The Bass University welcomes 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion Ott Defoe to our classes in Gadsden, AL in the winter of 2020. Ott loves to fish the prespawn and his favorite tools are crankbaits. In this bass fishing educational class seminar, Defoe talks about the differences in lipless and diving crankbaits

Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament professional angler Ish Monroe joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in 2020 to share secret tips, tactics and techniques for power fishing during the prespawn. Ish Monroe is known for his love of power fishing and fishing for big bass with big baits.

Major League Fishing bass tournament pro and 2x Bassmaster Classic champion Jordan Lee is in Gadsden, AL with The Bass University to talk about fishing muddy water for bass in this bass fishing educational class seminar.  0:21 Why talk about fishing muddy water in Alabama? 1:11 Water temperature

Yesterday, we released James Watson's interview on spoon jackin', as he joked, he's known for one other thing, fishing a Whopper Plopper. In this 37-minute bass fishing class, James Watson is here to share seasonal secrets for fishing a Whopper Plopper (and other topwater baits). He talks about where to

Fresh off the Bassmaster Open win on the James River, we're releasing Mike Iaconelli's seminar from January 2019 on fishing micro jigs, like the Missile Jigs Ike's Micro Jig. Micro jigs are ultra finesse jigs that are usually fished on spinning tackle, and they

Do you like to frog fish? Are you ready to be an expert frog fisherman? A real big bass specialist, Ish Monroe has years of experience catching tournament-winning bass with a frog. Learn the tips and tricks for landing big bass in this topwater frog bass fishing seminar. Main Advanced Frog

Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek are on Toledo Bend in the spring, with water temperatures in the 60s, with the water falling and a cold front moving in. The fish are moving to the bank, but because of the dropping water, and cooler weather, they aren't locking onto beds. 1:13 Where do

Jared Lintner loves to fish a lipless crankbait, and his favorite bait in this lure type is the Jackall TN. This class was filmed in January, on lake Seminole after Jared had finished well fishing a lipless crankbait in the first MLF Bass

Bryan Schmitt, who recently finished second in the Bassmaster Open tournament on the Harris Chain in Florida, joins The Bass University to talk about the tackle he uses to fish a swim jig for bass. Bryan talks about the rod size and action he likes, the type and size of

In late January, Carl Jocumsen finished near the top 10% in the first Bassmaster Eastern Open bass fishing tournament, which was held on the Harris Chain of lakes. Directly after the tournament, Carl took The Bass University out to an erea where he caught about 40 bass in 2 hours

Mike Iaconelli is winter fishing and in a cold front with high pressure. Some of the worst conditions you can face. 45 degree water temperature and cold winter air temperature driving it down further can make for a tough day of bass fishing. Top Winter Bass Baits Topics 1:05 Rigging

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Paul Mueller is back on the water fishing for largemouth bass in cold water in post-frontal conditions. This lakes has a good deal of grass, but not a lot of rock or hard bottom. The water temperature is around 48 degrees with rather windy conditions, so

Recently Paul Mueller smashed some smallmouth he located with his Garmin units. Now he's out in the cold and clear water fishing for largemouth. The current water temperature is 48 degrees, but Paul doesn't believe that's too cold

At the time of this video posting, Justin Lucas is fishing for the angler-of-the-year title in the BASS Angler of the Year Championship on Lake Chatuge. Lake Chatuge is known for a healthy spotted bass population. Justin focuses this bass fishing educational seminar mostly on his experience with Lake Martin,

Bassmaster Classic Champion and angler-of-the-year bass tournament angler Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is talking about a hot new technique that's catching lots of hard-to-catch bass. The technique is spybaiting or fishing spybaits (also spelled "spy baiting" or "spy baits" or known as "spin baits" or "spinbaiting" in different circles). When Mike

Key Topic in this Finesse Fishing with Aaron Martens Class 0:16 Drop shot and rhino head 3:45 Why fish a dropshot 7:05 Baits for dropshot rig fishing 9:30 Hooks 10:10 Weights  13:25 Reel settings 28:25 Rhino head or dropshot? 29:50 What is

Jerkbait fishing is not just a winter and pre-spawn tactic, though it is great during those times. FLW pro John Hunter is hear to advocate the fishing of jerkbaits throughout the year, in every season. John Hunter will talk about what type of jerkbaits you want to use in each

Be Successful Topwater Frog Fishing 2:05 Fred Roumbanis's froggin' equipment 10:05 Boom booms frog 15:20 Frog fishing season 27:20 Retrieve for topwater frog fishing  36:05 Frog color choices 43:00 Topwater frog fishing question & answer For Fred Roumbanis, throwing a frog is a confidence

In Pete's previous on the water fishing class, he talked about Baits & Tackle for Prespawn Fishing. In this class, he's out fishing and demonstrating some techniques he uses to catch prespawn bass. Prespawn Fishing Locations Pete Gluszek visits 3 typical prespawn bass fishing locations and

John Murray is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass angler, fishing competitively since he was 13. He spent most of his early career fishing on the West Coast, around Lake Mead, which is very clear. In that enviroment, he was able to really study bass behavior, so he was able to

Fred "Boom Boom" Roumbanis & Pete Gluszek our out on big bass paradise, El Salto with Anglers Inn talking about fishing topwater frogs. Fred and Pete talk about how you don't have to fish a frog just in cases where you feel like bass are eating frogs. This is important

2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Matt Herren joined The Bass University for the first time as an instructor in Gadsden, Alabama. Matt is a long-time bass tournament angler who has been fishing the Elite Series since 2009 and BASS invitationals since 1994! Matt spent many of his formative years fishing

Jason Christie, a top Bassmaster Elite Series and MLF tournament angler, joins the Bass University TV to talks about spinnerbait fishing vs. fishing a bladed jig. Lots of people ask, "When to fish a spinnerbait vs. a chatterbait". The answer is really, "When

Pete Gluszek is on Toledo Bend to talk about "The Spawn Season" and locating spawning bass when fishing in stained water. Pete discusses what he looks for to know that the fish are headed to the spawning areas, including the main lake water temperature. Pete talks about other things that