Meet the latest entry into the goby (gobi) imitator swimbaits, the Z-Man Gobius! ZMan has done it once again as they launch their BRAND NEW Gobius.
But how does the ZMan Gobius compare to current market giants like the Megabass Dark Sleeper and others? What about the Mean Eyed Swimmer from Bass Pro or the Structure Gill from Savage Gear?
This video will give you a side by side comparison to the industry leaders and will show you how the Zman Gobius is positioned to quickly become a favorite bait of bass anglers everywhere! If you thought largemouth and smallmouth bass loved the Megabass Dark Sleeper, wait until you’ve see this!
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Nice breakdown comparison. I’m Interested to hear what you think about the swimming action with the gobious. I use some of the Zman products and I love the durability, but I find the ElaZtech buoyancy sometimes hinders the action on certain baits, such as the turbo Crawz ,DeiZel minnowZ, and MinnowZ, which I have used as a trailer on the Zman chatter bait line up.
I like the Megabass Sleeper lineup, but as you mentioned they all have durability issues. The Sleeper lineup catches fish no doubt about it.
Thanks for the comparison!
I plan to give the Zman gobious a try!
I fish in a reservoir with a load of rocks, get hung up even with weed less Texas rigs , is this a good spot to fish the Gobius? Will it get stuck under rocks often?
Like the videos!!
zman lures melting together in the original package turned me away from them. Have since changed to DOA plastics, they are much tougher than most and they don't melt.
My soft plastics are almost exclusively zman products. Being able to fish one plastic all day is amazing.
Have you ever heard of GRUMPY Bait Company? They started the goby craze well before Zman and Megabass – checkout them out, they have more goby styles and colors than an company in North America – BTW, they are actually made in the country not overseas
Great video brother. Can’t wait to try mine.
Great comparison Joe! The Zman gobius looks so good and you convinced me to get myself a few! I hope you had a great Christmas and I wish you a happy remainder of the holidays!
Gooluck sir god bless
Been a dark sleeper fan for a few years now. I have 3 colors of gobius arriving this week, can't wait to let the smallies see them!
Great video Joe. Thanks 🙏🏼
Any thoughts on a good storage box for these? I don’t really want to keep a bunch in the original packaging, and I know that they don’t play well with others. TIA
Can this goby used in heavy brush pile brother?
Great review. Chris at Bogoly’s linked you. Not sure what happened to my notifications. Absolutely love the Dark Sleeper. Durability has been an issue. I’m itching to get out there and try the Zman. 👍
Already have a handful of the gobius as well as ned gobyz. Been killin the smallies in my local rivers.
Nice comps. You should have included the powerbait Agent E in it as well. Same issues as the others, poor durability. Agent E comes in multiple sizes including 3", 3.75", and extra small 2.25" that I really love this time of year for super finess conditions. I hope zman makes the gobius in multiple sizes eventually. I dgaf if they are late to the game here. Their stuff is always worth whatever wait.
The Dark sleeper has a horrible hookup and land ratio. If I want to hook and loose a fish it’s the perfect bait. I’ve trimmed the top fin and bent the hook up and it’s still looses fish.
I will give the Zman version a try.
That bait should be good for the saltwater too. It looks close enough to a killifish/mud minnow that I bet flounder, redfish and trout would bite it. And the weedless hook should get through turtle grass or marsh grass, and it shouldn't snag rocks and oysters as much as an open jig hook.
I like Z Man soft plastics, there are lots of tail biters that ruin normal soft plastics and Gulp quickly in the Chesapeake Bay. I'd like to try that lure.
I’ve already tried the Zman goby bait that you rig and it’s been lights out for smallies here on my river that I wade !! Already have a bunch of these coming in a day or two ! I just wish they’d make a 1/4 oz version for shallow rivers !!
Zman is amazing except don’t leave any plastics in your car in the south unless you wanna come back to a melted pile of plastic!
The problem I’m having with the Z-Man is there is not enough gap between the body and the hook. I’ve had to trim off a lot off the body to get better hook clearance.
Great review Joe. Honestly I have not used any of these products, but that plastic whatever it is, looks pretty durable.
I like it! Always a fan of the Zman plastics. Definitely on my list to try. Great job with this video Joe!
Good video. I'm definitely going to order a couple and give them a try.👍
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I can't wait to get my hands on these!
Does the elaztec affect the fall rate, weight otherwise equal?
I like the 3/4 sleepers, even shallow. They like to swim up so heavier than a 1/2 keeps it down.
I’ll definitely check out the Zman. Great review and thanks for sharing.
Fantastic side by side comparisons and looking forward to seeing some field testing.
Great comparisons between all of those. I wasn't a huge fan of the BPS one and never tried the Savage Gear ones but I will say I'm a huge dark sleeper fan. And I think I never really switched over to anything else cause I never have hookup problems with the dark sleeper. The sleeper gill was trash though hahaha. But my hookup ratio with the dark sleeper is like 99%. I will say though zman plastics are the best like you said and i really cant wait to try these. The zman durability is for sure the best out there. Great video 👍
Great comparison against its competitors and it looks fantastic. Nice job as always Joe!
I really like the Gobius as the front-runner to compete with the Sleeper, but without even using it, I know for sure I want to trim off the rear 2/3 of the back dorsal fin. That fin is going to act like a rudder, keeping the tail in line and minimizing the action. I'd be interested in seeing what difference there is in the tail actions between the 2 to see if I am right.
Joey hot rod 🔥🔥 I’ll tell you what Joe….this Gobius looks awesome, love the body structure and color! Good stuff brother!!! Thanks for sharing 👍👊