In today's bass fishing tournament scene, if you want to be competitive in various parts of the country, you need to be prepared to make adjustments on-the-fly. As conditions change, you need to be ready to switch tackle and tactics immediately. Learn how the younger generation fishing top-level bass tournaments

James Elam joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK to talk about an important topic for everyone from the weekend angler to the top-level tournament pros, preparation. When you're out there fishing, you want to be able to concetrate on fishing, not mechanical or electrical issues on the boat, not

Bassmaster Elite Series professional tournament angler and Oklahoma St. University Alumnus James Elam joined The Bass University in Tulsa, Oklahoma to talk about fishing mid-depth. Elam starts off this 50-minute bass fishing video with a primer on the general mentality of fising, general rules or guidelines to keep in mind to both

Professional bass tournament fishing angler James Elam is back to talk about fishing shallow cover, primarily flipping and pitching jigs and creature baits, but also testing the waters with a spinnerbait and a topwater frog. The first thing he's going to do is discuss how he approaches the cover. Learn tips

Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament angler James Elam is talking about flipping and pitching cover. These techniques (also known as flippin' and pitchin') can be done in a variety of locations, not just shallow or muddy waters, though that's what most people invision, par.ticularly with flipping. James starts by talking

Main Topics in this Winning Bass Tournaments Class 1:15 Approaching a lake 4:20 The tournament-winning 1-2 punch 10:10 Spring examples 11:00 Summer examples 12:15 Fall examples 14:50 Winter examples 17:20 Multi-species lakes 19:05 Fishing resident fish vs. pattern fish 24:20 Weather