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 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...

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...

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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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....

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 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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

In this remastered bass fishing class video, "The Dean of The Bass University" Pete Gluszek talks about his 4 favorite crankbaits for when the water starts to warm up in early Spring. Now, this isn't for right after the ice melts, there are a few better tools for when the water is still in the 30...

Mark Menendez won his first top-level bass fishing tournament on a jerkbait. In this remastered bass fishing video seminar, Menendez sets out to share his approach to catching bass with jerkbaits in various water temperatures. Mark begins by talking about what sets jerkbaits apart from other bait...

* 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...

Swimbaits can really excel during the summer months when fish move back out into deeper water. Don’t get too caught up in the idea that it’s only a deep-water summertime bait, though. Swimbaits not only catch big fish during the dog days of summer, but they can help you put fish in the boat durin...

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...

In this bass fishing class seminar, Bassmaste Elite Series tournament angler Matt Arey joins us to share some of his fishing tips and bait recommendations for fishing underspins all year. Arey shares his general tackle setup, then offers a breakdown of what soft plastic trailer he uses, where he ...

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...