Champions Club Tips & Techniques
We’ve compiled a list of some of our best videos and articles to help you improve your bass fishing skills. Looking for more tips? Check out our full library of Major League Lessons.
Bass Fishing 101
Here’s How Kevin VanDam Attacks a New Lake
Brent Ehrler’s Step-by-Step Guide to the FG Knot
Drop-Shot 101 with Aaron Martens
Getting the Most Out of Your Cast with Jordan Lee
Josh Bertrand on Choosing a Weight
Breaking Down a New Fishery with Cody Meyer
Spring Fishing
Skeet Reese’s “Must-Have” Plastic Shapes for Spring
Justin Lucas’ Favorite Springtime Crankbait
Fred Roumbanis’ Swimbaits for Early Spring
Spring Topwater Can be an All-Day Affair
Kevin VanDam’s Three Favorite Crankbaits for Spring Bass
Shallow Cranking is Timmy Horton’s Spring Go-To
Summer Fishing
Edwin Evers Runs Upriver for Late-Summer Success
Matt Lee’s Quick Tip for a Summertime Drop-Shot
Russ Lane’s Big Jig ‘N Worm Works for Dog Days Bass
Fall Fishing
Fall Cranking with Wesley Strader
Bobby Lane’s Fall Topwater Tips
Josh Bertrand’s Top Baits for Fall Fishing
Open Water and Squarebills: Howell Hints How to Hammer Fall Bass
David Walker’s Downsized Jigs for the Fall Season
Brett Hite’s Vibrating Jig Fall Breakdown
Winter Fishing
Cody Meyer Keeps Topwaters Close at Hand in Winter
Follow Casey Ashley’s Advice for Cold-Water Success on Highland Lakes
Bradley Roy’s Three Must-Have Baits for Winter Success
Jesse Wiggins Breaks Out the Lipless Cranks for Winter
Five Tips for Wintertime Cranking
Wheeler’s Winter Wisdom: Smaller Swimbaits for Bigger Bites
Crankbaits
Evers’ Keys to Choosing Crankbait Colors
Three Lipless Crank Colors That Made KVD a Million Bucks
How to Fish Lipless Crankbaits
Let’s Get Into Some Next-Level Summer Cranking
Dialed In: Ripping Lipless Crankbaits in Grass
Tackle Warehouse Crankbait Guide
Jerkbaits
Jacob Wheeler’s Jerkbait System Explained
How to Fish a Jerkbait for 3 Species of Bass
Mike McClelland’s Jerkbaits to Cover All Seasons
Why Ott DeFoe Says a Jerkbait is for More Than Just Prespawn
Drop-Shot
Brent Ehrler’s Drop-Shot Keys
Choosing the Right Drop-Shot Leader Length
Choosing the Right Drop-Shot Weight
The History of the Drop-Shot
Aaron Martens on the Dreaded Drop-Shot
Adding Power to Your Drop-Shot Approach
Jigs
DIY Pro: Customizing Jig Skirts with Gary Klein
Cody Meyer’s Perfect Setup for Throwing a Vibrating Jig
Bryan Schmitt’s Vibrating Jig Secrets
Brett Hite: Next Level with the Bladed Jig
Britt Myers’ Favorite Finesse Jig
ChatterBait 101 with Scott Suggs
Topwater
Meyer’s 1-2 Punch for Biggest Topwater Bite of the Year
Brandon Coulter’s Topwater Tips
Evers’ Go-To Topwater Bait for Early Spring
John Murray’s Topwater Secrets
Randy Howell’s Key for Late-Summer Topwater Success
How to Fish Walking Topwaters for Bass
Frogs
Alton Jones Breaks Down Three Types of Frogs
Why You Should Fish a Frog During the Spawn
Dean Rojas’ Favorite Place to Fish a Frog
Brandon Coulter’s Favorite Frogs for Fall
Sparse Cover Frogging
Froggin’ 101 With Cody Meyer
Swimbaits
How To Fish a Weedless Swimbait
How to Fish a Small Swimbait in Cold Weather
Fred Roumbanis’ Go-To Swimbait
Swimbaits Remain a Constant During Late Summer Transition
Throw Bigger Swimbaits in Tournaments
Luke Clausen Fishes Tiny Swimbaits for Big Bites
Electronics
These Electronics Tricks Will Help You Find More Fish
Forward-Scanning Sonar Is a Difference-Maker for Offshore Smallmouth
MARK DANIELS JR: Learn How to Play My Kind of Video Games
An Inside Look at Wheeler’s “Triple Threat” Electronics Array
KEVIN VANDAM: Affordable Fishing Tech Has Come a Long Way
Finding Smallmouth with Electronics
Prespawn to Postspawn
Follow Russ Lane’s Advice for the Biggest Fish in the Pond in Prespawn and Spawn
Understanding the Spawn and Looking Ahead to Post-Winter Conditions
Brent Ehrler’s Two-Pronged Approach to Postspawn
Shin Fukae’s Three Favorite Prespawn Finesse Techniques
Prespawn Preparation Can’t Start Soon Enough for Brent Chapman
