Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament pro Mike "Ike" Iaconelli loves to fish topwater frogs. They produce explosive bites, so they're fun, but they're also great for casting and fishing in places where other lures aren't an option. Some vegetation severely limits your lures selection, but topwater frogs, with their

In this remastered bass fishing instructional class video seminar, Gerald Swindle, aka G-Man, is sharing with The Bass University students how the simple way of how to fish a jig. Gerald shares his approach to color selection, sizes, trailer selection, rod selection, reel speed, line choice, skirt materials and other considerations

Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek recorded this question & answer video segment around 2016, but it was recently discovered in the BU Vault, and we're bringing it to you now. Watch as Mike and Pete talk about preparing for club tournaments and improving your standings. 0:20 How do I

In this bass fishing seminar from Anderson, SC, recorded in the winter of 2020, Bassmaster Elite Series champion Brandon Cobb presents an hour-long class focused on dock fishing. 0:07 Fish on docks 12 months of the year 1:07 Are you looking for a kicker fish, docks are a

JT Kenney has come back to The Bass Univeristy to talk with "The Dean" Pete Gluszek. 0:20 Introduction of MLF color commentator JT Kenney and his transition from full-time angler to the broadcast booth 1:36 Why does Ike scream "It's a giant" on every fish? 4:09 What

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Koby Krieger sits down with The Bass University's Pete Gluszek and Stray Casts's Pat Renwick in Birmingham, AL. Koby is an accomplished topwater angler, and he loves it so much he says he dreams about it at night and tries to invent new ways to catch

In this bass fishing seminar, presented by Damiki pro Bryan Thrift this past winter in Anderson, SC, Bryan talks about various types of topwater baits and how to fish them for exciting bass bites. Thrift is one of the most successful tournament bass fishing anglers on tour. With

Miles "Sonar" Burghoff is a unique type of angler, he has no electronics equipment commitments. Instead, he has the guys at Bass Boat Electronics fit his boat with the latest technologies from Humminbird, Garmin and Lowrance. In this video, learn how Miles uses the latest technology from these 3 manufacturers

Lake Champlain BUcket List Episode 1 & Lake Champlain BUcket List Episode 2 focused a lot on Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek's history with Champlain and what makes it such a great bass fishery. In this episode, we're going

Wesley Strader is on Lake Chickamauga in April to share what he's learned about fishing spinnerbaits. Wesley starts out with tips on maximizing your spinnerbait arsenal and adjusting the the exact current conditions. Then he takes you out on the water to demonstrate casting, retrieving and fish catching around docks,

Bassmaster Elite Series & Cashion Rods bass fishing pro Rob Digh joined The Bass University in late fall to talk about shallow cranking. In this bass fishing video, Rob shares tips for selecting crankbait colors, what tackle to use and where to set out to look for shallow water bass

Last year, professional bass fishing angler John Crews did an instructional video on the VMC Tokyo Rig, called How to Fish a Punchshot Rig / Tokyo Rig - Crews. That video focused primarily on punchshotting,

In this bass fishing video, John Cox is back on the water to talk about fishing soft plastic stickbaits. John has won a lot of money with this technique and he has some secret tips that will help you catch more bass fishing soft plastic stickbaits like 

In this bass fishing video, Captain Justin Jones joins The Bass University to talk about braided line noise when flipping and pitching. Inspired by Randall Tharp's Bass University classes Flipping & Pitching Cover and 

In this on the water bass fishing video, learn how to fish a magnum shaky head worm. Pete Gluszek is not known for wanting to throw small/slow finesse techniques, and for good reason, covering water with bigger profile baits often catches bigger fish. Particularly in a 5 biggest bass tournament,

In this video, MLF bass fishing pro Fred Roumbanis joins Pete Gluszek to talk about the latest braided line developments from Cortland and share some tips for fishing a swimbait, including his ideal conditions for fishing them in open water and for fishing them around cover.  2:10 Fred Roumbanis's

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

When it first showed up on the scene, the Alabama rig (aka umbrella rig, aka the chandelier) would catch them pretty much anywhere you threw it. As it's aged, it's fallen into it's own niche. There are great times to throw this rig where/when it will catch them far better

Major League Fishing professional bass tournament angler Jacob Powroznik is on the water with The Bass University to talk about how to catch FINicky bass using a wacky worm. Learn what rod, reel, line, leader, bait and hook Jacob uses to fish this technique, along with places to fish and

Scott Canterbury is a long-time FLW $1m+ winner, who joined the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2019. Scott had a great rookie year by finishing 2nd at Winyah Bay on his way to being named the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship tournament on

Former collegiate angler, early Bass University TV subscriber, and now Bassmaster Elite Series angler Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to talk about fishing stick baits. Particularly, Patrick talks about how he utilizes a soft plastic stickbait to locate bass in practice, and how he changes his rig for tournament

"The Dean of The Bass University" Pete Gluszek was on-site in Columbus, OH to share his love and knowledge of tail-weighting stick baits, like a Yamamoto Senko. Learn why a tail-weighted Senko differs from a weightless Senko and when/where/how to fish this technique in this bass fishing

Jared Lintner joined The Bass University in Columbus, Ohio to share some West Coast tips for fishing a powershot. Not all situations allow for a 6-8lb. line and spinning tackle. On lakes with more dense cover, sometimes, you'll need to beef up your tackle to go after bass with the

2019 FLW Cup Champion Bryan Thrift is on the water to talk about effectively using your marine electronics to locate, mark and catch bass. Bryan takes you through how he uses side-scan, down-scan and 360 scan for fishing offshore, which he dedicates a lot of his tournament time to doing.