Why did terminal tackle get its own ICAST category win in 2026?
Short answer
Because the urchin bait is a body, not a bait. On its own it cannot be cast.
In detail
The rig is what turns it into a fishable unit, and the award went to a rig - G-Ratt Baits' Urchin Rig - rather than to a lure.
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Sources 6 cited
- The best urchin terminal tackle, Bassmaster
- Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners (full Best of Category list), Angling International, 2026-07-16
- Rigging Options For The Crazy Urchin Style Baits, Southern Fishing News
- How to Rig and Fish Coike Baits for Bass Success, Game & Fish
- 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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