In his recent Bass University class, Stephen Browning asserts that it's likely no one has logged more hours with a particular bait than he has with a chatterbait in the last couple of years. That's a bold statement with guys like Brett Hite & Bryan Thrift in the conversation. So you know Stephen ...

Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour pro Brett Hite recently placed third on Lake Okeechobee fishing a Z-man Evergreen JackHammer chatterbait. Today, he joins The Bass University LIVE to discuss some of the finer points of fishing these bladed jigs. Learn Brett's favorite chatterbait colors, the se...

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing pro Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to share 2 sets of top 5's. Firstly, he shares his top 5 prespawn bass fishing tips, then his top 5 lures for fishing in the prespawn. Watch and learn as Patrick Walters breaks down the types and colors ...

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Caleb Sumrall is on the water with The Bass University comparing and contrasting the swim jig and the chatterbait. Learn which conditions are better for each lures, the best colors for time of year and conditions and when to alternate between the baits. Caleb also s...

Carl Jocumsen didn't become an Elite angler because of blind luck. He had to put fish in the boat. In this class Carl shares his best tips for landing fish, a topic that is rarely talked about but vital to fishing success. Much is talked about getting fish to bite, but Carl's advice on getting th...

On hot summer days, just like us, sometimes bass are just looking for a place to cool down. In this on the water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek goes out in search of cooler creeks and streams, away from the steamy main lake water. Pete lists some things to look for when searching for prod...

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 pick apart docks and why you need a v...

In this remastered bass fishing class video, we hear from "The Dean" Pete Gluszek. He's talking about shallow water tactics for big bass. In this class, Pete will discuss shallow water bass fishing techniques and a technique that many anglers overlook when fishing shallow water. Learn all the tip...

The chatterbait (or bladed jig) isn't just a chunk'n'wind lure. When fished correctly, it can catch fish like a jig, squarebill and spinnerbait all in one lure. It sounds like an informercial, but it really has proven it's worth in the tournament bass fishing arena. One angler who originally dism...

Bobby Lane famously finished second in the tournament that brought national attention to the original Chatterbait. Another pro famously weighed in a couple of toads on the final day to inch out a win and make the Chatterbait a household name. Bobby Lane hated the bladed jig before that tournament...

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...

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...

Sometimes there's not a clear-cut answer to when to fish one lure over the other, but, as Pete Gluszek shares in this on the water video, you can't fish what you don't have. Many anglers have put their spinnerbaits away, in favor of chatterbaits (or vibrating jigs), but hat could be a mistake. Ea...

Brett Hite won over $250,000 in bass fishing tournaments over a few weeks fishing a chatterbait (or vibrating jig) and has won over $400,000 total. In this bass fishing class seminar video, which was recorded in Florida, Brett Hite shares some of the tips on what he looks for in a chatterbait (co...

At the 2020 Bassmaster Classic, Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick are joined by long-time FLW angler and Guntersville guru Alex Davis.

1:16 History of the Bassmaster Classic according to Ray Scott and Pete Gluszek
4:15 Alex Davis talks about his preferred way to fish Lake Guntersville in early spr...

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 temperat...

Jordan Lee, back-to-back Bassmaster Classic tournament champion, who also recently won the first MLF Bass Pro Tour event, wanted to share some of the information on how he won that tournament. Jordan joined The Bass University in February in Columbus, OH to talk about swim jigs and chatterbaits (...

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 during the tourn...

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 the conditions dictate one over the ot...

What is a Chatterbait?
The Chatterbait® is technically the name of a patented bass fishing bladed lure, invented by Ron Davis and produced by Z-Man, a lure manufacturing company in Charleston, SC. This bait is in the classification of "bladed swim jigs" or "vibrating jigs", but often all baits o...

On this episode of Bass University Live, the show kicks off with talk of unseasonably warm weather and Bassmaster Elites dropping entry fees. Bryan Thrift, one of the winningest professional anglers of all time joins to discuss his favorite lure, the chatterbait. Thrift emphasizes that a chatterb...

The conversation of this Bass University LIVE centers on Sumrall's 2024 season successes and strategies, particularly his use of forward-facing sonar technology. Looking forward to a new Bass University class from Caleb about how cold fronts affect bass and the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series that w...

Take a break from your electronics and flip in some shallow water cover! Hunter Shryock joined Bass University LIVE April 1, 2025 after his 4th place Bassmaster Classic finish. Hunter loves to pick up a flipping stick and go to work. Berkley soft plastics, jigs and frogs are usual suspects. Learn...

Check out this episode of Bass University Live for an insightful conversation with smallmouth expert Scott Dobson as he breaks down Northern bass fishing strategies and the significant impact of forward-facing sonar on the sport. This video is a must-watch for any angler looking to catch more sma...