Since the typical inland smallmouth lake has multiple wintering areas, jump from spot to spot, and revisit all wintering areas and waypoints to keep catching
We'd be waiting to cross a tiny lane barely 4 metres wide, everyone could see that no cars were coming for half a kilometre, yet everyone would wait patiently for the green light and I'd be the only one acting fidgety wanting to make the swift cross that would take no more than 2 seconds
Also, as the summer goes by, and as water becomes warmer, going over 85 degrees, most of the bass will start going deeper in water to feed during the day and night, but their metabolism will start to slow again
As for mid day when the sun has risen, most bass have migrated back out into deeper cooler water near channels, drop offs, points, humps and ledges, or are hiding out under docks, trees, and heavily matted vegetation