“Urchin” lures, created in Japan, are all the rage in bass fishing. How did the tackle shop get its Beanie Baby moment?

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Like something out of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," an alien fishing lure is taking the bass fishing world by storm as many anglers watch in astonishment. Dubbed the Coike by Japanese lure company ...