Berkley Gulp Alive 1 inch Minnows

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Comment by randy king on May 7, 2014 at 12:44pm

if someone wants to see if they work check out my pics of the bluegills we caught on them

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 17, 2011 at 6:30pm

Alright - you guys are killing me. Now I will just have to eat the shipping and get some of these things through the mail.

Beautiful fish Jim and great comments about late season "feel".

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 17, 2011 at 5:11pm

Great information and another beautiful fish Jim....Thanks for sharing with the group! I've also used the Gulp series more this year than I ever had and I've been quite surprised by the success........

Comment by Jim Gronaw on December 17, 2011 at 1:57pm

Up here at Lake Marburg in southern PA, we have been catching crappies on a 1/32 oz round, black jighead with a 1" emerald shiner minnow threaded about 2/3 up the shank of the hook. We are using 2 pound test Triple Fish or SOS mono made by Trout Magnet to cast them and work them in and around dying vegetation. Strikes are soft, often just a slight heaviness in the 46 degree water. You can also suspend them on a slip-float.

This is the first year I have used these Gulp Alive minnows. So far, they have outfished the other guys using real minnows, but that is because they suspend them above the weed tops with fixed bobber presentations and they don't want to lose bait or tackle.  You can get the jig/Gulp combo down into the jungle where the fish are hunkered down during much of the day. A strike feels just like a weed, and every 20 cast or so, it's actually a soft-striking crappie, so I set the hook to anything that remotely seems like a strike, including when I feel slack in the line. As evening approaches and the plankton rise to the surface, small minnows get active and the crappie follow, moving higher in the water column. I also use Led Heds chub head 1/24 oz jighead with good results with these. Thanks, LH!

I get my Gulp minnows for $6 a jar. I haven't gone through one jar yet and I am up to 153 crappie in December. Plus, I don't have to lug a minnow bucket around or get my hands cold to bait up. I imagine when the weeds die out and the bite slows that other options, to include live minnows, will emerge, perhaps being 'the' technique. Most of my fish are from the shore, but some are from a boat.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 15, 2011 at 5:31pm

I believe J.G. has had some success with the "Emerald Shiner" in recent weeks.....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 14, 2011 at 8:23pm

Ive been hoping the local Wally World would stock them, but they never do. And as far as I know, they don't take "special requests" either. I do like the look of them......

Comment by Dwayne Denison on December 14, 2011 at 6:59pm

me too David, I think I will keep my kidney

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on December 14, 2011 at 6:58pm

I've tried these on my spoon rigs.....they work.....unfortunately they're not too durable.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 14, 2011 at 6:31pm

About $11 bucks shipped for the small jar, Dwayne. Its a bit rich for my blood.

Comment by Chris Salmon on December 14, 2011 at 6:10pm

these things are great for tipping mini jigs for big bluegills

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