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Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks

Dustin teaches techniques for Bass

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Season 4 (2026) · 13 episodes

  1. Episode 1 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Finding Pre-Spawn Bass

    Dustin gambles with a long run in search of big pre-spawn bass.

  2. Episode 2 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Early Spring Moves

    Locating Bass in clear cool water before they spawn.

  3. Episode 3 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    All About Timing

    Being in the Right Place at the Right Time for Huge Bass

  4. Episode 4 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    New Spin on Finesse

    Dustin uses cool new bait to help catch finicky bass

  5. Episode 5 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Tiny Topwater Fun

    Dustin fishes a finesse topwater bait for bass in Early Summer.

  6. Episode 6 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    River Bass

    Finding Bass on a river can mean covering miles of water

  7. Episode 7 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Post Spawn Bass

    Dustin Explains the lures and locations to best catch post-spawn bass.

  8. Episode 8 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Early Summer Feed

    Dustin shows the best spots and baits for bass during the shad spawn.

  9. Episode 9 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Salty Summer

    Dustin fishes brackish water for bass amd stipers

  10. Episode 10 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Late Summer Bass Smash

    Bass fishing in late summer can be tough, watch as Dusing shows ways to overcome the tough conditions.

  11. Episode 11 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Bluebird Summer

    Dustin Expains where to find bass under bluebird skies

  12. Episode 12 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Fall Changes

    Dusitn takes on classic Fall conditions explaining the best ways to approach bass throughout the day.

  13. Episode 13 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Feel the Bern

    Dustin is off to Central Florida to fish with veteran angler Bernie Schultz.

Season 5 (2026) · 13 episodes

  1. Episode 1 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Shake That Neko Craw

    Dustin fishes a brand new finesse bait that is perfect for springtime fishing.

  2. Episode 2 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Primetime Topwater

    Dustin shows how effective a prop bait can be for late spring bass.

  3. Episode 3 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Springtime Fishing with Earl Bentz

    Dustin and Earl show off Caymas Boats while putting a beat down on nice bass.

  4. Episode 4 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Post Spawn Feed

    Dustin demontrates how effective frogs and swimbaits can be during the post-spawn.

  5. Episode 5 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Fishing with a Champion

    Dustin gets a chance to fish with Japanese legendary angler Takahiro Omori.

  6. Episode 6 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Frigid Water Bassin'

    Host Dustin Wilks shows lots of big bass can be caught in the dead of winter.

  7. Episode 7 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Smallmouth Bonaza

    Dustin fishes for shallow water smallmouth using a variety of techniques.

  8. Episode 8 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Buzzin' Bass

    Dustin fishes during a nasty cold front proving you don't have to slow down when the weather turns bad.

  9. Episode 9 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Prespawn Classics

    When fising in the prespawn, Dustin shows you cannot leave home without two specific baits.

  10. Episode 10 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Smallmouth Washout

    Dustin shows how phenomenal fishing can be in the pouring down rain.

  11. Episode 11 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Fall Patterns

    Dustin shows key areas and lures for Fall bass fishing.

  12. Episode 12 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Up a River

    Dustin takes his jet boat to a scenic river to catch some un pressured bass.

  13. Episode 13 · 22 min · Oct 12, 2026

    Winter River

    Learn where and how to catch bass in cold moving water.

Season 6 (2026) · 13 episodes

  1. Episode 1 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Cold Dirty Water

    Dustin cranks rock, points and docks in 43-degree stained water, catching winter spots where most anglers would not bother.

  2. Episode 2 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Warming Trend Prespawn

    Dustin follows a mid-February warm-up into the backs of wind-blown creeks, taking pre-spawn bass on a swimbait.

  3. Episode 3 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Spring Surface Swimbaits

    Dustin shows why warm spring nights put bass on the surface, and how most anglers fish straight below them.

  4. Episode 4 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Flipping Post Spawn

    Dustin flips a worm into roots and stumps as the shad spawn, picking off immediate post-spawn bass.

  5. Episode 5 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    April Prespawn Angles

    Dustin re-fishes the same April banks from a different angle and finds the staging pre-spawn school he had missed.

  6. Episode 6 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Early March Spinnerbaits

    Dustin works spinnerbaits through weeds and rock into spawning pockets, and learns the bite is in the middle of the cover.

  7. Episode 7 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Tidal Water Spring

    Dustin fishes big black tidal water in April, taking spring bass on a worm and a frog once the sun breaks through.

  8. Episode 8 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Jet Boat Smallmouth

    Dustin runs the jet boat up a clear March river for pre-spawn smallmouth, switching to baitfish colors where the birds are working.

  9. Episode 9 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Early Summer Ledges

    Dustin cranks offshore ledges and stumps on a big reservoir in early summer, finding post-spawn bass up to seven pounds.

  10. Episode 10 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Deep or Upriver

    Dustin weighs deep water against a run up the river on a pressured southern lake at 83 degrees.

  11. Episode 11 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Northern Smallmouth

    Dustin fishes crystal-clear northern flats and weed beds at the end of June, with bigger lures than smallmouth anglers expect.

  12. Episode 12 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Fall Current Schoolers

    Dustin fishes a generating reservoir in the fall, staying on schooling bass where the current sweeps a point.

  13. Episode 13 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Season Six Highlights

    Dustin revisits the best catches and moments of the season, from a canal largemouth to offshore summer spots.

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