Been fishing my area with live bait for a couple of years.I catch, but not in a consistent manner.A few walleye, some perch, the odd Smallie.Always catch something, but not necesarilly what i am after.
Brother came into town last weekend. Never ever fished this water, Popped a gulp split tail minnow on a texas rigged hook, and smoked 2 smallies in 15 minutes, 1 over 3 lbs. I caught ZIP.
So if you are not catching on Gulp or plastics, you are not fishing them correctly.They have to be fished so slow, it may seem boring.