Z-Man baits have found their way to a lot of Northeast tackle boxes in recent years – kept separate of course from other soft baits due to their unique ElaZtech construction, durable but doesn’t “play well” with some other plastics. That said, if you’re looking to add another durable and realistic Z-Man to your bin full of DieZel Minnow or DoormatadorZ baits, the new Z-Man MudStudZ boasts ultra-realistic finishes to this popular forage. Whether you call them minnows, minnies, killies or creek chubs, the molded MudStudZ is a pre-rigged, bottom-contact swimbait designed to be crawled, skated, and retrieved along any sandy, muddy or craggy bottom environment from the Northeast to the Gulf state. Get the details on this new for ’27 Z-Man bait, out for ’26, with Z-Man’s Brandon McKeller on the floor of ICAST.