Missile Baits owner John Crews joins The Bass University Live to discuss the versatility of soft plastic lures in tournament bass fishing.

Berkley Maxscent isn't just for smallmouth bass. In this interview, Justin Atkins shares why scent is important for largemouth as well. He also discusses why using scent when you're already catching bass may be even more important than using scent because conditions are tough and you're not getti...

JT Kenney has a hot new technique for fishing a stick worm, like a Yamamoto Senko. When most people think of a stick worm, they think about finesse fishing with light line and spinning tackle. Perhaps their mind goes to fishing a wacky rig. JT Kenney has a whole different purpose for fishing a so...

Some lakes, particularly in Florida, have mucky bottoms and the root balls of lily pads make great hard places for bass to make beds. In this bass fishing video class seminar, Bryan New talks about the tackle you need and the technique to use to blind fish beds in lily pads. Firstly, you want to ...

Mike Iaconelli is back for part 2 of the "Take it to the Bank" bank bass fishing series of classes. In this segment, Mike talks about packing your tackle to be light and mobile, but having everything you absolutely need to catch bass from the top of the water column to the bottom and in various c...

"A Carolina Rig takes too long to tie and it only catches small fish!". John Crews has heard this one too many time, so he's here to tell you that tying up the old ball and chain is well worth the time, and it certainly catches small fish, but it also catches some of the biggest bass. If you're f...

Harvey Horne attrinutes a lot of his bass fishing tournament success to fishing a swing head jig or hard head football jighead. In this bass fishing class seminar, Harvey takes a seasonal approach to baits and tackle for this technique, and ends his seminar by answering student questions about: t...

In this digitally remastered bass fishing class seminar video, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli shares some of his favorite finesse soft plastic bass fishing techniqes. When fishing gets tough, these techniques are some of the best at generating bass bites. Bass can shut down because of weather changes, wate...

Mike Iaconelli and Dave Manue are on the water for Bass University TV talking about hard and soft plastic swimbaits in this remastered bass fishing video. Join Mike and Dave and they break down why you should have a swimbait tied on most of the time. They talk about rigging soft plastics, and the...

Bobby Lane is here to help you decide when to fish straight tail worms (or worms with very subtle action) vs curly tail/ribbon tails (which have a lot of action). Bobby shares a simple approach to tackle for these techniques, one baitcaster setup and one spinning setup. Lane then dives into a sea...

Buddy Gross is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler who had a big win an Eufaula in 2020. He joined The Bass University via live Zoom classes to share his tips and secrets for fishing a belly-weighted swimbait and a hollow body swimbait on a jighead. For over 50 minutes, Gross shares secre...

Pete Gluszek loves to fish soft plastic stick baits, and his paramount confidence bait is a Yamamoto Senko. In this remastered bass fishing class video seminar, "The Dean of The Bass University" shares some of his favorite rigging techniques, what makes the Yamamoto senko special, tackle for fish...

4th Year Bassmaster Elite Series angler, BASS Rookie of the Year and College National Champion Jake Whitaker is with The Bass University to talk about weightless soft plastic techniques. Whitaker is from the Carolinas, and went to college at UNC Charlotte, around lakes like Lake Norman, Lake Wyli...

By his estimation, Justin Lucas has won between 25% - 33% of his tournament bass fishing money fishing a wacky rig. In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, Justin Lucas shares his favorite 3 ways to wacky rig a soft plastic worm or stick bait. He breaks down the tackle he uses (rod, ree...

In this remastered bass fishing class seminar, George Cochran was recently-retired and ready to share all the fish-catching secrets. George is begins by talking about the tackle that he uses for fishing wacky worms, and he shares that it's not exactly conventional by today's fishing standards. Th...

In this on-the-water video from the Bass University Valut, which was remastered in 2021, Mike Iaconelli talks about a different way to fish a Texas rig. With a speed worm (aka swim worm), you can use a paddle tail or cut paddle tail worm to get buzzing action on the top, or a strong swimming acti...

7-Time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier Stetson Blaylock joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in early 2020 to talk about fishing wacky rigs. Unlike many pros, Stetson Blaylock admits that most of his winnings have come on a spinning rod, and his love of fishing a wacky rig is part of that reason. I...

In this bass fishing video, John Cox is back on the water to talk about fishing soft plastic stickbaits. John has won a lot of money with this technique and he has some secret tips that will help you catch more bass fishing soft plastic stickbaits like Berkley Powerbait The General Worm & the Yam...

Bassmaster Elite Series champion Paul Mueller joins The Bass University in this bass fishing video interview to talk about Ned rigging. Paul shares some of his favorite baits for this technique and other tackle he uses to get a good finesse presentation.
Ned Rig Soft Plastics Class Chapters

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Seth Feider loves to fish milfoil for bass. He has so much confidence that he can go days without a bite and still believe the next flip is going to be a big one. Learn tips, tricks and secrets for fishing milfoil from Bassmaster Elite Series angler Seth Feider in this bass fishing vegetation edu...

In January 2019, Missile Baits founder John Crews joined The Bass University in Edison, NJ to talk about the top 5 soft plastic baits and share some tips on fishing them. John starts off with some history of the soft plastic lure, including some of the pioneers, like Nick Creme, Tom Mann Sr. and ...

Accomplished bass tournament champion and competitor in the MLF Bass Pro Tour inaugural season, Ish Monroe joins The Bass Univesity to talk about the versatility of creature baits for catching bass. In this 36-minute class, you will learn:

11:25 Carolina rig
16:05 Texas rig
19:35 Wobble head...

In 2018 one of Mark Zona's beloved friends shared his Braided Line Treble Hook Trick on The Bass University TV. In turn, Mark has chosen to share one of his friend's secret rigs for catching bass, and it's an alternative to the Ned rig, perhaps even the Neko rig. Mark Zona declares that this will...

Bass tournament angler Pete Gluszek feels like the Carolina rig gets a bad rap. He's here to convert the haters, and get everyone fishing this monster fish-catching rig.
Shortcuts to Carolina Rig Fishing Topics:

0:50 - What is a Carolina rig?
2:25 - Why is a Carolina rig different?
7:10 - F...