About this piece
The Daiwa Gekkabijin Chibiuo Shirasu 55 is a natural, soft-body-style sinking pencil bait designed specifically for targeting mebaru (rockfish). Its compact 55mm body and 1.5g weight, with a built-in 0.2g brass nail sinker, create a lifelike small fish profile and action.
Key features
- Nail sinker hole in the tail allows weight adjustment with optional tungsten or lead nail sinkers.
- Body waist groove improves compression and hooking when a fish bites.
- SaqSas surface treatment on the treble hook provides up to 40% better penetration than standard plating.
- Clip-type ventral eye enables quick and easy hook or body change.
- Recommended retrieve pattern: slow 4 turns of the reel handle then a 3-second pause.
Best for
- Light saltwater fishing for mebaru and other coastal rockfish.
- Very shallow to mid-depth waters in bays and harbors.
- Slow, finesse presentations in clear or pressured conditions.
