SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA - The new Gulp! Baits from Berkley are available in ten distinct fish-catching shapes: the 5-inch Sinking Minnow, the 4, 7, and 10-inch Turtle Back™ Worm, and the four and 7-inch Minnow Worm, the 6-inch Nightcrawler, and the two and 3-inch Minnow Grub. There are also five natural-looking extruded baits of nightcrawlers, earthworms, maggots, grubs, ad corn.
The Gulp! Sinking Minnow is ideal for weedless presentations for suspended bass along grass lines, around docks, or vertical cover. Fished weightless, the Sinking Minnow slowly falls with a shimmy fish can't resist. The bait can also be rigged Texas, Carolina, or wacky style. Ten proven colors are offered: green pumpkin, purple, black, watermelon, chartreuse and pepper, pumpkinseed, watermelon with red glitter, June Bug, pearl with silver, and black with red fleck. A package of 10 Gulp! Sinking Minnows has a suggested retail price of $5.49.
Three sizes of the new uniquely shaped Gulp! Turtle Back Worm is introduced, a miniature 4-inch version, a 7-inch, and the giant 10-inch worm. Turtle Back Worms can be pitched, flipped, and cast into the heaviest cover of brush, the thickest mats and grass beds, and anywhere a big bass might lurk. Anglers will find Turtle Back Worms in black, blue fleck, green pumpkin, black grape with green glitter, pumpkin with green glitter, pumpkinseed, purple, June Bug, watermelon, and black with red glitter. The suggested retail price is $5.49 for six 10", a package of ten 7" or a package of twelve 4" Gulp! Turtle Back Worms.
Another new and unique Gulp! Bait is the Minnow Worm, available in 4 and 7-inch lengths. The swim tail design is like no other bait on the market and gives the Minnow Worm its specific action in the water. The tail is plumply shaped and curves nearly into a complete circle but have a fluid motion in the water. The ten colors of minnow worm include black, blue fleck, green pumpkin, black grape with green glitter, pumpkin with green glitter, pumpkinseed, purple, June Bug, watermelon, and black with red glitter. A package of ten 7-inch or twelve 4-inch Gulp! Minnow Worms has a suggested retail price of $5.49.
The 6" Gulp! Nightcrawler works anywhere the traditional plastic worm is used and can be put on Lindy rigs and other live bait setups. Nine popular colors are available: green pumpkin, chartreuse, black, watermelon, watermelon with red glitter, natural, pumpkinseed, June Bug, and black with red fleck. The suggested retail price for a package of 10 Gulp! Nightcrawlers is $5.49.
The Gulp! Minnow Grub dresses up a jig head or live bait presentation and can also be used in drop shotting. The two and 3-inch lengths feature a curly tail and plump body attractive to every game fish. Colors include black, chartreuse, pumpkinseed, red, pearl white, yellow, pink, and fluorescent orange. A package of six Gulp! Minnow Grubs has a suggested retail price of $5.49.
There's no debating the power of corn when it comes to trout fishing and the Gulp! Corn bait will outfish the real McCoy, hands down. The yellow corn bait looks natural too. A single Corn rigged on a light egg hook is irresistible to trout. A .9 ounce jar containing approximately 100 Corn baits has a suggested retail price of $3.99.
Four of the new Gulp! Baits not only have the new flavor and scent to attract fish, but they also have a look. These extruded natural shaped and colored baits mimic a nightcrawler, earthworm, maggot, and grub with an appearance that takes a second look to decide what's real and Gulp!. But all are far more durable and long-lasting on the hook than their live counterparts.
The extruded nightcrawler measures 6 inches long, and colors include black, red wiggler, and natural. A package of ten has a suggested retail price of $5.49. The skinny earthworms, available in a .64-ounce jar of 15, measure a little over an inch long and come in brown, red wiggler, and black colors. No panfish can resist the tiny maggot bait; the .9-ounce jar holds 75 baits on a straight shanked hook under a bobber. Colors include pink, chartreuse, and natural. The tiny 1-inch grubs, in orange, yellow or natural, can be cast, jigged, or drifted on a jig and are attractive to every game fish. The grubs are packaged in a .9-ounce jar. A jar of natural-looking Gulp! Baits have a suggested retail price of $3.95.
To find out more about the 100% biodegradable Berkley Gulp! For the nearest Berkley retailer, Baits, call Berkley Angler Services at 1-800-BERKLEY or visit the Berkley website at: www.berkley-fishing.com.
