In this on water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek talks about the finer details of walking the dog that he learned from fishing with a fellow bass fishing pro, then Mike talks about the preferred equipment setup for frog fishing. Lastly, Mike and Pete talk about some of the best places to f...

Kevin VanDam is on the water with The Bass University talking about two of his favorite tournament topwater baits, a stick bait and a popper. In this bass fishing class, KVD talks about the seasons, times of day and conditions that are best for fishing topwater lures. Based on those conditions, h...

Bobby Lane is on the water with a prototype Berkley swim jig that is scheduled to be available in the fall of 2021. There will be a finesse and heavy cover version of this lure. In this video, Bobby Lane talks about the heavy cover version, with a heavy gauge flipping hook. Bobby talks about the ...

Oliver Ngy is back on the water to talk about another, more recent development in big bait bass fishing. Unlike big soft plastic swimbaits, glide baits are usually hard plastic and designed to have a subtle side-to-side swimming action, and Oliver likens them to jerkbaits in how they are fished. ...

Big fish Bobby Lane is here to share some tips on fishing a swimbait, but probably not the way most people fish a swimbait. Only big heavy rods, fast baitcaster reels, braided line and flipping hooks for this type of swimbait fishing. That's because Bobby Lane is fishing heavy shallow cover for b...

Learn how to pick of spawners with topwater baits in this on the water bass fishing class video featuring JT Kenney. JT shares some of his favorite topwater baits for aggrevating bass on the bed and getting them to show themselves in areas where you may not be able to see the bed. Check out this...

In this on the water bass fishing video, Big Bass Dreams' Oliver Ngy is back to talk about rigging techniques and fishing techniques for big (8"+) swimbaits. In his previous video Become a Big Soft Swimbait Angler, Oliver talked mostly about 6" swimbaits, like the Megabass Magdraft Swimbaits, but...

In this on the water video, JT Kenney is in Florida getting ready to go fishing for spawning bass. Before heading out to fish, JT shares some information on what bass are looking for in a spawning area. With these places in mind, JT shares his favorite baits to catch spawning bass, or at least ge...

In this on-the-water video from the Bass University Valut, which was remastered in 2021, Mike Iaconelli talks about a different way to fish a Texas rig. With a speed worm (aka swim worm), you can use a paddle tail or cut paddle tail worm to get buzzing action on the top, or a strong swimming acti...

Oliver Ngy from Big Bass Dreams has been hunting trophy bass for a big part of his life. In 2021, he's fishing Bassmaster Open tournaments. In this on the water bass fishing class, Oliver dials it back from giant West Coast trophy swimbaits and talks about getting started with "big" swimbaits. Ng...

Bobby Lane famously finished second in the tournament that brought national attention to the original Chatterbait. Another pro famously weighed in a couple of toads on the final day to inch out a win and make the Chatterbait a household name. Bobby Lane hated the bladed jig before that tournament...

Professional tournament bass angler Kevin VanDam (KVD), takes The Bass University TV on the water to talk about how he gets the most out of his Humminbird sonar electronics. In this bass fishing on the water class video, Kevin locates some prime areas using his Lakemaster maps, then shows how tho...

There's an often-overlooked soft plastic lure that is highly versatile, catches lots of fish, and makes a great search bait. It's called a swim worm, like the Netbait Big Bopper Paddle Tail Worm, and it's easy to rig and can be fished 3 different ways to cover the entire water column. Join JT Ken...

Bryan Thrift is back on the water with The Bass University to talk about how to fish a buzz frog. Most pros have abandoned the skirted buzzbait in favor of some soft plastic for numerous reasons, which Bryan covers in this video. Not least of these reasons is that a buzzbait can be skipped for a ...

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...

Bass fishing tournament champion Mike Iaconelli is on the water about a secret bait and technique being used to catch big bass. Known as "flutter spoon fishing" or "structure spoon fishing", this technique of fishing a large cupped spoon is used to fish mid-to-deep depths.

0:39 Introduction to...

Bryan Thrift is back on the water talking about the lure that got him his first professional bass tournament win, the chatterbait. Bryan has 2 models of the current Z-Man chatterbaits that he uses most of the time. In this video, he talks about how he uses these 2 models to fish grass, offshore s...

In this on the water bass fishing class, professional bass tournament angler Mike "Ike" Iaconelli talks about one of his favorite techniques, fishing matted vegetation (or any other type of heavy matted floating cover). Iaconelli starts by talking about punching components, which include, but are...

There's a big misconception within a large portion of the bass fishing community that shaky heads only catch small fish. While they will certainly catch small fish, Bryan Thrift is here to tell you that they catch big, tournament-winning fish as well. In this on the water bass fishing instruction...

When the Alabama rig (or umbrella rig) first came out, you needed special equipment to bomb out that big chandelier, adorned with 5-6" swimbaits. Over the years, bass have become accustomed to seeing this multi-bait rig, and time has proven that the Alabama rig is not a "one-size-fits-all" chunk ...

In this on the water bass fishing class, Major League Fishing pro angler Bryan Thrift is out on a clear water lake with spotted bass talking about fishing a Damiki Rig Underspin Head. This is a great technique for fishing for suspended bass. Thrift begins by talking about the tackle he uses when ...

Bryan Thrift is out fishing on Lake Norman to demonstrate a great clear water finesse fishing technique. When the conditions aren't great to get bit on a regular-sized football jig, but you know the fish are there, sometimes downsizing your presentation with a finesse football micro jig will get ...

Recently Bass University was on Lake Norman with local angler Bryan Thrift. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bryan shares an awesome technique for hard-to-catch bass that are feeding on small forage. This is a situational/seasonal tip, but when it happens (and it often does in the fall), ...

In this on the water bass fishing class, Pete Gluszek demonstrates what wood and rocks look like on Humminbird Solix electronics using sonar, side imaging, down imaging and MEGA 360 imaging. Watching this video can help you know what to expect to see as you use your electronics to find bass fishi...