Ive used it to fish for smallmouth, but in the end I caught more baby Flathead than I wanted, and I don't like the cost to durability ratio.

They've become particularly popular in the salt for stripers since the price of eels, sand worms, and blood worms has shot through the roof. In the early spring, Gulp worms work just as good as the real thing at half the price.

I personally don't use tons of Gulp, but I will on certain occasions. Three that come to mind are one day wading for smallmouth when the suckers would touch nothing but a Gulp leech, one day flounder fishing when no one could get a strike on anything but little white Gulp shrimp, and the one day in the canyon casting to dolphin under lobster pot buoys. They were so finicky they wouldn't even hit a ballyhoo chunk (which is unheard of), but they would go after and eat a Gulp shad. Only thing they'd touch.

I've used the Gulp saltwater minnows for reds and trout. I've used various colors and they all work well, especially if the water is a little dirty. I rig them on a Mustad 2/0 bait-keeper with a 1/16 oz. weight on the shank. When retrieved as one would any soft plastic jerkbait the reds will tear it apart.

BTW, there is one HUGE downside. The pufferfish will tear the damn things to shreds! Gulp is already expensive, and for one full day on the water one person will generally go through about 2-3 full bags of the Gulp jerkbaits. Probably only a full bag of that actually goes to gamefish, the rest is for the puffers.

I have used their sinking minnow on bass with lots of success in sandpits. I have also had lots of success on trout with their earthworms.

I have used them from time to time, and on one occasion it was because the Gulp! was the only brand in the color I wanted. When the bass (the only thing I've used them for) are hitting soft plastics, the Gulp! stuff works as well as anything else, but not neccessarily better. I would have to agree however that the Gulp! baits are not nearly as durable as regular soft plastics and they aren't any cheaper either. I know people who swear by the stuff, and personally I am still on the fence; as I have not found a situation where I could not live without the Gulp! baits.

On a side note, does Berkley make a 4" Gulp! tube bait? I am yet to see one, and that is one thing I may not be able to live without if they find a way to make the baits more durable.

The when using gulp for smallies I was unimpressed with the action of the baits, too stiff. But since moving to the coast of NC my tackle box has never smelled so bad. I love the stuff for trout, flounders, and reds. I generally use the jerk minnow, swimming minnow, and shrimp and work it as a normal soft plastic, not a live bait substitute. Durabilty is an issue here especially in late summer and early fall because of the small spot, craoker, and blues. Only fix is to switch to hard baits or what I do is switch to fishing for Tarpon and big bull reds.

I use Gulp! night crawlers and crappie nibbles. They both work perfect for panfish. I get bites almost every time which makes me very satisfied.

Had great results with Gulp on trout, in fact I avoid the garlic scent because it attracts to many brown trout and down here the regs require one hell of a brown to keep. Never heard of the Gulp Alive minnow type. If I see it I may try it this sping on crappie but I doubt it'll do as good as crickets or live minnows.

I've used the 2 1/2" leaches for jigging walleyes. Side by side with live leaches. They didnt work as well as the live... they worked but not as well. Good to have in the boat for a pinch.

I used the Gulp shrimp fishing on the shores of South Carolina on vacation and became a believer. I never even fished for saltwater fish but jigging it along the bottom from a pier I caught 3 flounder, a sea trout and a 9 pound red drum. I'm definitely going to be trying the trout dough this spring.

I was hesitant about using the new gulp products a few years ago. But after purchasing some night crawlers and a few other oddballs, I am impressed with their performance. When the new gulp alive products came out I was excited to try them out, I just wasn't excited about the price tag on them. After using the minnows, minnow grubs, leeches, waxies, and maggots, I am a firm believer in the idea that they work. I recommend the gulp alive products highly for open water and ice fishing situations.

I have used the gulp alive shrimp for catfish, I had some success with it, but it was no more than using frozen shrimp, The scent held up and you can see it leave a scent trail in the water. I give em that, the scent trail hits the water quickly and is easy to see.

The one thing I did not like about these products was the price you are paying for them, I am all for new products and I spend as much money as the next avid angler, but depending on how often you fish and how much you buy they can get very expensive.

I will have to do a little more research and see if my success ratio compared to the cost ratio is really worth it or not.

I will use their fake squid bait for fishing for porgy.