Mr_clownface Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Hi there I picked up some berkley blood worms last time I was in Kmart and will give it a go when I head to the south coast next month for beach and estuary fishing, are they worthwhile? im interested to hear people's impressions of this soft plastic bait cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 FWIW we use SP and hard body lures exclusively when estuary and river fishing. The Berkley blood worms are great for whiting when drifting across sand flats. Jighead size is dependent on current and depth of water fished, but using as small a jighead as possible will get results. We have also caught bream and flatties with blood worms SP. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Mixed experience for Berkley Gulp. Pros: They attract fish. Cons: They do not last long as they are made of some soft water-based stuff unlike most SPs. They dry and shrink relatively quickly, you have to keep them in the package with 'juice' which may leak and will stink. The 'juice' will be damaging your jig heads if the stored lure is rigged. I prefer traditional(oil-based) SPs of different brands + scents. Berkley calls them - PowerBait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfish angler Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Sp are a great way to get Bream and Flathead . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_clownface Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 Is it suitable to rig them on a traditional running ball sinker rig in the surf with a long leader. ?(berkley sand worms) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fufu Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hi there keen to see if anyone has a response to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hi mate I've used them in the shoal haven river on a running sinker rig and had great success while my two offsiders with fresh prawns couldn't get a bite.They switched and started catching.Im sure they would work in the surf too.Just remember the above advice about storage they dry out quick.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fufu Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 5 hours ago, jordy said: Hi mate I've used them in the shoal haven river on a running sinker rig and had great success while my two offsiders with fresh prawns couldn't get a bite.They switched and started catching.Im sure they would work in the surf too.Just remember the above advice about storage they dry out quick.Good luck. Just to make sure I understand this you actually cast and rig them the same as bait and let the surf do all the work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordy Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Absolutely was rigged for bait having no luck and switched to the gulp worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_clownface Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 20 hours ago, Fufu said: Just to make sure I understand this you actually cast and rig them the same as bait and let the surf do all the work? Yeah that's exactly what I mean fufu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fufu Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 5 hours ago, Mr_clownface said: Yeah that's exactly what I mean fufu And you've had success? I'm intrigued now lol might have to give this a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I have used gulp worms as a bait extender due to high cost of blood worms or when running out of bait. I put on some plastic worm and top off with a bit of the real thing to presnt a bigger bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Interesting idea... I've never heard of rigging them on a running sinker rig. Do you still use a jighead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_clownface Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) i dont plan to use a jighead as to allow the worm to move around more naturally in the wash,seen as there is already a running ball sinker. Edited November 20, 2016 by Mr_clownface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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