I never jump on a new bait or style of bait, because alot of it is marketing and hype. I now feel I missed the boat on these fuzzy soft plastic baits. I am glad i did not dive down the rabbit hole for the fuzzy dice. It looks like the dice was kicked to the curb by the urchin. Now that I have decided that there may be something here, you can't get them unless you pay $$$$ on fleabay. So you guys that jumped on it, are these urchins really a big deal? I just fish recreationally, so no tournaments or FFS. Am I really missing out? When the hype dies and manufacturing catches up should I give it a try. On a fixed income, so I can't afford every new toy in a timely matter. I am sure when the next new lure comes out, urchins will be found everywhere.

I've put some time in with the Dice Rubber. The salty 14mm size is easy to throw weightless but you blow through baits even with a CPS spring. Bluegill love them.

I'm sitting out the Coike and Coike knockoff party. Grab a seat.

43 minutes ago, rboat said:

Am I really missing out?

Nah.

I made a post here about ten years ago on fuzzy plastic baits that I made. I used half a stick worm and threaded skirt material through it with a large sewing needle. I fished them on a jig head initially for river smallmouths. Those river smallies like lures with appendages. They worked just as well for reservoir largemouths and I even caught channel cats with it. I didnt invent the lure. The Dan Gapen Ugly Bug was being made back in the 1970's.

I bought some coikes before they got hot on TV and YT. Haven't used them yet as conditions haven't been right, but I will when water clears. Watching tournaments on TV, heck even Jason Christie is throwing them!

As with any other lure, put it in front of a bass and move it at the right speed and depth and they work.

All the marketing and hype makes my butt tired!

I always jump on the bandwagon. In my head, there are three degress of GOODNESS for lures: magical, great and good. It was the same for the senko... you remember that one... ? It was magical the first five years, great for a couple more years and good after that. Most go downhil faster than that. Time is their ennemy.

The fuzzy dices are still great for smallmouth, not so much for largies. Coikes are on top now... There are ways to get some.. or at least imitations that are almost as good. You don't need to buy a couple of dozens. They last long.

Most lures are designed to catch the angler, not the fish.

1 hour ago, gim said:

Most lures are designed to catch the angler, not the fish.

Maybe some... but I have talked to some lure designers like Gary Yamamoto and Zell Roland and it seemed that the primary purpose in the design was to cath fish themselves.