gulp baits

[FINN2]

has anyone tried these gulp peeler crabs or worms yet ?
we live so far from any bait supplier that i`m considering trying some,
but any info and advice would be very welcome,
many thanks Finn;

[insanojackson]

I wouldnt bother. They dont appear to have any scent. I think you may as well tie any old piece of plastic on your hook!

Might be of use in other areas of the country instead of a hardback crab floatfished for wrasse?

[marksworld]

i tried the lug, rag and crab gulp last year, no joy not even a crab, they do have a strong scent though but it disapears afer a few casts but replacing it back in the sealed bag renews the scent. as insano says i would not bother with it.
the only place i think it might fish is off a boat as a lure but you would have to ask the boat lads about that.

cheers
mark

[micky-quayle]

the gulp rag works very well for bass and pollock fished under a float, i think its the movement of them moving in the tide beneath the float rather than the scent that atracts the fish. a couple of mates have had superb results for bass on them, seemed to outfish fresh rag !!!!!

i have never been a artificial bait fan but results speak for themselves. i have seen various gulp bais fished more conventionaly on the pier but they fished nowhere near as good as fresh bait although i have seen fish caught on them.

[peter.m]

One of the lads on an Irish site had a good catch of Wrasse to over 5lb floating the crabs off a Kerry mark. I\'ll try to find the link and post it.

[Chippy]

Useful I suppose for those times that you cannot obtain fresh baits, or to leave in the back of the car with a rod for when you get an unexpected half hour by the sea (for those of us that live inland)

[peter.m]

Found the post. It was off Slea Head wrasse to 4lb and Pollock to 5lb. Lovely place Slea Head but some naughty swells to watch for, can scare that s**t out of you.

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?t=5346&highlight=

[FINN2]

thanks for all help might just buy one bag to chuck in bottom of tackle box
finn

[macky]

i have seen them work for smoohounds

and i have caught flounder on the lug GULP!