Bassmaster angler of the year Brandon Palaniuk joined The Bass University in Lawrenceburg, IN to teach a class he called "Drop Shot 101". Brandon estimates that he's won about $300,000 in fishing a drop shot rig in bass fishing tournaments. In this class, you will learn:

What is a drop shot r...

Fred Roumbanis joined The Bass University in Tulsa, Oklahoma to talk about his top 5 favorite ways to finesse fish for bass. Fred is mostly knows as a power fisherman who loves going after big bass with frogs and swimbaits. He laments that not all tournament finishes "in the money" can be done ju...

John Crews is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass angler, but he also is owner and lure designer of Missile Baits company. With many successful soft plastics to his company's credit, including the Missile Baits Baby D Bomb Creature Bait, John knows a thing or two about what makes a soft pla...

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 a rhino head?
31:50 Which one to use
37:45 Ho...

Bass University instructor, Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler and Lowrance Pro Staff member Jamie Hartman is on the water talking about using Lowrance sonar electronics. In this video, Jamie will teach you how to setup your Lowrance for video game fishing, catching fish real-time that are...

The Bass University founder and 17-time consecutive Bassmaster Classic qualifier Mike "Ike" Iaconelli conducted a seminar in Kokomo, Indiana about an often-overlooked detail of bass fishing, hooks. The hook and the line are your direct connections to your bait and your fish. Iaconelli discusses h...

In this 53-minute instructional video, legendary bass tournament fisherman Gary Klein talks about how to fish with soft plastic baits (worms, lizards, craws, tubes, etc.) to catch bass. Gary Klein is a great educator, with an intimate knowledge of the history of bass fishing and various technique...

This episode of Bass University LIVE features Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Kyle Patrick as the guest. Topics include fishing techniques (dropshot and jighead minnow), strategies, and the importance of rule adherence in tournaments. The need for clearer rules and fair play is emphasized, with th...

Bassmaster tournament bass fishing 2-time champion John Murray shares some information about the quickly-developing area of fishing for suspended bass. Ever wonder why this fish in the tank at Bass Pro are often just sitting in the open area water in the middle of that tank, when there's perfect ...

In this second sonar bass fishing instructional video seminar, conducted by Brent Ehrler, Brent discusses catching fish using your boat electronics. This seminar is a follow-up to Brent's first sonar video Sonar Bass Fishing - Brent Ehrler, which you may want to watch first. In this 54-minute bas...

Josh Bertrand has been fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series since 2013, and some of his favorite fishing is up north in the Great Lakes. In part, because Josh loves catching big 4lb smallmouth consistently, and the Great Lakes is a prime location to land those big smallies. In this seminar, Josh B...

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is on the water teaching you about one of the most popular finesse tactics out right now, the dropshot.

Curious how high school state champions and a rookie elite angler conquer unpredictable weather and leverage cutting-edge technology like LiveScope to dominate the competition?
This Bass University Live episode dives deep into recent bass fishing tournament successes and the strategies behind th...

Some techniques shine during certain times of the year more than others. Some don’t even leave the garage unless the season is right. However, some tactics will help you boat fish 12 months out of the year. In this seminar, Adrian Avena shares seven techniques that he uses to help catch fish on a...

For years, Joe Balog has been at the top of the leaderboard in tournaments on big Northern waters. Popular big water smallmouth destinations include places like Lake Erie, St. Clair, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Champlain. Joe Balog admits, dropshotting is not his favorite way to catch smallmouth bass, ...

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing angler Greg DiPalma is ready to take you through a day of bed fishing for spawning bass. Getting started in the parking lot, Greg talks about the Humminbird/Minn Kota electronics he relies on to locate bass and stay in place while sight fishing. DiP...

John Murray is a Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament angler who started out on the West coast perfecting finesse techniques like the dropshot rig before most had even heard of it. As it's evolved, the dropshot has continued to be a great finesse fishing tactic for pressured bass, certai...

In this bass fishing instructional seminar video, Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Matt Herren sets out to share some of his favorite ways to fish soft plastic worms in the summer. After the bass spawn is completely over and the fry guarding is completed, bass transition back out of the ...

At the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, Brandon Cobb presented a class to those in attendance on his top 3 rigs for Spring fishing. While these techniques are great for Florida bass, the tips can be used anywhere for targeting shallow and spawning bass. Brandon talks about how ...

Power fishing can often lead to landing large limits to push anglers into the Top 10 on many events around the country. It can also lead to striking out, and bringing nothing back to the scales. While landing big fish is crucial in a competition, there’s value in focusing on consistently getting ...

How confident do you feel targeting smallmouth during their spawning season? Many anglers love sight-fishing for largemouth in the spring, but chasing smallmouth offers a different challenge entirely. Smallmouth typically spawn before largemouth and often – but not always – will spawn in much dee...

One of the most crucial components of being a top angler is finding a good area and being able to pick it apart. While a lot of anglers will admit to leaning more toward power – or finesse – fishing, the combination of the two can help you successfully land your best bag. In this on-the-water sem...

While modern technology has made targeting suspending fish easier, it is by no means is the easiest way to catch bass. Locating and catching suspended fish can be tough – and slow in the Wintertime – but it can also lead to catching some of the biggest fish in the lake. In this seminar, Cody Meye...

The drop shot is an effective technique for catching bass in almost any condition. However, you don’t always have to rely on light line and spinning tackle to present your bait this way. Power Shotting, which is just a drop shot with heavier gear, allows anglers to fish the technique around diffe...