Caleb Sumrall is back on the water with The Bass University cameras to talk about flipping and pitching Texas rigs (and to a little bit on jigs). Caleb believes there are 3 key factors when choosing your soft plastic, hook & weight: water clarity, fish activity and forage. In this bass fishing cl...

Ready to improve your bass fishing IQ? In this episode, recorded 8/10/21, we're joined by Toyota Series Delta Champion Andrew Loberg shares tips and secrets for punching heavy matted vegetation. Learn how to fish thick grass and pitch and flip baits through the canopy where big bass hide.

In this on the water bass fishing class video, Pete Gluszek is on the water with a handful of techniques to break down docks and identify what the bass are biting in an attempt to establish a pattern. Pete starts off by breaking down the tools that he uses to pick apart docks and why you need a v...

In this bass fishing instructional video seminar on flipping & pitching, Randall Tharp discusses the mechanics and places to conduct your business in-depth. Learn the proper way to pitch, not scare off fish, get bites and set the hook. Randall Tharp goes on to talk about areas he targets with a f...

Randall Tharp was at a Bass University class early in his fishing, when he heard Denny Brauer talk about flipping and pitching. Randall Tharp has been hooked on the technique ever since. He's won a lot of money and dedicated a lot of time to zeroing in on the right tackle for flipping and pitchin...

Bobby Lane is known for flipping heavy cover with big tungsten weights, but in any given day, there are lots of flipping and pitching targets that do and don't require heavy punching weights. Even within a stretch of water you intend to punch in your day on the water, there are likely isolated ta...

Peter Gluszek, the Dean of The Bass University, is on the water with a flipping stick and some big tungsten weights, ready to punch through some grass mats. In this on the water class, Pete will take you around to different types of grass you might encounter. Pete uses mostly the same equipment, ...

Jason Christie's first approach to tournament practice is to try flipping and pitching. If he can find concentrations of fish that will bite that presentation, he's got a good chance to getting tournament-winning fish. You won't always catch a lot of fish flipping and pitching, but, sometimes jus...

Derek Hudnall is fishing his sophomore season on The Bassmaster Elite Series. Derek did well in the 2019 season, but, due to a disqualification, he did not qualify for the 2020 Bassmaster Classic.

0:45 Pete Gluszek introduced Derek Hudnall and talks about how his 2019 DQ caused him to miss qu...

Matt Herren is a veteran of 126 BASS fishing tournaments. He's made 7 Bassmaster Classic appearances and finished in the money in 84 of his BASS tournaments. A lot of the money he's won in tournaments has come from fishing a jig. He joined The Bass University in Gadsden, AL to conduct a bass fish...

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 ...

Recent MLF bass fishing tournament winner Skeet Reese joins The Bass University to talk about a technique largely attributed to being invented and developed by Dee Thomas, a West Coast angler. That technique is flipping. Skeet talks about learning to flip on the California Delta, and how intimida...

We're not sure if it's a "punchshot" or a "punch shot", but it's sometimes called a "Jika Rig", and it catches bass! Mike Iaconelli shares what he learned about this hot technique from his recent fishing trip to Japan with Morizo Shimizu. In this 23-minute bass fishing instructional video, Bassma...

Pete Gluszek, The Dean of the Bass University, says that one of the most common questions he gets from anglers when guiding and students at Bass University classes is, "What fishing line should I use in different situations?". In this fishing instructional video, Pete discusses the different type...

Bass fishing pro Mike "ike" Iaconelli talks about fishing visible cover, including tips on:

Using water clarity to determine how to approach the cover
How to approach cover based on light conditions and light penetration into the water
How to fish cover based on the seasonal activity level o...

Bass fishing legend Gary Klein joins the Bass University TV to talk about flipping and pitching techniques in this hour-long bass fishing seminar. Gary starts by giving a brief introduction to competing at the top level, what it takes and what aspiring professional anglers can expect.
Gary then ...

Targeting bass on visible structure by flipping and pitching is a method that has been putting fish in boats for decades, but did you know you can also use those techniques in deeper water? In this seminar, 1999 Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite explains the differences between flipping and p...

Flipping and pitching grass mats can be one of the best ways to help you land a big fish, but there’s a lot more to it than just fishing every mat you find. Every type of grass is a little bit different, and fishing every inch of the mat will likely have you spending less time around high-percent...

In this digitally remastered bass fishing video seminar, Fletcher Shryock was in Ohio to talk about his go-to ways to catch tournament bass, flipping and pitching. These two techniques allow Fletcher to make precision casts and be stealthy and efficient using tackle that allows him to get a good ...

In the post spawn, Bassmaster Elite Brandon Cobb likes to stay shallow, but he does have a bait handy for offshore brushpiles. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Brandon goes over the baits, colors & tackle he uses to fish his 4 favorite shallow water techniques and his favorite deeper wat...

When most people think about flipping, they think about big line, heavy rods and 1/2oz jigs. Bill Lowen is here to introduce you to finesse flipping. No, it's not a spinning tackle technique with trout hooks and 5lb line. Bill Lowen believes the key is getting baits into hard-to-reach places and ...

This bass fishing seminar class video was filmed on-site at the Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St Johns River, FL in 2022. Brandon Palaniuk finished 20th in the event and on the final day, he treated the audience to a 30-minute Bass University class on flipping and pitching. After demonstra...

When many anglers decide to go flipping and pitching for bass, they decide between using a jig or a soft plastic bait. However, there is a often a place for both when targeting bass throughout the year. In this seminar, Taylor Watkins explains the different times type of lure may succeed, and whe...

Focusing on seasonal patterns and map study will help you catch more fish, but don’t overlook improving the basic mechanics of bass fishing. Even small things, such as rod positioning and casting technique, can make a huge difference in your hookup ratio over the course of a day. In this seminar,...