Why it lasts

230 gsm cotton, garment-washed
Washed after making up — soft on arrival
Ribbed collar, double-needle hems
No two pieces take the wash identically

5.7″

Between the two fits at size S

The classic and the washed are cut differently — check the chart before you pick. Every size is measured in the size chart further down this page — inches, chest as a full circumference.

Ditch pickle · Bass water — canals, culverts, farm ponds, anywhere unglamorous

Ditch Pickle washed tee

Name: Ditch Pickle washed tee
Brand: WadeRidge
Availability: InStock

$32.95

What bass fishermen call a hog worth talking about. If you know, you know — and if you don't, you weren't in the boat.

Fabric — Washed tee

Washed tee from $32.95

Classic tee from $26.95

Source named on this page

Printed in the USA Made to order for you

Measured size chart on this page

We publish what we won't print

230 gsm (6.8 oz/yd²) cotton, garment-washed
Unisex cut, relaxed — boxier and heavier than the classic
Made to order and dispatched within two business days

We ship worldwide.

About this design

Ditch pickle

Bass-fishing slang for a largemouth. The tone is affectionate and a little dismissive at once — you call it a ditch pickle when the fish was good but you are not going to make a speech about it.

Where it fits: Bass water — canals, culverts, farm ponds, anywhere unglamorous

The blank, not the print

Built to be worn out

Washed before it reaches you

Garment-washed after making up, so it arrives already soft. No two pieces take the wash identically.

Ribbed collar

A ribbed neck and double-needle hems on a heavier cloth — 230gsm against the classic's 180.

Heavier in the hand

Half again the weight of the classic tee. It hangs rather than drapes, and it holds a boxier shape.

Made in Arcadia

Printed and finished in California, dispatched within two business days.

Fabric & fit

230 gsm (6.8 oz/yd²), 100% cotton, garment-washed. Unisex cut — relaxed, a little boxier and heavier than the classic. If you know your classic size, take one size down.

Garment-washed after making up, so it arrives already softened
Mottled, uneven surface — no two pieces take the wash identically
Ribbed collar
Double-needle hems

Heavier and softer than the classic, with a broken-in, faded surface. The print reads against a mottled ground, so the same drawing looks older here than on the classic.

Size chart

Size	Chest	Length	Shoulder	Sleeve
S	41.7	27.6	17.7	8.3
M	44.1	28.3	18.5	8.7
L	46.5	29.1	19.3	9.1
XL	48.8	29.9	20.1	9.4
2XL	51.2	30.7	20.9	9.8
3XL	53.5	31.5	21.7	10.2

Every number is the garment, in inches — not your body. Chest is the full circumference: the tee laid flat, measured across and doubled. This blank is cut much wider and slightly shorter than the classic. Washed — S to 3XL.

Easiest way: copy a tee you already like. Lay it flat, smooth out the wrinkles, and take these four with a tape or a ruler.

Chest — straight across, an inch below the armhole seam, then double it.
Length — from the high point of the shoulder, beside the collar, straight down to the hem.
Shoulder — seam to seam, across the top.
Sleeve — from the shoulder seam down the outside edge to the sleeve hem.

Then pick the row closest to those numbers — chest first, it decides the fit. Nothing to copy? Measure around the fullest part of your chest, tape level and not pulled tight, and add room on top: we’d add about 4″ for the fit it is cut for, 2″ if you like it close, 6″ if you like it loose.

Moving between the two fabrics?

They are not cut the same. The washed tee runs much wider and about an inch shorter — a washed S has a bigger chest than a classic M. If you know your classic size, take one size down here.

Care

Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colours. Tumble dry low or hang. Do not iron directly on the print. No bleach, no dry cleaning.

Shipping

Made in the USA. Printed and finished in the US.

Made to order. Printed and dispatched from the production facility nearest to your address.

Dispatched within 2 business days, then 3–5 days in transit — most orders land 5–7 business days after you order. Shipping is $6.00 for the first tee and $4.00 for each one after that — free on any order over $75.

Dispatched within 2 business days, then 7–15 days in transit depending on country. Shipping is charged on your order total, in USD: $8 up to $34.99, $14 up to $74.99, $20 up to $104.99, and $26 above that — shown in your own currency at checkout. Free shipping is available on US orders only. Duties and import VAT, where they apply, are collected at checkout.

Help & exchanges

A fault in the print, the wrong item, or a size that did not work out — email hello@waderidge.com with your order number and a photo. A person reads it and comes back to you.

Every piece is printed for one order, so we handle these case by case rather than through an automated returns portal.

Same print, two fabrics

Classic or washed?

Every design comes on both. Same drawing — the difference is what the cloth does to it.

Attribute	Classic	Washed
Weight	180 gsm	230 gsm
Feel	Crisp, dry, new	Soft, broken in
Surface	Flat and even	Mottled, faded
Fit	Classic, true to size	Relaxed, boxier
Print reads	Sharpest line	Softer, against a worn ground
Best if	You want the drawing crisp	You want it to look worn already

Drawn for the shirt

No stock art, no clip art bought by the sheet, no design lifted and recoloured.

Made in the USA

Printed and finished in California, then dispatched within two business days.

Made to order

Nothing is printed until you buy it — no warehouse, no dead stock.

A person on email

Write to hello@waderidge.com and someone who knows the garments answers.

Names we won't sell

No tournament, lodge or tackle brand we have no agreement with.

Questions we actually get

Will the print crack or peel?

Both blanks are printed DTF — the design is transferred as its own thin layer of ink and adhesive, then heat-pressed into the cotton. Wash cold, inside out, and skip the tumble dryer and it will outlast the shirt getting stretched out of shape. We do not quote a wash count, because the honest answer depends on how you wash it.

Which size should I order?

Measure a shirt you already like across the chest, lay it flat, and match that number on the chart — the chart lists the garment, not your body. The classic and the washed tee are cut differently enough that a size that fits in one may not fit in the other, so check the chart for the fabric you are buying.

Will it fade after a season on the water?

Sun and salt are hard on any print. Wash cold and inside out, hang it in the shade rather than the dryer, and rinse salt out the same day — the ink layer holds up far better than the shirt's shape does.

Can I wear it fishing, or is it a going-out shirt?

It is a cotton tee, so it is a fishing shirt in the way a cotton tee is: comfortable, not technical. It will not wick, and it will not dry fast on a cold morning. If you need UPF and quick-dry, buy a technical shirt and save this one for the drive home.