Berkley gave bass anglers a treat with the 2009 Classic winning Crazy Legs Chigger Crawl bait, and now they have just introduced a few new baits for crappie, bluegill, perch, and trout fishermen. The micro-sized bait are all biodegradable and are delivered in Berkley’s Gulp! Alive! formula.

If you fish micro-tubes you will like the new Berkley Gulp! Alive! 1 inch Minnow Heads. This bait reminds me of a tapole except it has three tails instead of one, giving this tiny bait more action as you cast it out there with 2 pound or less fishing line. Not only that the one inch Minnow Heads are great when used to tip spoons and jigs. And this next part is kind of shocking as the Minnow Heads have lifelike gill and eye detail on the small head.

Another effective bait that’s introduced is a 1 inch Fish Fry. This micro-sized, quivering tail action and Gulp! Alive! scent turns sniffers into biters. These baits can be rigged on a bare hook and fished under a bobber or rigged on a jighead for a swimming twitching action.

Small and effective action is the key here and that’s what we’ve been seeing with the two baits above. Lastly there’s the Berkley Gulp! Alive! 1.5 inch Jigging Grub. This tiny grub offers a proven shape that works perfectly for panfish. You can rig it with a tiny jighead, as a trailer, or directly on the hook and effectively catch crappie, bluegills, and much more.

These new Berkley Gulp! Alive! Panfish baits are now available at your favorite online store and  local tackle shop. Many colors are available for all three baits and the great thing is that with artificial biodegradable baits, there’s no mess, refrigeration, aeration, or sticky stuff to deal with as with real dead bait.