Seminars

Seminars

Bass University Seminars - Classroom style instructional seminars for the ultimate learning experience.

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  • Find & Catch Offshore Bass: Forage, Electronics & Bait Selection - Keith Combs

    Ever wonder how the pros consistently locate and catch bass offshore in every season, adapting to forage and leveraging advanced electronics? Get ready to learn tips and secrets from Pro Keith Combs and Bass University in this in-depth seminar on mastering offshore bass fishing.

    Recognized as ...

  • Tennessee River Pro's Guide to Ledge Fishing - Brandon Lester

    Professional angler Brandon Lester, a Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Champion, brings his wealth of experience in ledge fishing on the Tennessee River to this class with Bass University. He simplifies the intricacies of this technique so that everyone can grasp its fundamentals.
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  • Forward-Facing Sonar Strategies: Settings & Bait Presentations - Dakota Ebare

    Ever wonder how to truly master forward-facing sonar bass fishing? Dakota Ebare shares next-level LiveScoping tips for Garmin electronics along with bait presentation insights.

    Join Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Dakota Ebare and Bass University for an in-depth seminar on next-level Forward-Facing ...

  • How to Fish Crankbaits Offshore All Year - Lee Livesay

    While offshore cranking is a great way to target summertime bass in deep water, it’s also a technique that can be used throughout the year. Getting away from the banks to target offshore structure provides anglers a chance to target not only fish that not everything is finding, but oftentimes put...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Cranking All Year Round - Stephen Browning

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Angler Stephen Browning is one of the most successful anglers of all time. In this seminar with Bass University Stephen talks about cranking 365 days a year.
    Stephen breaks down crankbait fishing through the seasons, along with rod, reel, line, and gear ratio s...

  • Seasonal Crankbait Calendar - Bryan Thrift

    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 ...

  • Cranking: Practical Seasonal Strategies - Brandon Coulter

    Major League Fishing Pro Brandon Coulter, a seasoned angler renowned for his consistent performance, shares his expertise in crankbait fishing year-round through this seminar with Bass University. He breaks down his strategies by season, offering insights on gear selection, bait preferences, and ...

  • Seasonal Swing Head Jigs - Harvey Horne

    Harvey Horne attrinutes a lot of his bass fishing tournament success to fishing a swing head jig or hard head football jighead. In this bass fishing class seminar, Harvey takes a seasonal approach to baits and tackle for this technique, and ends his seminar by answering student questions about: t...

  • Water Temperature Trends - JT Kenney

    In the bass fishing community, there are lots of "standards" for temperatures when things happen. Bass start moving up when the water reaches this temperature, they go back in the creeks in the Fall when it gets down to this temperature. While these can serve as a general rule of thumb. JT Kenney...

  • 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 ...

  • Finding Productive Bass Fishing Water - Jordan Lee

    Jordan Lee is back with a brand new Bass University bass fishing class seminar. This time he's sharing tips on locating productive bass fishing water. Whether you're out fun fishing or marking spots in tournament prefishing, everyone wants to eliminate dead water (or water with no bass in it). Th...

  • Preparing to Fish New Bodies of Water - Jeff Gustafson

    Jeff Gustafson is a Canadian Bassmaster Elite Series angler. He fishes the Elite tournament trail in the US, often held at lakes on which he has no previous time practicing before the official practice. As a result, "Gussy" has a lot of experience preparing for fishing a new body of water. In thi...

  • 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...

  • Power Stick Worms - JT Kenney

    JT Kenney has a hot new technique for fishing a stick worm, like a Yamamoto Senko. When most people think of a stick worm, they think about finesse fishing with light line and spinning tackle. Perhaps their mind goes to fishing a wacky rig. JT Kenney has a whole different purpose for fishing a so...

  • Blind Bed Fishing Lily Pads - Bryan New

    Some lakes, particularly in Florida, have mucky bottoms and the root balls of lily pads make great hard places for bass to make beds. In this bass fishing video class seminar, Bryan New talks about the tackle you need and the technique to use to blind fish beds in lily pads. Firstly, you want to ...

  • Find & Catch Bass in Muddy Water - Greg DiPalma

    You can plan a fishing trip, but you can't control the weather. Sometimes rains can bring in muddy water that can change your entire gameplan for fishing a body of water. There are advantages to muddy water though. In this bass fishing class seminar video, presented by Bassmaster Elite Series tou...

  • Fishing Hard-to-Reach Shallow Water - Harvey Horne

    Harvey Horne's early bass fishing tournament success came out of aluminum boat, fishing shallow backwater areas. When he moved to a fiberglass boat, he was unable to fish some of his favorite areas as comfortably because of how the boat sat in the water and concerns about the hull. Horne returned...

  • Chasing Bass in Current - Drew Benton

    Drew Benton has years of experience and has learned from other veteran anglers' decades of experience fishing river current. Like other current-fishing enthusiasts, you'll often find Drew Benton making his way up some of the gnarliest river and creek channels to get to an out-of-the-way place to ...

  • Smallmouth Bass: Seasonal Movements - Jonathon VanDam : Remastered

    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...

  • Stealth Mode Bass Fishing - Lee Livesay

    You can't always run around your favorite spot with the trolling motor on 70+ slinging your favorite search bait and catch tournament-winning bass. Particularly on high-pressured lakes like Guntersville and Chickamauga. Sometimes you have to take a more stealthy approach. In this bass fishing cla...

  • Bass Fishing Tailraces - Clent Davis

    Clent Davis has spent most of his life fishing tailraces. Some of the techniques have evolved, and bass are a little more particular about what they bite these days. Thankfully, there are some great techniques that still catch bass from Spring to Fall. Clent is here to share his bass fishing secr...

  • Fishing Creature Baits & Flat-Side Crankbaits - John Crews : Remastered

    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...