Tentacled baits pioneer new class of bass lures

Tentacled baits pioneer new class of bass lures

There’s a new shape showing up in tackle boxes across the country, and it doesn’t look like anything bass anglers have thrown before. Instead of the familiar worms, creature baits and swimbaits that have dominated soft plastics for decades, the hottest lure of the year is a small rubbery ball bristling with soft spines, built to look like a sea urchin. The category has come to be known simply as urchin-style baits, and over the past several mont…