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Posted: Oct. 31 2007,14:59 |
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Most of the gulp baits are used with weighted jigheads. I think you were probably using the swimming shad or grub model. I find they work well for trout, barracuda and blue runners. They work reasonably well for catching hardhead catfish too, unfortunately. Puffers love them, so if you were getting a lot of tippy-tap bites and no hookups, that's probably what you were finding. Triggerfish and filefish also like them. The fishing reports of others indicate they can be used for snook and redfish also. I plan to try the crab model for bonefish and permit, just hooking it through a circle hook like a live crab. There is a jerk shad model that's designed for using an offset hook.
If you haven't figured it out yet, they dry out if left out of the water or out of the bag, so take any remnants off your hook when done. The little pieces of chewed up gulps can be used to add scent to sabiki rigs or other jerk baits. Don't store used gulps with fresh ones, as it messes them up. Best of all, they're biodegradable in both the water and the fish.
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anywhere else...they would have called it a TEETH PICK.:laugh: 