This is an 11-minute bass fishing instructional video on how to locate spawning bass and how to identify bass on beds. Bass University's "Dean" Pete Gluszek takes you on the water to talk about areas to target when looking for bedding bass. He will help you determine how to efficiently survey an ...

Sometimes when you don't get a hook in a fish, or the fish swipes at the bait, which often happens with reaction baits, like crankbaits, buzzbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. What do you do to get them in the boat? Sometimes called follow-up baits, these baits are meant to land those fish, on...

Pete Gluszek is on Toledo Bend to talk about "The Spawn Season" and locating spawning bass when fishing in stained water. Pete discusses what he looks for to know that the fish are headed to the spawning areas, including the main lake water temperature. Pete talks about other things that he looks...

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is on the water teaching you about one of the most popular finesse tactics out right now, the dropshot.

Pete Gluszek is on the water to show you how to identify spawning areas, and utilize this knowledge to intercept bass on the way to, and at the spawning beds.

This episode of Bass University Live features "Big Fish" Bobby Lane, a recent MLF BPT Harris Chain champion. The crew discusses Lane's recent win, focusing on the specific techniques and gear he used, especially flipping techniques and reel selection based on vegetation type. This live show recor...

Want to unlock the bass fishing secrets that nearly led Wesley Strader to victory at the 2025 Major League Fishing REDCREST at Lake Guntersville on the Tennessee River?
Get ready to dive deep with legendary angler Wesley Strader! In this in-depth interview from Bass University Live, Wesley share...

Shaw Grigsby loves sight fishing. During the spawn in the Spring of each year is certainly the time when sight fishing is most popular, but it's not the only time of the year when you can catch fish you can see, particularly in clear water. In this bass fishing class seminar Shaw shares tips on t...

Jerkbaits are often considered Winter and Springtime fishing lures. When the water is cold and fish are lethargic up to the time they feed up before locking onto beds, jerkbaits get a lot of action. What about the rest of the year. Ott Defoe believes they are a bait that, depending on where you a...

Particularly in a tournament situation, anglers are torn between milking a spot or making a milk run. Do you "run & gun" high percentage spots looking to pick off 1 or 2 fish on each spot, or do you "sit & wait" on an area looking to catch all the fish (or even wait for new fish to move in)? Bran...

Bryan Thrift joins The Bass University to provide a seasonal breakdown of when, where & why to throw big baits. Like many other anglers, Bryan Thrift appreciates the big-fish-catching capabilities of big baits, but also the artistry and attention to detail employed in the creation of these baits,...

Recent Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series tournament champion Drew Cook joins The Bass University to share his knowledge on sight fishing for bass. Drew has a lot of experience fishing for bass on beds and when Spring rolls around, he has a system for marking fish for tournaments and a couple ...

Major League Fishing pro Clabion Johns joined The Bass University in early 2022 to talk about bass that love to eat sunfish, particularly "bream", a sort of catch-all name for bluegill, red ear, green sunfish, pumpkinseed, etc. In many lakes, these fish are the ideal forage for big bass, especial...

Jesse Wiggins is about to load up his boat and go fishing on Smith Lake in Alabama for some spawning spotted bass. In some lakes in the country, spotted bass can win tournaments and targeting spotted bass you can't see on likely spawning cover you can see is a great way to catch some big spotted ...

In the Spring, during the spawn and when bass are guarding fry, it's a great time to catch bass on topwater and baits that are just barely subsurface. Jesse Wiggins likes a popper bait and a wakebait the best. Watch this on the water bass fishing class and learn the tackle that Jesse uses to fish...

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing angler Greg DiPalma is ready to take you through a day of bed fishing for spawning bass. Getting started in the parking lot, Greg talks about the Humminbird/Minn Kota electronics he relies on to locate bass and stay in place while sight fishing. DiP...

Pete Gluszek loves all sizes of the Senko. In this on the water bass fishing class, Pete is ready to show how he rigs a 3" Senko to catch finicky Spring bass around the spawn. Fishing pressure, cold fronts and bass being focused on spawning can put fish in a negative mood and this finesse rig wil...

Do you throw topwater baits during the pre-spawn? For many anglers, those early months of the year are too early to break out the buzzbaits and prop baits. However, those techniques can help target some of the bigger bass in your lakes as they begin feeding up for the spawn. In this seminar, Greg...

Many anglers think of swim jigs as a shallow water bait that's only effective at certain times of the year. Drew Cook believes otherwise. Growing up, he was successful with several sneaky ways to fish a swim jig in places where other baits were harder to fish or bass were used to seeing those bai...

Frog fishing isn't just for Summer. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Clabion Johns explains the seasonal "where, when & how to catch bass" patterns for frog fishing the whole year. Before breaking down the seasons, Clabion explains that having the right equipment is the most crucial aspe...

Bryan New talks about the right and wrong decisions that he made on the St Johns River in Florida during the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. Changing conditions require changing locations and/or techniques. In this fishing class, Bryan New reviews how he practiced and the decisions he ma...

How confident do you feel targeting smallmouth during their spawning season? Many anglers love sight-fishing for largemouth in the spring, but chasing smallmouth offers a different challenge entirely. Smallmouth typically spawn before largemouth and often – but not always – will spawn in much dee...

The Tennessee River chain of lakes features some of the best bass fishing in the country. While each of the lakes on the river system share similarities, each fishery also has its own unique traits. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Alabama Bass Guide’s Ryan Salzman – who won the 2022 Bas...

Shallow crankbait fishing should be a part of any angler’s arsenal, especially for late winter and early springtime bass fishing. While bass are transitioning from their winter patterns to pre-spawn, many are gorging on crawfish and other baitfish. This pre-spawn feeding frenzy makes shallow cran...