Shaw Grigsby loves to fish topwaters for 2 reasons: it's fun and it catches big fish. Seeing a fish devour your topwater lure is probably the most visually exciting bite in bass fishing. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Shaw talks about some of his favorite lures to fish on the surface. ...

John Murray was in Boxborough, MA a few years back to share some of his favorite lures and techniques for catching smallmouth bass. Some are "old school" techniques that he learned growing up, and they still catch fish. There are also the "new school" techniques that are more finesse-oriented. In...

The winter is a wonderful time to go fishing! Reduced boat traffic and fishing pressure allow you easier access to ideal spots for catching bass, often offshore. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, Jason Christie shares some tips for locating and catching bass in the winter, as well as...

Mark Menendez was in Kokomo, Indiana with The Bass University to talk about fishing crankbaits & jerkbaits in the Winter through the Spring (38-72+ degrees F). In this bass fishing class seminar, Mark breaks down various temperature ranges, where he looks for bass in the time and his weapon of ch...

Brandon Cobb has years of experience fishing lakes with blueback herring. Blueback herring are a nomadic type of bass forage that will play in some tournaments, and in others, you may as well ignore they are even in the lake. A lot of this has to do with how bass relate to this food source, and k...

Bernie Schultz has been fishing regional tournaments with BASS since 1982 and the professional tour full-time since 1987. Bernie has fished The Bassmaster Classic 9 times spanning 4 different decades. He has a wealth of fishing knowledge. In this segment, Bernie joins Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick...

2020 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour angler John Murray joined The Bass University in Kokomo, IN in January 2020 to talk about jerkbait fishing made easy. In this bass fishing video seminar, you will learn some secret tips and tactics for fishing jerkbaits. Primarily, this video focuses on har...

In this video, Pete Gluszek talks with Japanese lure designer Hiroshi Nishine from Nishine Lure Works Ltd. Nishine discusses how he got started in designing lures, differences in fishing in Japan and the US and more.
Main Topics in this Hiroshi Nishine Interview

1:02 How Hiroshi got started d...

Fishing for shallow smallmouth bass in the Summer is one of Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider's favorite ways to catch bass. Seth explains that most anglers know to fish for smallmouth in the spring during the prespawn and spawning periods, but the bass that stay shallow throughout the summ...

JT Kenney has years of experience fishing lakes in Florida, and he's here to share a technique that's often overlooked, and can often be deadly for catching Florida bass. That technique is jerkbait fishing. In this video, JT will tell you when this bait shines, the tackle you'll need to fish it, ...

Matt Cashion and John Hunter join Pete Gluszek at The Bass University booth at the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. Matt talks about the labor of love that is developing Cashion rods, and how having his name on each fishing rod keeps him dedicated to ensuring that he produces a top quality product. Matt ...

Mike "Ike" Iaconell is the BASS angler with the longest active Bassmaster Classic qualification streak. He's won a Classic, and AOY title, an Open and come in the top 10 more times that we can quickly tally, between his BASS and FLW fishing tournaments. In this 1hr 20min fishing instructional sem...

In this 53-minute instructional bass fishing video seminar, BASS Open Champion Cliff Crochet "Cajun Baby" will help you learn how to catch bass using an overlooked shallow water, the jerkbait! Specifically for Cliff, the Luck-E-Strike Rick Clunn STX Jerkbait but also the Smithwick Rogue. Crochet...

Mark Menendez loves cranking (and fishing a jerkbait). In this video, it's all about water temperature. Mark breaks down the various temperatures where me makes changes to baits, retrieves, locations and more. Winter cold through the heat of summer, Mark discusses which baits excel in those condi...

Some techniques shine during certain times of the year more than others. Some don’t even leave the garage unless the season is right. However, some tactics will help you boat fish 12 months out of the year. In this seminar, Adrian Avena shares seven techniques that he uses to help catch fish on a...

Mark Menendez won his first top-level bass fishing tournament on a jerkbait. In this remastered bass fishing video seminar, Menendez sets out to share his approach to catching bass with jerkbaits in various water temperatures. Mark begins by talking about what sets jerkbaits apart from other bait...

Patrick Walters' home water is Santee Cooper, which has cypress trees for miles. In fact, there were so many during the construction of the Santee River dam, loads of them were cut and just anchored to the ground to save time of hauling them out. Patrick Walters has learned to look past the trees...

One of the most difficult situations you can face as a bass angler is a cold front. Particularly in the Spring when bass are moving up onto beds in spawning flats, a cold front can change everything. In this video, Pete is down in Florida, after a warm spell, the temperatures are down near freezi...

Rip Rap is often the most fished part of any body of water, and for good reason. These rocky areas provide bass with not only a good place to ambush bait, but often act as a travel point for fish in the pre- and post-spawn around bridges. In this seminar, Bassmaster Elite Series pro – and back-to...

When the fishing gets tough, sometimes you need to offer bass a smaller option. Every angler has experienced those days when you just can’t buy a bite. One potential solution is to break out smaller baits to entice those finicky fish. In this seminar, Matt Arey discusses some of his personal favo...

Some anglers would rather keep throwing their favorite baits than make adjustments when the fishing gets tough.
While bigger bass often target bigger baits, sometimes the key to catching more bass is a more subtle approach.
“There's a lot of reasons finesse fishing is so good when it gets tou...

Love it or hate it, forward-facing sonar has taken the bass fishing world by storm.
“Foward-Facing Sonar is the here and now,” said Brandon Lester. “It's the biggest advancement probably that I've seen in my professional career. ... The thing [that separates] forward-facing sonar is we're gettin...

For many anglers, topwater fishing is one of the most exciting ways to catch bass.
“Everybody goes crazy on a topwater strike,” said Shaw Grigsby. “When you’re fishing, and one blows up next to you, every one of us has the same reaction, ‘Oh my gosh!’ and we make a cast over there.”
Grigsby de...

Catching a trophy Smallmouth bass is often a once-and-a-lifetime opportunity for many anglers. Understanding the seasonal patterns of those fish can help increase your odds, especially during the spawn. “I think it's probably the most important thing in fishing,” said Pete Gluszek, about underst...