sandmann Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I tried a pack of 2" gulp alive minnows and found that they work great. I also had real minnows and alternated between the two all day. I still say that real minnows work better but I was impressed by the gulp stuff. Mainly caught perch and LM bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smally21 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 i had moderate luck with 3" minnows. caught smallies, sheephead, used the tails for perch. fish seem to hold on longer than regular plastics, and they are quite resilient. leave it on the hook overnight though they harden to cement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I had great results with the 5 inch leeches in the past, although my buddy got shut out using them last weekend. I'll be fishing them for sure this weekend, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmann Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I've heard that the 5" leeches are killer for smallies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 The first time we used them was last August, and had really productive weekend of fishing: that said, we tested them against live minnows as an experiment, and landed pretty much as many smallies with the leeches. It was impressive, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogu392 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Can you guys share how are you hooking these berkley plastics? What jig, hook is good for Berkely Alive Gulp? What technique: troling, jiging, cast and recover/reel in? Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 My brother and I were sight fishing whitefish in 25ft of water on simcoe last winter. I was using real minnows and he was using the gulp alive and he actually had more takers. Who knows if he had the real minnows his side of the hole could have still produced more fish but atleast we found out that they WORK ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Sure, I rig the leeches with a single hook through the head, no leader, usually on braid, and put a small split shot about 2 ft up from the rig. The idea for me is to get as natural a presentaion as I can. I'm going to try a really light jig head on the weekend, I think. Edited July 16, 2009 by backbay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhiles Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I had some luck with them on a small river/creek. I used 3" gulp minnows, a regular hook and regular jig. I just cast and reeled in. That day I caught about 10 small mouth (most under 2 lbs) but they were biting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Can you guys share how are you hooking these berkley plastics?What jig, hook is good for Berkely Alive Gulp? What technique: troling, jiging, cast and recover/reel in? Regards. i usually drop shot them. leeches as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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