Gulp Saltwater in Freshwater ?

[Spankey]

Stopped at Tackle Shop after work yesterday to see if owner could set me up with bulk spools of line like he uses there. 
 

He had out one heck of a display board with new Saltwater Gulp stuff out he just hung. 
 

Was just curious if anyone uses or used Gulp Saltwater in Freshwater. A couple patterns caught my eye for swim baits or trailers. Thanks. 

[Catt]

As long as you don't tell the bass it's the Saltwater version you'll be fine.

 

A deadly lure for big specks-n-reds is a Zara Spook, another is Rat-L-Traps.

[Spankey]

Did see a nice herring pattern. Be a while yet before my season starts but will most likely start the season off in tidal water. 

[Catt]

In recent years both saltwater & freshwater anglers have awoken to the fact that their lures cross over.

 

A lot of manufacturers are making freshwater & saltwater series.

 

Keitech's Easy Shiner Swimbait is deadly in saltwater.

[Spankey]

In Tidal I have to work at it. It’s not my home waters. Just try to take a common sense approach. Structure fish. Wish I knew more about it. Some of What I’ve caught were nice fish. But I like to catch a nice 6 or 7 pounder in it. Keeps me going back. Would like to catch a snakehead also in that tidal so I can get that out of my system. 

[Steveo-1969]

I’ve used the Gulp Swimming Mullet for smallmouth and walleyes with success. My understanding is the saltwater and freshwater Gulp products use the same scent formula.

[Catt]

The tidal waters I fish are brackish, it's not uncommon to catch bass & redfish in the same area.

 

[the reel ess]

I had some leftover Gulp stuff that I used up on bass. It was the dog days and I couldn't buy a bite with the usual rigs. The Trout Trick makes a great finesse C-rig bait too.

[Spankey]

12 minutes ago, Catt said:

The tidal waters I fish are brackish, it's not uncommon to catch bass & redfish in the same area.

 

Very low salinity where I’m at in the bay. But I’m sure some of the Maryland and Virginia guys on here are true brackish experts and are on it all season.

 

Long day and overnighters to get deeper into the bay. Fishing tidal Delaware River is a nice day trip. And when I do go I try to pay attention to the tide tables. That’s big water for me when I go to those areas. That’s a whole different game of fishing then the norm to me. I just try to keep safety in the back of my head. 

[MAN]

Its works just don't tell the bass it came in a saltwater package. I also use plastics shrimp lures for bass. Days where I have slaughtered em on it. 

 

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Im not really sure if there is a difference in the scent formula or the material the baits are made of.  They didn't use to use the same material for every bait, the original jerk baits were stiffer then the other baits.  The newer Gulp minnows are far softer as well then previous versions.  Other then that I would think the only difference between the fresh and salt formula may be adding or withholding scents.  Both smell similar and I haven't been curious enough to do a taste test.  

[Spankey]

When I go back to pick up my line I ordered I’m going to pick up that herring pattern. What the heck. Pretty basic pattern. Pretty cheap little experiment. I didn’t open the bag but if they are like other Gulps they are on the soft side. I don’t fish a lot of Gulp but do fish a lot of Berkley stuff. 

[Steveo-1969]

Now that I think about it, Doug Stange of In-Fisherman uses some Gulp saltwater baits as jig trailers for largemouth.

[Jigfishn10]

On 1/27/2021 at 7:55 AM, Catt said:

As long as you don't tell the bass it's the Saltwater version you'll be fine.

 

A deadly lure for big specks-n-reds is a Zara Spook, another is Rat-L-Traps.

Bluefish & Stripers love em too!