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    I tried Gulp Minnows during the spawn and found them wanting. Fish would bite the minnow but not aggressively enough to get hooked. Whatever advantage they give if you tip a jig with them I suspect would be less than just fishing a real minnow alone. I may have continued to play with them but the bottle leaked and they got hard. I could have rehydrated them but frankly I didn't think it was worth the bother. I'm not saying that they don't work, they just didn't work the single time I tried them. They are probably not an alternative to live bait but I understand if you are walking a shore line live bait is a hassle. I also know that not all locations are the same. There are subtle variations in the way fish respond to lures in different lakes and under different conditions. The conditions I tried them under were a sunny day, temperature around 70 F, two foot visibility, green water, water temperature low 60s, early spawn, all black Crappie, mostly males between rocky bank and brush piles in deeper water, upper arm of medium size reservoir.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt1991 View Post
    u mean those little square nibbles that berkley sells in the jars? are those really worth it? i dont get it u just put one ona hook and cast it out and fish like them? i dont get how it works
    Yeah...open the jar and let them dry out, until they start to feel rubbery, instead of mushy.You can fish them by themselves or put them on a small jig.

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    Tip a 1/64oz jig with a nibble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Techno2000 View Post
    Yeah...open the jar and let them dry out, until they start to feel rubbery, instead of mushy.You can fish them by themselves or put them on a small jig.
    Best technique I have found to dry them out a bit and toughen them up is to use garlic powder. Dump them in a plate with a liberal amount of garlic powder. Roll them around a bit and put them back in the jar. Works wonders!


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    Quote Originally Posted by matt1991 View Post
    u mean those little square nibbles that berkley sells in the jars? are those really worth it? i dont get it u just put one ona hook and cast it out and fish like them? i dont get how it works
    yes they really work. I tip all my jigs with them. I have best luck with pink for crappie . I have even caught them on just a hook under a bobber with them.

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