you can actually draw a straw poll, it is part of youtube, and all viewers can vote with one touch. Watch a video on youtube to see how you could make one instead of having people dislike ur video and crashing your video's rating to the ground. like so he can see the comment.

sorry man i can't dislike your videos haha

I've caught fish on chewing gum, piece of yarn, beer can top, piece of wood with glued on glitter, etc. Not saying ready made stuff isn't good but I think there's also a lot of hype out there, sometimes I feel like I'm the fish being caught. Cheers Matt! Couple of nice day's coming up, finally!

just a little tip which may or may not be of help, here in Australia we have a worm called a tube worm which looks very similar to the pile worm. instead of cutting the pinchers off thread the worm through the mouth and it will bite down on the hook and sort of lock onto the hook meaning your bait is much more secure and won't slip as much. I don't know if it will behave the same but it's near identical to a tube worm so I'm only assuming it would! God bless

People call Berkeley worms in my area "perch crack" .

Ive never been fishing in my life but thanks to your videos it feels like im experiencing a fisher mans life. Thanks for that!!😊😊

You should try the mystery tackle box inshore saltwater box for a video.

don't want to dislike the video so I'll start a tally here instead: Berkley Gulp

I wish there was easier access to fishing where I live

I often recycle some soft plastics in the gulp juices too :-) -- Synthetics are convenient and practical for hard core hobbyists that do not plan, or have time to catch their bait. Many of my buddies from the northeast have switched from squid to gulp... for convenience alone. --- valid experiment.

Appreciate the experimentation and sharing it with us! For future experiments, consider all variables to ensure reliable conclusions. In this case, the Gulp bait was always on the bottom hook. Perhaps most fish were cruising low and that's why they went for artificial. Some variables can't be controlled, but occasionally reversing the bait positions or better, fishing with TWO rigs close by, with reversed bait positions, and the conclusion is more reliable. Polite suggestion only- it's hard to criticize your entertaining and informative content. GREAT JOB!!!! Chris

thanks for the pro tip on reading the beach!

If I'm not mistaken, the Berkley Gulp Sandworm has glitter in it, hence it creates the shimmering effect under the sun light. That itself improves the bite chances

My Guy just gave us a lesson about sand barriers and waves

Both likes and dislikes promote the video higher in KZfaq feed. That being said, I love this channel and I vote for live bait. thumbs up

I would never dislike one of ur vids bro ! Good stuff keep it up !

I use Gulp baits for fresh water all the time and they work just as good and usually BETTER than live night crawlers.

Your tips in this video help me and my lady hook into a bunch of surf perch this last weekend. We hit a school using the Berkley gulp sand worm. Hell yeah! And you know we cooked them in a little bit of butter!

live bait or cut bait is virtually always better than artificial bait, unless you are fishing for farm-raised fish that have never had live food. However the Gulp-sandworms are pretty tough. I've caught three or four fish in a row on the same rubber worm and then put it back in the pouch.

Blood worms work the best! I got a bunch perch with them!!!👍🏻👍🏻

ive pretty much always used gulp and have always had better luck with it, so its nice to see it works

pileworms?? i love how creatures names change round the world im from northern ireland we have the exact same worms only their called king ragworm here! great vid man

@3:56...."Personally, I like the middle of the hole!" Me too brotha!!!!!!!!!! God Bless.

saltwater fishing on the Pacific coast is SOO much different than fishing the gulf here in Florida

I know this vid is hella old but thanks for during this experiment. Since I'm relatively new to salt fishing I learned a lot. I really like all of your vids.

Cool video. From now on I might just go with artificial baits instead of dead ones i.e. prawn, squid or chunk of fish meat.

That big rock you were fishing at used to have a pathway that went out to it and fisherman would throw bugeye jigs for stripers. If someone hooked one, someone else would have to hold the fishing line on the northside of the rock while the fisherman would run down the path to the little beach you were on and land the striper. Once the fisherman reached the beach, he would signal the dude holding his line on the rock and tell him to let the line go. It was crazy because I remember a dude from Brisbane fell off of the front side of the rock. The dude used to drive a Corvair I remember.

Surprised by results. Can we do a Gulp! Sandworm vs Shrimp test?

These artificial worms would be a good idea when I'm fishing with a three hooks setup. Usually its the bottom hook that catches the most, so I could use a real sandworm on that one and use fakes on the other hooks.

You are my first subscription for surf fishing. I liked to watch the comparison. I use both. I tried my own comparison with the sand worm and lug worms. I could get 3 lug worm sections per worm.12 worms in a container. I can't remember how much. Went to seal beach. Same as you top, bottom rig. Surf was perfect. I fished sand worms on both hooks, then live on both hooks. At Seal Beach I caught a few with sand worms but killed it with lug worms, Thanks for the vid. I like the way you took the time to explain everything. No matter how small. The reading of the surf to explaining the moss on the rocks. You just taught me how to put both on the hooks. I think everyone has their own style. I was just surprised at the exposed hook. They still hit it. Thanks again.

The video was very sharp/clear. Good camera.

Thanks for the video I just bought some artificial black lug worm 9 inch and worry they won't catch they don't have a great following But you have boosted my confidence a lot Thanks

Love the sandworms. Durable, longer shelf life, and less of a pain in the ass

You have to take into consideration that the pile worm caught the bigger fish, while the sandworm caught all the little fish.

In the UK, those things are called "Rag Worm". I have dug more than enough of them that are thicker than my thumb and its only the biggest which can cause a minor stinging sensation as opposed to a bite. Sure, it can make you jump sometimes (surprise) but that's the worst I have experienced of them. Now although use both of those worm baits (Gulp and Rag) I have yet to experience a day where the artificial has beaten the real thing. Try them suspended under a float / bobber, but assuming the worms are 6" or longer, hook them an inch down from the head, thread them on carefully so as not butcher the side of the bait, fill the hook and cast out gently. Current and tide will take your gear where it needs to go, so be prepared to let out more line. Best of luck mate!

The surf fishing info and how to read the waves was great, very helpful

Great explanation of sandbars.

If you tease the worm to make the pinchers come out then jam the hook between them, it's a really strong hook up. The pincher appendage is a super strong "sleeve" of tissue.

Not sure where you are fishing, but here in the PNW we called those worms kelp-worms. Have used them many times when fishing from the jetties, when I run out of other bait. Have caught some nice pink ear sea perch Just chip away at the barnacles and you can find the worms under them. If there is a lot of kelp on the rocks where you are fishing, you can take a few minutes to turn the kelp over and find the bigger worms there. We just threaded them on like a night crawler, on a two hook perch rig, with a flat or pyramid weight at the bottom and a small clear float to keep the bait suspended. It is fun when you hook two good sized perch at a time. Love to fish and used to go when ever I could get out. Had a stroke awhile back and cannot get out like I used to do, it is hard to navigate the beach sand or carry your crab traps, bait and other fishing gear while using a walker. - - - //es//A 70y/o Avid Outdoors Lady(disabled) and Veteran, 1965-1994

No need to dislike man and thank you for info

You make a great point. Berkeley sand worms are a great option to catching perch in comparison to live bate. However, if you really want to compare Apple's to Apple's, you forgot to include live blood worms. I fish in the Monterey Bay for perch on the weekends, and although we don't have a pile worm supplier, we do have blood worm suppliers. I'm not saying you aren't aware of blood worms, but I'm only noting you forgot to also bring blood worms in the competition. And they Are more expensive than the pile worms. In Salinas, they'll run you about $13 per dozen. Depending on size of worms, each worm is good for 4-6 hooks. Like your videos.

I'm a Fan. What a picturesque setting.

Thank you finally a KZfaqr explains that

I like that you have a normal hook set, other people basically launch the fish out of the water

Had to drop you a thank you for getting me my first ocean fish. Pulled in two perch and a smelt down in Cambria thanks to your videos and this one in particular.

I was routing for the live worms, there's so many factors...position of the two bait (top vs. bottom), time of day and setting the hook early or late! Just my 2 nonsense :-)

In Ireland we call them rag worm and do cut off there head cuz there teeth hold on to the hook and does not come off easy

Is it me or this guy is so good at fishing and being confident

Berkley always advertises that their artificial lures out fish live bait; Had a hard time believing that, but this video is a good demonstration that it actually does; Good Video!

Thanks for taking the time to make this. Nice images also.

Love the head-to-head comparison. I bet you can think of more!

The first channel ever asking for dislikes

This guy is the best.

I use gulp all the time and outfish all the people on the boat.... Gulp is way better and if the live bait wins I would be shocked..

i dont ever watched one video from you but i couldnt dislike it because i never dislike bevore i viewed the whole video

NW Fishing secrets sent me here thanx 4 the vids man keep it up

Louie's cafe in upper left closed permanently.....lots of memories..chasing stripers off fisherman's rock back in '86..world class...

Originally thumbed down to cast my vote but changed to thumbs up because I liked the video lol 😂

Very informational stuff i love it

Thanks for the fishing spots lol. Love your channel binge watching your vids

I totally thought that crab on the bottom of screen was for real sitting on those rocks at 9:00 mark...lmao....was like..damn that's a nice crab...love your videos...especially the catch and cook and also do more real vs. fake vids...

Just do a poll at the video, I dont want to dislike a very good video!

One of the best videos I have seen on this channel, thanks for the good content :)

great videos man , really like the format and the structure of your content

Purple Slider 6" works great for bass fishing, now I got to go fishing. Thanks

I really see this fishingchanel explode in some time! keep up the interesting and educational work my friend really apreciate these videos

Very well done and informative, Matt. Thanks

I love your vids too much. Cannot dislike. Live bait it is.

I don't wanna dislike the video but I think Berkley is gonna do better. hope I'm right. back to the video!!!!

I voted for the berkley gulp sand worm but I still liked the video

they might be easyer to get cought on the hook with the gulp plastic worm but the live worm its what attract the fishes

Just curious if how high off the bottom the lure or bait was, made an impact

3000 people obviously have used the amazing gulp sandworms before. Love your videos man! Was really hard to give you a thumbs down but I don’t even use blood worms (so cal) anymore, only gulps.

Thanks man, really nice video!

Not that I wanted to down vote ya, but, you asked me to give a answer to a question I already knew the answer to. Nice video. Up vote for the video.

Guess the deep part in the surf is actually the current of water outflowing from the shore, it has usually more fish since the out current brings food in form of crustaceans , smaller fish and plants from shore

to my surprise the fake pile worm for me, they didn't had any live bait at the shop so we went with it. We caught two keepers striped bass! We should fish sometimes, I live in the easy bay!

All the times I’ve been nipped with those worms and it never dawned on me to cut the pincers off. A big one will draw blood when it gets on and they have a weird way of contracting back in your fingers then latching on.

love using the sandworms from Berkely gulp - pile worms never hold and are expensive. I've had stripers and halibut hit the bait as well. Great video

The video i needed today

Hi I didn't realize how new the vid was lol

Texas fish and game did this style contest with dead shrimp vs gulp shrimp when it first came out. Gulp won big time.

If you can get a hand on sand shrimp or ghost shrimp probably what cali calls it they are a good bait for surf perch also.

I would say they are both the winner I feel the fish went for what they saw first

I could never dislike one of your videos anyway :)

I liked your tips on reading the beach. If you have any more, that would be great!

I am really like your explanation for the wave and find the spot in the beach fishing. Thanks

it's funny I was using both one day, they both worked surprisingly equal.

I subscribed just because of your reading the beach tip.

I feel bad for the dislike, but this video was great!

Good video as always !

I like the idea of mystery tackle box

Not going to lie didnt really expect the fish to pick a gulp you've already cast so many times on over a fresh worm. That has convinced me to just go the gulp now I guess, longer lasting and if I dont use them all I can store them for later

we call them ragworm here in uk and we use bait elastic to hold them on the hook, works great they stay in place

I voted for the live worm cuz I can't dislike any of your vids. But I'll try the gulps next time and comment on the results here. All else aside, the best thing about the gulps - no f***ing pinchers!!! Another great video, keep 'em coming!

I like the challenge dude can you do it again plz

Low key just watched like 12 of your vids I like em

It’s also the water columns the high low rig sits.

I can't bring myself to dislike one of your videos but I gotta go with the gulp worms. been using them for years and they work soooo good on perch.

Low key dog ik it's old but honestly I can't pick especially bc that real af I ain't never heard someone say put a dislike u da realist 💯💯