Winter

Winter

Explore cold water winter strategies to catch more bass when the water temperature is at its lowest of the year. Learn from the top anglers on how to approach winter time bass fishing.

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  • Tailspinners & Blade Baits for Winter - Jared Lintner

    Tailspinners and blade baits are great bass fising lures for winter. That time of year can be good for finding bass offshore feeding on baitfish. These heavy metal baits are great to get down where the fish are and imitate those baitfish. Most of us grew up with the classic Silver Buddy Blade Bai...

  • Frittside Winter & Prespawn Cranking - Shane Lehew

    The Berkley Frittside Crankbait is an awesome flat side crankbait, that fishes like balsa, but is easier to cast. You can fish it all year, but there are a couple of times when it really shines. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shane Lehew shares when, where & ...

  • Standing Timber Fall & Winter Bass Fishing - Brandon Cobb

    Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing professional angler Brandon Cobb grew up fishing standing timber. In this on the water class video, Brandon shares his top 3 baits for fishing standing timber, the tackle he uses to fish them, when to fish each lure and finally, demonstrates how to fish each o...

  • Winter & Spring Shallow Cranking for Bass - Bill Lowen

    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...

  • Tips & Tricks for Cold Water Winter Jerkbait Fishing - Seth Feider

    Bassmaster Angler-of-the-Year Seth Feider, also known as "The Llama," shares his insights on using a jerkbait while cold water fishing with Bass University. Seth explains his setup for fishing the jerkbait, using a shorter rod and lighter fishing line. His preferred jerkbait is Rapala Shadow Rap....

  • Winter & Early Season Bass Fishing - Mike McClelland

    In this 49-minute bass fishing educational video seminar, Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler and recent Bass Open champion Mike McClelland talks about catching fish in cold winter conditions. McCleland talks about the importanct of safety, warmth and overall preparedness for cold weather f...

  • Winter Finesse Swimbait Fishing & Electronics for Smallmouth - Paul Mueller

    Professional Bass Angler and champion from the Bassmaster Elite Series joins Bass University to teach a technique he loves for catching smallmouth bass in cold water. He uses a finesse swimbait method and his favorite bait is the Reins Fat Rock Vibe Shad on a Dobyns Jig Head. He also explains the...

  • Cranking Rocks in the Winter - Jared Lintner

    Jared Lintner has recently relocated to Georgia. In this on the water class, it was Lintner's first time bass fishing with a crankbait in the winter on Lake Lanier. Lintner starts by breaking down what you're looking for in good cranking areas for the winter. Before going out in search of bass, h...

  • Ike's Top 3 For Fall & Early Winter: Soft Baits - Mike Iaconelli

    Mike "IKE" Iaconelli, a renowned figure in competitive fishing with a list of prestigious accolades including Bassmaster Classic champion, Angler of the Year, and Elite Series champion, is passionately sharing his expertise through a series hosted by Bass University focusing on fall and winter fi...

  • Ike's Top 3 For Fall & Early Winter: Metal Baits - Mike Iaconelli

    Hall of Fame Angler Mike "IKE" Iaconelli is out on the water with Bass University to share his top three favorite metal fishing baits for the fall season. In this session, IKE talks all about a selection of metal baits that are big producers during the autumn season.
    Ike discusses three specifi...

  • KVD Cold Water Power Fishing - Kevin VanDam

    Catching Winter Bass with KVD
    Cold Water Fishing with Crankbaits and Jerkbaits
    7-time BASS angler-of-the-year, 4-time Bassmaster Classic champion & 2001 FLW angler-of-the-year Kevin VanDam aka KVD has over $6m in career bass fishing tournament earnings. In this seminar, his first with The Bass Un...

  • Late Season Crankbaits Masterclass - Lowen, DiPalma & LeHew

    Bass University's on-the-water masterclass is a combination of multiple on-the-water classes from Bill Lowen, Greg DiPalma, and Shane LeHew. These classes break down three different late-season cranking approaches.
    Bill Lowen dives into his almost finesse-cranking approach in the fall. Bill rel...

  • Cold Water Power Fishing - Matt Arey

    Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Matt Arey, in collaboration with Bass University, presents a seminar focused on cold water power fishing.
    Many anglers tend to avoid power fishing in colder conditions, but Arey embraces this technique to entice bass to strike. In this seminar, he shares his insights ...

  • Winter Blade Bait Bass Fishing - Pete Gluszek

    Not all anglers fish for bass during the winter, but the ones that do can be rewarded with some of the biggest bass of the year. Pete Gluszek is here to share tackle & tips and demonstrate his techniques for one of his favorite cold water baits, a blade bait. Many of us grew up with the classic b...

  • Winter Jig Fishing Docks - Shane Lehew

    * Some tackle was substituted because of the availability of Berkley Jigs at the time this video was published
    Shane Lehew is fishing for bass on a clear water North Carolina lake in the winter. After a recent and rare North Carolina snowfall, Shane Lehew has a sunny day and is targeting docks w...

  • Cold Shallow Water Winter Cranking - Brandon Cobb

    One of Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Brandon Cobb's favorite ways to catch bass in the winter is cold water cranking. It's one of the few ways you can fish without slowing your presentation down to a crawl when the water gets cold. In this on the water bass fishing class, Brandon Cobb...

  • Selecting the Right Trailer - Iaconelli

    In this bass fishing class seminar, Mike Iaconelli talks about selecting the right trailer. Often anglers will put any old trailer on the back of a bait. Ike is here to tell you that selecting the right trailer can be just as important as selecting the right bait. In this video, Iaconelli starts ...

  • Winter Bass Fishing Tactics - Jason Christie : Remastered

    The winter is a wonderful time to go fishing! Reduced boat traffic and fishing pressure allow you easier access to ideal spots for catching bass, often offshore. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, Jason Christie shares some tips for locating and catching bass in the winter, as well as...

  • Crankbaits & Jerkbaits by Water Temperature - Menendez

    Mark Menendez was in Kokomo, Indiana with The Bass University to talk about fishing crankbaits & jerkbaits in the Winter through the Spring (38-72+ degrees F). In this bass fishing class seminar, Mark breaks down various temperature ranges, where he looks for bass in the time and his weapon of ch...

  • Fishing Highland Reservoirs - Winter & Spring - Ott Defoe

    What are highland reservoirs, and how do I catch bass in them? Primarily, highland reservoirs are characterized by their deep, clear water with steep banks, which are often composed of rock, like Cherokee Lake. In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Bassmaster tournament fisherman Ott ...

  • Jerkbaits: Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall - Matt Arey

    Many people feel that a jerkbait is a Winter or perhaps Winter/Spring fishing lure. Matt Arey was in Anderson, SC to teach a bass fishing class seminar on fishing jerkbaits in every season. It's important to note that you don't fish the same jerkbait, the same way, using the same colors throughou...

  • Seasonal Water Temperature - Aaron Martens

    Aaron Martens was in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the winter to conduct a bass fishing class seminar on seasonal water temperatures. Water temperature is one of the most important factors in determining bass location and activity level. Aaron Martens takes a seasonal approach to discussing the changing wat...

  • Underspins & Swimbaits - Rob Jordan

    On this episde of The Bass University On the Water from Lake Lanier, we are joined by Rob Jordan, who wants to share some tips for fishing underspins and swimbaits in the late winter and early spring for spotted bass.

    0:18 Rob Jordan's 1-2 punch for catching big spotted bass in the winter thro...

  • Winter Bass Fishing Strategies - Pete Gluszek : Remastered

    In this remastered winter bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek shares some tips for catching bass at the coldest times of year when the water is still liquid. That may be different times depending on where you are in the country, but in most areas, these techniques will catch bass when other te...