2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Scott Canterbury was in Gadsden, AL in the winter to share his tips and tactics for fishing a swim jig. In this bass fishing instructional training seminar, Scott will help you learn how to fish a swim jig with confidence and help

Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament angler Matt Herren has won over $2m in professional tournament fishing. In this seminar from Gadsden, AL this past winter, Herren joined our in-class training to talk about his approach to flipping & pitching, specifically, "dropping" grass. Matt talks about everthing from the types of

The Bass University BUcket List is back on Lake Chickamauga with Major League Fishing pro bass tournament angler Wesley Strader, local fishing guide Billy Joe Wheat and fisheries biologist Mike Jolley. Learn when and where to catch the biggest bass on Lake Chickamuaga, learn how to get into the hard-to-reach

In recent years, the Florida strain largemouth bass have reached record-setting size in Tennessee, to the tune of 15lbs+. Major Leage Fishing pro Wesley Strader joins Pete Gluszek to share some information about how he got started fishing, his early experiences fishing "Chick", his favorite times to fish the lake

Derek Hudnall is fishing his sophomore season on The Bassmaster Elite Series. Derek did well in the 2019 season, but, due to a disqualification, he did not qualify for the 2020 Bassmaster Classic.  0:45 Pete Gluszek introduced Derek Hudnall and talks about how his 2019 DQ caused him to

Riz from The Bass University Live (and Ike Live) is joined by BASS Bassmaster Elite Series angler John Crews. In this rap session, John Crews will answer the following bass fishing questions: 0:29 Do you have a piece of advice for a weekend angler looking to go pro?

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 world, but

Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament professional angler Ish Monroe joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in 2020 to share secret tips, tactics and techniques for power fishing during the prespawn. Ish Monroe is known for his love of power fishing and fishing for big bass with big baits.

In this brand new episode of The Bass University Live, recorded December 15th, 2019, we are talking about team bass tournaments, also known as "buddy tournaments". This exciting form of angling is a unique and fun way to get out fishing and compete in tournaments. We discuss tactics, techniques and situations

In this bass fishing video, FLW bass fishing pro John Cox is sharing some secrets for success when fishing a swim jig. He shares what he thinks are: the best jig for swimming, the best trailer for swim jigs, the best 3 colors of jigs (and the trailer colors to

Jared Lintner is a long time BASS angler and current MLF angler from the West Coast. In his years of fishing for giant bass, he's found that catching double-digit pound bass is more like hunting than traditional fishing. In this interview, Jared Lintner talks about the baits, locations, techniques he

Aaron Martens and David Swendseid from Duo Realis join The Bass University to talk about something they are both passionate about, designing effective hardbaits for catching bass. Duo Realis has been hard at work making hard baits that meet Aaron's exacting expectations of baits he fishes on

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Carl Jocumsen is in Tulsa, OK to talk about one of his favorite ways to target big bass, fishing with big swimbaits. Carl has been known to fish "keeper-sized" swimbaits (baits over 12" in length) in pursuit of giant bass. Watch this nearly 1 hour

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 summer

Do you like to frog fish? Are you ready to be an expert frog fisherman? A real big bass specialist, Ish Monroe has years of experience catching tournament-winning bass with a frog. Learn the tips and tricks for landing big bass in this topwater frog bass fishing seminar. Main Advanced Frog

JT Kenney loves to fish for big bass in the grass with a jig. Of course, not all jigs are the same, you don't throw a grass jig in the wood cover, or you can expect to lose that jig. By the same token, you don't tie on a regular

Gerald Swindle is one of our top instructors at The Bass University. His combination of fishing knowledge and wit make for an enjoyable learning experience. Gerald Swindle loves to fish a jig, particularly a ball head jig, but there are other great ways to catch bass. In

Major League Fishihng (MLF) Bass Pro Tour tournament angler James Watson was in Tulsa, OK to talk about "spoon jacking". Had James been able to keep his mouth shut, which he admits that he can't, he would have made a lot more money with this technique before letting the cat

Major League Fishing pro Jared Lintner loves punching grass mats for big bass. In this video, he's fishing Lake Seminole in the late winter/early spring. Learn the secret bass fishing tips, tactics and techniques for punching matted vegetation in this 30-minute on the water class. 0:29 Some of Jared

After the first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour event, Jared Lintner heads out with Justin and Jeff for a couple of hours of punching mats and fishing a topwater bait on Lake Seminole. Jared spends some time hunting big bass in the grass with a Jackall

2016 Bassmaster Classic champion Edwin Evers was in Tulsa, OK in January to talk about something he and bass both love, the shad spawn. There are some things we don't exactly know about the shad spawn, but it's a magical time, when hungry bass gorge on easy prey. If you

Our most popular piece from the 2018 Bassmaster Classic was Munenori Kajiwara talking about Japan Import Tackle. Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick welcome Munenori back for the 2019 Bassmaster Classic with more imported Japanese secret baits for catching bass. Munenori bring everything from ultra-finesse, finesse fishing lures like you've never seen,

While some top-level bass fishing tournament trails have outlawed the umbrella rig, and some states have a limit of the number of baits that can have hooks, the umbrella rig (aka Alabama rig) is a great way to catch numbers of fish and trigger bites from big bass. The rig

 Ott Defoe joins the Bass University Live in March 2019 to talk about tournaments and big bass. Pete Gluszek and Ott Defoe field loads of questions from Bass University subscribers along with a new "Who Fished it Better" challenge.