Berkley Gulp! Minnow Fishing Soft Bait

I’ve been using Berkley Gulp! Minnows for a while now, and they consistently outperform other soft baits in my arsenal. Whether I’m targeting bass, crappie, or walleye, these minnows get strikes fast—even when live bait isn’t doing the trick!What I Love:✔ Lifelike Action: The swimming motion is natural and enticing, especially when jigged or retrieved slowly.✔ Powerful Scent Dispersion: The Gulp! scent formula draws fish in from farther away—it really makes a difference, especially in murky water.✔ Easy to Rig: Works great on a jig head, drop shot, or even under a float—super versatile and beginner-friendly.✔ Durable Enough for Multiple Catches: While softer than some plastics, I can often catch a few fish per minnow, especially with good hook placement.✔ Outfishes Live Bait (Sometimes!): In the right conditions, this stuff is more effective than the real thing—and you don’t need to keep it alive!Minor Considerations:➖ Strong Smell (to Humans): The scent is potent, so be ready for it—and maybe store them in a sealed bag.➖ Can Dry Out Fast: If you leave them out of the package, they can dry up quickly, so seal the bag tightly after each use.Final Verdict:Berkley Gulp! Minnows are a game-changer—especially when fish are being picky. If you fish freshwater and don’t have these in your kit, you’re seriously missing out.Highly recommend to anglers of all levels! 🎣🔥

I bought this along with some other plastics for a fly in fishing trip in Manitoba to target walleye. Was not sure what to try, so I had quite the variety of different plastics and colors.The lodge had frozen salted minnows available for purchase which we did use our primary bait most of the time. The salted frozen minnows were the most effective, but they would start to turn to mush and smelled pretty nasty when they thawed out too much from the sun.The catch rate seemed to be a little slower with the Gulp minnows, but they lasted for at least 10-15 walleyes each so that help with not having to put new minnows on all the time and they didn't stink. It was great when the bite was nonstop as I probably did better not having to bait the hook after each one.Compared to the other non-scented plastics I tried, the Gulp minnows were far superior. Just wish I had bought more of them for the trip. Unfortunately I only bought one pack of these and it was the 4 inch in Smelt color. I will definitely keep some of these on hand any time I go jigging for walleyes for when I run out of bait or to just to mix up my options. I plan to try more colors and other Gulp baits next time.

Fish love them gotta have

Used it twice. Caught croakers only so far.

Good bait

Good panfish bait here.

Good

These are killer for trout used with jig head or drop shot for a slower approach.