Seminars

Seminars

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

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  • Swim Jigs with BASS AOY Scott Canterbury

    2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Scott Canterbury was in Gadsden, AL in the winter to share his tips and tactics for fishing a swim jig. In this bass fishing instructional training seminar, Scott will help you learn how to fish a swim jig with confidence and help you get big bass b...

  • Adversity is Dope - Brian Latimer

    In this bass fishing seminar, which was recorded during the winter in Anderson, SC, The Bass University welcomes FLW champion Brian Latimer. Brian brings a winner's perspective to raising your fishing game to become a tournament pro, or to be the best you can be in other areas of life. No matter ...

  • Deep Cranking East to West Coast - John Murray

    John Murray started as a West coast angler and moved to TVA lakes in Tennessee. Through his tournament bass fishing career, he's fished all over the country and found that crankbaits will catch them anywhere, but not always the same crankbaits, same colors, same angles or same retrieves. Check ou...

  • Best Blueback Herring Lake Seasonal Fishing Strategies - Brandon Cobb

    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...

  • Soft Body Swimbaits - Roumbanis

    One of the techniques bass fishing pro Fred Roumbanis is known for is fishing swimbaits. "Boom Boom" as he's also known, made a name for himself as a swimbait fisherman by popularizing the discontinued Bass Pro Shops XPS swimbait by finishing second with it in a Western Open, then catching over 1...

  • Bryan Thrift's Top 5 Topwater Bass Fishing Techniques

    In this bass fishing seminar, presented by Damiki pro Bryan Thrift this past winter in Anderson, SC, Bryan talks about various types of topwater baits and how to fish them for exciting bass bites. Thrift is one of the most successful tournament bass fishing anglers on tour. With well over a decad...

  • Gerald Swindle's Keys to Tournament Junk Fishing Success

    Over the years, Gerald Swindle has provided some of the most motivational and informative bass fishing seminars at The Bass University. This seminar is no different. Gerald is known as a successful junk fisherman, but that doesn't mean he's running around the lake throwing every lure in his tackl...

  • "Dropping" Grass with Matt Herren

    Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament angler Matt Herren has won over $2m in professional tournament fishing. In this seminar from Gadsden, AL this past winter, Herren joined our in-class training to talk about his approach to flipping & pitching, specifically, "dropping" grass. Matt ta...

  • Jamie Hartman's Bass Fishing Tournament Strategy for Success

    Bassmaster Elite Series tournament champion Jamie Hartman was in Tulsa, OK in early 2020 to teach a bass fishing instructional seminar class on his tournament strategy. Jamie won two Elite Series tournaments in 2019, and most years he finishes near the top of the angler-of-the-year points. Jamie'...

  • Ned Rig Fishing - John Crews

    Missile Baits owner Johnny Crews is back with The Bass University in the winter in Gadsden, AL to talk about fishing a Ned rig aka Midwest finesse rig. Lots of anglers look at the Ned rig and think there's not much to it. It looks like half a senko on a dropshot hook. There's no action, no append...

  • Wacky Rig Bass Fishing - Stetson Blaylock

    7-Time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier Stetson Blaylock joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in early 2020 to talk about fishing wacky rigs. Unlike many pros, Stetson Blaylock admits that most of his winnings have come on a spinning rod, and his love of fishing a wacky rig is part of that reason. I...

  • Fishing Rod Selection - John Crews

    Cashion fishing rod pro John Crews joined The Bass University this winter in Gadsden, AL to talk about selecting the right fishing rod for each technique. If you're unsure of what rod power, rod action, butt length or guide types you need for a certain bass fishing technique, John will walk you t...

  • Tricked Out Finesse Fishing Tactics - Iaconelli

    Professional bass fishing tournament angler Mike Iaconelli is no stranger to tough fishing conditions. Heavily pressured lakes, clear water, suspended bass, cold fronts and other factors can cause fish to shut down. In this bass fishing seminar, Ike share some tips for new, cutting-edge finesse f...

  • 1-2 Punch for Bass Around the Spawn - Matt Arey

    Matt Arey is a 12-year FLW pro that moved to the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2019 and qualified for the Bassmaster Classic in his first year on tour. Matt has a 1-2 punch approach to having big females show themselves and using another bait to get them to commit, if needed, from the immediate pres...

  • David Dudley's Approach to Color Selection

    David Dudley is one of the winningest bass tournament anglers of all time, with over $4m in earnings, 9 pro level wins and 3 FLW AOY titles. In this bass fishing seminar, David shares his approach to simple color selection, and notes the handful of exceptions. Lurn about David's color choices for...

  • Prespawn Fishing Deep & Rocky Reservoirs - JT Kenney

    JT Kenney is a veteran Bass University instructor, as well as being a veteran FLW pro angler with 4 wins and 45 top 10 finishes in that circuit alone, along with more wins and top 10 finishes in BASS. JT is known for fishing down in Florida, but he grew up in Maryland and has traveled the country...

  • Fishing Docks Seasonal Patterns & Baits - Brandon Cobb

    In this bass fishing seminar from Anderson, SC, recorded in the winter of 2020, Bassmaster Elite Series champion Brandon Cobb presents an hour-long class focused on dock fishing.

    0:07 Fish on docks 12 months of the year
    1:07 Are you looking for a kicker fish, docks are a good place to fish
    1...

  • Bed Fishing 101 : How to Catch Spawning Bass - Ish Monroe

    Ish Monroe loves fishing for big spawning bass. Ish famously won a tournament on Lake Amistand fishing beds. In that tournament, he caught over 100lbs. of bass in a 4-day Bassmaster event, primarily fishing a giant tube to go after the big spawning females. In this bass fishing instructional clas...

  • A Spinnerbait for Every Situation - Jason Christie

    Jason Christie, a former high school teacher, currently a Major League Fishing BPT professional bass tournament angler, but also a veteran of both the FLW and BASS Elite Series tours, taught this bass fishing educational class seminar on spinnerbait fishing in Tulsa, OK in early 2020.

    0:42 A s...

  • 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...

  • Jig Fishing Tricks - Bryan Thrift

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour rookie and $3m FLW winner Bryan Thrift joined The Bass University in Kokomo, IN in the winter of 2020. Previously, Bryan conducted a seminar on Skipping Baits. In this video, Thrift wants to share some other tricks for fishing a jig.

    0:23 Versatility of a jig...

  • Prespawn Power Fishing - Ish Monroe

    Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament professional angler Ish Monroe joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in 2020 to share secret tips, tactics and techniques for power fishing during the prespawn. Ish Monroe is known for his love of power fishing and fishing for big bass with big baits...

  • Angler-of-the-Year Decision Making - Canterbury

    Angler-of-the-Year Scott Canterbury joins The Bass University in Gadsden, AL to share tips about on-water decision making. In this 1hr+ bass fishing video seminar, Scott will share some of the thought processes that helped him win the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler-of-the-Year title in 2019.

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  • Muddy Water Bass Fishing - Jordan Lee

    Major League Fishing bass tournament pro and 2x Bassmaster Classic champion Jordan Lee is in Gadsden, AL with The Bass University to talk about fishing muddy water for bass in this bass fishing educational class seminar.

    0:21 Why talk about fishing muddy water in Alabama?
    1:11 Water temperat...