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Are the BERKLEY GULP ALIVE softbaits worth the $$$?..what do you consider is the increase in the ratio of bites over other softbaits... in size and quanity
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Not a fan of the Gulp Alive series. I stick with the powerworm series cuz the baits last longer and have better action. I personally believe that the action of the bait triggers more bites than the smell or taste. The taste may give you more time to set the hook but if you like to softbait fish the powerworm series, and Zoom baits are tough to beat. Zoom is also very inexpensive and they have tons of different baits and colors.
While the Gulp Alive is a good series of baits, they are way overpriced in my opinion. Yes the smell/taste is an advantage, I stick to my regular no name brand plastics and soak them in my own brine. I have just as much sucess doing this as using the Gulp baits.
I think it depends on the situation, if the bite is slow then they can be worth it but usually, I can do just as well on another type of bait.
personally, i use YUM softbaits. it has LPT, live prey technology, and i find it works very wall especially well.
I keep a bag or two in my arsenal for when the bite is slow and that I find when on clearance, when I find lots of 4-5.00 bags of worms for 1.00 I load up. I mostly use Zoom, Powerbait and have great luck with the garlic flavored stretchy Strike Kings worms.
I like normal soft plastics better. However, berkely gulp is a great bait. I really like the minnow grubs. I have some 3 inch yellow minnow grubs and they work great for crappie. I want to try the sinking worm that looks like a senko also, because it looks like a great bait to wacky rig.
I use the saltwater series and they have become a go to bait for me. I have seen them out fish bucktails, crankbaits, deep drop jigs and have even seen them out fish live bait on flounder. My first choice is a 1 ounce white bucktail tipped with a chartruese 4 inch swimming mullet.
Along the same lines as ggmack. I had good luck with the saltwater stuff (not sure if it's the alive stuff, as I no longer live near saltwater.) I liked a red jighead with a white shrimp pattern.
definitley worth the money, no different from other soft baits except for the scent they come in, fish seem to go wild over it... feel free to dip whatever lures you like into the scent after you run out of gulp baits, because believe me you will!
especially in murky or stained water fish rely more heavily on smell and sound than anything else, and this scent seems to stur bass up
I'm w/ Ethan3, the curly tailed minnow grubs work awesome on crappie. My fav's the white, and I use a black or yellow jighead. They are pricey, and I haven't used alot of them, but what I've tried have been successful.
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While the Gulp Alive is a good series of baits, they are way overpriced in my opinion. Yes the smell/taste is an advantage, I stick to my regular no name brand plastics and soak them in my own brine. I have just as much sucess doing this as using the Gulp baits.
personally, i use YUM softbaits. it has LPT, live prey technology, and i find it works very wall especially well.
I like normal soft plastics better. However, berkely gulp is a great bait. I really like the minnow grubs. I have some 3 inch yellow minnow grubs and they work great for crappie. I want to try the sinking worm that looks like a senko also, because it looks like a great bait to wacky rig.
Not a fan of the Gulp Alive series. I stick with the powerworm series cuz the baits last longer and have better action. I personally believe that the action of the bait triggers more bites than the smell or taste. The taste may give you more time to set the hook but if you like to softbait fish the powerworm series, and Zoom baits are tough to beat. Zoom is also very inexpensive and they have tons of different baits and colors.
I think it depends on the situation, if the bite is slow then they can be worth it but usually, I can do just as well on another type of bait.
I keep a bag or two in my arsenal for when the bite is slow and that I find when on clearance, when I find lots of 4-5.00 bags of worms for 1.00 I load up. I mostly use Zoom, Powerbait and have great luck with the garlic flavored stretchy Strike Kings worms.
I use the saltwater series and they have become a go to bait for me. I have seen them out fish bucktails, crankbaits, deep drop jigs and have even seen them out fish live bait on flounder. My first choice is a 1 ounce white bucktail tipped with a chartruese 4 inch swimming mullet.
Along the same lines as ggmack. I had good luck with the saltwater stuff (not sure if it's the alive stuff, as I no longer live near saltwater.) I liked a red jighead with a white shrimp pattern.
definitley worth the money, no different from other soft baits except for the scent they come in, fish seem to go wild over it... feel free to dip whatever lures you like into the scent after you run out of gulp baits, because believe me you will!
especially in murky or stained water fish rely more heavily on smell and sound than anything else, and this scent seems to stur bass up
I'm w/ Ethan3, the curly tailed minnow grubs work awesome on crappie. My fav's the white, and I use a black or yellow jighead. They are pricey, and I haven't used alot of them, but what I've tried have been successful.
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