In this on the water bass fishing class, Major League Fishing pro angler Bryan Thrift is out on a clear water lake with spotted bass talking about fishing a Damiki Rig Underspin Head. This is a great technique for fishing for suspended bass. Thrift begins

In a world dominated by dropshotting, with swimbaits being the new hot technique, old standards like spinnerbaits and crankbaits are often forgotten. Not by Wesley Strader, he has them on the deck during almost every tournament and his record speaks for itself. Strader will teach you why you shouldn't disregard

Bryan Thrift is out fishing on Lake Norman to demonstrate a great clear water finesse fishing technique. When the conditions aren't great to get bit on a regular-sized football jig, but you know the fish are there, sometimes downsizing your presentation with a finesse football micro jig will get you

Recently Bass University was on Lake Norman with local angler Bryan Thrift. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bryan shares an awesome technique for hard-to-catch bass that are feeding on small forage. This is a situational/seasonal tip, but when it happens (and it often does in the fall),

Swimbaits are a great lure for catching bass, and in many situations, they are replacing the crankbait. Swimbaits come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but MLF pro David Dudley only employs a handful of shapes and colors. Watch this bass fishing instructional seminar on fishing soft plastic swimbaits

The action you get from a spybait is like no other bait. At first, John Crews thought this Japanese import lures were no good, and told his friend they wouldn't catch fish. To be sure, John purchased a couple, just to test them out. It didn't take long for John

One of the most successful bass fishermen of all time, Bryan Thrift, was in Ohio back in 2015, where he taught a bass fishing class seminar on one of our most requested topics: how to skip baits. Lots of anglers know that bass like to live in the hard-to-reach places,

Peter Gluszek, the Dean of The Bass University, is on the water with a flipping stick and some big tungsten weights, ready to punch through some grass mats. In this on the water class, Pete will take you around to different types of grass you might encounter. Pete uses mostly

In this 1 hour + master class from a true jerkbait fishing master, Kevin VanDam breaks down everything you need to know to go from zero to hero as a jerkbait bass angler. This is truly a gold mine of information for either someone looking to get started with, or

Fred Roumbanis is know for 2 things, fishing hollow-body frogs and swimbaits based on the iconic Bass Pro Shops swimbait. In this bass fishing instructional class seminar, Fred shares tips on fishing the Stanford Baits Boom Boom Hollow Body Frog and all 3

Jason Christie's first approach to tournament practice is to try flipping and pitching. If he can find concentrations of fish that will bite that presentation, he's got a good chance to getting tournament-winning fish. You won't always catch a lot of fish flipping and pitching, but, sometimes just a few bites

Pure Fishing's Mark Sexton joins The Bass University Live to discuss choosing the right colors for your bass fishing lures. Through Berkley, Pure Fishing represents a huge segment of the soft plastic and hard plastic bait industry. With thousands of colors and patterns to choose from, how do you fill

Brett Hite won over $250,000 in bass fishing tournaments over a few weeks fishing a chatterbait (or vibrating jig) and has won over $400,000 total. In this bass fishing class seminar video, which was recorded in Florida, Brett Hite shares some of the tips on what he looks for in

Shane Lehew, his dad Troy and his grandpa have all been collecting checks in local tournaments in and around Lake Norman for almost a decade. Shane has expanded his horizons and has been fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series since 2019, qualified for his first Bassmaster Classic and has been "in the money"

Out very own Pete "The Dean" Gluszek was in Florida to share his years of knowledge fishing spinnerbaits. In this digitally remastered bass fishing educational video seminar, Pete shares tips to get your started selecting the right spinnerbaits for the right situations (or changing out the right blades or other

James Watson loves the post spawn and summer seasons for bass fishing. Admittedly, pre spawn is not his strongest season, but he has some bass fishing tips for that time too. In this bass fishing educational & instructional seminar class video, James shares lots of fishing tips for selecting locations

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

Dean Rojas, a veteran professional bass tournament angler, is best known for 2 things in the bass fishing world. The first is setting the single-day 5 bass limit weight in a professional bass fishing with 5 fish weighing 45lbs. 2oz., but since the mi-2000's, he's also been known for fishing

In this episode of BU Vault, Jeff has fished up some juicy on the water swim jig tips with Mike and Pete. Learn about swim jig fishing, where it originated, great places and times to fish it, the tackle you'll need, selecting the right swim jig and customizing it out

Harvey Horne is a Bassmaster Elite Series angler, who, like many other professional anglers has the ultimate goal of lifting the Bassmaster Classic trophy one day. Harvey shares his history with past champions, fisihng the Federation and fishing the Opens. 1:06 Harvey Horne's Federation bass fishing tournament history and

John Murray started as a West coast angler and moved to TVA lakes in Tennessee. Through his tournament bass fishing career, he's fished all over the country and found that crankbaits will catch them anywhere, but not always the same crankbaits, same colors, same angles or same retrieves. Check out

Ryan Salzman is an FLW bass fishing tournament pro and a full-time guide on Lake Guntersville in Alabama. Ryan is also the owner of True Bass Swimbaits. In this video, Ryan sits down with Pete Gluszek at the 2020 Bassmaster Classic to talk

Missile Baits owner Johnny Crews is back with The Bass University in the winter in Gadsden, AL to talk about fishing a Ned rig aka Midwest finesse rig. Lots of anglers look at the Ned rig and think there's not much to it. It looks like half a senko on

7-Time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier Stetson Blaylock joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in early 2020 to talk about fishing wacky rigs. Unlike many pros, Stetson Blaylock admits that most of his winnings have come on a spinning rod, and his love of fishing a wacky rig is part