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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Had a kinda strange but successful day today on the Bay. The weather man said SE winds 4 MPH by noon. Wulp, we had an almost North wind at what I would guess at 15 to 20 MPH by 1:00pm. Me and my Bud Skeeter had left Lindy's Marina at 11:00am and as we hit the bay she was flat. Took us maybe 30 minutes to calibrate the compass and get the hang of my new TR-1 auto Pilot. Then we cranked the big engines to life once again and headed North to the Fish Point/Masiou Island area.
I was ancious to do a couple of things today. One to see just how accurate and sensitive this new TR-1 unit was and use some Berkley Gulp artificial crawlers on some harness rigs to see if they could indeed catch any walleyes. About this time a Strong North wind started to blow the tops off the small 1 footers we had up till this point. 30 minutes later the phenomina we somtime get on the Bay started. Lake Huron Rollers with nothing but open spaces between them and the South shore of Saginaw Bay, began to march their way across the Bay. It was then we simply decided to troll with them back towards Quanicassee.
Well, I'll shorten this story some. I apsolutley loved the TR-1. What a fantastic unit this is. I punched in a GPS waypoint back to the marina and brought the boat onto that thin black line and engaged the TR-1. We trolled from 1.8 to 2.7 using a variety of things for almost 4 hours. It never got off course once. We took our first walleye on a spoon slider above a Winning Streak, about a 6 pounder. We then switched over to Guides Plus weighted trolling attractors and harnesses using Berkley Gulps as well as real crawlers. The Gulp kicked butt. The fish were burying the In-Line boards when they hit this rubber look-a-like. We boated 7 fish and tossed two back. All in all, a great day.
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Location: Wind lake, Wi | I really believe in the gulp products after fishing with the minnow grubs on a local river. The gulp outfished live bait 3 to 1 on several different days. Tried the crawlers on Green bay but no hook ups. Will try them again though. NICE FISH !!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander | Nice fish!! I will be using Gulp products in a couple weeks in Canada trying to figure the big walleyes out on Wabigoon lake. |
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| Steve, You better check the regs out, I believe Gulp is illegal to transport into Canada. I might be wrong here but just a warrning on what I heard. Although no doubt it would clean up on the fish!
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| What? I'll look at the regs, but can't imagine why an artificial bait would be illegal to transport. Never been asked before. Maybe we'll need to put the Gulp! in bedding! hehehe |
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| Shep, Gulp is not an artificial bait, Artificial would be something man made from artificial materials! Gulp is manufactured from organic material and therefore is illegal to transport out of the country. This is something I heard during the development process although I am no expert, is there a Berkley rep that would know the composition of this product? Sunshine, Where are you buddy, I need help on this one as I can't locate the earlier e-mails I received!
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Location: Theresa, NY | I find it hard to believe that you can't take the Gulp worms across the border, when they are also sold in Canada. |
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Location: NE/IL | Just as an aside and to get back onto the origional post from Dan, I just came back from Lake Erie this Sun and used the new Gulp crawlers on various rigs. All I can say is that I will be purchasing more of them soon. Side by side on bouncers....identical rigs... they out caught real crawlers 3:1. On some days it was even more dramatic but the 3:1 was average for the week. I ran them on other presentations I normally run out there this time of year and had similar results! They flat out catch fish! |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | eyeman.
Thank's for the reinforcment news. Seems everything I post latley is deemed illegal in one state or the other. 
Sure would be easier if these products would come with a disclaimer or modification rules written right on the package they come in. 
Edited by walleye express 6/21/2004 7:46 PM
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Location: Northern Illinois | Seems to me that the manufacturing process is really pushing the envelope of various intra-country rules. That and the success of GULP is making this innovative product all the more subject to interpretation. I personally have good success with GULP in my fishing haunts. WM |
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| Any special colors that worked better than others? I noticed they have chartreuse and natural and every other color you can imagine. |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Dave.
For me, the best working colors are in this order. Natural, Nightcrawler and Pumpkinseed. Do not leave them on your harnesses after use and keep them in the boat out of the wind when moving fishing locations. They dry out on the hooks and are like a dried leech to get off.
They also say to throw them away after use. Well, at .50 each, I decided to try and put them back in the bag with others I had not used yet. 4 days went by, I reused them, and they seemed as fresh, (well as stinky anyway) as they did originally. I used the old ones first and they worked just as good. I did squeeze all the air out of the bag and rolled them around with the other unused ones before sealing. Rather this negates the rotting process, who knows?
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Location: NE/IL | Dan,
I would have to agree with you on the color issue. The natural, followed by the pumpkin were the two best. This also follows my experience with the older "Power Baits" that I experimented with prior to the introduction of GULP!
Again to agree with Dan....so few of us do... ;-), my advise would be to remove them from the hooks and restore them in the package or dispose of them. They will become fake worm jerky! Almost remind me of an Uncle Josh Pork rind drying up on the hook but a lot easier to get off.
Also, I did not try any other colors of these baits. I suspect that they might work however, I was attempting to imitate a natural crawler which the fish were really devouring. Since we were in the midst of a major mayfly hatch I also thought that a more subtle brown or natural color was best.
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Location: Germantown and Land O Lakes, WI | I just got off the horn with my old Bio Prof from College. He's a researcher with the Dept of Ministries in Ontario. Dr.Schaeffer told me that he's been transporting Gulp up for the last 2 seasons and has never had a problem getting it across the boarder. He added that he takes hundreds of packages with him, not just the average 4-5 the normal joe would be taking. |
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| Well I am getting close to making the change myself. This spring I purchased a nice refrigerator for my garage. Not a big one but an appartment size big enough to keep a 500 crawlers in. I rigged up a light to stay on and keep the slimers in their new home and not all over the inside, which works great. I have been keeping them in ripped up strips of news paper. They looked really good for a long time and then I noticed a strange smell a few days ago. Well darn. I cleaned out some dead ones, washed the rest and decided to use the regular crawler bedding instead of the paper. Been 4 days now and they seem to be really enjoying there new inviroment. BUT I have decided also that after using gulp a few times fishing myself and with Dan, and seeing his results I might just start using nothing but Gulp. Crawlers I love to use, nice fat slimers but what a hassel to keep and use. I even have the frabil cooler for them on the boat. Getting close, am betting that after these crawlers either are used up or DIE - which ever comes first I will change. Have been using them once in awhile and have probably five pack on boat already. Have a good day and good luck fishing. Skeeter |
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Location: Rhinelander | I did very well with the Gulp products in Canada last week, catching many walleyes and trying it against crawlers. I actually was happier with the Gulp, because I was casting jigs and could fire the Gulp loaded jig as far as I wished without losing the bait. I superglued the Gulp Minnows to the jig head, which allowed me to catch multiple fish on one tail. Great product, and a real fish catcher. |
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Location: Clinton, Ia | Dan,
Here is the straight poop on handling the "Gulp".
When you have it on your hook, don't leave it out out the water too long cause it will dry out , as you found out, rather quickly, and will eventually become hard to remove from the hook.
The trick to keeping used bait fresh and repeatedly usable is to put used baits in a ziplock baggie when not in use. It will stay as fresh as when you first put it on, although,because it was wet, it will stay activated. The next time you're out,
you can reuse that bait till it no longer stays on the hook.
Keep in mind that all the baits that are still in the original pouch are not activated till they are in the water. so when you are changing to crankbaits and no longer need the Gulp bait, don't put it back in the original bag because the water on the bait will activate everything in the pouch.
Just put it in a seperate ziplock bag.
(must be a shorter less confusing version of this---Wished I had thought of that before I confused myself)
Anyway, you get the drift!
Not only do I think it outfishes livebait, but this bait laughs at perch intent on stealing yet another worm. They bite but can't steal it from the hook. You can realisticly catch 5-6-7-8 or more fish on one bait. Even at $5.00 a bag, it's still cheaper than a dozen nightcrawlers at $1.50 to $2.00 a dozen, all things considered.
Marv
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Location: Clinton, Ia | Size depends a lot on the application.
Wingdams on the Mississippi---I use a 3" Gulp Crawler or a 3" Gulp Fry.
Jigging in rivers or lakes or impoundments---I use either the 3" crawler, the 3" fry or a Gulp Minnow Grub. (a fancy twister tail).
Trolling spinners or harnesses---any of the Gulp products will work. Worms, grubs, crawlers, or the fry. (Worms are 4-5-6-7 and 10 inch)
Have even used the Gulp in a jar products for jigging and have had good success. (Extruded grubs, maggots, and earthworms)
In case your not aware of all the Gulp bait possibilities, check out www.purefishing.com to see the whole line of Gulp Baits on the market.
(Honest, I don't work for Berkley!!!)
Keep in mind that these guidelines are my personal guideline for the way I fish for walleye. These applications may be quite different for other spiecies. You'll have to do your own testing to find what works for you.
Marv
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Interesting - 7/18/2004 6:39 PM
What size worms are you guys using? 4",5",6".7'???
I'm using the 6" auger tailed version that comes in the bag versus the jar. |
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| Dan,
What channel do you monitor and what do you go by when you're fishing? Gonna be doing some fishing up there next week and I'd like to talk to ya?
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Rob Stratton - 7/19/2004 5:28 PM
Dan,
What channel do you monitor and what do you go by when you're fishing? Gonna be doing some fishing up there next week and I'd like to talk to ya?
Rob
Rob.
Same thing that written on my boat and the same handle I use on all the boards "Walleye Express". All of us charter captains monitor and talk on channel 07. I've been only turing my radio on lately when i want to contact somebody though. As my new TR-1 Yamaha kicker only charges 2 amps. And with all the other stuff running, I'm always afraid I'm going to have 2 dead batteries when I get ready to leave. Heres a picture of my boat on the water, in case you see me and can't get a hold of me. Feel free to drive on over (on the outside of my boards of course) and get me on the horn.
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| Gulp out fished live bait on our trip to Canada. The 3" Hot Pink Grub was the best, we actually ran out and bought some more while in Canada, I'll make sure I have enough this weekend, when we return. |
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Location: shores of Indian lake, Ohio | -here's a lil' flavor twist that I have used since my bassin' days in the 70s when I need a speed kills R-Trap breakline break *wink* ~ I pour off about a quarter of the brine from jars of Uncle Josh ripple n' spin rind in various colors/sizes (some cut by me) & add Fish Formula II shad from a bulk bottle & shake 'em up in the winter.
The Gkids like to drift w/rigs n' bouncers while messin' around in the boat when they visit the lake... seems the fish, even cats, can't tear the lil' suckers of the rigs & I change them every half hour or so by pullin' a fresh one outta the juice/jar & droppin' a used one back in, with a jar shake... it doesn't work as well on the U J pork frogs cuz after a few months the FF II seems to attack the pork fat.
-whatever ~ it works in central Ohio n' I don't have the dreaded bait in the Beater I-Boat...
the old fart --
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