Is it true that Berkley® 6" GULP!® Night-crawler could improve the cleanliness of Lake Erie fishing boats? Well that is the newest kick in crawler harness fishing amongst pro fisherman and boat salesman Gary “Bo” Bowman.

I headed out with Gary a few weeks ago to try a new technique other than the trolling that I have been accustom to, crawler harness fishing. I have avoided crawler harness fishing because of the mess that it makes of the boat but, much to my surprise Gary pulled out a new package of Berkley® GULP!® 6" Night-crawlers from a bag and begun to hook it up on the crawler harness that was intended to set as a boat rod. He pointed out that when hooking this bait to the crawler harness it is imperative that the worm be as straight as possible. He pointed out that Berkley® GULP!® is way more durable than night-crawlers and the bait out-fishes live night-crawlers in most cases because small fish are not able to steal it keeping a functional lure in the water at all times. Bowman also pointed out that Berkley® GULP!® looks like the real thing and has a distinct smell that is sometimes more appealing to Lake Erie Walleyes.

To make this trip more interesting we set six rods, three using Berkley® GULP!® and the other three using live night-crawlers. The results were mind boggling, the Berkley® GULP!® out produced the night-crawlers 2 to 1 and we spent less time re rigging. In most cases we were able to catch 3 or 4 fish on one Berkley® GULP!® night-crawler and we would normally have to bait 3 or 4 live night-crawlers for one fish! Even better, the side of the boat that used the Berkley® GULP!® was clean as a whistle!