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Most Popular Classes

Most Popular Classes

Most Popular Seminars – A collection of the Bass University seminars anglers love most. These proven lessons, packed with pro tips and winning strategies, are fan favorites for a reason helping countless anglers catch more bass.

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Most Popular Classes
  • Prespawn Cranking for Largemouth Bass - Latimer

    FLW bass fishing tournament champion Brian Latimer is on the waters of Lake Hartwell with The Bass University to talk about a cranking for largemouth in the prespawn.

    0:17 Targeting largemouth bass while cranking in the prespawn
    0:57 Breaking down the characteristics of a largemouth bass, and h...

  • Chatterbaits 101 - Lee Livesay

    Join Bassmaster Elite Series Champion Lee Livesay and Bass University for an in-depth seminar on the chatterbait, also known as a bladed or vibrating jig. Lee considers this lure the most versatile bait in bass fishing, and in this comprehensive session, he reveals exactly why. Discover what make...

  • Prespawn Power Fishing Tactics - Jason Christie

    Prespawn means different things to different anglers and in different parts of the country. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar video, recorded in Tulsa, OK, Jason Christie talks about the time from when fish move from their wintering areas up until they spawn. Learn when to start looki...

  • The Hybrid Hunter - Todd Castledine

    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...

  • Size Matters in Flipping & Punching Weights - Bobby Lane

    Bobby Lane is known for flipping heavy cover with big tungsten weights, but in any given day, there are lots of flipping and pitching targets that do and don't require heavy punching weights. Even within a stretch of water you intend to punch in your day on the water, there are likely isolated ta...

  • Cold Water Diving & Lipless Crankbaits - John Cox

    John Cox was hesitant to embrace cranking. After some bad experiences, he'd swarn off the technique, until he was introduced to the Berkley Frittside Crankbait & Berkley Warpig Lipless Crankbait. After catching big bass like gangbusters on them, John went down to Sam Rayburn and won the FLW tourn...

  • How to Find Bass Fast - Mike Iaconelli

    We've remastered one of our most popular bass fishing seminars into a single video and included the relevant presentation slides directly in the video. In this seminar, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli shares over an hour and 15 minutes of information on how to locate bass FAST! Whether you regularly fish ne...

  • Chasing Bass with Forward-Facing Sonar - Bryan Schmitt

    Forward-Facing sonar, like Humminbird MEGA Live, Garmin Panotpix Livescope & Lowrance ActiveTarget, has changed the way anglers think about – and pursue – finding and catching bass. While some are opposed to the technique of “video game fishing”, many are using the technological advancement to ta...

  • How to Win Bass Fishing Tournaments : Practice Right - Bryan Thrift

    With 9 wins and $2m+ in bass fishing tournament winnings on the FLW tour, Bryan Thrift knows a thing a or two about how to win fishing tournaments and it starts with great preparation and efficient practice time. In this 40-minute video, Bryan breaks down how he begins to research a lake or river...

  • Top 5 Pre-Spawn Bass Fishing Baits & Tips - Patrick Walters

    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 ...

  • Jerkbait Flow - Hank Cherry

    Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Cherry loves fishing a jerkbait. His favorite season for fishing one might surprise you. Like many anglers, he certainly sees the fish-catching power of the jerkbait in the late Winter and early Spring months, but for Hank, there's a better time of year and a more...

  • Southern Pre-Spawn Baits & Habitat - Lee Livesay

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Champion Lee Livesay partners with Bass University to lead a seminar on Pre Spawn Bass Fishing.
    This seminar primarily delves into strategies tailored for Southern fisheries such as Lake Fork and Sam Rayburn but offers applicable insights for other locations. Lee ...

  • Making Quick Decisions & Adjustments - Greg Hackney

    In some cases, you don't have a lot of time to prefish for a tournament. Without a lot of time to practice, marking waypoints and experiencing the conditions, you have to be agile in your decision making. You can't get locked into the first bite, but you do want to listen to what that fish is tel...

  • The LiveScope Lineup: Baits, Techniques & Seasonal Strategies - Tucker Smith

    Want to land giant bass? Discover how Elite Series pro Tucker Smith uses LiveScope and his go-to baits to target big fish across different seasons and scenarios.
    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Lake Fork Champion Tucker Smith, one of the most accomplished young anglers in the sport, grew up fish...

  • Find & Catch Spawning Bass Off Beds - Justin Lucas

    Why does BASS tournament champion Justin Lucas love sight fishing for spawning bass? Justin talks about how he loves to target spawning bass for big tournament bags, partcularly in the early spring, and how this is a great time to win, particularly local 1-day tournament. He discusses the conditi...

  • Lipless and Lipped Prespawn Cranking - Ott Defoe

    The Bass University welcomes 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion Ott Defoe to our classes in Gadsden, AL in the winter of 2020. Ott loves to fish the prespawn and his favorite tools are crankbaits. In this bass fishing educational class seminar, Defoe talks about the differences in lipless and divin...

  • Percentage Triangle & Seasonal Bass Patterns - Brandon Palaniuk

    The percentage triangle is the concept Brandon Palaniuk uses for locating high percentage areas where the bass are likely to be, based on the season and water temperature. The next time you study a lake map, you will be able to utilize the percentage triangle to locate big bass for your upcoming ...

  • Chatterbait Confidence - Seth Feider

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider joins Bass University in this seminar on chatterbaits/bladed jigs.
    Seth relies on a chatterbait as one of his confidence baits on the Bassmaster Elite Series, stating he has it tied on 12 months out of the year. Feider dives into the new Z-Man Tungsten Ev...

  • KVD's Crankbait Cranking System - Kevin VanDam

    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...

  • Original Positive Mental Attitude Class - Gerald Swindle

    For the new year, we've got some information that will help you start off on the right foot. We're re-releasing this special 1-piece digitally-remastered high definition version of the original "Positive Mental Attitude" (PMA) class by Gerald Swindle. Improve your bass fishing and improve your ov...

  • More Positive Mental Attitude - Gerald Swindle

    Not everything about being a successful bass angler is about having the right boat, electronics & tackle or knowing the hottest new technique. Gerald Swindle is featured in this bass fishing educational seminar on the mental side of bass fishing. Gerald credits PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) with...

  • The Mighty Swim Jig: Hack Attack's Comprehensive Guide - Greg Hackney

    Want to unlock the secrets to catching bass in any season and around any cover with just one incredibly versatile lure? Unlock the power of swim jigs for bass fishing with Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Greg Hackney and Bass University.
    Throughout his career, Hackney has consistently relied on swim...

  • Finding & Fishing Isolated Cover for Bass - Bryan Thrift

    In this on the water bass fishing class, Major League Fishing pro Bryan Thrift takes you out with his Humminbird electronics to locate, mark and fish isolated cover. Bryan shows you how to locate a isolated target with Humminbird side imaging, how to return to that waypoint and position your boa...

  • Mastering Lipless Crankbaits - Cole Sands

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Cole Sands and Bass University present a seminar on lipless crankbaits. Cole, who resides in Tennessee and spends over 200 days a year out bass fishing competing on the Elite Series and guiding, emphasizes the effectiveness of a lipless crankbait, especially on the Ten...