This Old-School Bait Seeing Major Resurgence!

[@Marsh-Mechanic]

Ha ha brought back some memories. My dad used to use the 52M19 and I used to use the TT12 MirrOlures in stump Lagoon when I was a kid on the worst cold windy days in January!! I am 56 now so that gives you how long ago lol. Enjoyed the video man!!

[@looneylonzo28]

25:08 🤣 i’ve never seen that footage. I bet that did scare the shit out of you. That’s why I don’t serve fish anymore. I quit surf fishing when Fourchon was still open twice in one afternoon, had a close encounter with a shark, and it attacked my stringer, scared me enough that I won’t do it again, there’s too much in the water and on the bottom that can hurt or kill, like mess around and step on a stonefish anyway, I’m glad you’re still here to relive that moment.

[@looneylonzo28]

awesome video of nothing but hammers. Thank you Todd now I got the twitch like I’m a Fien I’m searching for that next hit 🎣 on the line😂.

[@herberthines8922]

I'm 62 fish in fla. mirrolure is my go 2 red head with white body and the electric chicken they make a floater i love on low tide

[@Thetransparentangler]

I have been using the old 7M as well as the 52M with great success on the upper tx coast. Awesome video!

[@BasicInfoEdit]

The MR52s have always been one of the most productive mirrolures i've thrown for trout, and big trout at that. You just gotta keep them moving in shallow water.

[@LAFishBlog]

The MRGO continues to deliver! Great video. Thank you for uploading. I'm not sure I should buy anymore lures, my garage might explode, but I'm sure there's some 52's laying around somewhere. lol

[@MarshManMasson]

Dig them out! I went rummaging through my shed looking for my old ones. Still haven't located them 🤔

[@bayouburner281]

Yeah buddy-Love me some Texas Chicken MirrOlures, especially the XL MirrOdine

[@mikehigginbotham7547]

We hit eden isles on 1/18 and almost caught a 2 person limit of speckled trout all between 15 and 18 inches and brother caught biggest 5.5lbs and we let her go and plenty of big white trout water was dirty and the only color the speckled trout wanted was matrix shad in avocado and you had to literally drag on bottom if jig they wouldn't hit it but fantastic fishing for this time of year and only 2 other boats out there

[@glenchatelain3067]

My Dad's favorite was the TT28. We fished it plenty back in the day. Mainly trolling the trestle or ICW and casting it around the Castle in Lake Borgne. Caught plenty of hammers on that bait.

[@rickye-eu8zv]

I enjoy your videos! Thanks

[@CamRipsLips]

And love your videos man I started my channel because of you are my biggest influencer I’m in Mississippi and you helped me catch a lot of fish

[@MarshManMasson]

Always great to hear! Thank you so much

[@looneylonzo28]

Great video, you guys must be on the south side of the wall up at the north end of the Mr. go. It generally stays shallow up there. I haven’t been up there at all last year didn’t wanna make that drive into New Orleans through the projects to get to shell beach it’s the only way I know how to get there. im not familiar with any other boat Launch’s.

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

I literally have hundreds of 52mr or equivalent all the way back to the 50s.

[@josephwalsh988]

Bro, I always keep a mirro-lure tied on fishing for trout. They are tough to beat any time of year

[@andycatchesfish]

Hard to beat a day out on the water! No matter if you freeze or not.

[@looneylonzo28]

is that the fast sinking one or is that the one that flow sinking version I can’t remember which models are used to use one head three little silver rattles in the bottom of it. It’s the only type of heart beats all through when I go out in the big waters.

[@RedfishRob]

I know that boat ride was cold! i had a similar experience with a manatee, people dont realize how big they are and how fast they can move lol. the shark clip was nuts !

[@lpz6564]

Cold weather! Any chance for a ball tail lure, pool test/brand comparison?

[@kingfish68]

I’ve personally been hesitant to try older bait techniques, but after watching this, I’m definitely giving it a shot. Do you think this bait works equally well in both freshwater and saltwater environments? Would love to hear your take on that!

[@scottymuff9422]

Yuuup Yuuup

[@gchamp3]

The stuff dreams are made of

[@JCASTELLUCCIOJR]

When using hard plastics…bait cast setup has advantages over spinning setup!!!!

[@JustinB-c5p]

I use spinning for certain lures that do not cast well into the wind. I find casting distance of utmost importance with jerk and twitch baits but definitely curious to know what advantages you see?

[@anglerjmj]

So, my longtime friend is now 'almost famous'?

[@cartergeorges9747]

Really enjoy your channel! But have a question on you tagging the trout. Do you think they survive much? I have trout fished for 15+ years and never seen or heard of anybody catching a tagged trout. Do you think their light scales can handle it unlike reds? Curious to hear your thoughts

[@MarshManMasson]

I've been tagging for almost two decades. Historically, in Louisiana, about 3% of tagged speckled trout are recaptured.

[@karlrockvoan755]

@@MarshManMassonbeen tagging for lil over 2 years have 70 recaptures to my credit so far , couple reports back I was amazed by how far they will travel in a short time period

[@ryanholliman5923]

Todd, do you mind sharing your launch location?

[@MarshManMasson]

Eddie Pinto's on Paris Road.

[@ryanholliman5923]

@ thanks a ton

[@robertchampagne4736]

Is it the 52MR-28 or 52MR-704? All are the pink over yellow, but I can't find any explanation of the diffrence in the back #.

[@JustinB-c5p]

There is a pink over yellow with gold sides and a pink over chartreuse with silver sides. Not sure if that clears anything up.

[@anthonycyprusjr7829]

One of my Medicare Clients took a trip with one of JB's guides and sent me 2 pics and looled like they had 30 logs with NONE under 18 inches!Bet JB's fish close to 4.5 lbs,nice trip nice video!!

[@karlrockvoan755]

Can easily mop up them on a wake bait but I don’t make community holes like you do !

[@JustinB-c5p]

You are the best there ever was karl!!!

[@karlrockvoan755]

@@JustinB-c5pnot trying to be sarcastic but it’s shallow up there , my mullet wake baits run around 2 ft with good crank , 1/4 oz #4 wire trebles I bend the hooks slightly out , never los a fish from throwing a hook , a catch 2000 electric chick can do some serious damage to trout up there as well , I have a box of M52’s but use them in deeper water, I don’t have enough transom to deal with idiots up there , short shaft motor , or I’d put a hurting bon them

[@JustinB-c5p]

@@karlrockvoan755 I used to mop em up on the ole wake bait in grand lagoon in reggio. It was too easy to catch em there me lost the thrill of the hunt so moved to more challenging areas to grow as a fisherperson. Gotta get some more transom!!

[@shanehamilton6708]

I saw a manatee on the Pascagoula River way up the river about a month ago. When it came up it scared the crap out of me

[@MarshManMasson]

I can relate

[@fishinwithferg6048]

Do you get a lot of reports back from fish you have tagged?

[@MarshManMasson]

About 3% on speckled trout, a little higher on redfish.

[@johnmorganjr769]

Coyote in background? 1:57 ?

[@Belmont148]

Loves these still. Have several I still use that I bought in the late 90s. Do you ever remove the middle treble hook? We started doing that back in the day.

[@MarshManMasson]

A lot of people did, but I always left it on

[@barrywuthrich8530]

Ha! I just did the same thing last week. I was on topwater trout fishing a Spook Jr. over some mud flats when the wind got up and blew the clouds away. Trout were tapping my tout and dropping it before I could get a hook set. A cross wind was bowing my line on a popping cork rig so I couldn't hook up, so I grabbed a 52mr and caught a few more trout. That lure must be 15 years old, and it casts a mile. When I got it home, I did get some pliers and cut the middle hook off. I threw a green back/silver side, but I have that pink and yellow also. We call that color the Texas Chicken.

[@dustinchotto2731]

Why do you feel the need to tag all these trout? Quit tagging your decreasing growth and making them more vulnerable to predators dude. You think you’re doing something good but you’re not doing anything to help. In fact you are a problem. Let me stick you in the back with a tag. I’m totally against tagging trout!!!

[@MarshManMasson]

You're misinformed, but I wish you well.

[@karlrockvoan755]

Maybe you should go too TagLa and get some information about the tagging program , you might learn something , don’t judge until you know what’s it about , I tag as well for the program !

[@dustinchotto2731]

@@karlrockvoan755 I’m not judging anyone just my opinion.

[@elliottsauvinet1490]

Love your videos but it irrationally irks me that you say “ M R G O “ and not “Mr. Go”😅

[@MarshManMasson]

It irrationally irks me that you use unusual emojis.

multiple treble hooks with barbs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......a nightmare...........smash your barbs down.......u dont have to thank me

been smashing down the barbs on all my hooks for years so the unhook is easy......barbs are definitely not nessary but they are a nuisance when u need to quickly unhook and get that next cast back out there.........barbs on a hook are totally unnecessary......try it because i know u think u need em and u don't......i catch lotsa wipers at my lake at night and its so nice and easy w/o barbs........