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Locate & Catch Spotted Bass All Year - Lucas
At the time of this video posting, Justin Lucas is fishing for the angler-of-the-year title in the BASS Angler of the Year Championship on Lake Chatuge. Lake Chatuge is known for a healthy spotted bass population. Justin focuses this bass fishing educational seminar mostly on his experience with ...
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Fishing Mid-Depth & Mental Preparation - Elam
Bassmaster Elite Series professional tournament angler and Oklahoma St. University Alumnus James Elam joined The Bass University in Tulsa, Oklahoma to talk about fishing mid-depth. Elam starts off this 50-minute bass fishing video with a primer on the general mentality of fising, general rules or...
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Seasonal Approach to Deep Water Bass Fishing - Murray
Not all bass do the same thing all the time. You can catch a bass on a topwater near the bank, then drive out to 50 feet and catch another one. Bass do have a tendancy to migrate toward deeper water at certain times of the year and that's what John Murray is here to talk about. Maximizing your fi...
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How to Fish for Bass in Flooded Water - Gluszek
Starting today (July 26, 2018) the Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament was scheduled to begin on the Upper Chesapeake. Ultimately, it was rescheduled because the flooding and floating debris were out of control. The question still remains, what do you do when faced with flooded waters...
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Winning Bass Tournaments : A 1-2 Punch - Elam
Main Topics in this Winning Bass Tournaments Class
1:15 Approaching a lake
4:20 The tournament-winning 1-2 punch
10:10 Spring examples
11:00 Summer examples
12:15 Fall examples
14:50 Winter examples
17:20 Multi-species lakes
19:05 Fishing resident fish vs. pattern fish
24:20 Weather
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2018 Bassmaster Classic : In-Depth Frogs - Roumbanis
Fred Roumbanis and Pete Gluszek talk about a couple of recent classes released at The Bass University, Topwater Frog Fishing Demonstration and Frog Fishing on the Water. These classes are focuesed on Fred's new topwater frogs from Stanford Baits, the Boom Boom Hollow Body Frog.
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2018 Bassmaster Classic : Pre Spawn on Lake Hartwell - Cobb
Pete Gluszek, the Dean of the Bass University welcomes FLW professional tournament angler Brandon Cobb. They talk about targeting largemouth or spots, and how the seasonal change separates the two species. Lake Hartwell also has a couple of types of grass right now, and Brandon shares why it's th...
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Dissecting Shallow Water Cover - Roumbanis & Gluszek
Pete Gluszek and Fred Roumbanis are back at El Salto to talk about fishing shallow water habitat. The two bass tournament anglers talk about different types of shallow water cover, from grass, standing timber, rock banks and more. Pete and Fred share their thoughts on what types of baits to try i...
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Become a Great Bass Angler - Klein
Bass fishing tournament veteran Gary Klein has never had another profession, besides professional bass angler. He's been fishing competitively, for a living for well over 40 years! In this instructional video, Gary wants to take The Bass University students back to basics and starting thinking ab...
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Spinnerbait & Buzzbait Seasonal Success - McClelland
Mike McClelland is a successful bass fishing tournament angler. In this 44-minute video, he will teach you the versatility of spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. These lures were mainstays 20+ years ago in tournament bass fishing, in some ways, have lost popularity with the success of swimbaits, swim jig...
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Rockin' Topwater Bass Fishing - Watson
Every day, James Watson, BASS and FLW professional tournament angler, strives to be a better angler. He is known, in part, for his tournament success with the topwater phenomenon the River2Sea Whopper Plopper. He is constantly learning and in this 50-minute topwater bass fishing instructional vid...
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Suspended Bass Seasonal Pattern Fishing - Scott Suggs
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...
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River Bass Fishing All Year - Wesley Strader
FLW bass fishing tournament pro Wesley Strader grew up on the Tennessee River, learning to be wood-wise (being aware of what different seasons and events in nature can tell you). In this 44-minute bass fishing instructional video, Strader will share a lifetime of tips, tactics, techniques and sec...
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Catch Smallmouth Bass on Crankbaits - Gluszek
Professional bass fishing tournament angler Pete Gluszek is often leading or nearly leading BASS Open tournaments where big smallmouth abound. Recently he was also in the lead of the Northern Open on the James River (so he's no stranger to catching big largemouth either). In this 57-minute semi...
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Fishing Highland Reservoirs - Winter & Spring - Ott Defoe
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 ...
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Catching Bass with Sonar Electronics - Brent Ehrler
In this second sonar bass fishing instructional video seminar, conducted by Brent Ehrler, Brent discusses catching fish using your boat electronics. This seminar is a follow-up to Brent's first sonar video Sonar Bass Fishing - Brent Ehrler, which you may want to watch first. In this 54-minute bas...
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Fall Grass Bed Transition & Autumn Habitat - Gluszek
Be sure to also check out Fall Seasonal Transition & Baits! Pete Gluszek talks about the fall transition in regards to bass that have related to grass all summer. Pete talks about where the bass go when the grass starts to die and what targets to fish.
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Come Back Baits - Cliff Crochet
Sometimes when you don't get a hook in a fish, or the fish swipes at the bait, which often happens with reaction baits, like crankbaits, buzzbaits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. What do you do to get them in the boat? Sometimes called follow-up baits, these baits are meant to land those fish, on...
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Spring Fishing Dropping Water - Mike and Pete On the Water
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.
1:13 Where do I look f...
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Fishing Milfoil - Mike and Pete On the Water
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 ...
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Identifying Spawning Areas - Pete Gluszek On the Water
Pete Gluszek is on the water to show you how to identify spawning areas, and utilize this knowledge to intercept bass on the way to, and at the spawning beds.
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The ONLY Baits You Really Need For Spotted Bass: Emil Wagner - April 29, 2025
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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Seasonal Tidal Water Bass Fishing Tactics - Mike Iaconelli : Remastered
Mike Iaconelli grews up on the Delaware River and had a major Bassmaster Elite Series win there. In this class, Mike shares what he's learned over the years about seasonal bass movements on a tidal river. Ike breaks down Winter through Fall: where fish are located, how they will migrate, how tide...
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Shallow Water Fishing All Year - Greg Hackney
While there's a whole generation of anglers utilizing electronics to locate big schools of bass offshore, Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fisherman Greg Hackney encourages you not to forget to beat the banks any time of year for some of the biggest tournament bass, especially for a 5 bass...