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Title: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Still Running on February 08, 2009, 12:39:36 PM
Purchase 2 buckets of Berkley Gulp! Alive! and get a FREE Customized Gulp Alive! Tackle Bag - a $35 value - by mail from Berkley. Requires $8.95 shipping and handling. Offer expires 09/04/09.


http://www.berkley-fishing.com/media/File/09434909GulpAlive_BagCoupon.pdf
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: catfish hunter on February 08, 2009, 12:52:41 PM
I dont need the bag I need them to make a bucket that dont leak all over the place .I bet every trip last year we were washing it off the deck and on rough days it was like ice on the deck .I got to find something to store it in this season
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Pfishingruven on February 08, 2009, 01:05:27 PM
Thanks for the info Diesel.

Catfish, everyone I know who uses the Alive complains about the same thing.  They make round plastic storage containers like tupperware or ziplock that have screw on lids.  These work great and are fairly cheap.  You can pick them up at Walmart for a couple of bucks.

 TT^
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Still Running on February 08, 2009, 02:05:34 PM
I dont need the bag I need them to make a bucket that dont leak all over the place .I bet every trip last year we were washing it off the deck and on rough days it was like ice on the deck .I got to find something to store it in this season

Yea, I know!
I found a container in Walmart that locks on all four sides with a rubber gasket on the top. It came as a set. You can throw them around and the top stays on. Sorry I don’t know the name of it but I have seen them in a lot of Walmarts. It is clear and has a blue gasket on the lids.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on February 08, 2009, 02:32:52 PM
those buckets leak like crazy..
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: ChrisL on February 08, 2009, 03:10:35 PM
I dont need the bag I need them to make a bucket that dont leak all over the place .I bet every trip last year we were washing it off the deck and on rough days it was like ice on the deck .I got to find something to store it in this season


Yea, I know!
I found a container in Walmart that locks on all four sides with a rubber gasket on the top. It came as a set. You can throw them around and the top stays on. Sorry I don’t know the name of it but I have seen them in a lot of Walmarts. It is clear and has a blue gasket on the lids.

They're called Lock N Lock
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on February 08, 2009, 04:16:33 PM
i'm using aftermarket things now, or even a plactic zip lock bag in the container.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 08, 2009, 08:14:13 PM
Thanks DHP and Eng5Lt for that info! t^  I ran over to Walmart on a break from work and picked up the three pack today!

I've been looking for a truly leak proof container for my Gulp! Alive! for almost two years now.  I had a container leak inside my tackle bag and onto the carpet of my trunk back in 2007!  BTW, I emailed Berkley and told them about it, and they sent me a free pint to replace the one that spilled. 

So, it's been a while.  And you know, just from hearing everyone's comments, that I can't be the only person to complain about the container.  Apparently Berkley's not planning to change anything, so I guess we're forced to look for alternatives.

I have tried two other products which claimed to be leak proof and neither were.  They were the Zip Loc Twist 'n Loc and the Rubbermaid Twist & Seal containers.  Don't waste your money on them! 

I was beginning to think that this Gulp! Alive! juice was kind of like "The Blob" and nothing could hold it! ;D

Hopefully these Lock & Locks will work! TT^
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Fishin Dude on February 09, 2009, 11:45:11 AM
Lock & Lock, I'll be buying them too!  t^  <'((((><
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: catfish hunter on February 09, 2009, 03:58:05 PM
guess I am gonna head over and check them out thanks for the heads up
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: striper sniper on February 09, 2009, 05:03:07 PM
Lock and Lock containers are worth it-my wife uses them for everything in the kitchen, and I steal what I can for my uses.....

I've never had one leak-even after extended microwave and dishwasher use-hell I've had to press on warped lids and they still didn't leak!!
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Hunter 2 on February 09, 2009, 08:01:09 PM
The new Gulp alive containers are much wider at the bottom. Do they leak too?
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 09, 2009, 10:44:25 PM
It's not the containers themselves that leak.  They leak where the cap screws on to it.  There is no gasket or anything there, just plastic on plastic. nosmly
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Hunter 2 on February 10, 2009, 06:09:07 PM
Gulp Alive must have received many complaints on the containers. Why haven't they improved the design? :-\
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: IrishAyes on February 10, 2009, 06:13:55 PM
Gulp Alive must have received many complaints on the containers. Why haven't they improved the design? :-\

Because they can sell more.  5hrug Guys are apparently still buying them as quick as they can get them in the stores.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 10, 2009, 06:29:30 PM
Gulp Alive must have received many complaints on the containers. Why haven't they improved the design? :-\

Because they can sell more.  5hrug Guys are apparently still buying them as quick as they can get them in the stores.

That and they're probably looking to stay at their $20 and $36 retail price points.  Adding a gasket would cut into their profits. ::)
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Hunter 2 on February 10, 2009, 06:38:45 PM
They are not consumer friendly if we have to purchase after market containers to replace the original containers that WE PAID FOR.
 I still like the bait. I do keep all my containers in an after market product. Before you know it some other manufacturer will come out with a better bait and container.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 10, 2009, 07:44:30 PM
I bet you could make yourself a few dollars marketing a container, or better yet, a lid that fits on the Gulp! Alive! containers that is truly leak proof.   t^

I can see them hanging on a clipstrip right next to the Gulp! Alive! in every sporting goods store and B&T in America!   ;D
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: ChrisL on February 10, 2009, 07:52:27 PM
I've never used the Gulp Alive.  Is it really that much better then the Gulp in the packets that's it's worth the extra cash and mess?
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 10, 2009, 08:08:32 PM
Who knows?  They've spent a ton of money convincing us it's better.  And I know I fell for it! ;D

What I also like about the Alive is that, floating in the juice, the baits don't get all bent out of shape like they do in the bags sometimes.  One thing is for sure.  Whether you use the bag or the containers, Gulp works! t^
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Hunter 2 on February 10, 2009, 10:33:08 PM
I bet you could make yourself a few dollars marketing a container, or better yet, a lid that fits on the Gulp! Alive! containers that is truly leak proof.   t^

I can see them hanging on a clipstrip right next to the Gulp! Alive! in every sporting goods store and B&T in America!   ;D

How about NJSWF.Com lids? 

  Bob, I think you have an idea brewing.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Still Running on February 11, 2009, 05:54:51 AM
Don’t forget half the lid pops open so you can get the bait out with one hand.

As soon as you make the lid, they will change the bucket.
Title: Re: Gulp Alive Tackle Bag FREE!!!
Post by: Bucktail on February 11, 2009, 09:05:40 AM

As soon as you make the lid, they will change the bucket.


You're probably right about that! ;D