In this instructional class seminar video, Bassmaster Classic champion Randy Howell talks about the exciting world of topwater bass fishing. From poppers to walking baits to buzz shad, Randy talks about some of his favorite tips, tactics and techniques for catching bass that are feeding on the su...

Spro pro John Crews joins The Bass University to talk about deep diving crankbaits in this remastered bass fishing video class seminar. Learn how to get the most out of your big-billed deep plugs by understanding the composition of the bait and the tackle you need for the best bait performance. H...

From the Livingston Pro Ripper to the Old Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Randy Howell loves to fish lipless crankbaits. If there's no ice on the water, it's rarely too cold to catch them on a lipless crankbait, and it's never too hot. In this remastered bass fishing seminar video, the 2014 Bassmaster Cla...

Bobby Lane is here to help you decide when to fish straight tail worms (or worms with very subtle action) vs curly tail/ribbon tails (which have a lot of action). Bobby shares a simple approach to tackle for these techniques, one baitcaster setup and one spinning setup. Lane then dives into a sea...

Buddy Gross is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler who had a big win an Eufaula in 2020. He joined The Bass University via live Zoom classes to share his tips and secrets for fishing a belly-weighted swimbait and a hollow body swimbait on a jighead. For over 50 minutes, Gross shares secre...

In this remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Davy Hite talks about catching XXL-sized bass on XXL-sized baits. Part of being a trophy hunter is determining: what a trophy is to you, how dedicated you are to catching a trophy, and how it plays a part in your recreational or tournament fish...

Mike McClelland is well-known as a jerkbait fisherman. Growing up, he liked to tinker with Smithwick Rogues and other jerkbaits of the time, adding weight, changing hooks and split rings to get the right buoyancy and action. Since that time, Mike has designed a series of (4) SPRO jerkbaits (stick...

Coming off a big win on Lake Fork in the 2020 Bassmaster Texas Fest, Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to talk about how he uses Humminbird, Garmin & Lowrance electronics in his tournament fishing. Specifically, Walters focuses on Garmin Panoptix LiveScope forward-facing sonar and Humminb...

Hair jigs were a go-to bait for Northern bass anglers, particularly smallmouth in cold water, but was somewhat forgotten about for years. Hair jigs, marabou jigs and bucktail jigs burst back onto the season several years ago, and now they are a prominent fixture again, particularly as the ice beg...

In this remastered bass fishing seminar class video, Ott Defoe shares seasonal patterns and tips for fishing a new body of water. Ott discusses highland and lowland reservoirs as well as various types of river systems. Watch this video if you want to know how to attack any new lake or river in th...

In this remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Fred Roumbanis talks about the two ways he fishes grass mats. Frogging for attacking the surface of the mats and punching for getting a bait under the thicker mats. Fred breaks down the baits, colors and tackle he uses for each technique before...

Squarebills (sometimes written square bills) are a great treble hook bait to deflect off cover (and there aren't a lot of those). In this remastered bass fishing seminar class video, Kevin Short provides a great overview of when, where and how to fish plastic and balsa wood squarebill crankbaits....

Pete Gluszek loves to fish soft plastic stick baits, and his paramount confidence bait is a Yamamoto Senko. In this remastered bass fishing class video seminar, "The Dean of The Bass University" shares some of his favorite rigging techniques, what makes the Yamamoto senko special, tackle for fish...

Scott Martin has a few lures he really likes to fish in Florida, one is a lipless crankbait. Obviously, this type of baits, which include Yo-Zuri Rattl'n Vibes & Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps, will catch fish all over the country. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, Scott Martin, former FLW c...

Shaw Grigsby has been known for many techniques over his career. While he's won tournaments punching mats, and sight fishing, and while he loves topwater frog fishing, the technique that flat out catches fish for him is dropshotting. Primarily braid to light fluorocarbon on spinning tackle is Sha...

In this bass fishing instructional video seminar on flipping & pitching, Randall Tharp discusses the mechanics and places to conduct your business in-depth. Learn the proper way to pitch, not scare off fish, get bites and set the hook. Randall Tharp goes on to talk about areas he targets with a f...

Are you ready to find bass on a new body of water with a crankbait? Brandon Palaniuk loves using crankbaits as a search tool. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Palaniuk breaks down some maps to demonstrate areas where bass should setup (and places you should look) during different seasons...

Fred Roumbanis likes to put his trolling motor on 60-80% and just go all day. Covering water is key and he likes to fish fast. Lots of guys cover water with search baits like crankbaits. Fred believes that a swim jig offers a fast-moving bait with a single hook that allows you to wench them right...

Like many bass anglers, topwater bass fishing is Jacob Wheeler's favorite way to catch bass. It's exciting and it wins tournaments. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar video, Jacob Wheeler walks you through his 4 favorite topwater bass fishing baits, the tackle he uses to fish each, the...

In this completely remastered bass fishing video, JT Kenney dives deep into fishing lily pads. For starters, there are different kinds of lily pads, and they grow in different environments, and each holds fish better at different times of year or in different concentrations. JT Kenney begins by b...

2020 Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Cherry joins The Bass University to talk about a dynamite technique that catches a lot of big fish, swimming a jig. In this 41-minute bass fishing class seminar, Hank shares tackle, tips and tricks for fishing a swim jig throughout all 4 seasons. You'll learn...

Crankbaits are great for locating and catching hungry bass after the spawn. Depending on your body of water, you can target bass with a shallow or deep crankbait as they migrate back out of the spawning flats. In this bass fishing class seminar, Davy Hite talks about what makes cranking such an e...

Post spawn is one of Jacob Powroznik's favorite times to fish for bass. In this bass fishing class seminar, Jacob shares some of his favorite baits to get bites after the spawn. Powroznik also shares some key areas to look for post spawn bass, as well as loads of tips on rigging and fishing your ...

By his estimation, Justin Lucas has won between 25% - 33% of his tournament bass fishing money fishing a wacky rig. In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Justin Lucas shares his favorite 3 ways to wacky rig a soft plastic worm or stick bait. He breaks down the tackle he uses (rod, ree...