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The type in the bucket. Anyone using them? If so would you recommend them?
I have seen post on here of people using the minnows, but haven't seen anything about the crawlers.
Where can I get them locally? I have been to Sportsmans in Midvale and Riverdale, they no longer carry them.
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[#0000FF]There are several different kinds of the Gulp crawlers and worms. I have tried the half crawlers (pinched) and they have caught fish. More than regular worms? Hard to say. But for tipping jigs, pieces of the crawlers or small pieces of the "trout worms" are really a noticeable improvement...especially if you keep a squeeze bottle of the liquid scent and touch it up a bit after soaking a while. I know a couple of guys that swear by them for rigging on a crawler harness for walleyes.
I am definitely a fan of the minnows. I have been experimenting with all sizes and colors...for different species and with different methods of rigging and presentation. I have had days when a bust day turned into a great day when I started using the Alive minnows. And using the little 1" white or chartreuse minnows to dress up a jig can be money.
If Sportsmans does not carry what you are looking for, try Amazon.com. I have the Amazon Prime so they will do a 2 day delivery with no shipping on even some of the smaller packages. And they have those half crawlers in a six pack so you don't have to buy a whole bucket.
The Gulp products are good...but spendy. You need to set up a system to keep them tightly sealed and moist so they don't dry out. Dried up Gulp stuff is maybe the second or third hardest known substance.
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If you're anywhere near Cabelas, they carry quite a bit of Gulp baits. Walmart does too. I'm guessing you'll still find them cheaper online, but then you'll have to wait for them.
I've used the Gulp Nightcrawlers a bunch. I've caught several cats at Utah Lake using them and even caught a few bass with them. They last and are easy to use. But @TubeDude is right; if they dry out, they're harder than carbon fiber. I use these little plastic containers to keep them in after I open them and they've lasted for a long time.
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Thanks TD,
I know what you mean about them drying out. For the past few years I have bought a jar of Gulp Maggots for ice fishing, and a year later when I open the jar up all the magic formula has evaporated, so I end up buying another jar.
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I thought I saw some at Scheels.
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The Gulp! Maggots don't seem to have very good seals on their jars. No matter how tightly I closed mine this past ice fishing season, I always ended up with that nasty juice all over my tackle box. I get that it's for attracting fish, but it just absolutely reeks. Doesn't surprise me that the stuff evaporates if you let it sit.
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[#0000FF]The first thing I do after opening a package of Gulp goodies is to remove them and put them in a resealable plastic bag. I take out a few and put them in a "trip bag"...often with several of other colors. They do not bleed colors so you don't have to worry about keeping them separate. Then a shoot in a bit of extra "recharger" scent liquid and tightly seal the bag.
I can put several small trip bags into a plastic jar with a good tight-fitting lid. Some of your household resealable containers will work as well. Now you have a double seal protection against leakage and evaporation. But it is necessary to take the time to make sure each bag is well sealed after you open one for use. Otherwise, you do get some foul- smelling stuff on your hands and even on your craft or tackle box. But plastic baggies are cheap and you can change them periodically without breaking the bank. Better than having to buy all new Gulp stuff at the prices they charge.
I usually carry a couple of different plastic jars, each with several packages of different Gulp goodies, on each tubing trip. They tuck into the pockets on my tube and are handy to reach and use when needed...without leaking all over everything.
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I picked up three jars of the minnows and a few zip packs as well. Haven't opened the jars yet and have had them over a month already. Guess I should invest in some re sealable plastic containers.
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[#0000FF]My observations have been that both the little jars and the resealable packs remain airtight until first opened. So no need to transfer everything out of them until you do open them. After that, divide them into small trip packages and tightly seal the rest. And then check them periodically and add extra liquid if needed.
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Can you use the "Recharger Scent Liquid" on all Gulp products? Or is the Minnow, Crawler, and Maggot scent all different Recharge Liquid?
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I have only found two sizes of recharge liquid and they don't give a scent on them. Just say recharge is all. My guess is it is all the same liquid.
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Same recharge liquid, but I believe there's a difference between Gulp and Gulp Alive baits. The recharge stuff is for Gulp Alive baits.
If I read correctly, Gulp baits are made of the attractant, whereas Alive products are more like sponges that absorb the juice.
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I throw in some ProCure bloody tuna and herring in with my maggots and it seems to do really well with all the fish up at Strawberry. I'm curious and wanting to try out the worms with the same juices see if that will entice the fish as well.
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Has anyone used them on a single hook worm harness and a bottom bouncer?
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Let me begin by saying I'm not a big believer in about 99% of the scents out there. HOWEVER, the two that do work wonders is Gulp (maggots and worms/crawlers) and the Cisco Scent that Pugstone's in Garden City sells for fishing at Bear Lake. Both of these work wonders. I use the Gulp maggots at both FG and BL as a "tip" for hoochies (squids). Using them at the Gorge for Kokanee produces about 5:1 compared to not tipping your lure. At Bear Lake I have been using the Gulp "worms" (thinner and shorter than the crawlers, but the same color) for tipping jigs for whitefish fishing in the fall and also for jigging for trout (cutthroat and lakers). They are incredible and I wish I would have discovered this sooner. They don't come of as easy as regular crawlers either and aren't nearly as messy (no dirt in the cups to spill or get on your hands). Finally, the homemade Cisco scent that Pugstones sells in very limited quantities has been stellar too. I add it to my regular Cisco chunk and it works great. I have yet to try it on jigs fished at FG. In the past the WY boys would come to BL and catch a bunch of Cisco and then use them as both bait and for chumming at FG. Using Cisco for bait used to be legal years ago, but chumming never was. My friend caught several lake trout that I dissected stomachs out of from FG and I counted anywhere from 6-20 neatly cut up Cisco chunks, so I confirmed the chumming years ago. Enough for now.
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It is a very well kept secret that the best diamond cutters in the world use dried up Gulp! products to produce the best cut diamonds ever.
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[quote BearLakeFishGuy]Let me begin by saying I'm not a big believer in about 99% of the scents out there. HOWEVER, the two that do work wonders is Gulp (maggots and worms/crawlers) and the Cisco Scent that Pugstone's in Garden City sells for fishing at Bear Lake. Both of these work wonders. I use the Gulp maggots at both FG and BL as a "tip" for hoochies (squids). Using them at the Gorge for Kokanee produces about 5:1 compared to not tipping your lure. At Bear Lake I have been using the Gulp "worms" (thinner and shorter than the crawlers, but the same color) for tipping jigs for whitefish fishing in the fall and also for jigging for trout (cutthroat and lakers). They are incredible and I wish I would have discovered this sooner. They don't come of as easy as regular crawlers either and aren't nearly as messy (no dirt in the cups to spill or get on your hands). Finally, the homemade Cisco scent that Pugstones sells in very limited quantities has been stellar too. I add it to my regular Cisco chunk and it works great. I have yet to try it on jigs fished at FG. In the past the WY boys would come to BL and catch a bunch of Cisco and then use them as both bait and for chumming at FG. Using Cisco for bait used to be legal years ago, but chumming never was. My friend caught several lake trout that I dissected stomachs out of from FG and I counted anywhere from 6-20 neatly cut up Cisco chunks, so I confirmed the chumming years ago. Enough for now.[/quote]
You know what is interesting? I found out recently that chumming in WY is not illegal. When I was growing up I swear I remember it being illegal... but I couldn't find anything about it in the regulations and when I called the WY/GF they told me it was not illegal... they could not tell me when the law changed or if it had changed at all.
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[quote BSF]Can you use the "Recharger Scent Liquid" on all Gulp products? Or is the Minnow, Crawler, and Maggot scent all different Recharge Liquid?[/quote]
[#0000FF]I just bought two different Gulp Alive liquid products. One was the recharger and the other was the marinade...a more concentrated stuff. Both are clearly labeled "Minnow".
I have been using the minnow juice as an all around attractant for several months. It works great on marabou jigs, plastic tube jigs and even on hardbaits. Recently, I used a few drops on a piece of white bass meat that had already caught a couple of fish and was looking pretty chewed up. No takers for about 15 minutes before I "doctored" it with the Gulp. But within less than a minute after I juiced it I had another cat "gulp" it.
I am a longtime believer in the use of proven scent products. Over the years I have used sardine, anchovy, crawdad, shad, nightcrawler and others. I haven't found any that DON'T work. But obviously some work better than others for specific applications. ALL work to help mask human odors and the deterrents of gasoline, sun screen, etc.
But...I can enthusiastically endorse the Gulp Alive products and the use of the liquid scent to both recharge the Gulp goodies and to apply to other lures and baits. And I have had the most success with the minnow scent.
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[quote fishgiver]Has anyone used them on a single hook worm harness and a bottom bouncer?[/quote]
[#0000FF]I don't troll (from my float tube) but I know at least a couple of wallieholics that have had good success with them. Both claim that there are some days when they outperform real crawlers. Walleyes are a lot more scent-conscious that some folks realize. That extra bit of attraction can get strikes that plain crawlers sometimes don't.
I have had walleyes pick up Gulp minnows resting on the bottom...with a jig head. Trout too. That says something. [/#0000FF]
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Another great thread. Thanks everyone. I learned a lot.
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