Berkley Gulp! Sandworm VS. Live Pile Worm - Which Will Catch More Fish? 

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!

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

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

Very well done and informative, Matt. Thanks

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Thank for posting, important and informative.

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

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.

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

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

Very informational stuff i love it

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.

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

love your videos..I've learnt so much.

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.

Thanks man, really nice video!

thanks for the pro tip on reading the beach!

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

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

Great report. Thanks

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.

I wish there was easier access to fishing where I live

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

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

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

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

Good video as always !

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

AWESOME REVIEW MATE!!!! LOVE IT!!!

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

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

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

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.

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

excellent video … thanks man.. :)

Awesome video! Didn’t know the gulp worms existed definitely ordered some

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.

The video i needed today

Thank you finally a RU-vidr explains that

Great info thanks

Great explanation of sandbars.

Great vid!

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

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

The video was very sharp/clear. Good camera.

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

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

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

Nice vid good info .thanks

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.

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

Cool video man.. keep it up

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 :-)

Nice video. I believe there is a poll feature on RU-vid. I remember seeing a video with one.

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

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.

Thats a good looking vid bro.

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.

I'm a Fan. What a picturesque setting.

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.

Great video! I'm actually fishing right now and watching your video lol😊 nice I have heard of sand worms and how they are guarantee to get perch on the getty or the surf but I'm crabbing maybe another day lol

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

Keep up the good fishing !

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

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

I like the idea of mystery tackle box

Hey u are a inspiration to me !

I subscribed just because of your reading the beach tip.

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

I could never dislike one of your videos anyway :)

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

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

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

Have you tried using the whole worm on worm hooks in from the Bay Area and it works better for me

I have a question Matt... how do you keep your artificial baits from melting and burning a hole in your tackle box

caught in flounder with beacon is amazing I am trying it next weekend Beaufort SC st Helens island

Any Berkley Gulp Product vs Live Bait try the shrimp next.

Niiiiice,,, very informative video,,, I'm comvinced,,, Gulp sandworms it is... 👍🦈🤜🤛

Nice fishing video! That lady at 10min mark looks familiar! I do a lot of surf perch fishing in in Northern CA and a lady like her usually goes to the place where I go..

Thought process about the Deep moving to the shallow all depends on how quick the transition is what type of fish and if it's any sort of rocks or if it's just saying

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...

Wow very awesome.

Great video!!

Awesome vid! thanks for the explanation about the sand bars. I always have a hard time surf fishing because I can't read the waves that well... also I normally use sandworms when I surf fish in San Diego so kudos for doing this comparision!! Also, what setup you got there for your rod and reel?

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

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

pretty handy with that knife essay!

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.

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!

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

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!

I found an article that say's pile worms are illegal to sell and illegal to use for bait in Washington State.