Tod Castledine found an old bait that he made 1 cast with, then cut it off and forgot about it. Later, he smoked them with it, even though it was an "awful color". Now that bait is available from Strike King. It looks like a crankbait, and it's technically a

In this remastered bass fishing video, George Cochran is recently retired and spilling the beans on the baits that he has confidence in. Sponsors aside, these are the baits, rods & line that George Cochran would buy from the store because they catch fish. Lots of companies make good baits,

Bass fishing docks with a crankbait is a lesson common approrach. Lots of guys with skip, flip & pitch other baits under and around docks, usually single-hook lures. But taking the chance of hanging up your double-treble lipped squarebill or shallow diver may be worth the effort and the risk.

Mike Iaconelli is back for part 2 of the "Take it to the Bank" bank bass fishing series of classes. In this segment, Mike talks about packing your tackle to be light and mobile, but having everything you absolutely need to catch bass from the top of the water column

Spro pro John Crews joins The Bass University to talk about deep diving crankbaits in this remastered bass fishing video class seminar. Learn how to get the most out of your big-billed deep plugs by understanding the composition of the bait and the tackle you need for the best bait

Fred Roumbanis likes to put his trolling motor on 60-80% and just go all day. Covering water is key and he likes to fish fast. Lots of guys cover water with search baits like crankbaits. Fred believes that a swim jig offers a fast-moving bait with a single hook that

Are you ready to find bass on a new body of water with a crankbait? Brandon Palaniuk loves using crankbaits as a search tool. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Palaniuk breaks down some maps to demonstrate areas where bass should setup (and places you should look) during different

In this on the water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek is on the water with a handful of techniques to break down docks and identify what the bass are biting in an attempt to establish a pattern. Pete starts off by breaking down the tools that he uses to

Squarebills (sometimes written square bills) are a great treble hook bait to deflect off cover (and there aren't a lot of those). In this remastered bass fishing seminar class video, Kevin Short provides a great overview of when, where and how to fish plastic and balsa wood squarebill crankbaits. K-Pink shares

Ott Defoe joined The Bass University LIVE June 1st, 2021 to discuss his MLF Bass Pro Tour fishing tournament win at the Harris Chain. Ott was fishing a white swim jig, Bass Pro Shops Speed Shad swimbait and Rapala Ott's Garage Crankbaits in the tournament. Watch this recorded live show to learn more

Lots of tournaments are now won offshore. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, Jacob Wheeler talks about 2 main topics : locating bass offshore with electronics & the baits he uses to catch them. In the first portion, Jacob talks about why he prefers using Humminbird & Lowrance electronics

Crankbaits are great for locating and catching hungry bass after the spawn. Depending on your body of water, you can target bass with a shallow or deep crankbait as they migrate back out of the spawning flats. In this bass fishing class seminar, Davy Hite talks about what makes cranking

Bass fishing tournament champion Mike Iaconelli is on the water about a secret bait and technique being used to catch big bass. Known as "flutter spoon fishing" or "structure spoon fishing", this technique of fishing a large cupped spoon is used to fish mid-to-deep depths.

In this remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Davy Hite talks about catching XXL-sized bass on XXL-sized baits. Part of being a trophy hunter is determining: what a trophy is to you, how dedicated you are to catching a trophy, and how it plays a part in your recreational or

In this remastered video from Harrisburg, PA, Ish Monroe talks about his favorite bait for fishing in the post spawn. Lots of anglers head offshore to find bass moving back to their summering/wintering areas. Ish Monroe believes that enough fish stay up shallow to keep fishing for them, and to

John Cox was hesitant to embrace cranking. After some bad experiences, he'd swarn off the technique, until he was introduced to the Berkley Frittside Crankbait & Berkley Warpig Lipless Crankbait. After catching big bass like gangbusters on them, John went down to

Lots of anglers love the fast rise of balsa squarebill crankbaits. In this on the water bass fishing class video, Bryan Thrift talks about why he loves fishing a wide-bodied plastic squarebill with no rattles. Learn why plastic is a great choice for clear water, why a fast rise is

Almost every body of water has riprap, whether it's for roads & railroad tracks, for jetties or residential bank stabilization, you can usually find stretches of chunk rock, brick, concrete blocks or even old tires. Usually these man-made features are to stop bank erosion or control the current, but they

Even if you don't like fishing clear water, at some point, you'll probably find yourself fishing it, particularly if you're a tournament bass angler. In this bass fishing video seminar, Stetson Blaylock, Bassmaster Elite Series fisherman, shares some seasonal tips for best baits for each season and how to fish

Mark Menendez was in Kokomo, Indiana with The Bass University to talk about fishing crankbaits & jerkbaits in the Winter through the Spring (38-72+ degrees F). In this bass fishing class seminar, Mark breaks down various temperature ranges, where he looks for bass in the time and his weapon of

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

If you follow tournament bass fishing, you're probably aware of Bryan Thrift. With 12 career FLW tournament wins, and 70 top-10 finishes, he's doubtlessly won of the most winning anglers in FLW tournament bass fishing history. Even with that impressive resume, Thrift acknowledges that he was intimidated by crankabaits early

Kevin VanDam takes Bass University students out on the water to discuss and demonstrate how to crank grass for bass. Lots of anglers will avoid fishing grass with crankbaits because it's easy to get the bait fouled up and vegetation balled up on your lure. Kevin VanDam shares that there

Pete Gluszek is on the water to teach you how to break down various types of fixed pole-dock-style marinas. Some marinas have seawalls and some are far more exposed to the current, waves and wind. In this on the water bass fishing class, Pete will share tips about these different