Bryan Thrift

Bryan Thrift

With an FLW Angler of the Year title, multiple tour victories, a 2019 FLW Cup win, and the 2023 REDCREST Championship, Bryan Thrift is known for his unmatched consistency and winning legacy.

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  • Humminbird Breakdown: Mega Live, Mega 360, LakeMaster & More - Bryan Thrift

    Join Major League Fishing Pro Bryan Thrift and Bass University for a comprehensive seminar focused on Humminbird technology.
    Humminbird offers a range of advanced fish finders and electronic devices designed specifically for fishing, including recent advancements like the Mega Live 2 and Xplore....

  • Seasonal Crankbait Calendar - Bryan Thrift

    One of the most successful anglers of all time with $4M in tournament winnings, Bryan Thrift, joins Bass University to present an exclusive seminar called the “Crankbait Calendar.”
    In this seminar, Thrift covers all seasons, from early pre-spawn to late fall, breaking down his favorite crankbait...

  • Power Fishing Masterclass - Thrift & Schmitt

    Bryan Schmitt and Bryan Thrift are both accomplished professional bass tournament winners. This Bass University Masterclass brings together Thrift's Chatterbait and Schmitt's Swimjig techniques for effective power fishing.
    In this masterclass, Bryan Thrift discusses his preferred chatterbait se...

  • Football Jig Masterclass - Thrift, Iaconelli & Hartman

    Bass University's on-the-water masterclass combines multiple on-the-water classes from Bryan Thrift. Mike Iaconelli, and Jamie Hartman. These classes break down fishing a football jig, the technique, cadence, and more.
    Learn from a Bassmaster Classic Champion, Elite Series Champion, and FLW leg...

  • Tournament-Winning Brush Fishing - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift has won over $2.5M in professional bass fishing tournaments, primarily with the FLW Tour. He has 10 FLW wins and 63 top ten tournament finishes. A lot of his success has come from fishing various types of brush from brush under docks to offshore brush on humps and flats. Not all brus...

  • How to Win Bass Fishing Tournaments : Practice Right - Bryan Thrift

    With 9 wins and $2m+ in bass fishing tournament winnings on the FLW tour, Bryan Thrift knows a thing a or two about how to win fishing tournaments and it starts with great preparation and efficient practice time. In this 40-minute video, Bryan breaks down how he begins to research a lake or river...

  • Go BIG or Go HOME - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift joins The Bass University to provide a seasonal breakdown of when, where & why to throw big baits. Like many other anglers, Bryan Thrift appreciates the big-fish-catching capabilities of big baits, but also the artistry and attention to detail employed in the creation of these baits,...

  • Top 5 Baits for Fall Bass Fishing - Bryan Thrift

    Fall fishing is often viewed as one of the most frustrating times of year to target bass. Lakes are turning over, baitfish are balling up, and bass are on the move. That doesn’t mean you can’t catch them, though. In this seminar, Bryan Thrift lets you in on his favorite techniques for targeting b...

  • Jig Fishing Tricks - Bryan Thrift

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour rookie and $3m FLW winner Bryan Thrift joined The Bass University in Kokomo, IN in the winter of 2020. Previously, Bryan conducted a seminar on Skipping Baits. In this video, Thrift wants to share some other tricks for fishing a jig.

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  • Bryan Thrift's Top 5 Topwater Bass Fishing Techniques

    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 well over a decad...

  • Fishing Finesse Swimbaits - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift returned to The Bass University in Gadsden, AL in January. Bryan Thrift is a top FLW bass tournament angler with over $2.5 million dollars in FLW tournament winnings. In this bass fishing class, Thrift is talking about finesse swimbaits. Learn how Thrift is going behind people and ca...

  • Buzz Frog Bass Fishing - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift is back on the water with The Bass University to talk about how to fish a buzz frog. Most pros have abandoned the skirted buzzbait in favor of some soft plastic for numerous reasons, which Bryan covers in this video. Not least of these reasons is that a buzzbait can be skipped for a ...

  • 3 Ways Bryan Thrift Fishes His Favorite Chatterbaits

    Bryan Thrift is back on the water talking about the lure that got him his first professional bass tournament win, the chatterbait. Bryan has 2 models of the current Z-Man chatterbaits that he uses most of the time. In this video, he talks about how he uses these 2 models to fish grass, offshore s...

  • High Buoyancy Plastic Squarebill Crankbaits - Bryan Thrift

    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 important when ...

  • Shaky Heads Do Catch Big Fish, If You... - Bryan Thrift

    There's a big misconception within a large portion of the bass fishing community that shaky heads only catch small fish. While they will certainly catch small fish, Bryan Thrift is here to tell you that they catch big, tournament-winning fish as well. In this on the water bass fishing instruction...

  • Finding & Fishing Isolated Cover for Bass - Bryan Thrift

    In this on the water bass fishing class, Major League Fishing pro Bryan Thrift takes you out with his Humminbird electronics to locate, mark and fish isolated cover. Bryan shows you how to locate a isolated target with Humminbird side imaging, how to return to that waypoint and position your boa...

  • Finesse Fishing Micro Football Jigs - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift is out fishing on Lake Norman to demonstrate a great clear water finesse fishing technique. When the conditions aren't great to get bit on a regular-sized football jig, but you know the fish are there, sometimes downsizing your presentation with a finesse football micro jig will get ...

  • Blade Baits & Tiny Baitfish - Bryan Thrift

    Recently Bass University was on Lake Norman with local angler Bryan Thrift. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bryan shares an awesome technique for hard-to-catch bass that are feeding on small forage. This is a situational/seasonal tip, but when it happens (and it often does in the fall), ...

  • Art of Skipping Baits - Bryan Thrift : Remastered

    One of the most successful bass fishermen of all time, Bryan Thrift, was in Ohio back in 2015, where he taught a bass fishing class seminar on one of our most requested topics: how to skip baits. Lots of anglers know that bass like to live in the hard-to-reach places, and things like fishing pres...

  • Bass Fishing a New Body of Water - Bryan Thrift

    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 to how he uses local knowl...

  • Chatterbaits (aka Vibrating Jigs) - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift has been winning tournaments with the original chatterbait, designed by Ron Davis, for well over a decade. After Z-man bought the rights and patents to the original chatterbait, Bryan has continued to fish them, because he has confidence that they are the best vibrating jigs on the m...

  • Cranking All Depth Ranges - Bryan Thrift

    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 inti...

  • Fishing Jigs Under & Around Docks - Bryan Thrift

    Bryan Thrift grew up skipping jigs under docks in North Carolina and took what he learned to launch his FLW career with a 2nd place finish in Texas, using those techniques. In this video, Bryan Thrift will teach you how to skip docks to catch more and bigger bass. Learn what equipment Bryan uses,...

  • Electronics Master Class - Bryan Thrift

    2019 FLW Cup Champion Bryan Thrift is on the water to talk about effectively using your marine electronics to locate, mark and catch bass. Bryan takes you through how he uses side-scan, down-scan and 360 scan for fishing offshore, which he dedicates a lot of his tournament time to doing.

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