Bryant Smith sits down with Pete Gluszek to share some of his tweaks to finesse techniques he fishes on the West Coast. While some of these techniques originated in Asian countries, they were popularized to American anglers on the West Coast before becoming staples for clear water and pressured s...

In this interview, filmed at the 2021 Bassmaster Classic, Taku Ito is talking about the techniques he used a Lake Fork, and the techniques he intended to use for smallmouth on Lake Champlain. Taku finished 7th fishing finesse techniques on Lake Fork, and 31st at Lake Champlain, but his smallmouth...

In this digitally remastered bass fishing class seminar video, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli shares some of his favorite finesse soft plastic bass fishing techniqes. When fishing gets tough, these techniques are some of the best at generating bass bites. Bass can shut down because of weather changes, wate...

John Murray was in Boxborough, MA a few years back to share some of his favorite lures and techniques for catching smallmouth bass. Some are "old school" techniques that he learned growing up, and they still catch fish. There are also the "new school" techniques that are more finesse-oriented. In...

Kevin VanDam attributes a lot of his success in bass fishing to being efficient and covering water. With advancements in electronics, fishing pressure and fishing against some of the top anglers in the world, Kevin knows that there are times when traditional power techniques are simply not going ...

Major League Fishing bass tournament pro Brent Ehrler, who has been featured in 2 of our most popular Bass University classes, Sonar Bass Fishing and Catching Bass with Sonar Electronics, joins host Pete Gluszek to talk about fishing the neko rig. Brent shares what popular technique he has almost...

In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Major League Fishing professional bass tournament angler Mark Daniels Jr. joins The Bass University in Tulsa, OK to talk about fine-tuned finesse bass fishing. MDJ got introduced to finesse fishing when he started getting his butt kicked only usin...

Former collegiate angler, early Bass University TV subscriber, and now Bassmaster Elite Series angler Patrick Walters joins The Bass University to talk about fishing stick baits. Particularly, Patrick talks about how he utilizes a soft plastic stickbait to locate bass in practice, and how he chan...

Back-to-back Bassmaster Classic Champion Jordan Lee offers up his take on finesse bass fishing and covers 3 of his favorite finesse bass fishing techniques. Here's what you'll learn in this bass fishing educational training video seminar:

0:29 The Neko Rig - Jordan's go-to power finesse fishin...

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...

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...

Mille Lacs BASS fishing tournament champion, Seth Feider, talks about the new VMC Weedless Neko Hook, which is a weedless version of the hook he was using to catch all his smallmouth bass last season on Mille Lacs. Seth discusses various finesse fishing techniques and why the wacky rig and neko r...

A successful FLW Tour angler, and (at the time of this writing) BASS rookie-of-the-year points leader Mark Daniels Jr. (MDJ) has 48 minutes of secrets for fishing heavy cover with finesse baits. Firstly, you may ask, "Why fish heavy cover with finesse baits and light line?". MDJ will talk about w...

Easton Fothergill, a Bassmaster Open Lake Eufaula Champion, recounts his journey of overcoming a health scare and returning to his passion for fishing. He shares his winning strategy, focusing on the Neko rig on underwater rock bluffs. Easton's experience has led him to appreciate every aspect of...

Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass angler Adrian Avena is on the water to discuss the neko rig, one of his favorite fishing techniques for high pressure situations. Adrian discusses the rod, reel, line, soft plastic, hook and weight to use when fishing the neko rig for bass, including the Be...

In this recorded Bass University Live show, learn from Bassmaster Elite Series rookie, Emil Wagner, as he dives deep into the world of spotted bass fishing, specifically on blueback herring lakes. Discover the critical seasonal patterns for spotted bass, from pre-spawn to post-spawn strategies.
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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...

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 ...

John Crews is always learning and perfecting new bass fishing techniques. In the mid 2000's, John got paired up with lure designer Saiji Kato at Lake Amistad. At this time in fishing history on a big fish lake like Amistad, the vast majority of anglers were catching winning bags on power fishing ...

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 ...

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...

Forward-Facing sonar, like Humminbird MEGA Live, Garmin Panotpix Livescope & Lowrance ActiveTarget, has changed the way anglers think about – and pursue – finding and catching bass. While some are opposed to the technique of “video game fishing”, many are using the technological advancement to ta...

Love it or hate it, forward-facing sonar has taken the bass fishing world by storm.
“Foward-Facing Sonar is the here and now,” said Brandon Lester. “It's the biggest advancement probably that I've seen in my professional career. ... The thing [that separates] forward-facing sonar is we're getti...