July 17th may seem like a long ways away, but it will be here before you know it, and if you’re a bass angler this is an important date.

July 17th may seem like a long ways away, but it will be here before you know it, and if you’re a bass angler this is an important date. It’s when the 20th Ray Stanley Memorial Bass Tournament in Pateros will take place, and this would be a great year to participate in the event. There are more than ever-local sponsors and KOZ and even Cabella’s is involved this year. The entry fee is just $100.00 per boat. Registration will take place at the Pateros boat ramp at 4:00 a.m., a drivers meeting at 4:30 and blast off at 5 a.m. The weigh in will be around 3 p.m. If you want to join the fun of this 20th anniversary tourney, you can find entry forms and rules at www.paterosapj.com. The pay out for 1st through 5th place will be 80 percent. The big fish pot for largemouth and smallmouth is twenty dollars and the pay out is 100 percent. The tournament takes place the same weekend as the annual Apple Pie Jamboree in Pateros, which just gives everyone another reason to come on up and join the fun.