, fishing in the mussel farms in Coromandel for snapper, on 499 of 500 trips I caught the most and the biggest fish. The customers loved it because I caught fish in their bin, but fishing for snapper un New Zealand they out perform bait usually.

[@AusCharlie]

That white one you were holding up when saying they have a "special edge, the scent", I'm pretty sure is an unscented one.

[@PeterDraggin]

What size jig head were you using?

[@mikekrajca5219]

Try using a baitrunner type reel as you can cast flip can the baitrunner drag and it makes it easier to catch if they hit on the drop.

[@MrMikestella]

What kind d of rod are you using

[@jmodified]

The scent does work. I've caught lots of snapper, black drum, and catfish with gulp shrimp just sitting on the bottom.

[@robertjones-iv7wq]

That jug of Gulp doesn't last very long before the colors all go muddy. Still stinks, but the colors end up bleeding out & merging. i used to buy 4"-6" black over white minnows by Gulp, and they were a pretty durable plastic, which is no longer avail. Now it seems everything is more of a "will dry-out & go hard" or 'dissolving' bait, at least in my city. Also, my very most best jig-head was a 'spoon'-shape lead-head (no color) with sturdy salt-water hook in 3/8oz-5/8oz that wobbled just-so. They were a 'patented' head by Cabela's that was extraordinary. They're long discontinued. What was left was the same head, painted badly, with crummy fresh water light hooks, or a very good head with good hook, but in weights that were really big, not in the weights I had extremely good luck with. To use them I'd need a boat in deep water & a halibut-size grub/creature. That Gulp bait was the only Gulp that proved its' worth to me. Gulp worms etc..., no better than any other plastic. To quote a once massively popular movie star... "it ain't the meat, it's the motion."

[@EbonKim]

The liquid is there to keep the soft plastic from drying out. Marketing just flavors the liquid to attract fishermen. Color and presentation is more important for catching fish. Scent brings the fish in to check it out, but if they're not interested in what they see, they're not gonna bite.

[@TxHornyToad]

White with chartreuse tail swimming mullet works for me on flounder, reds and spec trout. I think the size and action are the keys.

[@reelphil]

I was skeptical about Gulp at first, coincidently I was able to catch several species using the gulp mullet. From my own experience, I was pier fishing next to anglers who were using Live Shrimp and I was hooking up fish better than the live bait. I'd buy the gulp again and would recommend it to anyone who asks. :)