Bryan Thrift loves to fish a new body of water, and try to figure it out enough to beat locals with just a few days of practice. The preparation to fish these tournaments starts months before heading out to fish the first time. Thrift also employs a very unique approach

James Watson taugh a bass fishing class seminar on topwater bass fishing in Kokomo, Indiana earlier this year. When he opened the floor to questions, he also got pretty in-depth about spoon jackin' boat docks with the River2Sea James Watson Worldwide Spoon. These 2

In this remastered bass fishing seminar class video, Mike Iaconelli breaks down the Fall/Autumn season into 2 main periods, the early fall feed and the late fall transition. Bait plays a big part in where to find bass in the fall, and the bass are going to follow there food.

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

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

Pete Gluszek loves to fish Senkos! Lots of companies make soft plastic stick baits, other popular choices are the Berkley Powerbait Maxscent The General Worm, Missile Baits "The 48" Worm and Yum Dinger. These rigging techniques will

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.

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.

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

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

Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament angler Jason Christie was in Oklahoma in 2016 to present a bass fishing educational seminar on a funky period of bass fishing, the post spawn. The spawning process is tough on bass, and that season often increases fishing pressure as well. There are

One of the techniques bass fishing pro Fred Roumbanis is known for is fishing swimbaits. "Boom Boom" as he's also known, made a name for himself as a swimbait fisherman by popularizing the discontinued Bass Pro Shops XPS swimbait by finishing second with it in a Western Open, then catching over

Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament angler Jesse Wiggins sits down with Pete Gluszek to talk about his 2 favorite ways to catch bass and some of his tournament success with those techniques. Jesse credits a lot of his fishing success to the shaky head.  He also grew up throwing

There are a lot of factors that can cause fish to be less active, and more susceptible to being caught using finesse fishing techniques. Situations like boat traffic, fishing pressure and weather, to name a few. Major League Fishing BPT tournament bass fisherman Mike Iaconelli is on the water in

John Crews returns to The Bass University Live to discuss various soft plastic rigging methods, particularly for the Missile Baits "The 48" Worm. Ken Duke and Corey from Tackle Warehouse also join the show for bass fishing trivia and fishing tackle statistics.

In this episode of The Bass University Live, hosted by Pete Gluszek, Greg Dipalma and Rizz, the topic is spawning smallmouth. Bassmaster Elite Series tournament anglers Chad Pipkens and Garrett Paquette, along with the hosts all have extensive experience, especially in northern fisheries, locating and catching smallmouth bass on beds.

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

Professional bass fishing tournament angler Mike Iaconelli is no stranger to tough fishing conditions. Heavily pressured lakes, clear water, suspended bass, cold fronts and other factors can cause fish to shut down. In this bass fishing seminar, Ike share some tips for new, cutting-edge finesse fishing techniques that will help

Snookie is backstage at The Bassmaster Classic for The Bass University talking to some of the top anglers on The Bassmaster Elite Series. In this 3-angler interview, Snookie asks some serious and not-so-serious questions of these Bassmaster Elites about their careers, their hair and more. 0:20 Chad Pipkens talks

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

Cashion fishing rod pro John Crews joined The Bass University this winter in Gadsden, AL to talk about selecting the right fishing rod for each technique. If you're unsure of what rod power, rod action, butt length or guide types you need for a certain bass fishing technique, John will

Major League Fishing bass tournament pro Brent Ehrler, who has been featured in 2 of our most popular Bass University classes, Sonar Bass Fishing and Catching Bass with Sonar Electronics, joins host Pete Gluszekt to talk about fishing the neko rig. Brent shares

Paul Mueller is a 6-year veteran of the Bassmaster Elite Series, who won the first event this year on the St. John's River and one the event at Lake Lanier in 2019. In this video, Snookie catches up with Paul at the 2020 Bassmaster Classic to ask him a few