Kevin VanDam prefers to use heavier-than-average weights when it comes to fishing tubes and finesse swimbaits. Like everything else within his finesse fishing arsenal, Kevin's approach is to make more casts, create contact with the cover and generate reaction strikes from larger bass. Tubes and Finesse Swimbaits work almost anywhere

Kevin VanDam attributes a lot of his success in bass fishing to being efficient and covering water. With advancements in electronics, fishing pressure and fishing against some of the top anglers in the world, Kevin knows that there are times when traditional power techniques are simply not going to trigger

Do you want to learn how to consistently catch more bass? Dropshotting is definitely the technique to master and it will help you catch more fish throughout the year, especially in tough fishing conditions! The dropshot technique is definitely a major strength for top west coast pro angler Brett Hite.

Sometimes there's not a clear-cut answer to when to fish one lure over the other, but, as Pete Gluszek shares in this on the water video, you can't fish what you don't have. Many anglers have put their spinnerbaits away, in favor of chatterbaits (or vibrating jigs), but hat could

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is on the water to do a demonstration of a hot finesse fishing technique called the chicken rig. This rig is unlike any other finesse rig. It has elements of several other techniques, namely the Neko rig, the shakey head techniques, but with decided advantages over both.

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

If you follow professional bass fishing tournament, you probably know that Greg Hackney loves to fish shallow. One of his favorite ways to catch them in less than 6ft of water is with a crankbait. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares some of the reasons that

Rip rap is traditionally what people call rocks, cynderblocks, chunks of concrete or any sort of stone-like material that's used to stop erosion around shorelines, bridge pilings, etc. They are also great habitat for bass! In this on the water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek will share tips for

In this remastered electronics bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares how electronics are just as important in shallow water as anywhere else on the lake. Sure, you can put your rod in the water to see how deep it is, but your electronics can tell you so much

The Ned rig is a great finesse fishing technique, but it excels in open water situations. What about when you want to fish a finesse technique like the Ned rig around vegetation and skip it around cover without getting hung up? Mike Iaconelli introduces a new finesse bass fishing technique developed

Bassmaster Classic champion Ott Defoe was in Gadsden, AL to share his knowledge of marine electronics technologies like side imaging & 360 imaging. Ott Defoe uses the Humminbird Helix 12 CHIRP G3 Sonar with MEGA down imaging, MEGA side imaging and 

In this on the water bass fishing video class, "The Dean" of The Bass University Pete Gluszek, is out fishing over matted vegetation with 2 highly-effective summer fishing lures, a hollow body frog and a buzz toad. While these 2 baits are both

Tyson Alvanos has a a long history with sonar electronics who works with Hummingbird. In this bass fishing educational interview which was recorded earlier this year, Pete Gluszek and Tyson talk about some of the developments from Humminbird and how they've changed the process of locating bass, getting back to

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