What types of Gulp do you use?

[J.A. Veil]

I started using Gulp baits about two years ago. This fall I began leaving my old soft plastics in the tackle box most of the time and going primarily with Gulp baits (unless toothy bluefish are abundant).

I notice from other MKF posts that many of us use Gulp baits. I would like to hear from other anglers about which style of Gulp you use and why you prefer that. Also, since the primary attractant in Gulp baits is their scent and taste, color may have less importance. Have you noticed any difference in catching success based on color (i.e., same type of Gulp but different color)?

I will offer my own experience here. Until very recently, I had only purchased Gulp in the swimming mullet style (some 3" and some 4"). The first few bags I bought were in chartreuse color. Later I bought one bag of smoke color (grey). During one of my spec trips to Neavitt, I tried both colors and had equal success. The smoke color more closely matches live minnows and may be better in clear water, whereas the chartreuse will be more visible in murky or turbulent water.

I also caught stripers last month to 22" on 3" long bright pink Gulp squid. My order yesterday from Overstock Tackle includes several different styles and colors of Gulp. I plan to experiment next season to see which shapes and colors work best under different situations (or maybe it doesn't matter????)

[ictalurus]

I generally use 4" grubs (white & chartreuse) when looking for flounder and redfish/specks. If I'm flounder fishing and losing lots of tails, I'll switch to a 3" or 4" shrimp in new penny. They seem to hold up better to croakers nipping at the tail, and the lack of action doesn't seem to attract blues as much.

I use the 5" jerk shad in white when jigging for big croakers or to weed out little flounder. I haven't had many blue bite-offs with the jerk shad for some reason, and I've caught some really nice croakers with them.

I like the 2" and 3" grubs for yellow and white perch in the spring. I use them to find the fish, then switch to a regular grub once I've found them. If the fish won't take a regular grub, I'll go back to the Gulp. Yellow and white perch usually aren't too picky about lures (there was one big exception last year, though), but zeroing in on them can be tough in some of the places I fish. Both species can pull the tail off, so I'll switch if I can. I have caught white perch on tailless grubs in the late spring, though.

[Southerly]

i have accumulated a large bag of various gulp.

not that it doesn't seem to make a difference in getting a bite sometimes, but i don't automatically reach for it is part of the reason it's accumulated. i don't waste it on bluefish most of summer, and don't like the way it dries up if left on a hook. i also wonder how effective it is after being in water for 20 mins or so vs a soft plastic with better action. this may not apply to the curly tail gulps so much, but the large gulp grubs 'catch their tails' on the hook too much.

my favorite is probably the 6" white or albino jerk shad. as a result, it's probably the only type i don't have,... i've targeted and caught rock, flounder, and specks with this.

regardless - for rock, i'm just as, or more likely to reach for a bkd. for flounder, i'd prefer having a strip of fish filet on hook also. for specks, i also had luck with 4" chart grubs and new penny jerk shad.

[Pinch]

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I've had better results with bkd's and other swim baits other than gulp! I have almost completely stopped using them.

[Memory Maker]

sandworm on the back of a bucktail

[Grilled]

i like using gulp for flounder, i mostly use the minnow grubs and swimming mullets either in white or chartruese. i agree with pinch, for striper ive had better luck with bkd's. specks and other species i use other soft plastics

[Yakfisher]

I've had better results with bkd's and other swim baits other than gulp! I have almost completely stopped using them.

Agreed. The only time I really use gulp is when fishing for specks or flounder if I don't have any strip bait.

For specks, it's a 3-4" sea shad on a 1/2oz jig head.

For flounder, I use a 6" curly tail grub on a 2-3oz jig head. It may seem like a lot of weight but it's really not if you're trying to stay vertical.

Colors all depends on water clarity and the time of day we're fishing. Darker colors for night and brighter/vibrant colors in the day, unless you're matching their natural prey.

[Shady]

I have had pretty good success with gulp products. This year I started using 1" and 3" minnows in smelt or chartreuse color for Perch. I probably caught over 600 white Perch on them this year and thats not an exaggeration. I even caught Blues, Striper, Yellow Perch and trout (freshwater and saltwater variety) on the 1" ones, with some of the Striper being keepers. I also used the swimming mullet to catch a bunch of different fish including: Walleye, Catfish, Striper, white perch, Flounder, Sea bass, Blue fish, Croaker and probably others that I dont remember.

[tmno8]

I too have used the Gulp Minnows, mostly in Pearl White to catch Flounder and Specs. I've used the nuclear chicken with some luck too. Don't leave them on a hook though, they shrivel up like a shrink-i-dink.

[chex]

Anybody try togging with the gulp peeler crabs? Or soaking eels for stripers with the gulp eels?

[mytmouse]

Ryan, how are you rigging the minnows? I just got some from outlet tackled and wanna give them a try on white and yellow perch.

[moc]

Hey Mighty, any word on the yellow perch. I remember there were in force before Jan 16, 2011.

[mytmouse]

Haven't heard anything yet... but once I do, I'll be on em!

[DanMarino]

Gulp Alive

I use the Gulp alive smelt or minnows or shad, I can't exactly remember what they are called. This year I used the 3inch size with the black/gray back. I caught plenty of Potomac smallies on them and largemouth bass in a small local lake in the summer.

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[Shady]

Ryan, how are you rigging the minnows? I just got some from outlet tackled and wanna give them a try on white and yellow perch.

I just put them on small jigheads. For the 1" ones I like the road runner jigheads. For the 3" ones I would use a jighead spinner arm combination. For yellow perch in the susky in a couple months (or weeks) I'll be using a dropper rig with 2-4 once weight on the bottom and then two small jigheads up from that.