Product Review: Product Review-Berkley Gulp Fire Tail Shrimp
The Berkley Company has done it again! Berkley has taken proven Gulp bait and made it even better! Let me introduce you to the Berkley Gulp and Gulp Alive three inch Fire Tail Shrimp. We all know that Berkley Gulp works and works very well. Now Berkley has added proven fish catching color patterns to their Saltwater line of baits like this new bait the Fire Tail Shrimp. The Fire Tail or tipped tail bait is nothing new to the market, but now available in a Berkley Gulp makes it like nothing else on the market!
• Looks, feels and smells like live shrimp!
• Rig and fish using any technique appropriate for live shrimp.
• Extremely durable and long lasting.
• Six hot new colors with high-vis tails.
The new Berkley Gulp and Gulp Alive Fire Tail Shrimp come in many fish catching colors.
The Berkley Gulp three inch Fire Tail Shrimp come in six colors; Cajun Purple/Chartreuse, Glow/Chartreuse, New Penny/Chartreuse, Pearl White/Chartreuse, Rootbeer Gold/Chartreuse and Watermelon/Chartreuse.
The Berkley Gulp Alive three inch Fire Tail Shrimp come in four colors: Glow/Chartreuse, New Penny/Chartreuse, Pearl White/Chartreuse and Watermelon/Chartreuse.
I believe this new bait will be great for many different kinds of saltwater fish like; Redfish, Flounder, Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Triple tail, Striped Bass etc. I personally have had very good luck with the Fire Tail shrimp fishing for Speckled trout, Redfish and Flounder around the Wrightsville Beach and Cape Fear River, North Carolina areas. One good aspect of the Fire Tail Shrimp is its size and shape for pin point casting to sight or tailing fish in shallow waters. The Gulp Fire Tail Shrimp’s size and shape let it slip in the water fast and quietly; so not to scare spooky fish in shallow and/or clear waters.
I’ve had good luck rigging the Berkley Fire Tail Shrimp a couple of different ways, but the best ways that have works for me are: on a jig head in light weights like 1/16, 1/8, ¼ and 3/8 ounce. Keeping you jig heads lighter will give this shrimp a more ‘life like action’! As far as colors of jig heads for the Berkley Fire Tail shrimp, use what colors work well for you in your area, but one thing that has help me over the years with jig head colors is going with darker color jig heads really seems the work better (for me). When I say darker I mean like; reds, browns, grays and greens, I believe the color transition of the lure and the jig head really help attract more fish to bite.
The Berkley Gulp Fire Tail shrimp is also a very good bait under a rattling or popping cork rig. This rig is especially good for shallow water Redfish and Speckled trout, some of my biggest Speckled trout come off rattling corks with Fire Tail Shrimp this year.
Give the Berkley Gulp Fire Tail Shrimp a try, I bet you’ll have some great luck with them. If you have any questions about this Berkley product or any Berkley product please let me know.
Thanks for reading,
Capt. Jot Owens
Penn Tackle Elite Staff
Ranger Boats Pro Staff
910-233-4139
www.captainjot.com
