Spinnerbaits
Spinnerbaits feature flashing blades and a skirted hook that mimic baitfish, making them perfect for covering water quickly. They excel in stained or windy conditions when fish rely on vibration and flash to feed.
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Chasing Bass in Current - Drew Benton
Drew Benton has years of experience and has learned from other veteran anglers' decades of experience fishing river current. Like other current-fishing enthusiasts, you'll often find Drew Benton making his way up some of the gnarliest river and creek channels to get to an out-of-the-way place to ...
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Smallmouth Bass: Seasonal Movements - Jonathon VanDam : Remastered
Smallmouth can be confusing fish to target. While they are also one of the most fun fish to target, their everchanging nature makes chasing them a complicated task for many anglers.
“The one thing I can tell you I've learned is that time and time again, the only thing you can count on with a sma... -
Top 3 Big Bass Fishing Techniques - Ish Monroe : Remastered
In this bass fishing instructional video seminar, the big bass specialist, Ish Monroe talks about his top 3 big bass fishing techniques.
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"If I think there's a fish back in there, I'll make 10, 12, 15 casts...knowing there's a fish there, I'll make continuous casts, change colors and try t... -
Offshore is More Than Ledge Fishing - Drew Benton
Bassmaster Elite Series tournament bass fishing angler Drew Benton wants you to know that offshore fishing is not just for fishing ledges. Using new electronics like side scan and forward-facing sonar, you can effectively fish road beds, bream beds and brush piles for loads of giant bass and pote...
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2021 Bassmaster Elite Sabine River Champ Jason Christie
After a hiatus from the Elite Series to fish the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour, Jason Christie re-qualified for the Elite Series, then proceeded to win the Sabine River event in his first year back. In this Bass University exclusive interview, Jason Christie talks about how the tournament pr...
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Top 5 Post Spawn Hard Baits - Ish Monroe : Remastered
In this remastered video from Harrisburg, PA, Ish Monroe talks about his favorite bait for fishing in the post spawn. Lots of anglers head offshore to find bass moving back to their summering/wintering areas. Ish Monroe believes that enough fish stay up shallow to keep fishing for them, and to wi...
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Spinnerbaits for Kicker Bass - Patrick Walters
Patrick Walters has been fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series since 2019, and had a big win at the Toyota Texas Fest in 2020. In this 2021 Bass University fishing class seminar, Patrick talks about one of his favorite lures for putting kicker bass in the boat, a spinnerbait. Often overlooked by an...
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Keys to Spinnerbait Success - Mike Iaconelli : Remastered
We have fully remastered Mike Iaconelli's spinnerbait bass fishing seminar class video from Harrisburg, PA. In this 52-minute video, Iaconelli breaks down what a spinnerbait is and why, even though it's a classic, it's still a great modern lure with loads of flexibility to catch bass in various c...
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Cutting Edge Smallmouth Tactics - John Murray : Remastered
John Murray was in Boxborough, MA a few years back to share some of his favorite lures and techniques for catching smallmouth bass. Some are "old school" techniques that he learned growing up, and they still catch fish. There are also the "new school" techniques that are more finesse-oriented. In...
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Power Up with Spinnerbaits & Crankbaits - Wesley Strader
In a world dominated by dropshotting, with swimbaits being the new hot technique, old standards like spinnerbaits and crankbaits are often forgotten. Not by Wesley Strader, he has them on the deck during almost every tournament and his record speaks for itself. Strader will teach you why you shou...
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Chatterbait vs Spinnerbait in Grass - Gluszek
Sometimes there's not a clear-cut answer to when to fish one lure over the other, but, as Pete Gluszek shares in this on the water video, you can't fish what you don't have. Many anglers have put their spinnerbaits away, in favor of chatterbaits (or vibrating jigs), but hat could be a mistake. Ea...
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Spinnerbait Bass Fishing - Gluszek : Remastered
Our very own Pete "The Dean" Gluszek was in Florida to share his years of knowledge fishing spinnerbaits. In this digitally remastered bass fishing educational video seminar, Pete shares tips to get your started selecting the right spinnerbaits for the right situations (or changing out the right ...
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BUcket List : Lake Chickamauga Ep. 1
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...
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Learn to Fish Spinnerbaits Well - Wesley Strader
Wesley Strader is on Lake Chickamauga in April to share what he's learned about fishing spinnerbaits. Wesley starts out with tips on maximizing your spinnerbait arsenal and adjusting the the exact current conditions. Then he takes you out on the water to demonstrate casting, retrieving and fish c...
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A Spinnerbait for Every Situation - Jason Christie
Jason Christie, a former high school teacher, currently a Major League Fishing BPT professional bass tournament angler, but also a veteran of both the FLW and BASS Elite Series tours, taught this bass fishing educational class seminar on spinnerbait fishing in Tulsa, OK in early 2020.
0:42 A s...
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Prespawn Power Fishing - Ish Monroe
Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament professional angler Ish Monroe joined The Bass University in Tulsa, OK in 2020 to share secret tips, tactics and techniques for power fishing during the prespawn. Ish Monroe is known for his love of power fishing and fishing for big bass with big baits...
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Muddy Water Bass Fishing - Jordan Lee
Major League Fishing bass tournament pro and 2x Bassmaster Classic champion Jordan Lee is in Gadsden, AL with The Bass University to talk about fishing muddy water for bass in this bass fishing educational class seminar.
0:21 Why talk about fishing muddy water in Alabama?
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Winter Cold Water Fishing - Menendez
Bassmaster Elite series bass fishing pro Mark Menendez joined The Bass University in January 2020 at Kokomo, Indiana to talk about bass fishing in the winter and in very cold water. In many places you can still fish for bass throughout the winter, learn some of the best tips & tactics for cold we...
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The Old School Spinnerbait - Crochet
Cliff Crochet was in Edison, NJ to share his knowledge of spinnerbaits with The Bass University students and record this how-to instructional bass fishing seminar video. If you're not familiar with "Cajun Baby" (Cliff's nickname), he's a 4-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier with 14 top 10 finishes...
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Classic-Winning Bait Modifications - Ott Defoe
2019 Bassmaster Classic bass fishing tournament champion Ott Defoe believes heavily in modifying baits. Since he was young, he's been hand-crafting crankbaits and making alterations to baits to increase his condfidence in their fish-catching ability. In this video, Ott Defoe will talk about some ...
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Fishing Spinnerbaits vs. Chatterbaits/Bladed Jigs - Christie
Jason Christie, a top Bassmaster Elite Series and MLF tournament angler, joins the Bass University TV to talks about spinnerbait fishing vs. fishing a bladed jig. Lots of people ask, "When to fish a spinnerbait vs. a chatterbait". The answer is really, "When the conditions dictate one over the ot...
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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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Spinnerbaits in Heavy Cover with Flukemaster - November 2024
Bass University Live with special guest Bassmaster Kayak champion "Flukemaster" Gene Jensen discuss fishing techniques from kayaks, focusing on spinnerbaits and effective strategies around cypress trees. The discussion includes kayak design features, rod specifications, and the importance of unde...
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Caleb Sumrall's Bassmaster Elite Insights - January 2025
The conversation of this Bass University LIVE centers on Sumrall's 2024 season successes and strategies, particularly his use of forward-facing sonar technology. Looking forward to a new Bass University class from Caleb about how cold fronts affect bass and the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series that w...