Mentally Winning Bass Tournaments Main Topics

5:55 In tournament bass fishing, what separates the good from the great?
13:00 Glass half-full approach
20:20 Tips for how to be mentally tough
27:45 Mentally preparing for a bass fishing trip or tournament
43:25 Stop 1
53:00 Weigh ins
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For the new year, we've got some information that will help you start off on the right foot. We're re-releasing this special 1-piece digitally-remastered high definition version of the original "Positive Mental Attitude" (PMA) class by Gerald Swindle. Improve your bass fishing and improve your ov...

Not everything about being a successful bass angler is about having the right boat, electronics & tackle or knowing the hottest new technique. Gerald Swindle is featured in this bass fishing educational seminar on the mental side of bass fishing. Gerald credits PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) with...

What is "positive mental attitude" and what does it have to do with bass fishing? In this bass fishing seminar, 2-time Bassmaster angler-of-the-year Gerald Swindle believes staying positive in any situation can not only help you win fishing tournaments and titles, but it can make you a better per...

Ever wonder what it takes to truly progress as an angler, fighting through the highs and lows, whether you fish for fun or aim for the pro tour? Join Bassmaster Elite Series Champion Lee Livesay and Bass University for this seminar titled “The Progression of an Angler” and learn what's required t...

Professional angler Dakota Ebare from Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour teams up with The Bass University to deliver an information-packed seminar aimed at helping you become a more prepared angler on tournament day.
Dakota, who's been a longtime subscriber to Bass University, now shares his...

In this bass fishing seminar, which was recorded during the winter in Anderson, SC, The Bass University welcomes FLW champion Brian Latimer. Brian brings a winner's perspective to raising your fishing game to become a tournament pro, or to be the best you can be in other areas of life. No matter ...

Join Bass University and two-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Gerald “GMAN” Swindle in this seminar on mental toughness and positive mental attitude. Gerald is a well-respected figure in the fishing community and a strong advocate of maintaining a positive mental attitude. In fact, he has inco...

David Dudley is an MLF Bass Pro Tour Angler and is one of the winningest professional anglers of all time. Dudley joins Bass University in this seminar talking about the mindset of a successful angler.
Dudley talks about mindset and mentality when he's out fishing and how confidence can make a ...

In some cases, you don't have a lot of time to prefish for a tournament. Without a lot of time to practice, marking waypoints and experiencing the conditions, you have to be agile in your decision making. You can't get locked into the first bite, but you do want to listen to what that fish is tel...

Gerald Swindle is our most-viewed presenter at The Bass University. In this interview, he talks with Pete about his most successful series of classes on "Positive Mental Attitude". While most of the principals can be applied to bass fishing, these life lessons certainly have further-reaching appl...

Gerald Swindle had sort of a "burned out" moment a few years ago, he wasn't fishing as much because he loved it, and more time was being spent on business priorities. Gerald realized that he's always loved fishing, and that he wanted to make decisions that allowed him to "keep the passion". After...