A 1.4" floating minnow bait with a lifelike profile and subtle swim—built for bass, trout, and panfish in tight water.
What it is
Introducing the Ditch Stick—a 1.4" soft plastic minnow designed for unmatched finesse success. It’s the perfect “little snack” bait that gets eaten in creeks, ponds, and pressured water where fish won’t commit to bigger profiles. 8 per pack, ready to work.
Why it works
Crafted from a premium floating plastic, the Ditch Stick hovers and lifts on the pause, adding that realistic “alive” posture fish key in on. The minnow profile swims naturally with tiny rod movements, making it deadly on slow retrieves, drifts, and subtle twitches.
Built for creek species
Creek & river smallmouthLargemouth in skinny waterWild trout & stockersPanfish that hunt minnowsPressured water finesse
Fish it
Swim it slow through runs, twitch-and-pause in pockets, or drift it naturally through seams. That floating plastic keeps it hovering on the pause like a wounded minnow trying not to get caught.
Where it shines
Riffle tails, undercut banks, shade lines, and calm eddies—anywhere little baitfish get pinned and predators set up to ambush.
Hook pairing recommendations
Size 10–12 jig headsMicro EWG hooksWeedless creek rigsSwim & pause8 per pack
Rig it weedless using Creek Life EWG Hooks when you’re fishing roots, limbs, and snaggy water.
Appalachian Backstory
Deep in the Appalachian mountains, where the mist hangs in the trees and the streams keep their own secrets, old timers spoke of something they called the Ditch Stick.
It weren’t magic like a fairytale. It was more like creek sense—something you earned. A stick you’d find cut and worn smooth by water, wedged in a ditch-run or laid across a seam like it belonged there. Folks said if you paid attention to where it showed up, it’d point you to the kind of water that holds fish year after year.
The real lesson was simple: the creek leaves signs for the patient. And if you learn to read them, you’ll find the hidden places—where the biggest, brightest trout and the meanest little bass sit waiting in the shade.
