I still think the Alive version of the minnows are too expensive for what you get. At first I was a little irate over the ridiculous prices they charged for those buckets, so here is what I found out. All the alive version of their bait are is Gulp in buckets. The baits are exactly the same as the baits in the bags. Since then I have purchased several bags of the Berkley Gulp Minnows in the newest 2.5 inch emerald shiner pattern in bags, and it has become my goto bait for nearly every fish I catch for this year. I have caught every type of panfish and bass, walleye, trout, some pretty nice catfish up to 30 inches, even a carp or 2. Its an awesome bait, but I still wont buy the buckets. You get more baits per dollar in the bags and they are much more convenient to carry and use. I still take off baits when I'm finished fishing and return them to the bags and they are fine to use again, so the buckets are pretty much unnecessary.