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[Finaddict]

I have used his shrimp up here as well, mostly the Select Shrimp which is the middle size version - first the fly shrimp, then the shrimp, select shrimp and big shrimp.

I have not has as much luck with the larger ones as I think we don't have that kind of shrimp around like they do down in Florida. If you ever get down to Miami during the winter during the shrimp run, you can see the shrimp flowing through the waters of North Biscayne Bay -- and waters north -- down into the lower Bay, where the fish just gorge on them. I believe that is one of the reasons why Miami has such a great winter tarpon fishery outside of Miami Beach between Halover Inlet and Government Cut. The tarpon are off the beach on top at night and the fishermen catch them on flies, pinfish, mullet, crab and shrimp .. it's awesome.

[Mr. Sandman]

A distributor gave the owner of a local tackle shop near me a lot of "Gulp!" baits. These are not DOA's but are a "non-plasitic" plastic bait that has a strong smell and will bio-degrade over time. Great concept but did not have much luck with them.

He gave a bunch to me to try. Various types. I rigged them simply as a second hook on a classic dual hook bottom rig and had a fresh squid bait on the lower and various of these gulps on the upper hook (about 24" off the bottom) I did not have much luck and I would say 90% of the fish I got that day took the squid. Even when I lost the squid bait the plastic shrimp would go unmolosted for a long time and sometimes not get a touch. To be honest...I thew them all away when I got home. I know a lot of guys swear by them but they have not worked well for me.

I may try them again sometime but not this year. I am sure your mileage will vary with these things, great concept but I couldn't get a scup to eat one...something is wrong.