Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour pro Chris Lane, fresh off his tournament win at the 2023 season opener on the Kissimmee Chain in Florida. Chris shares what he was thinking and feeling during and after his last-second catch, which he didn't know was enough to win. Chris Lane also talks about th...

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...

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.

JT Kenney spent a lot of time fishing the Potomac River before moving to Florida. But those areas have at least one thing in common, they have lots of grass. In this remastered bass fishing class seminar video, which was recorded in the Northeast during the winter, JT Kenney shares some seasonal ...

In this bass fishing instructional video seminar on flipping & pitching, Randall Tharp discusses the mechanics and places to conduct your business in-depth. Learn the proper way to pitch, not scare off fish, get bites and set the hook. Randall Tharp goes on to talk about areas he targets with a f...

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...

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...

Kevin VanDam takes Bass University students out on the water to discuss and demonstrate how to crank grass for bass. Lots of anglers will avoid fishing grass with crankbaits because it's easy to get the bait fouled up and vegetation balled up on your lure. Kevin VanDam shares that there are a few...

James Watson is know for fishing the Whopper Plopper and spoon jacking, he's not really known for fishing grass, for good reason, they don't have any where he's from. Fortunately, James travels the country as a tourning bass tournament professional, and in this bass fishing class seminar, JMFW sh...

Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament pro Mike "Ike" Iaconelli loves to fish topwater frogs. They produce explosive bites, so they're fun, but they're also great for casting and fishing in places where other lures aren't an option. Some vegetation severely limits your lures selection, but ...

Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament angler Matt Herren has won over $2m in professional tournament fishing. In this seminar from Gadsden, AL this past winter, Herren joined our in-class training to talk about his approach to flipping & pitching, specifically, "dropping" grass. Matt ta...

Jacob Powroznik is on the water, thick in some matted vegetation, with The Bass University. In this 12-minute bass fishing class, Jacob will teach you how to fish a topwater frog in the mats.

0:26 Forg fishing or flipping mats on a tidal river system
1:39 Jacob's summer topwater frog of choic...

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...

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 ...

Tournament bass fishing champion and guide Pete Gluszek introduces a crankbait he helped design, Pete's Quite Killer. Pete explains why this thin, silent, tight-wobbling crankbait is key when fishing gets tough. This shallow-running crankbait is great to fish in pressured waters around vegetation...

Mike Iaconelli talks about how to elicit reaction strikes from bass while fishing crankbaits around grass and other submerged aquatic vegetation. In this on the water bass fishing video, Ike is explaining his most effective ways to work crankbaits through grass. He is fishing a Rapala DT Series C...

Scott Martin fishes frogs & toads a lot around vegetation in Florida, but topwater frogs can be used all over the country. In this bass fishing class seminar video Scott Martin shares some frog tips that will help you catch more fish and spend less time pulling grass off your lure. Learn the tack...

Flipping and pitching grass mats can be one of the best ways to help you land a big fish, but there’s a lot more to it than just fishing every mat you find. Every type of grass is a little bit different, and fishing every inch of the mat will likely have you spending less time around high-percent...

In this digitally remastered bass fishing video seminar, Fletcher Shryock was in Ohio to talk about his go-to ways to catch tournament bass, flipping and pitching. These two techniques allow Fletcher to make precision casts and be stealthy and efficient using tackle that allows him to get a good ...

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...

Scott Canterbury narrowly missed the final day cut at the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the St Johns River in Florida. Scott took the stage for The Bass University to share tips on how he caught bass on a swim jig in vegetation on this tidal river. In this bass fishing class seminar video...

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 ...