wtr dogs Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Has anyone had luck with any of these?? I have tried the minnow replicas with little results. Size and number of bites when we ran out of real minnows. They have several new ones including a pinched nightcrawler. Home of the the dam of 2009 AKC National Debry Champion.--AMMOAMMO
packersooner Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 I bought some of the leeches a few years back when Bass Pro had them on sale. I fished them quite a bit using a floating jighead on a bottom bouncer. I may have caught one walleye on them. Crawler harnesses and slow death rigs far outfished them. I believe the shape/look of the leeches has changed since then though. I am curious if Gulp or some other scented plastic worm would work well as a replacement for live crawlers? Main reason is those pesky bluegills rip the real thing off just as fast as you can get a bottom bouncer down there! Jason
Walleyedmike Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 I've used the pinched crawlers on slow death rigs. Worked great in North Dakota. Tried them a little bit on Stockton with mixed results. Still have some, so will continue to experiment later this spring. I'll post results. WM
exiledguide Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 The gulp alive 2" fish fry in chatruse or white on a 1/32 oz jig #8 hook is my go to for bluegill and crappie but I have caught walleye largemouth and channel cautfish on it while fishing for crappie ans bluegill since I startrd using it. The 3" Chartruse minnow on a 1/32 oz #1 cycle hook that I get from a guy in Fla. is my go to bait in the James River for smallmouth. I swim it, use it as a jerk bait and also jig it. I haven't tried the other Gulp alive very much and when I did I haven't had much luck.
Ham Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 The 1 inch minnows work well for panfish and the 21/2 and 3 inch minnow took White Bass for me this weekend. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
mic Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 The gulp alive 2" fish fry in chatruse or white on a 1/32 oz jig #8 hook is my go to for bluegill and crappie but I have caught walleye largemouth and channel cautfish on it while fishing for crappie ans bluegill since I startrd using it. The 3" Chartruse minnow on a 1/32 oz #1 cycle hook that I get from a guy in Fla. is my go to bait in the James River for smallmouth. I swim it, use it as a jerk bait and also jig it. I haven't tried the other Gulp alive very much and when I did I haven't had much luck. Me to. Good luck on panfish.
wtr dogs Posted March 1, 2013 Author Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks for the replies. I was looking at the natural color night crawlers (pinched, 4 and 6 inch) at BPS and they had a new one called the twister. Where I am located on the north end of the lake you almost have to go to Fair Play to get live bait. Home of the the dam of 2009 AKC National Debry Champion.--AMMOAMMO
Ham Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 They are pretty durable and have an extended shelf life as long as you don't left them dry out. The containers seem to have a natural desire to leak and IF they baits dry out they are hard as a rock and do not recover from that state. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Jerry Rapp Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 if it sounds too good to be true, then think a bit. A wise old man told me that once.
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