Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Cole Sands is an expert when it comes to deep water power-fishing. This seminar with Cole and Bass University is all about deep crankbaits, finding bass with your electronics, and triggering schools.
Cole dives into how to choose the right crankbait along with color a...

John Murray started as a West coast angler and moved to TVA lakes in Tennessee. Through his tournament bass fishing career, he's fished all over the country and found that crankbaits will catch them anywhere, but not always the same crankbaits, same colors, same angles or same retrieves. Check ou...

If you follow professional bass fishing tournament, you probably know that Greg Hackney loves to fish shallow. One of his favorite ways to catch them in less than 6ft of water is with a crankbait. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares some of the reasons that he chooses a ...

Lots of anglers are now depending on their electronics to locate bass. While electronics are a piece of the puzzle, Bassmaster Elite Series angler John Crews prefers to find his bass with a rod and reel, cranking high percentage areas. John likes to seek and destroy with both shallow and deep run...

Cranking is one of the most popular techniques in all of bass fishing – and for good reason.
“The reason that I crank, and the reason I think most pros and tournament fishermen crank, is because you can cover so much water,” said Davy Hite. “You can get clues and figure out what the fish are doi...

One of Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Brandon Cobb's favorite ways to catch bass in the winter is cold water cranking. It's one of the few ways you can fish without slowing your presentation down to a crawl when the water gets cold. In this on the water bass fishing class, Brandon Cobb...

Kevin VanDam shares well over an hour of crankbait fishing secrets! KVD is arguably the greatest tournament angler, and perhaps the best cranker in bass fishing history. Almost without argument, the greatest tournament bass fishing angler of all time, Kevin VanDam, owes a great deal of his tourna...

Join Strike King lure designer Todd Castledine and Bass University for an in-depth seminar on the Hybrid Hunter. As the angler who made this bait famous, Todd is uniquely qualified to break down everything you need to know about it. In this comprehensive session, he’ll teach you how to fish it ef...

One of the most successful anglers of all time with $4M in tournament winnings, Bryan Thrift, joins Bass University to present an exclusive seminar called the “Crankbait Calendar.”
In this seminar, Thrift covers all seasons, from early pre-spawn to late fall, breaking down his favorite crankbait ...

Shallow crankbait fishing should be a part of any angler’s arsenal, especially for late winter and early springtime bass fishing. While bass are transitioning from their winter patterns to pre-spawn, many are gorging on crawfish and other baitfish. This pre-spawn feeding frenzy makes shallow cran...

Returning BASS Bassmaster Elite Series angler Gerald Swindle is in Anderson, SC to teach that class and all The Bass University TV online students about cold water cranking (aka cold water crankin'). After a year fishing the inaugural year of Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour, Gerald Swindle i...

Kevin VanDam takes Bass University students out on the water to discuss and demonstrate how to crank grass for bass. Lots of anglers will avoid fishing grass with crankbaits because it's easy to get the bait fouled up and vegetation balled up on your lure. Kevin VanDam shares that there are a few...

Jared Lintner has recently relocated to Georgia. In this on the water class, it was Lintner's first time bass fishing with a crankbait in the winter on Lake Lanier. Lintner starts by breaking down what you're looking for in good cranking areas for the winter. Before going out in search of bass, h...

Lots of anglers love the fast rise of balsa squarebill crankbaits. In this on the water bass fishing class video, Bryan Thrift talks about why he loves fishing a wide-bodied plastic squarebill with no rattles. Learn why plastic is a great choice for clear water, why a fast rise is important when ...

Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Pro Jesse Wiggins is here to share his extensive knowledge on the art of crankbait fishing, breaking it down for all fishing enthusiasts.
Wiggins introduces us to his specialized technique, which he aptly terms "southern cranking." In this comprehensive discussi...

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing pro Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to share 2 sets of top 5's. Firstly, he shares his top 5 prespawn bass fishing tips, then his top 5 lures for fishing in the prespawn. Watch and learn as Patrick Walters breaks down the types and colors ...

Bass fishing docks with a crankbait is a less common approrach. Lots of guys will skip, flip & pitch other baits under and around docks, usually single-hook lures. But taking the chance of hanging up your double-treble lipped squarebill or shallow diver may be worth the effort and the risk. In th...

Smallmouth can be confusing fish to target. While they are also one of the most fun fish to target, their everchanging nature makes chasing them a complicated task for many anglers.
“The one thing I can tell you I've learned is that time and time again, the only thing you can count on with a sma...

It’s impossible to learn every technique in one year. While versatility in bass fishing is an important trait, many anglers often rely on only a few different baits and techniques to catch fish. In this seminar, John Crews focuses on two specific baits that anglers should add to their arsenal: sm...

Tod Castledine found an old bait that he made 1 cast with, then cut it off and forgot about it. Later, he smoked them with it, even though it was an "awful color". Now that bait is available from Strike King. It looks like a crankbait, and it's technically a crankbait, but Todd explains why it's ...

Carl Jocumsen didn't become an Elite angler because of blind luck. He had to put fish in the boat. In this class Carl shares his best tips for landing fish, a topic that is rarely talked about but vital to fishing success. Much is talked about getting fish to bite, but Carl's advice on getting th...

In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, the big bass specialist, Ish Monroe talks about his top 3 big bass fishing techniques.
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"If I think there's a fish back in there, I'll make 10, 12, 15 casts...knowing there's a fish there, I'll make continuous casts, change colors and try t...

Randy says that the mid-depths of the water column are the most overlooked and he will show you his best crankbaits. Randy will also share his knowledge of the latest innovations in sound technology with crankbaits. While shallow and deep crankbait fishing are two of the most popular ways to powe...

Crankbait fishing is one of the top ways to target fish during all 12 months of the year. When the water temperatures start to drop, many people reach for wide-wobbling crankbaits. While the Storm Wiggle Wart is a staple in many people’s arsenal, the Spro RkCrawler offers something different for ...