FLW Tour bass fishing tournament pro Scott Suggs has won nearly $2m on tour, including a $1m 2007 Forrest Wood Cup win on Lake Ouachita. Now he's joining the Bass University to talk about how he won that event, fishing for suspended bass. What do you do when the fishing gets really tough, and eve...

Professional bass tournament fishing pro Bill Lowen loves throwing a swim jig, and has been doing it to catch big bass for over 20 years. He begins by telling the story of how he happened upon the swim jig technique, and how it's help him make cuts in top-level fishing tournaments.
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What are highland reservoirs, and how do I catch bass in them? Primarily, highland reservoirs are characterized by their deep, clear water with steep banks, which are often composed of rock, like Cherokee Lake. In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Bassmaster tournament fisherman Ott ...

Tournament bass fishing champion and guide Pete Gluszek introduces a crankbait he helped design, Pete's Quite Killer. Pete explains why this thin, silent, tight-wobbling crankbait is key when fishing gets tough. This shallow-running crankbait is great to fish in pressured waters around vegetation...

Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek are on Toledo Bend in the spring, with water temperatures in the 60s, with the water falling and a cold front moving in. The fish are moving to the bank, but because of the dropping water, and cooler weather, they aren't locking onto beds.

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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 ...

Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek are on the water doing some early spring crankbait bass fishing. It's prespawn with changing water conditions that are keeping bass from moving onto the beds to spawn. Mike and Pete discuss the area they're fishing, which has milfoil, along with what baits they're ...

This week's Bass University live features recent top 10 finisher Dakota Ebare. Ebare discusses his recent tournament successes, including his Opens EQs, his upcoming rookie season in the Bassmaster Elite Series, and his strategies for pre-spawn bass fishing, particularly on Lake Rayburn in Texas....

Matt Arey's "Prespawn Power Fishing The Carolinas" discusses various aspects of bass fishing North and South Carolina fisheries in the late Winter and early Spring. Arey touches on topics from water quality in Jordan and Falls compared to Lake Norman to pre-spawn strategies and bait selection for...

Bill Lowen won the Bassmaster Elite bass fishing tournament on the St John's River in Florida. He's also had another good finish at Okeechobee on the Elites (27th place) and Santee Cooper on the NPFL (4th place). Bill put a jig to work in all those events. In this live show recording, Bill talks ...

Want to unlock the bass fishing secrets that nearly led Wesley Strader to victory at the 2025 Major League Fishing REDCREST at Lake Guntersville on the Tennessee River?
Get ready to dive deep with legendary angler Wesley Strader! In this in-depth interview from Bass University Live, Wesley share...

In this remastered bass fishing class video, "The Dean of The Bass University" Pete Gluszek talks about his 4 favorite crankbaits for when the water starts to warm up in early Spring. Now, this isn't for right after the ice melts, there are a few better tools for when the water is still in the 30...

Jerkbaits are often considered Winter and Springtime fishing lures. When the water is cold and fish are lethargic up to the time they feed up before locking onto beds, jerkbaits get a lot of action. What about the rest of the year. Ott Defoe believes they are a bait that, depending on where you a...

Particularly in a tournament situation, anglers are torn between milking a spot or making a milk run. Do you "run & gun" high percentage spots looking to pick off 1 or 2 fish on each spot, or do you "sit & wait" on an area looking to catch all the fish (or even wait for new fish to move in)? Bran...

Bryan Thrift joins The Bass University to provide a seasonal breakdown of when, where & why to throw big baits. Like many other anglers, Bryan Thrift appreciates the big-fish-catching capabilities of big baits, but also the artistry and attention to detail employed in the creation of these baits,...

The Berkley Frittside Crankbait is an awesome flat side crankbait, that fishes like balsa, but is easier to cast. You can fish it all year, but there are a couple of times when it really shines. In this on the water bass fishing class, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shane Lehew shares when, where & ...

One of the most difficult situations you can face as a bass angler is a cold front. Particularly in the Spring when bass are moving up onto beds in spawning flats, a cold front can change everything. In this video, Pete is down in Florida, after a warm spell, the temperatures are down near freezi...

Major League Fishing pro Clabion Johns joined The Bass University in early 2022 to talk about bass that love to eat sunfish, particularly "bream", a sort of catch-all name for bluegill, red ear, green sunfish, pumpkinseed, etc. In many lakes, these fish are the ideal forage for big bass, especial...

Brandon Palaniuk is back on a highland reservoir in the early Spring pre spawn targeting bass in ~57 degree water with a glide bait, jig, dropshot and jerkbait. The lake he is fishing is clear and deep, so he's using his Humminbird electronics and LakeMaster Maps to locate prime pre spawn areas. ...

As bass head in and out of spawning flats, they can often be found under docks, sometimes over really deep water. In this bass fishing on the water class video, Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour champion Jesse Wiggins talks about his 2 favorite baits to fish for these transitioning bass, along w...

Pete Gluszek loves all sizes of the Senko. In this on the water bass fishing class, Pete is ready to show how he rigs a 3" Senko to catch finicky Spring bass around the spawn. Fishing pressure, cold fronts and bass being focused on spawning can put fish in a negative mood and this finesse rig wil...

Do you throw topwater baits during the pre-spawn? For many anglers, those early months of the year are too early to break out the buzzbaits and prop baits. However, those techniques can help target some of the bigger bass in your lakes as they begin feeding up for the spawn. In this seminar, Greg...

Many anglers think of swim jigs as a shallow water bait that's only effective at certain times of the year. Drew Cook believes otherwise. Growing up, he was successful with several sneaky ways to fish a swim jig in places where other baits were harder to fish or bass were used to seeing those bai...

Frog fishing isn't just for Summer. In this bass fishing class seminar video, Clabion Johns explains the seasonal "where, when & how to catch bass" patterns for frog fishing the whole year. Before breaking down the seasons, Clabion explains that having the right equipment is the most crucial aspe...