Berkley Gulp! Alive! Minnow Fishing Soft Bait review and price compare 2025- fishinghub

Natural Presentation
Lifelike detail
Color: Black Shad

Natural presentation in action, scent and taste. Lifelike detail. Quivering tail action. Longer lasting results than live bait. Specifications:- Size: 2.5in.- Weight: 6.9oz.- Color: Black Shad- Half-Pint Reseal able Container.

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5 x 2 inches; 10.4 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1296163
Department ‏ : ‎ Unisex-adult
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2013
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Pure Fishing
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FPQQ5DU

Q:

Are they in a pack or a container?

Answer: Depends on the packaging. If it says number, like 18 then, it is a pack. If it says oz then, it's a container.

Q:

These baits are in a plastic bag or a bottle/bucket with recharging fluid?

Answer: Plastic bucket with recharging liquid. Carry plastic to wrap over once opened cause they leak

Answer: If it says “Alive” then it’s a jar. Once I open the jar I put them in a ‘specimen’ jar. They won’t leak the fluid like the original container will.

Q:

How many baits are in the bucket?

Answer: I am not sure of the number but more then 20 if u buy 2.5 or 3 inchers and since most of the time if u know how to hook them correctly they last more casts then you would think and they work amazing I catch trophy trout which is at least 20" 5lbs all the time with them

Answer: There is a bunch of them. I am still using mine after a year. Everything eats them. I have caught a bunch of different species of fish. I would say at least 40 or maybe more. I use them with a slip bobber rig.

Answer: I have used these for the last year now. Too many to count

Q:

How many 2.5” baits come in the 6.9 oz container?

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What jig head should I get for the 4in?

Answer: Depends on what your fishing for. I use 1/16 and 1/8 with 6# line. You can go bigger depending test of your line.

Q:

i thought i was purchasing the larger size for 16. 96 but got a 12 pack count. is this correct?

Answer: Probably not - you must be very careful when purchasing Gulp on line - it all depends on the seller - I have seen very high prices on products on sites like Amazon where the seller is hoping the buyer has no idea what the cost should be - you might have to pay more for a popular color at times but on average I have found that Gulps costs about $1 each or so do not pay more than that - you will find better prices depending on where and when you shop

Q:

Hi, we're looking to purchase 3000 - 4000 rubber fish. 3in - 4in size. we're wondering if you could give us a deal for a large purchase? thank you!

Q:

How many per containter or package?

Answer: Package usually says. I think it is 18. About the container, I don't know, but it's a lot...like 50 or so.

Q:

How many baits are in the bucket?

Answer: I am not sure of the number but more then 20 if u buy 2.5 or 3 inchers and since most of the time if u know how to hook them correctly they last more casts then you would think and they work amazing I catch trophy trout which is at least 20" 5lbs all the time with them

Answer: There is a bunch of them. I am still using mine after a year. Everything eats them. I have caught a bunch of different species of fish. I would say at least 40 or maybe more. I use them with a slip bobber rig.

Answer: I have used these for the last year now. Too many to count

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Anyone try them in saltwater? i got the Black Shad and it says freshwater only.

Q:

How many of the 3" firetiger minnows are in a pint?

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How many are in a pack ?

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Is this one pint or a half pint

Answer: Its neither. The description indicates that the 3 inch Gulp is 11.2 ounces and the 4 inch Gulp is 12 ounces so both are 3/4 of a pint which is 16 ounces or a little less than 3/4 of a pint for the 3 inch.

Answer: It's a Pint

Q:

Very hard to find numbers. Does anyone know how many are in the 12oz. container Smelt 4"? The retail packs are 8 each for $5.96.

Q:

i thought i was purchasing the larger size for 16. 96 but got a 12 pack count. is this correct?

Answer: Probably not - you must be very careful when purchasing Gulp on line - it all depends on the seller - I have seen very high prices on products on sites like Amazon where the seller is hoping the buyer has no idea what the cost should be - you might have to pay more for a popular color at times but on average I have found that Gulps costs about $1 each or so do not pay more than that - you will find better prices depending on where and when you shop

Q:

Very hard to find numbers. Does anyone know how many are in the 12oz. container Smelt 4"? The retail packs are 8 each for $5.96.

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How many minnows are in it?

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Do these float or sink by themselves? And what weight leadjig head do you use for the 2 1/2"? Thanks.

Answer: The bait Will not sink without a jig head. I usually use 1/8 ounce to a quarter ounce jig head

Answer: They sink slowly. I usually use from 2grams (jig head) up to 6 grams (jig head and removable split shot). I try to get a natural presentation under the water and if I put a 6gram jig head straight, looks odd. I caught many kinds with this one. Good Luck!

Answer: They will sink slowly. I use a 1/16 oz for crappie but have also caught a lot of bass with the same set up

Q:

Is it for saltwater use?

Answer: yes

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How many 2.5”or 3” baits come in the 6.9 oz container?

javoris sanford : Five Stars

Catch a lot of fish with these

Amazon Customer : Works great

Works great but not durable and ridiculously expensive

Shawney M. Schnabel : Five Stars

Great for surf fishing also....

JoshLong I-E : Donnie C. 21" Trophy Brown Trout--May 15 2017-- Trophy Trout Waters

Excellent for trophy trout! Smelt 3"

mik : Garbage

Not real gulp. Or if they are they’re expired, bought at Dicks Sporting in plastic gulp bag and they are soft and life like swimming through the water. Not a plastic stick like these are. Buyer Beware

jim : Three Stars

Have no idea how well it will work because the product is taking FOREVER!!!! to get here.

Kevin B : We use these for Crappie fishing and are much better than using live bait

We use these for Crappie fishing and are much better than using live bait. The only complaint I have is that the packing doesn;t list the amount of minnows you receive. It goes by weight and since most of the weight is "juice" it really isn't a good indicator of what you are actually getting. Berkley should include the number of actual minnows you get.

Shawney M. Schnabel : Five Stars

Great for surf fishing also....

NorCal209 : It catches fish foresure!!!

Caught plenty of bass so far.......can’t wait till crappie season to try this plastic!!!!!

Bruce Snyder : Pretty much any fish that eat minnows

They work well for crappies and bluegills. Pretty much any fish that eat minnows. And I don't have to go and get any live bait. Perfect!!

Wendy Mobley : Incorrect description

According to the product description, this should be an 18oz bucket. I received a 12oz tub. The product itself is wonderful. My husband refuses to use anything else.

Paul : Awesome bait!

On a 2.5" smelt Gulp! Minnow with 1/16oz jighead, I have caught largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and even channel catfish. On a 1" smelt Gulp! Minnow with 1/48oz jighead, I have caught largemouth bass, bluegill, and white crappie.

I catch more fish overall with the 1" Gulp! Minnow, but they tend to be small to average size bluegill; fun to catch but few bulls. The 2.5" minnow, on the other hand, gets hits by the large bluegills and many other larger species.

Cast with an ultralight rod using 6lb or lighter line, let sink to bottom (if it doesn't get hit on the fall), then slowly retrieve with frequent slight twitching of rod tip to give the bait realistic action, similar to a Ned Rig but with a slightly faster retrieve.

I've just about decided if you can't catch fish using Gulp! Minnows, there's no fish in the water...these have supplanted the Glitter Black Rooster Tail as my go-to bait.

Disclaimer: I purchase Gulp! minnows locally at Meijer, because they are just over half the price of Amazon.

Bruce Snyder : Pretty much any fish that eat minnows

They work well for crappies and bluegills. Pretty much any fish that eat minnows. And I don't have to go and get any live bait. Perfect!!

David C. Tashik Jr. : top water killer

Great product! I thread a 1/0 worm hook through the body and out the top.... no weight. Toss it out and either skip it on the surface or jerk it just below. The bass in NJ can't look the other way! Buy it!

Bruce Snyder : Pretty much any fish that eat minnows

They work well for crappies and bluegills. Pretty much any fish that eat minnows. And I don't have to go and get any live bait. Perfect!!

Amazon Customer : Awesome

Works fantastic on all species of fish

Amazon Customer : Gulp Alive

The Berkely Gulp Alive minnow work great the fish love them. They are not very durable though the tails get bit off easily but, they do catch fish.

Drichards : Beware, a waste of money

I bought this item based on the reviews and trust me they are lies. Probably they are paid reviews. This thing does work at all. At least they are honest with the smell but fishes are not stupid to fall for this crap. I tried using this several times before posting this review and in each instant it didnt work. I even went further to drop it in a pool of fish for testing purposes at different spots, and the fishes made little attempts and that was it. Please stay away. Also i got fresh water when i ordered salt water.

Mark : Very few gulp baits

Thought you'd get more actual baits. Very disappointed.
If you want the juice then this is for you.
If you want more baits then this is not.

Paul : Awesome bait!

On a 2.5" smelt Gulp! Minnow with 1/16oz jighead, I have caught largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and even channel catfish. On a 1" smelt Gulp! Minnow with 1/48oz jighead, I have caught largemouth bass, bluegill, and white crappie.

I catch more fish overall with the 1" Gulp! Minnow, but they tend to be small to average size bluegill; fun to catch but few bulls. The 2.5" minnow, on the other hand, gets hits by the large bluegills and many other larger species.

Cast with an ultralight rod using 6lb or lighter line, let sink to bottom (if it doesn't get hit on the fall), then slowly retrieve with frequent slight twitching of rod tip to give the bait realistic action, similar to a Ned Rig but with a slightly faster retrieve.

I've just about decided if you can't catch fish using Gulp! Minnows, there's no fish in the water...these have supplanted the Glitter Black Rooster Tail as my go-to bait.

Disclaimer: I purchase Gulp! minnows locally at Meijer, because they are just over half the price of Amazon.

RH : Good Product

I have had great success with gulp lures. If you want to relax and catch fish, this is teh way.

christi rancourt : What a smell...

First off I want to warn any men out there purchasing this product that they will have to tell their wives about this product. Reason being, it smells pretty nasty from the container itself, BUT beware when you get it on your hands and begins to dry... your wife will wonder what you actually were fishing for when you claim you were 'just out fishing'. By all means - take some wipes on the ice with you!!!

With that said, I must tell you that there hasn't been a day we haven't not caught anything with this bait. There was actually one day, we were the only fishermen with flags going up! You may get picked on for having 'plastic bait' but that stops when you start pulling lakers up through the hole - somehow everyone seems to find something else to talk about!! The smaller bait has always worked the best...2-3 inches but nothing more. The 4 inchers we bought did nothing for us.

Oh yeah - this is all we use for bait now!

Kubota : fish love these

great for fishing

NorCal209 : It catches fish foresure!!!

Caught plenty of bass so far.......can’t wait till crappie season to try this plastic!!!!!

JoshLong I-E : Donnie C. 21" Trophy Brown Trout--May 15 2017-- Trophy Trout Waters

Excellent for trophy trout! Smelt 3"

solocanoe : just didn't work out for me

I wanted them to work well, I think I gave them a fair shake, but the packaging in the liquid actually was the biggest downfall for me - that makes packing them hard in the limited space of my canoe. They also do leave a residue on your hands or anything the liquid spills on, so you gotta be careful opening the jar.

I used them on a float and on a jighead, can't say I noticed anything even close to livebait-type reactions...and probably in line with my other soft plastics that pack easier and store better (for me).

I also tried to use them the following weekend and they turned "bad" in my garage - really stinky and slimy, but maybe that doesn't hinder their fish-catching ability, I just didn't want to take them the following week when I opened that container. I just tossed them.

Surely there are plenty of better boat set-ups and ways to use them, they just didn't work for me.

Brad Bowles : Will catch any fish that swims.

These baits catch fish!

LEO EINCK : Five Stars

this is my go to bait now

javoris sanford : Five Stars

Catch a lot of fish with these

S Allen : Love these things!

Unstoppable when dropshotted in San Diego Bay and off of La Jolla. Looks exactly like an anchovy. I know this product says it for fresh water, but saltwater species DEVOUR IT!

Dave : great bait

works like a charm

JoshLong I-E : and brooks all day long they are amazing and if you but then in a bucket instead ...

I live in Elk County Pa and we have the Clarion River here and there is a section of it located in this county that is catch-n-release trophy trout water and I use mainly the Smelt color of these Berkley alive to catch 20 and 25 " plus browns...rainbows...and brooks all day long they are amazing and if you but then in a bucket instead of a packet after a few cast you can re-dip it if you feel you need to . I use them in heavy current. I hook them just like a live minnow with a needle and a treble hook towards the end of the minnow! I would recommend them to anyone who wants to catch big trout I use 3" myself but 2.5" works pretty well as well! The other colors I have little use for I have tried an sorted tub but ended up using all the smelts and trying to use the other colors but ended up buying a few packets and taking every color that was not smelt from the bucket and adding the ones from the packets to the bucket to infuse them with the attractant! GO TEAM BLOOD TRAIL

Anantha P. : Put in different container or double wrap, it is a leaking machine.

Let me start off by saying that I love these baits, they work great and I use them instead of worms for panfishing. My biggest problem with them however is that they leak without fail. I've had both the pint bucket and the small jars, and they ALWAYS LEAK, no matter how tight you close it. And even though it doesn't sound too bad, these baits dry up without the liquid and become unusable. If berkley is reading this they need to do something about it, every container leaks and that's trash.

david miljour : Excellent

Excellent

Mario P. : Junk. Not real Gulp minnows

I buy these things all the time. I figured to buy them here for the convenience factor. These minnows were rock hard and looks like they were made with a cheap plastic injection mold. The texture is all off and so is the color. I'll be looking for a refund and just stick to buying the packages at the store so I know what I'm getting before I put it on my line. For anyone wondering the real one is on the bottom and these garbage ones are on top.

christi rancourt : What a smell...

First off I want to warn any men out there purchasing this product that they will have to tell their wives about this product. Reason being, it smells pretty nasty from the container itself, BUT beware when you get it on your hands and begins to dry... your wife will wonder what you actually were fishing for when you claim you were 'just out fishing'. By all means - take some wipes on the ice with you!!!

With that said, I must tell you that there hasn't been a day we haven't not caught anything with this bait. There was actually one day, we were the only fishermen with flags going up! You may get picked on for having 'plastic bait' but that stops when you start pulling lakers up through the hole - somehow everyone seems to find something else to talk about!! The smaller bait has always worked the best...2-3 inches but nothing more. The 4 inchers we bought did nothing for us.

Oh yeah - this is all we use for bait now!

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Questions about Berkley Gulp! Alive! Minnow Fishing Soft Bait

Are they in a pack or a container?

These baits are in a plastic bag or a bottle/bucket with recharging fluid?

How many baits are in the bucket?

How many 2.5” baits come in the 6.9 oz container?

What jig head should I get for the 4in?

i thought i was purchasing the larger size for 16. 96 but got a 12 pack count. is this correct?

Hi, we're looking to purchase 3000 - 4000 rubber fish. 3in - 4in size. we're wondering if you could give us a deal for a large purchase? thank you!

How many per containter or package?

How many baits are in the bucket?

Anyone try them in saltwater? i got the Black Shad and it says freshwater only.

How many of the 3" firetiger minnows are in a pint?

How many are in a pack ?

Is this one pint or a half pint

Very hard to find numbers. Does anyone know how many are in the 12oz. container Smelt 4"? The retail packs are 8 each for $5.96.

i thought i was purchasing the larger size for 16. 96 but got a 12 pack count. is this correct?

Very hard to find numbers. Does anyone know how many are in the 12oz. container Smelt 4"? The retail packs are 8 each for $5.96.

How many minnows are in it?

Do these float or sink by themselves? And what weight leadjig head do you use for the 2 1/2"? Thanks.

Is it for saltwater use?

How many 2.5”or 3” baits come in the 6.9 oz container?

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