Gulp FW Hellgramite Fishing Bait

While they don't last as long as some of the rubber baits available they out fish them like live bait. I have thrown both to cover the same stretch of water and fish always hit this bait when they pass on the others.

These are great. Look great, very effective in my area. They are made of a very soft rubber, softer than ordinary plastic baits, and become unusable after 2-3 fish or a few light snags. Buy extras, they don’t last long.

These work well, caught some small mouth on them. Once the bag is opened it is opened lol. Smell lingers pretty good, it's not terrible though. They aren't the most durable, and there are more life like versions out there, but they do work.

95% of my fish caught last year were using this. It's easy fishing. Toss it out, let hit the bottom, and very slowly bring it in. Get about 2-4 fish per lure, half that many if salt water bank fishing.These are great for both salt water and fresh water.

Make no mistake, these do catch fish. In my experience bass, channel cats, bullheads, and carp all love these. Hellgies are very common naturally occurring prey even in the dreariest of suburbia. I think these are so appealing to fish because they look a lot like hellgies in a 1:1 way when some other common baits--for example, twist-tail grubs--have an appealing action yet don't quite have an exact look alike in nature.Use this to dress an appropriate size half-head (such as Ned) or round-head jig. Cast just past a spot you suspect may hold fish, such as a point of natural cover. Allow to sink, then jig back to you at slow-to-medium speed with an occasional twitch-twitch-pause or reverse-direction twitch action to emulate a hellgie darting erratically from one piece of cover to the next. It's my experience that if you can do this 3 or 4 casts and you don't get a bite, there ain't any fish in that spot.Unfortunately these do suffer from some "quality of life" issues. They are very thin-bodied and delicate, and can sometimes be virtually destroyed even just by passing an appropriate-sized wire hook through them--not at all like some plastics which have a self-healing nature and can be used many times. It's definitely a one-and-done for bites, the first fish that taps it will tear it in half. They smell like a bag full of moistened dead birds, and the attractant scent takes the form of a sticky orange liquid that pools inside the bag. Heaven help you if you spill it somewhere, which can be quite easy during casual use because the resealable zip for the bag is pretty bad. You might want to transfer the whole darn mess into a tupperware or something else that seals tightly and easily.In other words, they work like a charm for fish, but they're not convenient to use by any stretch of the imagination and have a lot of the same drawbacks that live bait would have.

I have yet to be disappointed with anything from gulp.... Berkeley and gulp are a joint business, I believe, and I am extremely satisfied with their products on the whole. Boy everything has gotten expensive though...At least their baits have remained reasonable.I absolutely recommend this product.... I personally have a tackle box overflowing with their stuff! Salt water and fresh water incidentally. Tightlines and fish safely!

caught some massive smallmouth on these

First one out of the bag, first cast, caught a bass! Must've made a good purchase! Their a bit slimy, and after a couple catches, need to replace because they are quite soft and tear easily, but the bass seem to really like them!