It’s impossible to learn every technique in one year. While versatility in bass fishing is an important trait, many anglers often rely on only a few different baits and techniques to catch fish. In this seminar, John Crews focuses on two specific baits that anglers should add to their arsenal: sm...

Are you interested in going out and catching the biggest bass that live in a lake? There are a lot of techniques that will help you catch numbers of fish, for the most this is not one of them. Punching matted vegetation is basically a broom stick, heavy braided line and fast reel approach to wenc...

Fishing with an open mind is imperative for consistent bass fishing success. Adrian Avena uses this open mind concept to allow himself to fish the moment by evaluating the present conditions and relying on his instincts. Adrian will cover the mental aspect of bass fishing, how to establish a game...

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.

Ish Monroe loves to punch things, as he says, "You punch every single thing that there is out there to punch". Punching isn't just for grass mats, bass love to hide under anything that allows them to relax and ambush an easy meal. In this remastered bass fishing class video seminar, Ish Monroe di...

In this remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Fred Roumbanis talks about the two ways he fishes grass mats. Frogging for attacking the surface of the mats and punching for getting a bait under the thicker mats. Fred breaks down the baits, colors and tackle he uses for each technique before...

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...

In this on the water bass fishing class, professional bass tournament angler Mike "Ike" Iaconelli talks about one of his favorite techniques, fishing matted vegetation (or any other type of heavy matted floating cover). Iaconelli starts by talking about punching components, which include, but are...

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...

In recent years, the Florida strain largemouth bass have reached record-setting size in Tennessee, to the tune of 15lbs+. Major Leage Fishing pro Wesley Strader joins Pete Gluszek to share some information about how he got started fishing, his early experiences fishing "Chick", his favorite times...

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 ...

In this Bass University exclusive bass fishing video seminar, FLW professional tournament angler JT Kenney "The Grass Wizard" breaks down different types of baits for targetting different types of grass. Kenney talks about which baits have the best efficiency (coming through the grass) and produc...

In this full 1hr+ punch shot bass fishing instructional video seminar, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli goes into detail about how to rig, and fish the punch shot rig (also called the jika rig). Iaconelli shares about his trip to Japan, where he was introduced to the hybrid technique "punch shotting". Ike ta...

Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament pro, and West Coast angler Ish Monroe conducts a 1-hour instructional fishing seminar on catching monster bass in matted vegetation. Ish shares the fundamental truth in bass fishing, which relates heavily to matted vegetations, "The bass are always ...

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...

In most tournaments, Ish Monroe doesn't have a spinning rod on his boat. That's because on most bodies of water where top-level tournaments are held, spinning techniques don't consistently catch tournament-winning bass. Sure, you may catch a big fish, maybe a couple, but to win tournaments, you n...

Tips, tackle, and tech for targeting the true giants in the water. If you want to catch more trophy bass, this is the bass fishing class for you!
Catching bass is fun, but catching big bass is even better. While everyone wants to land their personal best every time they hit the water, not everyo...

Dropping bombs is like punching, even when there's nothing to punch through. Punching is one of Ish Monroe's top confidence techniques. If the punching bite is on during a tournament, Ish has a good chance to win it. The idea is that Ish is dropping bombs in places where big fish live and other a...

John Murray is a Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament angler who started out on the West coast perfecting finesse techniques like the dropshot rig before most had even heard of it. As it's evolved, the dropshot has continued to be a great finesse fishing tactic for pressured bass, certai...

When it comes to fishing grass, there’s a lot more to it than simply picking up a frog and going to work. Different types of grass present different challenges to anglers, but keying in on those differences can help you land more fish. JT Kenney has made a career out of targeting bass in the gras...

Are you ready to learn how to punch grass mats? Punching provides anglers with a way to effectively fish grass mats while working as quickly – or slowly – through an area as they want. One of the keys to punching is being able to trigger a reaction strike by dropping your bait as close to a fish ...

Punching grass mats can be overwhelming. For many anglers, it seems like an impossible task to pick apart acres of grass mats one pitch at a time. While you may not always produce a lot of bites punching, it does give you the opportunity to get bigger bites throughout the day. By using a heavy tu...

Few baits have gained more popularity in recent years than the Missile Baits D-Bomb.
This versatile creature bait serves many purposes, but the most important one of all is catching big bass.
“The bait can be used in many different fashions,” said Dave Mansu. “Much like you would use a jig to ...