How many soft plastic formats are there?
Short answer
More than the shelf suggests. The four that matter commercially are finesse worms, creature baits, Ned and stick baits, and paddle tails.
In detail
Each is a separate mould with a separate specification, even though all four are sold as soft plastics.
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Soft plastic formats: what the 2026 launches actually are (Soft plastic formats). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sampled listings from the same product family (Soft plastic formats). Reference price per unit with the MOQ stated; a quotation against your specification governs a transaction.
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Sources 6 cited
- Rapala Expands Crush City line of Soft Plastics at ICAST 2026, On The Water, 2026-07-21
- Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners, Angling International, 2026-07-16
- The Best Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing, Field & Stream
- Keep on Crushin' with The New Size 3-1/2 and New Colors for 'The Mayor', Rapala
- UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API)
- Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup
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