Pond Trip Adds to Gulp! Bait Saga

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Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Some weeks ago when our readers learned about the new Gulp! artificial baits from the Pure Fishing Corporation's Berkley division, it quickly became obvious that whenever the Potomac River's tidal water bass were actively feeding, the new non-plastic product worked wonderfully well.

During a tough, high-pressure weather system, the baits that can awaken the olfactory senses of fish did their job and outperformed the standard soft plastics that most bass fanatics have been using.

The fact that the fish snatched up the new lures was a significant discovery. However, I also found that during time periods when the fish …