The Daiwa Game Vibe - A great lipless crankbait that's worth its weight.

I don't get a chance to fish as much as I would like to. Having said that, there is a lake that I get to fish almost daily in the summer - on my afternoon break (as luck would have it, there is a great little fishing lake not five minutes from my office). I get an hour for lunch, and while others choose to spend it at local watering holes, I typically I choose to spend it at the local fishing hole - different strokes. The sight of a grown man in a shirt, tie and slacks casting from shore does net me the odd look or two, but I don't care - I get to fish! So, having approximately 40 minutes fishing time (10 minutes travel time and 10 minutes to get my boots and gear together) I need to make some tough choices when it comes to lure selection. Seeing that this lake is a deep lake, and that I fish only from shore, I primarily throw rattling lipless crankbaits. To maximize my time fishing, I can't spend even a minute worrying about changing up my presentation, so I came up with a system that has worked for me - so far. I identified 10 different baits that I would be effective, and put them into a daily rotation (5 day cycle). For example, on Monday, I use Monday's lure, and throw it consistently for 40 minutes. I never use the same lure two days in a row (I will change up lure rotation depending on weather, season and light conditions). All things being equal however, I will stick to the set rotation - much like a professional baseball team uses pitchers. Today I will be highlighting one of the baits in the rotation, Tuesday's lure - a true star player, who I purchased at a very reasonable price - Daiwa's Game Vibe.

The Daiwa Game Vibe is based upon the fantastic Daiwa TD Vibration. This value packed lure's tight wiggle emits a distinctive fish catching vibration. This lure sports an engraved scale pattern and "3D" eyes, and a great baitfish profile. Paint applications are effective, consistent, resilient and long lasting. A particular favorite of mine is the Black/Gold version, a pattern that mimics quite well the goldfish that people have released in the urban lake I fish - In turn, these goldfish have become baitfish to the Largemouth Bass and Pike. I throw this lure on a medium action rod and reel combination, spooled with 10 pound super line.

Topwater Bottom Line: With two available sizes and 8 productive colour choices, the Dawia Game Vibe is a quality bait sold at an affordable price. At $ 4.99, this capable little rattlebait is an absolute treasure to have in your tackle box, and while there are more expensive crankbaits out there that may be more effective in particular situations, this value added bait is winner in most all situations. I recommend the Daiwa Game Vibe to any lipless hardbait fisherman. As always, please practice catch and release with this lure.

Topwater Rating:

4.5 out of 5 bobbers

GV6: SINKING | 0-Bottom | 2 3/8"| 5/16 oz. | hook #6

GV7: SINKING | 0-Bottom | 2 3/4" | 5/8 oz. | hook #4 & #6