Returning BASS Bassmaster Elite Series angler Gerald Swindle is in Anderson, SC to teach that class and all The Bass University TV online students about cold water cranking (aka cold water crankin'). After a year fishing the inaugural year of Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour, Gerald Swindle i...

Brian Latimer is back on the water with The Bass University to teach you how to fish a jigging spoon. Lots of anglers aren't familiar with or have never fished a jigging spoon. Brian grew up fishing this bait and has a lot of confidence in its ability to catch bass. Hop in the boat with Brian as ...

Bassmaster Elite series bass fishing pro Mark Menendez joined The Bass University in January 2020 at Kokomo, Indiana to talk about bass fishing in the winter and in very cold water. In many places you can still fish for bass throughout the winter, learn some of the best tips & tactics for cold we...

Mike Iaconelli is winter fishing and in a cold front with high pressure. Some of the worst conditions you can face. 45 degree water temperature and cold winter air temperature driving it down further can make for a tough day of bass fishing.
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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...

2024 Bassmaster Classic Champion Justin Hamner teams up with Bass University to give up all the secrets of the exact technique that helped him win the Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake, a Jerkbait.
Hamner dives into everything about jerkbaits. Rod, reel, and line selection are crucial for succes...

When Jeff Kriet talks about fishing cold water, he's not talking about 52 degrees, when most people go to a jerkbait and maybe put down their topwaters. He's talking about really cold, like dead-of-winter cold. Just because you get a warm spell, doesn't mean that the water isn't still 39 degrees....

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...

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...

Bass fishing tournament champion Mike Iaconelli is on the water about a secret bait and technique being used to catch big bass. Known as "flutter spoon fishing" or "structure spoon fishing", this technique of fishing a large cupped spoon is used to fish mid-to-deep depths.

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The percentage triangle is the concept Brandon Palaniuk uses for locating high percentage areas where the bass are likely to be, based on the season and water temperature. The next time you study a lake map, you will be able to utilize the percentage triangle to locate big bass for your upcoming ...

Ott Defoe is known for winning tournaments fishing in the river, including accessing some hard-to-reach places with a jet boat. There are several variables to consider when fishing for bass in a river system. Lots of rivers have navigational hazards, and flow rates and rain can change the depth q...

Even if you don't like fishing clear water, at some point, you'll probably find yourself fishing it, particularly if you're a tournament bass angler. In this bass fishing video seminar, Stetson Blaylock, Bassmaster Elite Series fisherman, shares some seasonal tips for best baits for each season a...

There are always fish up shallow. Most of the year, the majority of the fish are out of the shallow water, but there's a reason why many tournament, even summer tournaments are still won in shallow water. In this bass fishing instructional and educational seminar class video, Jason Christie is in...

Mike McClelland is an 8-time BASS tournament winner, with 32 top-ten finishes. In 2019 he joined the Major League Fishing BPT. In 2019, he also visited Columbus, OH with The Bass University to record a bass fishing educational seminar about a great tournament-winning strategy, finesse power fishi...

Want to land giant bass? Discover how Elite Series pro Tucker Smith uses LiveScope and his go-to baits to target big fish across different seasons and scenarios.
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Lake Fork Champion Tucker Smith, one of the most accomplished young anglers in the sport, grew up fish...

Mike McClelland didn't grow up with boats and fancy equipment. He did a lot of bank fishing and that allowed him to experience some thing that give him some unique perspectives on river bass fishing. Mike got his first two top-level tournament wins on river systems, so his tips can help you catch...

One of our most popular presenters, "Dollar" Bill Lowen, is back with The Bass University in Kokomo, Indiana to talk about seasonal shallow water cranking. Bill grew up fishing the rivers, and most of the fish were shallow by necessity all year long. Bill Lowen wants to share with Bass University...

Not all bass do the same thing all the time. You can catch a bass on a topwater near the bank, then drive out to 50 feet and catch another one. Bass do have a tendancy to migrate toward deeper water at certain times of the year and that's what John Murray is here to talk about. Maximizing your fi...

FLW Tour bass fishing tournament pro Scott Suggs has won nearly $2m on tour, including a $1m 2007 Forrest Wood Cup win on Lake Ouachita. Now he's joining the Bass University to talk about how he won that event, fishing for suspended bass. What do you do when the fishing gets really tough, and eve...

In this second sonar bass fishing instructional video seminar, conducted by Brent Ehrler, Brent discusses catching fish using your boat electronics. This seminar is a follow-up to Brent's first sonar video Sonar Bass Fishing - Brent Ehrler, which you may want to watch first. In this 54-minute bas...

Mark Menendez loves cranking (and fishing a jerkbait). In this video, it's all about water temperature. Mark breaks down the various temperatures where me makes changes to baits, retrieves, locations and more. Winter cold through the heat of summer, Mark discusses which baits excel in those condi...

While there's a whole generation of anglers utilizing electronics to locate big schools of bass offshore, Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fisherman Greg Hackney encourages you not to forget to beat the banks any time of year for some of the biggest tournament bass, especially for a 5 bass...

Alex Davis believes there is one best way to fish a lipless crankbait. That may sound like a bold statement, but there are several other variables to consider. In the end, when you've experimented with all the different baits, sizes and colors, one retrieve catches gets more strikes. In this bass...