Gulp Alive

Post by **almontefisher** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:04 pm

Simple question.....Does this stuff freeze??? I usually leave some of my gear in the shack or car and was curious if it froze so that I remember to bring it in

Post by **Bass Addict** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:10 pm

Doesn't really Freeze, but gets thick as molasses ..err hard molasses

Post by **mad_on_fishing** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:57 pm

i have the leeches and fish fry's and they do either freeze up or as bass addict said, thicken up.

Post by **almontefisher** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:42 pm

Does that ruin them at all???

Post by **Fishing Family** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:48 pm

no it doesn't you simply just have to defrost them and the crystals will turn back to liquid form

Post by **mad_on_fishing** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:14 am

i made the mistake of bringing out a plastic gulp alive pail with leeches out, and now it leaks all over tha place,, i know, stupid idea...lol

Post by **Tip-up** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:53 am

mad_on_fishing wrote:i made the mistake of bringing out a plastic gulp alive pail with leeches out, and now it leaks all over tha place,, i know, stupid idea...lol

Those stupid tubs have always leaked, even the smaller containers for ice fishing. I know they re-designed the tubs for this year so it will be cool to see how they perform

Post by **OBD** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:18 am

Never had a problem with mine, always outside in the cold and never froze on me. No leaks either

Post by **pappy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:33 am

I was actually going to start a thread the gulp alive but I might as well just put it here now. First off they def freeze..I left mine in my truck the other day and they froze solid causing the lid to come loose.
This is the first year I've tried them and I must say I've been working them hard, with very little results. I've heard nothing but good things about them so I figured I'd give them a chance.
The other day i wanted to do a test so I threw on dead real minnow on a jig to see the difference an instantly was into fish. I put the gulp back on and nothing. Maybe its just bad luck.

Post by **mad_on_fishing** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:46 pm

i have had better luck with the power pro honey worms.
to tell you the truth, i have never caught anything wile ice fishing with them, i caught lots of eyes in the summer with them, but not winter.

Post by **1lastcast** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:24 pm

I just ran out to the garage as I have a container of leeches in the gulp alive sitting in the boat from the summer

It was not frozen at all??? -20 outside too???

Anyway I like the Leeches for spring walleye on worm harness. When you are trolling for eyes and the perch start stealing your bait. These work great. I like the 5" which are hard to find.

As for hard water. Im going to bring some shinners out to the BOQ this weekend along with some muds and see what happens? If anything it will be somthing differnt for the fish to look at.

BTW - I purchased 2 of the baged minnows and placed them into a old container of alive liquid from summer. cheaper and I get a mix of sizes too.

Post by **eye-tracker** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:23 pm

A GULP Alive tip for everyone.
I have spent lots of time in the boat with 10 to 15 jugs of all different GULP Alive baits - the best way I have found to prevent them from leaking all over the storage compartments is the following. Take a pocket knife and cut a hole in the top seal so you do not remove it...this seems to keep a good seal and prevents the juice from leaking out around the edges.

-sheldon

Post by **valley_boy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:27 pm

Now thats a great tip! Thanks!

Post by **1lastcast** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:33 pm

Yet another great Tip from Eye-Tracker

although to late for my buckets. lol

I like the looks of those baits to the left?

Post by **tylercurt** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:55 pm

I transfered mine to a penutbutter jar, works great and more stable. Know it sounds crazy but it works for me... Stuff makes a mess of your gear if it does leak.
My 2 cents

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