Save 25% On GULP Shrimp [Bucket vs. Packets]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- I have been using Gulp Shrimp for many years, and have always just assumed that buying the buckets was a smarter move compared to the packets since it was buying them in bulk.
But what I failed to consider was that I was getting charged with the extra Alive juice when buying the buckets.
Unfortunately, they do not show the count of shrimp on their buckets, so it's impossible to know which one gets you the best cost per bait.
So I decided to buy some of the buckets along with a packet and do the math so that you don't have to guess any longer.
Plus, you'll see smart way to store your bulk shrimp in a way that ensures that there won't be any frustrating leakage issues.
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I thought I was going crazy, and that my tackle bag was just nasty, but I guess it was the gulp. Thanks for the video am definitely getting one of those boxes for my gulp from now on
I use these to store my gulp baits. After flooding my tackle bag several times with juice from Gulp's leaky POS containers, I started using these. they're great.
Great vid! Its more because your buying the juice and the jar. You can always buy the bag and put them in the jar.
Yeah those containers do leak. I've stunk up both my kayak and my car when they've leaked. But the absolute worst smell ever was when I was a little kid in 1976 and my family drove to Florida for vacation. I loved to fish even then, and we were using cut up squid for bait. They sold it in a paper cup. I was 9 years old then and left a cup of squid in the car, this was in August. To make matters worse it tipped over. You don't know what an unholy smell a spilled cup of squid produces in a car parked for a day in the Florida sun in August! We must have gone through 5 cans of air freshener on the drive back to Chicago lol and man was my mom mad!
SSHitMan ha ha ha. Good story. That’s something you will never forget for sure but a good thing to laugh at now.
rotten SQUID is the most evil scent to hit my nostrils live and learn!
Flounder fishing we use super glue to glue baits torn off the jig , back together and it doesn't affect the fishing and makes the bait last longer
WalMart sells a QT container with a big screw lid that holds more, doesn't leak and only coat about $2.
If you look at them closely, I believe the Gulp in the jars and the Gulp in the Packs are made differently. The Jars are called Gulp Alive the Packs are just Gulp Saltwater. I prefer the Packs because the formulation of the bait seems to be more durable than the Gulp Alive in the jars.....I do like having a couple of the jars to put open packs in to keep them from becoming deformed or drying out after being opened.......But seriously, compare the 2 side by side and you'll see they're made differently.
As John Skinner has found, one reason to get the "juice" is for refreshing your gulp bait while it is out of the water. He swears by it.
Fantastic Classic! Thanks for the knowledge. Just picked up 30 Swimming Mullets that will go in a Plano box
along with a dozen gulp moulting shrimp
Nice! Let us know what you catch!
Isn't the most important commodity the Gulp Alive juice that the soft plastics come in? That way you can throw them (and any other soft plastic) back into the container and reuse your bait. This makes the quantity of plastics less important assuming they aren't getting torn up by the fish.
Man I never did the math either! I’ll definitely be going that route from now on! As for the waterproof plano box though, I did use one of those to replace the gulp tub and it(at least the one I had) did leak and got all over the rest of my gear... had a heck of a time cleaning the funk off of everything... I now run a little Plano tub that I found at Walmart that is advertised specifically for those baits and that one has yet to leak
I am watching John Skinner’s videos. He has made a comment about the ones that are sold in the packet tend to be a little bit more firmer to the ones that are in the bucket. The ones in the bucket are softer more malleable. Just my two. Cents.
Thanks for the info
One thing it doesn't appear being given consideration is the recharge juice that comes in the bucket. Keep that in the water tight container for future use.
I buy single packs and just poor the juice into that Plano box. Believe me after 3 packs into that Plano it gets filled
Great to hear! Thanks so much for making time to leave the helpful comment!
...and I'm seeing many 'bags' at academy sports right now for 3.74. A four-ct of 4" shrimp ends up at less than $1.00 per bait. :) A ten-count of 4" curly tail ends up at $0.37/bait.
That’s insane that the jars are more per bait. I think I’d rather just buy a waterproof Plano and some gulp packets. Maybe ven buy a recharge bottle of gulp.
Not a bad way to go about it!
I inject the gulp juice into other small plastics works great
As far as the color changing over time I believe that's due to the juice affecting the color change over time instead of the baits bleeding into one another.
Thanks for making time to leave the helpful comment!
I have used those same Plano boxes for that purpose but on a couple of mine the latches have been destroyed and I was wondering if the juice from the Gulp was the culprit? Any of your subscribers have similar stories to tell? I really appreciate you dealing with tips like this. Keep up the good work.
Wow! I have had a couple of these containers for 5+ years, and their latches still work so my guess is that yours had some sort of defect.
Great info? Thank you!
I've been buying the least economical small tub for a long time. Uugh.
Glad to see that this Gulp tip helped you save some money going forward!
Luke, I believe the Gulp in the bucket is a different material than what's in the packet. I'm a member of Saltstrong and I know there has been discussions on the material used.
Interesting! I have not noticed a difference on one vs. the other (excluding the random disparity that has been happening across the board on their shrimp and jerk shads over the past couple years as their formula seemed to have changed).
Is there any chance that you can take other soft bait and put them in the "Juice" for possible better results?
Other plastics dont soak up the juice as well. But to have it to dip those plastics in does make them work better
The larger ben also had a lot more juice and a tip to y'all put them in peanut butter jars or a plastic waterproof container there like square jars
I know this is 4 years old, but I recently tried clearing out a peanut butter jar and I put water in it first to test leakage and it leaked. This is probably due to the jar being a piece of plastic and if u squeeze it there will be a small gap in the plastic where water can escape. Any tips on what type of peanut butter jar or what else could work? It's nice to have it in jar form because it fits into the water bottle pouch of a backpack and prevents you from acually having to put it in ur pack.
So Legit! Earned me as a sub! Ive had gulp dry out and turn useless... Thanks
Thanks for subscribing!
Thanks for saving me some coin 👍 I never did the math and I hated the leaks
Our pleasure!
Thanks I was just bout to buy the bulk one too 👍👍👍
Glad to see that this video helped you save some money on Gulps!
Thank you.
Great info thank you I use tons of gulp.
So glad to see that you enjoyed this video about saving some money on gulp shrimp!
aLL YOU SAY IS TRUE BUT YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE SECRET SAUCE WHICH IS $8.99 FOR A SMALL SPRAY BOTTLE SO WHEN YOU FIGURE THAT IN NOW YOU CAN TAKE ALL YOUR OTHER NICE TSUNAMI AND PLASTIC BAITS AND GIVE THEM A GOOD SOAK AM I WRONG?
Thanks for the info!!
Thanks good information 👍
Great tips Luke ..May I add buy the $20 Berkeley soft bait of your choice once and deposit the liquid in your Plano/Pelican h2o container and then buy the 6 packs as needed. How about entering Zman soft baits into this equation? I’m about to experience this soft bait scenario and I believe that it is every bit as exciting as fly fishing.There is a lot of finesse here. Tight lines down there in Hurricane country..Be safe !!
Thanks Robert! Zmans do not benefit much from Gulp juice... sticky scents like Procure are better for Zmans.
Thank you .. What I meant to say Zman’s ability to be more tenacious to withstand abuse
@@Bobb1julie Ahh... well yes, the Zman baits are definitely better able to withstand abuse compared to Gulps.
Could you please recommend hook , size, straight, circle for the dropper rig ? Thanks again
They could make the packets easier to COMPLETELY seal and the tubs the same, but they don't because they want you to spend more $$. It is best not to buy more than you may use so they don't get wasted.
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sounds like inkjet printer companies. overpriced cartridges with not a full qty of ink. Get a refill kit.
Great vid. So, the juice seems to be the driving factor with all gulp products. Everyone seems to be of the same opinion that the "formula" change awhile back making them even softer has basically ruined the product and made them a ripoff. You reported not long ago that Berkley got wind (finally) of all the pissed off customers, and decided to revert back to the original firmness. Without clear packaging to indicate "good" from "bad" as far as the tubs are concerned, it seems like a roll of the dice....which I wouldn't want to do. So have you tried to take other brands of soft plastic, such as my personal favorite, DOA shrimp, and soak them for a few weeks in the gulp juice? I realize the material used in Berkley shrimp (and others) is DESIGNED so that the juice will easily impregnate the material., so it would be a matter of finding out how to "soften" up a more durable brand, and giving them a soak in Berkley juice. Even at .99 a pop, and the ability to catch one, maybe 2 fish before its toast, is still a ripoff. Z-man shrimp, if it would hold the scent, would be a Godsend IMO.
I can see there are many different colors of many different shapes. My question is. Is the scent the same in all the packets? In your vid you showed putting many different in one contained and pouring in shrimp juice onto all.
cyberdan1000 its all the just the reg gulp alive same as recharge juice
I assume the upcost is for the juice, right? Because opening that 6-pack, you're nearly guaranteed to lose the juice within a few hours of opening.
Most likely! But the baits don't need a whole lot of juice at all as evidenced by the gulps in the packets being in good shape even with the very small amount of juice that comes in the packet.
i'M GONNA GET TH PLANO SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT TIP BOUGHT SOME OF THOSE SHADS LAST NITE FROM SALT STRONG AT A VERY GOOD PRICE FREE
But with the bucket you get the juice ... and thus can refresh a bait after you have used in the saltwater ... I thought this was the rationale for the higher cost.
When using packets, I just put them back in there and they seem to hold up just as good as long as they don't sit for months at a time.
The bag will evaporate and dry out. Its happened to my crabs. The bucket u get a lot more and a lot of juice!
I find those 3-clasp plastic containers pretty difficult to open. Since the lid doesn't lay flat, it can be off-balance. It's probably easier to leave them in the odd-shaped flat container from gulp. I also never remove the plastic film that is under the lid when you buy a container. I just slit it with a knife. I think that the little bit of film over the lip helps act as a seal.
Thanks Luke I have been wasting money Saltstrong
Exposing Berkeley 😆
thanks for the vid
Our pleasure Lenny!
Is the GULP juice all the same in all packages, that you can mix them all together
Yes
What's your thoughts on the age of the juice? I have noticed that it turns a darker color with time.
I use the juice until it gets off color... it probably works, but just looks and smells so bad that I'd rather just not deal with it:)
Over a dollar per bait, no thanks, especially when they’ll only last once per fish or if the pinfish are bad
Use super glue to fix torn baits.....$.99 tube fixes lots of baits
I’ll stick with live shrimp for that price
Sometimes I pull out fish left and right while people sit there putting a bait on it really makes a difference to not have to rebait yur hook jest constantly pound fish u should try one pack I did ND I became a believer after that one 6 pack of new penny
I’m definitely going to try them in the right situation and zman
Lure fishing is often for a challenge.