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Well sort of, MirrOlure comes out with new colors all the time and yes, I have to try them all, some of then make it to my "new best friend" list when it comes to catching fish but the old standbys, remain like a fine wine, catching fish year after year day after day. Different years, different colors seem to work better than others. Trout are the most color oriented fish that I know of and you better have 2 or more of every color you like because if you loose that color that they are keyed in on, another color may not work and if you have a fishing partner with you, they may not see a fish if they don't have that color and you don't share.
This year, the Pinfish (in the Catch 2000), and the TT CFPR ( chartreuse back, pearl belly, silver scale) in the M52 or the 2000, have seen the bigger fish for us but the M52, 22 (green back, white belly, gold scales) is still going strong. I keep a travel box so when I go with someone else, I have a box that I feel will have what I need to catch fish, not the top 10, or all M52's but top of my list of what I want with me at that time both in the M52 and Catch 2000.
MR17, and MR27 is another box or boxes as the case may be and that series has some colors that I don't find in the M52 series. I use them when Porgies are present and the MR17 in slow or no current. The MR27 will fish better I find in current and when the bait (Porgies) is larger.
In my box but not in order of importance to me...
The HP is a great trolling lure in stained or tannic water, I troll with the motor just in gear.
Best bait for hard current and fishing the swing.
If I own it, I fish it! This is an old bait, note the gold eyes. You can still find it today with red eyes. I like this pink head some times over the red head (M52 11). I like the 11 FGO (fluorescent orange head) on overcast day over the red or pink.
This is a great bait to troll in clear water as well as cast, many large Trout have fallen pray to this bait for me. Add a red head to it and it is killer in tannic water.
In the M52, it is called USA for the red, white and blue
The 808 is one of the work horses for many Trout and Red Drum fishermen. works well in stained, dirty or tannic water, sometimes it will blister they in very clear water.
M52 TT 808 slower sinker than the standard M52, more on this later.
The M52 750 is another great trolling bait as well as casting. Same as the M52 808 but with Chartreuse sides, sometimes this will kick butt especially in tannic water.
This is my Oriental NC color and can be a kick butt color on cloudy or bright sunny day, works especially good in clear tannic water. This comes in the Series 3 and this is the TT model.
M52 22 or M52 TT 22 is everyone's must have for your box. Year after year, it is the best producer I know of. Works very well in clear or tannic water, heavy salt or brackish back waters, I troll the M52 22 in clear salt water.
Shown here is the M52 TT 22. Comes normally in standard hooks but here I have replaced the hooks with red one and as you can see, the hooks have been chewed on a lot. You should have 2 of each of the 22's!
The M52 TT CFPR has been a work horse this year and also in the Catch 2000. Works well in clear or tannic water.
During this thread, you have heard me talk about the "TT" M52 models. TT stands for "Tiny Trout" and is the slowest sinker of the M52 series. It had a wider shoulders then the standard M52. Of the 3 models, the Series 3 is the fastest sinking, then the standard M52 and next the "TT". Here are a couple of pictures of the standard and "TT" model side by side, the black backs (808) don't show it we well as the green (22) in the pictures.
Rods are another whole thread but I will throw this out...I prefer a stiffer tip than most. I like fishing braid and will let the drag do the work over the rod. the reason for the stiffer tip rod is it allows me to twitch the bait better.
Ok, feel free to add to this and I hope it helps.
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Originally Posted by Fishman
The HP, 808, and 26 are all go to search baits here in Va. waters as far as trout are concerned. I think many people give up on MirrOlures too quickly opting for what usually gets the most bites (GULP! products) which usually results in a smaller size class of fish.
