Lures banned by FLW

[Shad_Master]

Just read on another site that FoodSource lures have been banned by FLW.  Apparently they are not banned by BASS because of a difference in the wording.  But there is some speculation that GULP! may be up for scrutiny although the product is considerably different.  I have never used any of these, but have thought about trying 'em - this could be the best advertisement that FoodSource could hope for.

[Munkin]

Not sure about the foodsource lures but Gulp catches everything except bass for me? I have caught more water snakes on Gulp than bass

Allen

[Cajun1977]

i tried foodsource lures this ice season  they seemed to work  really good for me....let the flw ban them...thats more for me ;D

[flyphisher #]

Dont know about that. No one won a tournament using it last year.

But I do know for a fact that GA DNR considers powerbait and anything similar the same as live bait. At least when in comes to artificial lure only water. Somthing to think about.

[northgabassfisher]

But I do know for a fact that GA DNR considers powerbait and anything similar the same as live bait. At least when in comes to artificial lure only water. Somthing to think about.

yes they will get you big time if your caught with power bait in a artificial only stream

[5bass]

I know that big catfish really like the GULP! 7" turtleback worms....

[Matt Fly]

Every once in awhile, I would like fresh catfish, so I will chunk a gulp on Fork.    Never fails to put a nice 3-4 channel in the boat.

Matt.

[Avalonjohn44]

Sounds like good advertising for FoodSource Lures and Gulp to me...  I haven't used FoodSource, but I did about $35 on Gulp.  All I got was a bluegill feeding frenzy when I cast it in.  Tons of tiny bites, not one bass.

[GobbleDog]

I'm sure we've all seen those advertisements of lures claiming they've been banned in tournaments.  Up until now, I never believed any of them.

I wonder what exactly is in those bates that would upset FLW? Too much natural foods or something...(obviously you can't use a dead fish in a tournament - processed or not)

:-?

[Shad_Master]

Well, here we go again on the topic of GULP! -- I swear by it and have caught more Bass in club tournaments than with any other lure.  There is the problem, if you consider it a problem when just fishing, of catching everything from Cats to Crappie on 'em.  But they are great in my book.  I have never tried the FoodSource lures, but as I understand it they are made from "natural ingredients" whatever that is and that fish can actually live on these things in a confined area like a tank.  Will be interested to see what the marketing for these is like in the future.

[jonnylee82]

FoodSource has been banned by the FLW because it's 100% natural food. They consider it like bait.

It's not an advertising claim.

[=Matt 5.0=]

Not sure about the foodsource lures but Gulp catches everything except bass for me? I have caught more water snakes on Gulp than bass

Allen

I killed 'em last year on Gulp 6" nightcrawlers in Junebug. It was actually one of the best bass seasons I've had in recent memory. They just worked for me for whatever reason. T-rigged weightless, by the way  

[GobbleDog]

I've never used a "Gulp Nightcrawler". I just looked it up and it kinda looks like a Zoom Trick Worm.

[Shad_Master]

johnnylee82, I'm not saying it's a marketing "trick", I just think they should take advantage of it.  I know I am more tempted to try 'em although I was interested to begin with.

[mudcatwilly]

Ironically, I caught my two PB on the Gulp Turtleback worm, but those were the only two bass I caught on them , so I use them only sparingly.

[Isaiah Edwards]

this sounds like berkley power bait Fish bite and hold on. i'm on foodsource.com wonder if this will come to dicks or basspro

[Evan Pease]

Ive drop shotted the tails of Gulp crawlers and caught some nice trout and bluegill. Bass, not so good. Ive fished several styles rigged about every way and have caught 2 bass. That was on a day that I caught about 20 keepers so it got schooled 1:9 or something.

[jonnylee82]

Sorry, Shad Master, I misunderstood what you were saying.

Yeah, it might help sell more lures. I've never tried it. I have used gulp! a whole lot. I whack 'em on the 4" june bug turtle back worm. I also used the sinking minnows, minnow grubs, night crawlers... they're totally confidence lures for me.

[JT Bagwell]

I think it is genius marketing on the part of the company. Whether or

not they "worked" to get banned I do not know. Whatever the case

may be, they are going to sell a heck of a lot more lures because of it.

I would almost be willing to place a good chunk of loot on the line to say

that if some huge pro like Rick Clunn or KVD won an FLW event using one

of these lures, they would not move nearly the product, as is going to happen

because of them being banned from the whole tournament trail.

JT Bagwell

[jomatty]

ive always wondered about pork trailors.  why exactly is that not considered live bait?  i know it would be crazy for some tour to try to ban the beloved pig in the pig n jig but dont really understand the theoretical difference.