Locating Bass

Locating Bass

Locating Bass teaches you how to find fish consistently by understanding seasonal movements, structure, and environmental factors. Learn how pros break down a lake, read conditions, and identify high-percentage areas. These seminars give you the tools to spend less time searching and more time catching.

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Locating Bass
  • 360, Down, Side Imaging & Sonar - Ott Defoe : Remastered

    In this fully-remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Ott Defoe talks about how he uses his Humminbird electronics to catch more bass. Tune in as Ott discusses his settings for side imaging, down imaging, 360 imaging and sonar along with waypoints, mapping cards and GPS to locate and catch b...

  • Percentage Triangle & Seasonal Bass Patterns - Brandon Palaniuk

    The percentage triangle is the concept Brandon Palaniuk uses for locating high percentage areas where the bass are likely to be, based on the season and water temperature. The next time you study a lake map, you will be able to utilize the percentage triangle to locate big bass for your upcoming ...

  • Fall Bass Fishing Techniques - Mike Iaconelli

    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. Find out where the ba...

  • How to Find Bass Fast - Mike Iaconelli

    We've remastered one of our most popular bass fishing seminars into a single video and included the relevant presentation slides directly in the video. In this seminar, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli shares over an hour and 15 minutes of information on how to locate bass FAST! Whether you regularly fish ne...

  • Flipping Grass Master Class - Gerald Swindle

    In this hour + on water bass fishing class, Gerald Swindle talks about the equipment needed and demonstrates the technique of flipping grass. Swindle talks about baits, rods, reels. etc. that you will need to flip for bass in the grass. With nearly an hour of demonstration of the technique, Swind...

  • Fishing the Shad Spawn - Edwin Evers

    2016 Bassmaster Classic champion Edwin Evers was in Tulsa, OK in January to talk about something he and bass both love, the shad spawn. There are some things we don't exactly know about the shad spawn, but it's a magical time, when hungry bass gorge on easy prey. If you have shad in your lake, yo...

  • Flipping & Pitching in Productive Grass Areas - Gerald Swindle

    Bassmaster Elite Series pro and former MLF Bass Pro Tour angler Gerald Swindle joined The Bass University in Gadsden, AL to teach an hour-long in-depth class on flipping & pitching grass. Gerald Swindle, aside from being one of our most requested instructors, is a 2-time BASS Elite Series angler ...

  • Mark Zona's Pass & Run Approach to Smallmouth Fishing

    Mark Zona presented this bass fishing instructional seminar in Kokomo, Indiana. In this 48-minute video, Mark is talking about smallmouth bass in lakes. Zona is an accomplished angler, but he's also spent time fishing 1-on-1 with the best anglers in the world, and with all that experience, he has...

  • 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...

  • Main Lake Point Sweet Spot Fishing - Mike & Pete

    Professional bass tournament anglers Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek break down the typical main lake point and talk about what makes up a sweet spot (current, contour, bottom composition, etc.), where fish will group together and feed. Since Ike and Pete catch several fish in one specific area, ...

  • How to Find Spawning Bass on Beds - Pete Gluszek

    This is an 11-minute bass fishing instructional video on how to locate spawning bass and how to identify bass on beds. Bass University's "Dean" Pete Gluszek takes you on the water to talk about areas to target when looking for bedding bass. He will help you determine how to efficiently survey an ...

  • Pre Spawn & Post Spawn Staging Areas - Mike Iaconelli

    In this on-the-water bass fishing instructional video, Bassmaster Elite series tournament angler Mike "Ike" Iaconelli discusses locating and catching fish that are in pre-spawn and post-spawn transitional periods. This video will help you locate and catch bass in the spring. Iaconelli discussses ...

  • Humminbird Sonar - Dave Mansue On the Water

    Dave Mansue is on the water showing you how he sets up and operates his Humminbird Sonar units.

  • Grind for Five: Catching Quality Bass Tournament Limits - Drew Cook

    Everyone wants to catch as many fish as they can, but the reality of tournament fishing is that catching the most fish isn’t always the best method – sometimes you need to focus on grinding out the right five bass limit.
    "You're only trying to catch five,” said Drew Cook. “That's the deal. You o...

  • Fish Smarter, Not Harder: Bass Fishing with Live Sonar - John Soukup

    Forward-facing sonar has been changing the fishing industry for several years, but taking the time to truly harness its power isn’t something that can be done overnight.
    One of the technology’s greatest uses is just how much time it can save you while fishing.
    “It's literally about catching, n...

  • Expert Tips for Catching Spawning Bass with Location Baits - Matt Arey

    Catching spawning bass when you can see them can be an easy way to pick off fish, but what about the ones you can’t see?
    Matt Arey uses two traditional big fish baits – the swimbait and the glide bait – to help find spawning bass he otherwise wouldn’t know about.
    “The key with those location b...

  • Pro-Fishient Angler: Advancing Your Bass Fishing Career - Ryan Salzman

    Are you ready to take that next step in your bass fishing career? For some, it might mean fishing the Toyota Series or Bassmaster Opens, while for others, it's about improving skills, catching more fish, or winning local club tournaments. Whatever "going to the next level" means to you, achieving...

  • Secrets for Bass Fishing Docks in the Fall - John Hunter

    MLF Pro John Hunter is our expert guide as he takes us out on the water to unravel the secrets of fishing around docks during the fall season.
    John employs a multi-step strategy that involves using various baits to increase his chances of catching more fish near the docks. He generously shares h...

  • Elite Pro's Guide to Locating Bass Sweet Spots - Chad Pipkens

    Professional Angler Chad Pipkens, who competes on the Bassmaster Elite Series, has teamed up with Bass University to teach you how to discover the crucial locations where fish thrive, which he calls "Sweet Spots."
    Chad begins by explaining what exactly a sweet spot is and where you can locate th...

  • Keys for Consistent Angling - Brandon Coulter

    Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Angler Brandon Coulter is teaching all about consistency in this seminar with Bass University.
    Brandon has been on the professional level for a long time, and his consistency has helped him stay at that level. Brandon dives into the 60-40 rule, angler strength...

  • Finesse Fish When It Doesn't Make Sense - Brian Latimer

    Major League Fishing Pro Brian Latimer and Bass University bring this seminar on Finesse Fishing.
    B-Lat likes to keep things simple, and we often overcomplicate things as fishermen. Latimer emphasizes to finesse fish when it doesn’t make sense, he breaks down what he means by that in this semin...

  • Forward-Facing Sonar Strategies: Settings & Bait Presentations - Dakota Ebare

    Ever wonder how to truly master forward-facing sonar bass fishing? Dakota Ebare shares next-level LiveScoping tips for Garmin electronics along with bait presentation insights.

    Join Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Dakota Ebare and Bass University for an in-depth seminar on next-level Forward-Facing ...