[joemac515]

what fish xab you catch with Gulp! clams and will they work this time of year

 

[fdformicola]

gulp does not work this time of the year, water is too cold

 

[stripeman 103]

I don't like the clams at all the thing with gulp is it really doesn't work while sitting still. The action along with the scent is what gets the fish not the scent alone the clams kinda don't have any action.

 

[FarrellX]

partly...ive cought fluke on the swimming mullet tailless. just a little scented football...haha

however, the clams never really appealed to me. real clams really arent expensive...so why not use the real thing?

and this time of year? i assume you mean surf or something..not a chance. well..always a chance, but a VERY slim one

 

[JJL]

I also have caught fluke without the tails on the swimming mullet like FarrellX. I usually use them in chartreuse and pink and do well with them. Also jerk Shad in chartreuse is my go to gulp bait for fluke. As for your question gulp clams never work for me and most likely there not much around this time of year besides tog offshore.

 

[sicbassman]

I started using the swimmin mullets this summer with a minnow on the same hook for flounder. Took about 10 seconds for the tail to get bit off. I was getting frustrated because I thought I was losing the action I needed and tearing through those baits which can be expensive. When I got to the last one and lost the tail I left it on. Started catching flounder like crazy. Contemplated taking the tails off ahead of time. Anyway, next year will be simple: two foot leader on a fishfinder with as light a weight as possible, gold hook, minnow, and chartreuse gulp mullet. I can't wait!

 

[akozols]

I usually chuck the mullet once the tail is bit off, but now I'm gonna reconsider keeping it on.

 

[stripeman 103]

I started using the swimmin mullets this summer with a minnow on the same hook for flounder. Took about 10 seconds for the tail to get bit off. I was getting frustrated because I thought I was losing the action I needed and tearing through those baits which can be expensive. When I got to the last one and lost the tail I left it on. Started catching flounder like crazy. Contemplated taking the tails off ahead of time. Anyway, next year will be simple: two foot leader on a fishfinder with as light a weight as possible, gold hook, minnow, and chartreuse gulp mullet. I can't wait!

I have heard of the same thing happening to several people. I find that unbelieveable.

 

[RyanF]

Anyway, next year will be simple: two foot leader on a fishfinder with as light a weight as possible, gold hook, minnow, and chartreuse gulp mullet. I can't wait!

Why not just a jighead or bucktail? Even simpler and your jiggin goes straight to the lure, much better presentation than jiggin a piece of lead with the lure coming in two feet behind it. And keep that jig short, two to three inch hops is where its at.

RyanF

 

[SIC Wit It]

ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ryan I need some comic relief on saturdays when the fleet is thick as flies around me and still not catchin squat

 

[mattlist]

I went back to strip baits last season now that I think about it. Used mackeral strips for most of my fluke fishing. The swim mullets work well though. I purchased a bag of the new ghost shrimp that I'm excited to try this year.

 

[RyanF]

I went back to strip baits last season now that I think about it. Used mackeral strips for most of my fluke fishing. The swim mullets work well though. I purchased a bag of the new ghost shrimp that I'm excited to try this year.

Can you say mantis shrimp? I played around with the largest freshwater tubes I could find trying to imitate a mantis last season. I mean anything will catch a fluke but you have to imagine these bastards are seeing 100 swimming minnows a day now, when they first hit the scene it was amazing! Anyway, those things look great, how long?

Strip baits early and under the lights for me. I have a new rig up my sleeve where you can have the best of both worlds without messing with traditional teaser or three way rigs. Ill drop off a couple this spring so you can help me field test.

Oh, and there is a gulp bait that NO ONE uses for flatties that is dynamite as well. Ill give you a bag if you let me put a hook into one of your pets with my 4# test trout rod, cannot think of a better location to try it.

RyanF

 

[mattlist]

Can you say mantis shrimp? I played around with the largest freshwater tubes I could find trying to imitate a mantis last season. I mean anything will catch a fluke but you have to imagine these bastards are seeing 100 swimming minnows a day now, when they first hit the scene it was amazing! Anyway, those things look great, how long?

Strip baits early and under the lights for me. I have a new rig up my sleeve where you can have the best of both worlds without messing with traditional teaser or three way rigs. Ill drop off a couple this spring so you can help me field test.

Oh, and there is a gulp bait that NO ONE uses for flatties that is dynamite as well. Ill give you a bag if you let me put a hook into one of your pets with my 4# test trout rod, cannot think of a better location to try it.

RyanF

3" Ry. Here is a link for the rebate basspro is running on them. They look very flukey.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...0204755_151004000_151000000_151004000_151-4-0

Some of my pets are solid 20lb's, watching you fight one with a trout rod would be very entertaining!!:fighting: Last season I went down in the middle of the day and found a keeper slamming full force into my spot pen. It was hitting it so hard the pen would come up out halfway out of the water. They're greedy bastards. They get clam and strip baits 3 times a week and they still want more. I'll get em all fired up for you, you'll love the feeding pattern they go into when the clam juice hits the water. With the HG light you can actually watch the juice disperse, after about 5 mins they all start showing up. The fish go into "the zone" after that you can stomp on the dock, play loud music, try to noodle one and get your hand sandpapered like insomniac did last year..lol, and they do not spook. I've stared eye to eye with mr scarface 3" from the water and he just waits for food. It's pretty crazy man.

I'm trying like hell to find decent job down here right now, making progress. I can't do weekends only anymore its too painful leaving 7 MI on Sunday night.

 

[biggietalls89]

I purchased a bag of the new ghost shrimp that I'm excited to try this year.

they look deadly i can already tell the loomis will love to throw them around in the back :thumbsup:

 

[mattlist]

they look deadly i can already tell the loomis will love to throw them around in the back :thumbsup:

had the loomy out today. Gotta stay sharp!! saw one silver flash and threw a twitch bait around for a while..no dice but it was good to get some casts out in the warm sun.

 

[BigBassJim]

Gulp clams are terrible.

Gulp sandworms on bucktails are good for casting or jigging
Gulp shrimp are killer on weakfish
either dead stick or bucktail

Swimming minnows are good dead stick for fluke or bucktail for fluke.

 

[sicbassman]

Why not just a jighead or bucktail? Even simpler and your jiggin goes straight to the lure, much better presentation than jiggin a piece of lead with the lure coming in two feet behind it. And keep that jig short, two to three inch hops is where its at.

RyanF

For some reason, I have never had luck with bucktails. I know they are a tried and true flounder staple, but I do quite well when I let the bait and hook back about 2 feet from the weight. I don't know what it is with me, but this works. Some of my best fishing for flouder has been with a bucktail up front with a tiny, tiny shad dart trailing 2ft or so back with a strop of mackerel belly on it. The bucktail would never get hit and I would hammer fish on the tiny thing. That's where it evolved for me. Eventually I ditched the bucktail and let that thing trail along bouncing around by itself.

 

[Joe D.]

For some reason, I have never had luck with bucktails. I know they are a tried and true flounder staple, but I do quite well when I let the bait and hook back about 2 feet from the weight. I don't know what it is with me, but this works. Some of my best fishing for flouder has been with a bucktail up front with a tiny, tiny shad dart trailing 2ft or so back with a strop of mackerel belly on it. The bucktail would never get hit and I would hammer fish on the tiny thing. That's where it evolved for me. Eventually I ditched the bucktail and let that thing trail along bouncing around by itself.

I find that the bucktail normally yields the bigger fish and the trailer produces the shorts. Keep the bucktail moving by jigging it constantly and you'll be surprised how often you catch fluke and stripers on the bucktail. One other thing I do is trim the hairs on the bucktail so that they are only about 1/8" past the hook. This should help with your hook-ups.

 

[sicbassman]

I find that the bucktail normally yields the bigger fish and the trailer produces the shorts. Keep the bucktail moving by jigging it constantly and you'll be surprised how often you catch fluke and stripers on the bucktail. One other thing I do is trim the hairs on the bucktail so that they are only about 1/8" past the hook. This should help with your hook-ups.

Yeah, I've fished for flounder for a long time and tried everything I can think of. Did plenty of bucktail bouncing, just found that this works for me. I don't use the trailer anymore, just the minnow, hook, and now that chartreuse gulp mullet with the tail cut off on leader. Just keeping it simple.

 

[LilFisherman]

ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ryan I need some comic relief on saturdays when the fleet is thick as flies around me and still not catchin squat

Haha Jim...cant wait for this summer or should I say..April?