Gulp

[i12fish12]

Are the clams, crabs, or bloods as good as the real thing. I bought some crabs but never tried them. Thanks

[willfish57]

Are the clams, crabs, or bloods as good as the real thing. I bought some crabs but never tried them. Thanks

I've used the crabs often,,,,like em on a small jighead,,bloods are effective, too,,,,but i don't use any artificial baits until water is in the 60's,,, doesn't seem to dissipate scent at cooler temps

[Working Class Hero]

Gulp always worked great for me! Actually, I think it might be better than the real thing.

Last year I compared the Pro Cut squid strips with the scent and the wonderful colors to the Gulp cut strip baits. I cut the Gulp into 3" strips with a pointed tail just like the Pro Cut strips........ the Gulp is a little firmer and swims better in the water and has way more scent!

I caught more weaks, flounder, croakers and sea robins with the Gulp than the real thing.

Gulp stays on the hook much better. I can even cast a strip or a small sand eel with my fly rod......... you can't do that with real live bait, it will come off on the back cast!! LOL

The clams just came out so I haven't used them yet....... but the main prob with real clams is they come off the hook, you have to tie them on with rubber string and they still come off! The Gulp looks so much better, and so much firmer, and way more scent. Some here on the Barn are using rotten clams for a firmer bait and better scent trail, I think Gulp clams will be the best....... better than the real thing.

[maine_sport]

I have had excellent results with a variety of saltwater Gulp in the back bays. In the surf, it's a different story.

For stripers, it's hard to beat real clam. Better results have been by combining real clam with a small Gulp clam to hold the real clam on the hook. I have never caught a striper with the Gulp large clams. I tried other Gulp baits in the surf with zero results for stripers.

My best surf fishing has always been with live bait (spot, mullet, etc.). When the stripers are feeding on them in the surf, I put a live well in the back of my pickup.

[Agrelou]

I use the Fish Bites artificial bloodworms all the time. They are cheaper and better. There was a study in the paper last year that they produce more strikes. The tackle stores always had problems with the worm suppliers and these are better than live. You can cut them to length and they last forever.

I do not use these for Stripers, as I did not use Bloods for Stripers. They work for everything else and I have seen Stripers caught on them in the surf. I may use them in the Delaware River.

[maine_sport]

I've used Fish Bites blood worm alternative with good results for catching kingfish and spots in the surf. However the water temp[erature has to be > than 60 degress (as stated on the package) before they are effective. When the water is colder, real blood worms are best.

[Kevin2]

The gulp clams work real well for fluke, sea robins, cod, ling, and seabass. Last year I got a schoolie on a Gulp clam, but I think that was a mistake on his part. We used them on the Keansburg pier a couple of weeks ago and nothing bit. All the stripers were feeding on clams. Once I broke down and got some real ones we had plenty of action, but no keepers. Although Berkely doesn't say this, I think that the Gulp is better in warm water. I've noticed a big difference between over 50 degrees and under. I guess it's the same as the Fishbites. These products, although sold on scent lasting ability, are better for durability and site (glow, etc) and have some scent capability. Don't get me wrong, I think that they're great, but I've decided that I'm not throwing away the killie car and clam knife just yet. What Berkely oughta do is be a little more honest about the products. I can say they've out fished live bait for me, but I'm just not that good and don't have a lot of time to fish. There are very good anglers out there who can adapt to every situation and would tell you that they haven't seen any change from using those baits. Some would say they got less.

After using them in cold water and seeing miserable results when live clams and sandworms (we had Gulp sands and bloods also, nada with both) were producing well, I'm gonna quit with them until the water temps go up. Gulp claims that these out fish live bait but they've never shown any studies. Where were those done? In an aquarium? What were the temps? Again, I was all gung ho with this stuff last year as I caught a lot, more then in past summers, repeat, summers. I don't think that you can say "out performs Live Bait" as you can't duplicate life. Live clams pulsate, live killies show fear and transmit that through electrical impulses that predators can detect, but Gulp cannot dupicate. Those things still come through in the cold, but the scent doesn't seem to do as much.