By Andrew Ragas Small lakes abound throughout the Upper Midwest, and are overlooked to the bass fishing world. Due to their small acreage, horsepower restrictions, difficulty of access, or limited fisheries, they remain the least pressured waters and fishing destinations for truly giant largemouth bass. Study the maps and landscapes of your favorite fishing regions in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, or elsewhere. Saturated and littered in between the largest, most popular, and easiest boat-accessible public waters are small lakes filled with bass fishing delight. Depending on where in the country you fish, judging lake sizes is arbitrary. In the glacial regions of Northern Wisconsin, I consider small lakes to be 200 acres or less. Elsewhere in the country, small lakes might be a couple thousand acres, or nothing else but small artificially managed, or man-made private ponds. Each year, many of the biggest largemouth bass are caught from small public and private lakes. These waters are best suited for small watercraft rather than large, expensive boats.   Small Lakes are Everywhere Each day we tow our rigs or drive past these unexploited largemouth bass par