I've used Berkeley Gulp baits for about 20 years and have ALWAYS caught fish from the shore, pier and rocks, both here and in the Med. Personally, I think live baits are messy, expensive and whenever kids are around you get lots of "URRRGGHHS!" TIP: NEVER store in your fishing bag - keep separate, because you will get smelly leaks. I used to use a small cool box solely for my Gulp and Japanese lures in liquid. Easy to clean out. However, I now use old cleaned out product jars with good screw tops, which stop any leakages and keeps the lures fresh. You can even buy what I call Berkeley's top-up or refreshment juice in bottles. I have also used strong fishy Far Eastern fish sauce product sauces as an emergency too. Once you open the little bags, pop them into a jar and they will keep for ages. I have also found that the "Gulp" plastic jars can leak too, so beware. I have caught all the usual species of fish in the Northwest using this bait - and endured the mocking jeers and sarcastic insults by "real bait" afficionados. I have used Gerry's of Morecambe on and off since the 1980s.Gerry and his team have ALWAYS given me excellent advice on fishing in the Morecambe area when I used to live there and on all other fishing related issues. Glad to see they are getting "Zziplex" rods again!
I've used Berkeley Gulp baits for about 20 years and have ALWAYS caught fish from the shore, pier and rocks, both here and in the Med. Personally, I think live baits are messy, expensive and whenever kids are around you get lots of "URRRGGHHS!" TIP: NEVER store in your fishing bag - keep separate, because you will get smelly leaks. I used to use a small cool box solely for my Gulp and Japanese lures in liquid. Easy to clean out. However, I now use old cleaned out product jars with good screw tops, which stop any leakages and keeps the lures fresh. You can even buy what I call Berkeley's top-up or refreshment juice in bottles. I have also used strong fishy Far Eastern fish sauce product sauces as an emergency too. Once you open the little bags, pop them into a jar and they will keep for ages. I have also found that the "Gulp" plastic jars can leak too, so beware. I have caught all the usual species of fish in the Northwest using this bait - and endured the mocking jeers and sarcastic insults by "real bait" afficionados. I have used Gerry's of Morecambe on and off since the 1980s.Gerry and his team have ALWAYS given me excellent advice on fishing in the Morecambe area when I used to live there and on all other fishing related issues. Glad to see they are getting "Zziplex" rods again!
Could these be used as worm alternatives for shore fishing?
Absolutely. You will do surprisingly well with them