Gulp Powerbait shelf life once opened

[YUKONPETEY60]

Wanted to submit this question for some advice...last few years been using jigs and gulp for fluke and I have acquired a pretty good stash of gulp...my question is does this stuff hold up from season to season? I keep my loose gulp in plano screw-top containers with plenty of gulp recharge juice, should these grubs and shrimps be good to go for next season? How about the stuff in unopened bags (where I never broke the seal)? I have some of these purchased in 2013 and wondered if they still would be good next summer? I figured its best to leave them in the air tight bag where I never opened it, but once opened I store the gulp in the plano screw top containers. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give! :)

[Fisherman120]

If it's in the juice it'll be good to go :)

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[YUKONPETEY60]

wow, I stand corrected, I don't have a stash of powerbait, that is a stash of powerbait....thanks!

[HDMarc]

I keep all my Gulp in a plastic container submerged in the nasty smelling Gulp juice that I've collected from the bags they come in. I've used Gulp this year that was left over from last year and it worked just fine, just have to keep them in enough fluid to prevent drying out and you're good to go.

[MrAC1980]

Yeah you'll be fine. If its in a sealed container like the one pictured, you don't even need the stuff completed submerged. As long as its not open to the air and it doesn't dry out it will keep. I have packages of unopened ones from a few seasons back and they are still fine.

[frugalfisherman]

Sent an email to Gulp last year. Asked the shelf life of Gulp. Reply was 2-3 years under ideal conditions. If you don't believe me email them.

[YUKONPETEY60]

no I definitely believe you, its just that Berkley has a vested interest in me dumping what I have and buying more. So I would tend to trust the opinions of other anglers over what Berkley would say...follow the money, so to speak....I appreciate everyone who posted above and feel better about how I am storing my gulp after reading these posts...

[jlrotary]

Has anyone diluted the gulp juice by adding water?

[Striper80]

The juice must be loaded with preservatives. I reached into my gulp conatiner for the first time since last year and pulled out a piece of squid that somehow made it in there. The squid wasn't even rotten.

[Detour66]

Don't store Gulp in a area that gets real cold like a unheated garage. The cold will ruin it!

[YUKONPETEY60]

Thanks for all the great information, everybody!