Shallow

Shallow

Shallow water fishing focuses on targeting bass in less than 5 feet of water, often around visible cover like grass, wood, or docks. It’s a power fishing style that relies on reaction baits such as frogs, spinnerbaits, and jigs. This technique offers exciting, visual strikes and is especially effective during warmer months and spawning seasons.

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Shallow
  • Access Winning Backwater Bass Fishing Areas - Keith Poche - September 2022

    You mad bro? The backwater area Keith Poche was fishing at the Red River Bassmaster Open was so hard to access, even in his aluminum rig, people thought he was getting out of his boat to get back there. They even tried to stop him by piling up rocks to the area's entrance. Poche took to social me...

  • Cold Shallow Water Winter Cranking - Brandon Cobb

    One of Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler Brandon Cobb's favorite ways to catch bass in the winter is cold water cranking. It's one of the few ways you can fish without slowing your presentation down to a crawl when the water gets cold. In this on the water bass fishing class, Brandon Cobb...

  • Fishing Hard-to-Reach Shallow Water - Harvey Horne

    Harvey Horne's early bass fishing tournament success came out of aluminum boat, fishing shallow backwater areas. When he moved to a fiberglass boat, he was unable to fish some of his favorite areas as comfortably because of how the boat sat in the water and concerns about the hull. Horne returned...

  • Stealth Mode Bass Fishing - Lee Livesay

    You can't always run around your favorite spot with the trolling motor on 70+ slinging your favorite search bait and catch tournament-winning bass. Particularly on high-pressured lakes like Guntersville and Chickamauga. Sometimes you have to take a more stealthy approach. In this bass fishing cla...

  • Shallow Water Power Fishing - September 2021

    It's time to put down the fairy wands and pick up some 7'+ Medium Heavy, Heavy and Extra Heavy baitcasting tackle to wench some bass out of shallow cover. Bassmaster Elite Greg DiPalma gives us a BASS tournament season wrap up, then David Williams comes on from the official Bassmaster Open on Lak...

  • Shallow Bass Fishing Tactics - Pete Gluszek : Remastered

    In this remastered bass fishing class video, we hear from "The Dean" Pete Gluszek. He's talking about shallow water tactics for big bass. In this class, Pete will discuss shallow water bass fishing techniques and a technique that many anglers overlook when fishing shallow water. Learn all the tip...

  • George Cochran's Best Bass Fishing Lures : Remastered

    In this remastered bass fishing video, George Cochran is recently retired and spilling the beans on the baits that he has confidence in. Sponsors aside, these are the baits, rods & line that George Cochran would buy from the store because they catch fish. Lots of companies make good baits, and th...

  • Breaking Down Lily Pads - JT Kenney : Remastered

    In this completely remastered bass fishing video, JT Kenney dives deep into fishing lily pads. For starters, there are different kinds of lily pads, and they grow in different environments, and each holds fish better at different times of year or in different concentrations. JT Kenney begins by b...

  • Prespawn Power Fishing Tactics - Jason Christie

    Prespawn means different things to different anglers and in different parts of the country. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar video, recorded in Tulsa, OK, Jason Christie talks about the time from when fish move from their wintering areas up until they spawn. Learn when to start looki...

  • High Buoyancy Plastic Squarebill Crankbaits - Bryan Thrift

    Lots of anglers love the fast rise of balsa squarebill crankbaits. In this on the water bass fishing class video, Bryan Thrift talks about why he loves fishing a wide-bodied plastic squarebill with no rattles. Learn why plastic is a great choice for clear water, why a fast rise is important when ...

  • Shallow Bass Fishing with a Focus on Summer - Jason Christie

    There are always fish up shallow. Most of the year, the majority of the fish are out of the shallow water, but there's a reason why many tournament, even summer tournaments are still won in shallow water. In this bass fishing instructional and educational seminar class video, Jason Christie is in...

  • Shallow Cranking - Greg Hackney

    If you follow professional bass fishing tournament, you probably know that Greg Hackney loves to fish shallow. One of his favorite ways to catch them in less than 6ft of water is with a crankbait. In this bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares some of the reasons that he chooses a ...

  • Shallow Water Electronics - Greg Hackney

    In this remastered electronics bass fishing seminar class video, Greg Hackney shares how electronics are just as important in shallow water as anywhere else on the lake. Sure, you can put your rod in the water to see how deep it is, but your electronics can tell you so much more about where you'r...

  • BUcket List : Lake Chickamauga Ep. 2

    The Bass University BUcket List is back on Lake Chickamauga with Major League Fishing pro bass tournament angler Wesley Strader, local fishing guide Billy Joe Wheat and fisheries biologist Mike Jolley. Learn when and where to catch the biggest bass on Lake Chickamuaga, learn how to get into the h...

  • Shallow Cranking - Rob Digh

    Bassmaster Elite Series & Cashion Rods bass fishing pro Rob Digh joined The Bass University in late fall to talk about shallow cranking. In this bass fishing video, Rob shares tips for selecting crankbait colors, what tackle to use and where to set out to look for shallow water bass that will eat...

  • Getting Into Skinny Backwater for Hungry Bass - Cox

    In this bass fishing video, John Cox will share tips for getting to less-pressured bass in shallow backwaters. John, and other anglers, have had great bass fishing tournament success by pushing their boat equipment to the limits to access the hardest-to-reach areas. Often old creek channels or ox...

  • Shallow Cranking Southern Style - Wiggins

    In this bass fishing how-to instructional video seminar, Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour pro Jesse Wiggins is in Gadsden, AL talking about his approach to shallow water cranking. Jesse Wiggins is from Addison, AL and used to fishing some off color water, which is what he looks for when shallow...

  • Versatile Tournament Bass Fishing - Elam

    In today's bass fishing tournament scene, if you want to be competitive in various parts of the country, you need to be prepared to make adjustments on-the-fly. As conditions change, you need to be ready to switch tackle and tactics immediately. Learn how the younger generation fishing top-level ...

  • Shallow Water Summer Smallmouth - Seth Feider

    Fishing for shallow smallmouth bass in the Summer is one of Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider's favorite ways to catch bass. Seth explains that most anglers know to fish for smallmouth in the spring during the prespawn and spawning periods, but the bass that stay shallow throughout the summ...

  • John Cox - FLW Shallow Water Angler

    FLW bass fishing tournament anglers John Cox joins Pete Gluszek and Pat Renwick at the 2019 Bassmaster Classic. John Cox is a shallow water angler and he talks about his love for charshing the banks and a little about his approach to practice as a shallow water angler.

    10:48 John Cox invited t...

  • Shallow Cranking with MDJ - Mark Daniels Jr.

    Mark Daniels Jr., a former FLW Tour and Bassmaster Elite series angler, who is now fishing the MLF Bass Pro Tour, was in Tulsa, OK in January to talk about shallow cranking. MDJ loves shallow cranking and has been with Bill Lewis lures for many years, he has recently co-developed a 6ft. crankbait...

  • Seasonal Shallow Cranking Success - Lowen

    One of our most popular presenters, "Dollar" Bill Lowen, is back with The Bass University in Kokomo, Indiana to talk about seasonal shallow water cranking. Bill grew up fishing the rivers, and most of the fish were shallow by necessity all year long. Bill Lowen wants to share with Bass University...

  • Shallow Water Fishing Hotspots - Crochet

    Professional bass fishing tournament angler Cliff Crochet believes that most of the great spots for tournament-winning bags are right in front of our noses. Just like Randy Howell's Bassmaster Classic win fishing rip rap, lots of great anglers drove right by that winning spot. In this 51-minute b...

  • 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...