Bassmaster Classic Champion Mike “Ike” Iaconelli joins Bass University on the water to discuss the Bait Finesse System (BFS).
This method of fishing comes from Japan and involves throwing micro baits on bait-casting equipment. BFS is unique and has taken over the fishing industry and Mike teach...

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...

Bass University presents a special seminar by Mike Iaconelli, the Bassmaster Classic Champion, Angler of the Year, and Elite Series Champion. In this seminar, he will be discussing how to dissect standing timber.
Standing timber holds a special place in Ike's heart as he has caught his biggest b...

Bassmaster Classic Champion and Angler of the Year Mike Iaconelli is with Bass University breaking down this red hot Korean technique, popularized in the US by Japanese anglers, called the Free Rig.
Ike’s enthusiasm for this technique is telling, saying it can out fish a wacky or Texas rig! Ike ...

Mike "IKE" Iaconelli, a renowned figure in competitive fishing with a list of prestigious accolades including Bassmaster Classic champion, Angler of the Year, and Elite Series champion, is passionately sharing his expertise through a series hosted by Bass University focusing on fall and winter fi...

Hall of Fame Angler Mike "IKE" Iaconelli is out on the water with Bass University to share his top three favorite metal fishing baits for the fall season. In this session, IKE talks all about a selection of metal baits that are big producers during the autumn season.
Ike discusses three specifi...

Hall of Fame Bass Pro Mike “IKE” Iaconelli is teaming up with Bass University to share insights on his preferred hard bait selection for fall fishing.

Ike delves into the different phases of fall and their significance in determining bait choice and bass location. Understanding these phases is c...

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and Bassmaster Classic Champion Mike “Ike” Iaconelli is on the water with Bass University breaking down how to fish the wind.
Ike discusses why fishing wind is important and can help concentrate fish in certain parts of the lake. Many anglers tend to shy away and hid...

Mike Iaconelli – the 2003 Bassmaster Classic Champion – has made a lot of money throughout his career from fishing a variety of different jigs. While traditional flipping jigs are great for pitching around docks and other shallow cover – and swim jigs shine during the shad spawn – football jigs e...

Flukes – or soft jerkbaits – are often forgotten about by most anglers. However, these baitfish imitators are one of the most versatile options for any angler. Not many lures offer you the opportunity to fish the entire water column. In this seminar, Mike Iaconelli reveals his setups for fishing ...

Natural panfish/sunfish swimbaits like the Berkley Powerbait Gilly have really taken the bass fishing world by storm. During Mike Iaconelli's year off of top-level professional tournament bass fishing in 2021, he spent a lot of time tinkering with this bait. From that, Mike has determined what he...

Most anglers go to great lengths to keep their lures from getting hung in the grass, not Mike Iaconelli. He's here to tell you about a system he believes will help you catch inactive bass out of the grass, but there are several factors that determine whether you will be successful. In this bass f...

Bass University's on-the-water masterclass combines multiple on-the-water classes from Brandon Palaniuk, John Hunter, and Mike Iaconelli. These classes break fishing a jerkbait, the technique, cadence, and more.
Learn from Bassmaster Classic Champions, Elite Series Champions, and Angler of the ...

In this first installment of a 3 part series on bank fishing, Mike Iaconelli talks about preparing for a bank fishing trip. There's a lot of great bass fishing to do from the shore, but, for a boat owner, you'll often need to pare down your equipment to make it manageable. Often you're carrying e...

Mike Iaconelli is back for part 2 of the "Take it to the Bank" bank bass fishing series of classes. In this segment, Mike talks about packing your tackle to be light and mobile, but having everything you absolutely need to catch bass from the top of the water column to the bottom and in various c...

In the first 2 segments of Mike Iaconelli's "Take it to the Bank" series of seminars on fishing from the bank (Take it to the Bank : Ep 1 - Bank Fishing Tackle & Take it to the Bank : Ep 2 - Tackle Organization & Consolidation), Ike talked mostly about choosing the tackle you need and getting it ...

In this 4th installement of the Take it to the Bank Series, Mike Iaconelli is taking all the planning and preparing that he's done at home out to the fishing spots he found through his online research. In this epsiode, Ike visits the deep waters of the lake dam and the often-overlooked fish holdi...

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is back hoofing it around a local lake in search of excellent bank fishing opportunities. In this on the water bass fishing class, Iaconelli discusses target identification, or the process of selecting fishy places to make casts. This is the lake that Mike Iaconelli researche...

Iaconelli is back fishing the bank. He's done his internet research, he knows the areas of the water he can access from the bank. It turns out, the bass are spawning and Ike locates a few bass on beds. In this bank bass fishing class, Iaconelli talks about looking for and identifying bass beds. A...

Recent bass fishing tournament champion Mike Iaconelli joins The Bass University to talk about 2 topics regularly asked about by Bass University students: color dyes and scent. Two really common questions from students are "Does color really matter to bass?" and "Does scent really matter to bass?...

In this bass fishing class seminar, Mike Iaconelli talks about selecting the right trailer. Often anglers will put any old trailer on the back of a bait. Ike is here to tell you that selecting the right trailer can be just as important as selecting the right bait. In this video, Iaconelli starts ...

This is a true, fully-comprehensive masterclass on fishing tail spinners! Mike Iaconelli sets the standard that will never be challenged by covering this topic in a nearly 2 hour bass fishing class seminar. Everything you could possibly ever want to know about tail spinners at an hour more for go...

Growing the sport of bass fishing is a double-edged sword. While it’s healthy for the industry to be growing at the rate it is, it also can cause some trouble because more people fishing means one thing – more people are fishing.
“There is more fishing pressure today than ever before,” said Mik...

Mike Iaconelli is winter fishing and in a cold front with high pressure. Some of the worst conditions you can face. 45 degree water temperature and cold winter air temperature driving it down further can make for a tough day of bass fishing.
Top Winter Bass Baits Topics

1:05 Rigging top to bo...