Smallmouth

Smallmouth

Smallmouth bass are hard-fighting gamefish known for their power, speed, and acrobatic jumps. They thrive in clear, cool waters like lakes, rivers, and rocky reservoirs. Often feeding on baitfish and crayfish, smallmouths reward anglers with some of the most exciting battles in freshwater fishing.

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  • Marabou Hair Jig Fishing for Smallmouth - Seth Feider

    Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Seth Feider discusses the ultimate finesse bait for smallmouth fishing, hair jigs. If you have clear water, smallmouth and fish 15' of water or less, this seminar is for you! In this video, Seth discusses:

    Selecting size and color of marabou jig
    Fishing line, rod &...

  • Cold Season Smallmouth Fishing - Seth Feider

    Tournament bass fishing champion Seth Feider has proven his ability to catch big smallmouth on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail. In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Seth Feider will discuss catching smallmouth in cold water. September and October are Seth's favorite time...

  • Shallow Water Summer Smallmouth - Seth Feider

    Fishing for shallow smallmouth bass in the Summer is one of Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider's favorite ways to catch bass. Seth explains that most anglers know to fish for smallmouth in the spring during the prespawn and spawning periods, but the bass that stay shallow throughout the summ...

  • Swimbaits for Big Smallmouth - Feider

    Seth Feider was in Canada to share some of his tips for catching big smallmouth on a soft plastic swimbait. Seth is known for putting the hammer down on 6lb+ smallmouth in Northern lakes, like Mille Lacs. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Seth talks about various ways he fishes a soft pla...

  • Spawning Smallmouth - Kyle Patrick

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Bassmaster Open Winner Kyle Patrick is on the water with Bass University in New York targeting clear water smallmouth.
    Kyle breaks down spawning smallmouth, how to catch them, and his go-to equipment. “Trusting your equipment is the most important thing when bed f...

  • Dropshot Fishing for Smallmouth Bass - Joe Balog

    For years, Joe Balog has been at the top of the leaderboard in tournaments on big Northern waters. Popular big water smallmouth destinations include places like Lake Erie, St. Clair, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Champlain. Joe Balog admits, dropshotting is not his favorite way to catch smallmouth bass, ...

  • Deep Structure Smallmouth Bass Fishing - Joe Balog

    Fishing the Great Lakes for Smallmouth can be one of the most intimidating, but rewarding experiences an angler can have. However, the sheer size of lakes can leave many wondering where to even start. In this seminar, Joe Balog explains how to break down large bodies of water with mapping units t...

  • Smallmouth Masterclass - VanDam, Palmer & Bonnema

    Bass University's on-the-water masterclass is a combination of multiple on-the-water classes from Kevin Vandam, Scott Bonnema, and Luke Palmer. These classes break down three different effective techniques to target big smallmouth bass.
    KVD dives into drop shot fishing. KVD loves to power fish a...

  • Finesse Micro Tubes - Seth Feider

    Join Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Minnesota native Seth Feider, along with Bass University, for an in-depth seminar on finesse tubes. Drawing on his crappie-fishing background, Seth has mastered this finesse technique to consistently catch finicky, cold-water smallmouth bass.

    In this extende...

  • St. Lawrence & Champlain Smallmouth - August 2024

    In the episode of Bass University Live, we delve into into the recent Northern tournaments (MLF Bass Pro Tour on the St. Lawrence & Bassmaster Elites on Lake Champlain), focusing on strategies employed by top-finishing pros from both events. The St. Lawrence event was the final tournament of the ...

  • Bass Pro Tour Angler of The Year Matt Becker - August 2023

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year and Saginaw Bay Champion Matt Becker joins Bass University Live. In this episode, Matt shares about his rookie season, which culminated in the first AOY by a rookie in almost 20 years. Becker also shares his experience meeting the GOAT at the ...

  • Deep Northern Smallmouth with Grae Buck - January 2022

    Bass fishing tournament angler Grae Buck joins Pete Gluszek and The Bass University LIVE Crew to discuss fishing for smallmouth bass in Northern waters.

  • Great Lakes Smallmouth Bass - Fletcher Shryock : Remastered

    Great Lakes Smallmouth can be some of the trickiest – and most fun – fish to catch in the entire country. While finesse tactics are often leaned on heavily in the clear waters, it’s often the smaller details that can make a big difference. In this video, Fletcher Shryock breaks down his two favor...

  • Bass Fishing for Smallmouth with Scott Dobson - August 2021

    Northern smallmouth bass fishing specialist and tournament angler Scott Dobson joins the best FREE LIVE bass fishing educational show to talk about loading the boat with giant bronzebacks.

  • St Lawrence Champ Taku Ito - July 2021

    Taku Ito is fluent in the language we all speak, bass fishing. On July 20, 2021 Taku and "The Dean" Pete Gluszek set out to teach you how to catch bigger, better bass. Taku Ito recently won on the St Lawrence River by catching 90 lbs. with soft plastics soaked in his secret sauce. "Smallmouth lik...

  • Top 3 Finesse Fishing Techniques - Taku Ito

    In this interview, filmed at the 2021 Bassmaster Classic, Taku Ito is talking about the techniques he used a Lake Fork, and the techniques he intended to use for smallmouth on Lake Champlain. Taku finished 7th fishing finesse techniques on Lake Fork, and 31st at Lake Champlain, but his smallmouth...

  • Ned Rig vs. Tube - Destin DeMarion

    Former roomate of "The Dean" Pete Gluszek, Destin DeMarion is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament competitor and seasoned smallmouth angler. In this interview, he sits down with Pete and Justin Kimmel to debate which is better for smallmouth bass fishing, the Ned rig or the tube. Pete says he's ...

  • Flipping for Smallmouth Bass - Greg Hackney

    Greg Hackney doesn't believe that you always have to finesse fish smallmouth with spinning tackle and light line. In this seminar, he shares how he adapted the techniques he's used all his life to be effective when fishing for smallmouth bass. Greg explains his lightbulb moment of realizing that ...

  • Finesse Swimbait Bass Fishing - Jordan Lee

    2X Bassmaster Classic champion tournament bass fishing champion Jordan Lee returns to The Bass University in Gadsden, AL in the winter to talk about finesse swimbait fishing. This technique will catch largemouth, but it's outstanding for spotted bass and smallmouth. In this bass fishing master cl...

  • Smallmouth Fishing Highland Reservoirs - Andrew Upshaw

    Andrew Upshaw scored 2 big wins in his tournament career in 2019, he won a pro circuit event on Charokee Lake and a FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland. In both events he targeted primarily smallmouth bass, but he employed a different approach for his Cherokee Lake win in the spring and hi...

  • BUcket List : Lake Champlain BONUS Footage

    Lake Champlain BUcket List Episode 1 & Lake Champlain BUcket List Episode 2 focused a lot on Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek's history with Champlain and what makes it such a great bass fishery. In this episode, we're going to focus on breaking down Lake Champlain and sharing tips and tricks on c...

  • BUcket List : Lake Champlain Ep. 1

    This is the first episode of Bass University's "BUcket List", a list of bass fisheries that are special, even compared to other top fisheries. Bass University instructors and tournament champions Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek have both fished a number of the best bass fishing locations in the w...

  • Fishing Huge Expanses of Water - JT Kenney

    JT Kenney was in Columbus, OH to teach a class for The Bass University on fishing large expanses of water. Most students who attended this class were geographically near Lake Erie or Kentucky Lake. If you live near a large lake, like these, this is a great seminar for you.

    0:48 The best thing ...

  • Wobble Head / Swing Head - Mark Zona

    If you're interested in swinging head / wobble head fishing, you'll want to check out this on the water bass fishing class with Mark Zona. Zona throws a Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Swing Football Head most of the time, learn why in this 23-minute bass fishing video.

    1:16 What swing head do...