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Gulp alive leeches in Q.

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Thwarted

03/13/2013 03:10PM

1) Are these allowed since they are not not really alive?
2) Are they worth their weight?
3) If they are worth their weight should I combine two packs and carry the "juice" of only one pack?
4) Anybody carry these in a package other than the original?
5) 3" or 5"
Thanks

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arctic

03/13/2013 04:59PM

I think they would be, but I've never had to use any live bait at all in Quetico--even for walleyes.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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billconner

03/13/2013 05:27PM

So are these plastic or dead ones? I can't tell from a quick search. Plastic yes; dead live bait no - the ranger can't tell if it died before or after entry to the Q.

This should be in fishing forum where I never look and then I'd never offer my stupid answer.

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walllee

03/13/2013 05:41PM

I tried them last summer in quetico for about 1/2 hour without any success.I switched to plastic twister tails and hammered the fish. I will not be taking them again. Others swear by them, I just have not had success with them. As far as being legal I thought they were.

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snakecharmer

03/13/2013 06:14PM

Yes. They work great. We've been using them for years. I'd recommend using a leak-proof container. Don't use the container they come in...it WILL leak. There are options available for purchase...from Plano for example.

I've also used the GULP! minnows and twister tails very successfully.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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timatkn

03/13/2013 08:04PM

I like twister tails better on a jig, but yes the GULP alive are legal. I also like the GULP alive 4" minnows. ANother product to check out are the Northland impulse minnow or twister tails.

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CrookedPaddler1

03/14/2013 10:55AM

I have had mixed luck with them. The first time I used them live leeches were not working. Put on a Gulp Alive leech and caught walleye after walleye! I have not replicated that sucess to that level, but certainly would take them on a trip if I were targeting walleyes.

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overthehill

03/14/2013 03:08PM

1- yes
2- yes
3- yes
4- yes
5- whatever
6- 'slimers' work well too.

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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Jackfish

Moderator

03/14/2013 04:21PM

We fish walleyes nearly all day everyday when we're in Q and our group has agreed that Gulp is not worth the cost and weight when jigs and twister tails work just as well, if not better.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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