Louisiana Sportsman

Marsh Man Masson vid: Hot jerkbait bite during bass tourney prep

March 27, 2018 Todd Masson

The next best thing to figuring out a hot bass pattern while competing in a tournament is dialing in while pre-fishing. During a recent warm spell, I set out on the river near my house to see if I could find some lunkers in preparation for a weekend competition, and although I got distracted by a ledge holding little bass, I eventually figured out where the bigger fish were and what they wanted to eat.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Fishing City Park with bass record-holder

March 24, 2018 Todd Masson

This time of year, Broc Corcoran fishes New Orleans’ legendary and historic City Park seven days a week, eight hours a day. He can’t get enough of the place, and it’s clear to see why. The park’s lagoons hold some of the biggest bass in the New Orleans area.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Introducing ‘Fisherman’s Wife Alexa’

March 22, 2018 Todd Masson

This would be a truly terrifying technological development for lots of Louisiana anglers.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Most unlikely catch-and-cook in history

March 20, 2018 Todd Masson

February’s weather in South Louisiana was like a fast-forward into late-spring, with temperatures setting records many days. For the most part, March has been more seasonable but still nice.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Big topwater explosions between big rainstorms

March 19, 2018 Todd Masson

With a radar app on every smartphone, it’s a lot easier now to slip out on the water between rain showers than it was just a decade ago. My son Joel and I did that on Friday, motoring our bay boat over bumpy seas to a grass flat we hoped would hold some topwater-munching speckled trout.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Every idiot at a tackle store

March 14, 2018 Todd Masson

If you spend any time in a tackle shop, you’ve surely run across “anglers” like this.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Baby on the way, but still time for topwater trout

March 7, 2018 Todd Masson

Justin Bowles’ wife is way overdue, and it would probably have been wise for him to stay within reasonable driving distance of the hospital, but when big speckled trout are hitting topwater baits, any angler’s judgement can become cloudy.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: On a mission for more topwater speckled trout, redfish

March 5, 2018 Todd Masson

What do you do when winds are roaring behind a cold front, and you want to go fishing? Well, you go fishing.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: More topwater trophy trout in entirely new area

March 1, 2018 Todd Masson

After boating some bruisers a few days earlier in Hopedale, I had topwater-trout fever, so I did some map study at home, and identified three areas that I suspected would hold some big ones.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Trophy trout completely wreck topwater plugs

February 26, 2018 Todd Masson

Arguably the most underrated pattern along the entire Gulf Coast is throwing big, noisy topwater plugs to speckled trout as long as a man’s arm during the late-winter and early spring months.[…]

Marsh Man Masson video: Roulette wheel decides which baits we fish

February 22, 2018 Todd Masson

Successful fishing is often a matter of figuring out which baits fish will hit in specific situations. Well, that’s not possible when you load a bunch of lure names onto a roulette wheel and let random chance determine what you’re going to fish.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Aiming for FAT STACKS in local tournament

February 15, 2018 Todd Masson

You don’t need a lot of bites to win a bass tournament. You just need the right five fish.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: First SLAB SLAM of the season

February 14, 2018 Todd Masson

Across much of the nation, crappie are springtime fish, biting when dogwoods are in bloom and baseballs are popping leather mitts. In South Louisiana, however, where the fish are known as sac-a-lait, slab crappie make their spawning run when winter still refuses to release its chilly grip.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Little water delivers BIG bites

February 8, 2018 Todd Masson

Recovering from the flu and battling less than desirable conditions, Marsh Man Masson set out this week in search of ANYTHING that would bite. The day started strong, but then he had to go do a little exploring, in search of consistent action.[…]

UNDERWATER VIDEO TEST: What is the best jighead weight?

February 6, 2018 Todd Masson

Fishing in a swimming pool won’t give you a whole lot of bites, but that time is invaluable if you want to learn what your lures look like underwater. With area fishing in the doldrums, Marsh Man Masson visited his community pool following passage of a cold front to run three underwater tests.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Strengths, weaknesses of 3 main fishing-line types

January 31, 2018 Todd Masson

Go into a tackle shop, and you’ll see rows and rows of fishing line in various strengths and diameters. Because of that, figuring out what is right for specific situations can be overwhelming.[…]