With the July weather here (cool July weather) and the boating season in full swing, it’s a great time to find smaller waters to fish and have some fun. Although we all enjoy the competition of tournament angling, we all need to take the time to just have some fun. Traveling to the smaller waters can pay off with nice fish year round, but waters that do not see the tournament angling pressure can be a real producer of big bass. Smaller waters also make it easier to pin point bass migrations and develope patterns that can pay off with the right presentation. All waters are different when it comes to lure selection and techniques, but smaller waters offer the advantage of finding the fish quicker. Once they are located, then you can play with different lures to figure them out. With the cool weather, patterns have been difficult to see and are changing daily. This makes consistancy in tournaments very difficult. With any luck, August will produce more stable summer weather and more stable summer Bass patterns.