Todd Masson, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Marsh Man Masson ventured to his neighborhood swimming pool to put some twitch baits through their paces.

Pool test: Which twitch bait is best for speckled trout?

Marsh Man Masson tests various speckled trout twitch baits in his neighborhood swimming pool — and the results are eye-opening. […]

Capt. Joe Ezell said Delacroix is in the midst of an awesome redfish run — market bait or chartreuse artificials are both good bait choices.

Delacroix redfish run best in many years

Todd Masson

The redfish bite is on fire right now out of Delacroix – here’s how to catch them. […]

Magic Man

Todd Masson

Capt. Lloyd Landry is apparently a master of black magic. It’s clear he spends his free time reading tarot cards, casting tea leaves and studying the works of Aleister Crowley.

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An unusually high Mississippi River out of Venice this fall has pushed redfishing further away from the dirty water — but the fish are still biting.

Is it spring? It is in Venice

Todd Masson

The high Mississippi River has pretty much decimated typical fall fishing spots out of Venice — but here’s where you need to head to still catch plenty of redfish. […]

Put a skirt on – and punch that jig

Todd Masson

Bulk up your bait for more bites Punch skirts are popular with many bass anglers because they turn normal creature baits into essentially jig presentations. Madisonville bass angler Jeff Bruhl put the technique to good […]

Recycle old fishing lures into brand-new baits

Todd Masson

To some anglers, they’re “gut piles.” To others, they’re “dead soldiers.” But to Madisonville teenager Caleb Meyer, they’re tomorrow’s fishing lures. Every fisherman can look at the floor of his boat following a day’s fishing, […]

Glenn Young caught this redfish and a host of others on a Z-Man ChatterBait while fishing Venice last month.

How to have redfish success with a chatterbait

Todd Masson

Most Louisiana anglers have seen, either in person or in videos, redfish in water that’s so clear, it looks like it should have been delivered by the Kentwood man. But aside from that, even water […]

For many hunters in the Coastal Zone, a perfectly-timed cool front led to success Saturday morning.

Cold front aids opening-morning duck action in Coastal Zone

Todd Masson

A perfectly timed front seemed to be good news for lots of duck hunters when the season opened Saturday in Louisiana’s Coastal Zone. […]

Marsh Man Masson shares some foolproof ways to keep your fish tasting fresh — without freezing.

Here’s why your fish doesn’t taste as good as it should

Todd Masson

In this video, Marsh Man Masson shares some fool-proof ways to keep fish tasting great for weeks — without freezing. […]

This technique + wind = big speckled trout haul

Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson created a video featuring a great tactic to catch speckled trout in windy condtions. […]

So far this fall, speckled trout are ahead of schedule and that should continue as temps turn a little cooler.

Speckled trout galore in a community hole

Todd Masson

After finding slower action than expected at our first stop of the day, Capt. Kris Robert and I went exploring, and located a non-stop speckled trout bite in an area known more for its wintertime […]

Marsh Man Masson recently went on a successful flounder gigging trip.

Flounder gigging with INCREDIBLE underwater footage

Todd Masson

I’ve done a few flounder-gigging trips during my fishing career, but always on foot while walking across sandy shallows and carrying Coleman lanterns. That’s the old-school way of doing it, according to Marsh Man Masson […]