SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA - Berkley Gulp! baits have touched every corner of the fishing world and anglers are picking out their favorite colors and shapes at a fever pace. The line of popular biodegradable non-plastic soft baits has been expanded to include eight new shapes, just in time for the fishing season.
New Gulp! baits include the 6-inch lizard, 4-inch sinking minnow, 3-inch craw, 4-inch minnow grub, 3-inch leech, 3-inch minnow, mini earthworm and chicken livers. All Gulp! baits are plastic free and disperse 400 times more scent than ordinary plastic baits. Gulp! outfishes live bait and is easy to use with no mess.
New from Gulp! the 6-inch lizard, a shape favored by bass anglers for Texas and Carolina rigs, and it's available in eight choice colors. A package of 10 lizards has a suggested retail price of $6.49.
The Gulp! 4-inch Sinking Minnow is the perfect downsized complement to the original 5-inch Sinking Minnow. Like its big brother, this bait is irresistible when fished slow letting the bait action entice the strike. Ten colors are offered and the suggested retail price for a package of 12 is $6.49.
The Gulp! 3-inch craw looks more like a crayfish than any other bait and comes in six color choices. A 12-count package has a suggested retail price of $6.49.
Designed with the walleye angler in mind, the Gulp! 3-inch leech will attract other game fish as well. It looks, feels and tastes like the real thing. The suggested retail price for a 12-count package, in black or pumpkinseed, is $6.49.
Finesse fishing, jigging and trolling are just a few of the fish-catching presentations of the Gulp! 3-inch minnow. With four colors to choose from, a 15-count package has a suggested retail price of $6.49.
Crappie and panfish simply can't resist the lifelike Gulp! mini earthworm. In natural or red wiggler color, this tiny earthworm will fool the fish every time. The resealable jar is packed with 42 earthworms with a suggested retail price of $3.95.
Catfish anglers can now forget the mess of using real meat as bait. New from Gulp! are chicken livers that last longer and are more effective in catching fish than the real thing. The 2.3-ounce jar of chicken livers is resealable and has a suggested retail price of $6.49.
The new 4-inch Gulp! minnow grub with its large profile is a must for every freshwater or saltwater tackle box. Anglers have a choice of nine colors. A package of 12 minnow grubs has a suggested retail price of $6.49.
These eight new baits join the other Gulp! offerings of the 4, 7 and 10-inch turtle back worms, 4 and 7-inch minnow worms, 2 and 3-inch minnow grubs, 5-inch sinking minnow, 6-inch nightcrawler, 3-inch crawler, 5-inch wacky crawler, 3-inch fry and assorted extruded baits including the nightcrawler, grub, corn, maggot and earthworm.
For more information about Berkley or for the nearest Berkley retailer, call Berkley Angler Services at 1-800-BERKLEY or visit the Berkley Fishing website.