One of the most-read, and most remarked-upon articles we’ve written was about JDM lures like the Deps Cover Scat and Valley Hill Heavy Poop – soft plastics that looked like (you guessed it) excrement. We couldn’t call them “turds,” though, because Z-Man already had the TRD series of lures for Ned Rigging.

Whatever you call them, these stubby stick baits have quickly become extremely popular stateside. Yamamoto’s Yamatanuki has been flying off shelves since the company released it here. If you want something a little bit rarer, though, you might try one of the following: