The Bass University today announced its much-anticipated list of speakers for the upcoming season.
"We are very excited about our speaker list this year," said Pete Gluszek, who founded B.U. along with Mike Iaconelli. "Most of our speakers from last year will be returning this year and we have some great new additions.
One of the things we really wanted to do this year was to bring in some of the sport's all-time greats. We feel very fortunate to have the likes of Larry Nixon, Shaw Grigsby, David Fritts and Peter Thliveros. These veterans are guys with 20-plus years of top-shelf tournament experience who continue to win tournaments today at the highest level.
"In addition, we have the young guns like Brent Erhler, John Crews and, of course, Ike. Add to that the great personalities of Swindle and Zona and the exceptional expertise and tournament credentials of all of our other speakers, and we think each of these rosters offer something to help every angler to move his game to the next level."
Here's the skinny.
Kissimmee: November 6-7
Pete Gluszek (Nov. 6-7): Spinnerbait Secrets and Soft-Plastic Stickbaits
Mike Iaconelli (Nov. 6-7): Finding Bass On New Bodies of Water and Speed-Worming Technique
Scott Martin (Nov. 6): Swimbaits and Crankbaits in Grass
Ish Monroe (Nov. 7): All About Frog Fishing and Punching Mats
Peter Thliveros (Nov. 6): Carolina-Rig Secrets and Successful Fluke Fishing
Brett Hite (Nov. 7): Chatterbait Techniques and Dropshotting
Chicago: December 4-5
Pete Gluszek (Dec. 5): Spinnerbait Secrets and Understanding Smallmouth Movements
Mike Iaconelli (Dec. 4): Finding Bass on New Bodies of Water and Football-Head Fishing
Brent Ehrler (Dec. 5): Advanced Dropshotting and the Flick Shake Technique
Mark Zona (Dec. 5): Tube-Jig Techniques and Great Lakes Smallmouth Secrets
Byron Velvick (Dec. 4): Swimbait Basics and Advanced Swimbait Techniques
Greg Hackney (Dec. 4): Advanced Jig Fishing and Shallow Cranking
Nashville - December 11-12
Pete Gluszek (Dec. 11-12): Spinnerbait Secrets and Creature Bait Techniques
Mike Iaconelli (Dec. 11-12): Finding Bass on New Bodies of Water and Tube-Jig Fishing
Byron Velvick (Dec. 11): Swimbait Basics and Advanced Swimbait Techniques
Ish Monroe (Dec. 12): All About Frog Fishing and Punching Mats
David Fritts (Dec 12): Shallow and Mid-Depth Cranking and All About Deep-Diving Crankbaits
Sixth speaker TBD.
Shreveport: January 8-9
Pete Gluszek (Jan. 8-9): Spinnerbait Secrets and Creature Bait Techniques
Mike Iaconelli (Jan. 8-9): Finding Bass on New Bodies of Water and Shallow-Water Cranking
Greg Hackney (Jan. 9): Catching Suspended Bass and Jig Fishing 101
Larry Nixon (Jan. 9): Worm-Fishing Tricks and Spoon-Fed Bass
Randy Howell (Jan. 8): Topwater Magic and Lipless Vibration Baits
Kevin Short (Jan. 8): Shallow-Water Cranking and Buzzbait Strategies
Boston: January 15-16
Pete Gluszek (Jan. 15-16): Spinnerbait Secrets and Understanding Smallmouth Seasonal Movements
Mike Iaconelli (Jan. 15-16): Finding Bass on New Bodies of Water and Football-Head Fishing
Gerald Swindle (Jan. 15): Jerkbait Tactics and Lipless Vibration Baits
John Crews (Jan. 16): Shallow Cranking and Deep Cranking
Dave Wolak (Jan. 15): How To Read Grass and Successful Grass Techniques for Largemouths
Shaw Grigsby (Jan. 16): Sight-Fishing Basics and Topwater Tactics
Registration is now underway. To register, or for more information, visit TheBassUniversity.com, call (856) 521-0046 or email BassUniversity@gmail.com.
