Crappie Bait - Gulp Alive
Everyone out
there has at one time or another used a swim bait. Well
Berkley came out with
the New Hot Plastic bait that works for Crappie, Bass,
Catfish, Stripers, and saltwater fish.
It is called
"Gulp Alive" and comes in a small Jar
or Bucket. The great part about this new minnow is anyone that
has used gulp before knows that after you introduce it to the
water it can not be placed back in the
package.

The
minnows are different; they
can go back in, and it will not harm the other
baits.
However if
left out of the water for a period of time they will dry up and
shrink like the other
Gulp worms and sinking minnows. I know if you will refer to
earlier articles that I
have written you will see a rig that you can use the minnows
on. I will give you one: That if you try this on a drop shot
rig, you will get results real fast.
I was
introduced to them about two years ago at a show in Arkansas
where Berkley had a
tank of bass for the exbitors to show product in the tank. I
was working with MoJo
Weights at the time and asked Berkley if they would try our rig
with the new minnow.
It turned
out when the bass in the tank would not hit any other lure
they would kill the
minnow. Here again, the bait is made up of ground up bait so if
you lose one it will
not affect the fish and they can digest it.
If you're
interested in trying out Berkley's what I call Minnow in a
Bucket, they should be
in most of the stores now, Sportsman Warehouse/Gander
Mountain/Bass Pro.
If you still have problems locating them, write
to me and I will help you get them.
I know it
might be too late for you to go after Crappie. However, if you
have read some of my
articles, I tell you to move with the crappie and bass off the
spawning beds and move
toward the deep water.
May and June
are the best Top Water Bait times. The fish are still very active and if you
will place the boat in 16-20 feet of water and cast
shallow, the fish should be
right under the surface looking for a easy meal. Look
at all the time and how
much work they did spawning and are very
hungry.
A lot of us
down South have had to put up with all the lakes having too
much water that Crappie
Spawning is or should be over and the Bass are spawning as I
type. If the Crappie in
your area are just now spawning, try some of the Berkley
Gulp Alive Minnows.
You will not
go wrong and might even have some pictures that you want
to share with other
fishing folks. Send them in and we will try and get them up on
the web
site.
Keep The Hooks Wet!
Steve
McGoldrick
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