Megaware KeelGuard Blog

Top 3 Prespawn Lures for Largemouth Bass

May 31, 2019 | Andy Buss

Enthusiasm for the prespawn period can be found and heard everywhere. Songbirds and waterfowl are noisy, lawnmowers are firing up, and boats begin whizzing on lakes and rivers. This is the time of yea...

Fishing Blunders by the Professionals

May 24, 2019 | Andy Buss

If you’ve watched professional anglers on television, you noticed how rarely they make mistakes. It seems like all they do is make pinpoint accurate casts, they possess exceptional decision making, ...

“Stick” to the Basics

May 15, 2019 | Andy Buss

The best lessons in life are often learned the hard way. I recall a tough lesson reinforced at a Bassmaster Northern Open on Oneida Lake in New York a few years back. “Stick” to the Basics...

Early Spring Bass Fishing Without Weedbeds

April 15, 2019 | Andy Buss

While the disappearance of the ice is celebratory, many anglers are now met with the challenge of finding bass in barren lands. In many parts of the north where lakes freeze over and offer Ice Fishing...

Fishing with Bladed Jigs

April 01, 2019 | Andy Buss

After being pivotal for high finishes in several professional bass tournaments in 2006, the bladed jig took the fishing world by storm. Despite being simple and cheap to mimic, it became nearly imposs...

Running a Bass Tournament Circuit

March 30, 2019 | Andy Buss

Each year, new bass tournament circuits sprout up across the country. Tournament fishing offers an opportunity to show off skills and win a few bucks. But perhaps more importantly, they offer a great ...

Megaware Staffer Kurt Dove on the FLW Tour

March 13, 2019 | Andy Buss

Kurt Dove, professional FLW bass angler, co-host of Bass Edge Radio, and member of the Megaware staff, is off to a great start on the 2019 FLW Tour. He has cashed in each of the first three events, an...

Ice Fishing for Walleye

February 06, 2019 | Andy Buss

Like trout, walleye are a highly sought out cold water fish, and for good reason. They are delicious! Add a few inches of ice, and the perfect recipe awaits anyone willing to bear the frigid air. But ...

Ice Fishing for Crappie

January 30, 2019 | Andy Buss

You can define a crappie enthusiast in several ways. But what do we call an angler that spends years studying aquatic weeds, insects, creates baits to mimic these insects, and then builds custom rods ...

Ice Fishing for Bass

January 23, 2019 | Andy Buss

Largemouth bass receive a lot of pressure from anglers for much of the year. However, they often get ignored throughout winter where ice blankets the lakes. But this does not need to be the case! With...