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  • A young James Pressley with fishing legend Roland Martin in Martin’s boat on Lake Okechobee during the 1980s. CONTRIBUTED
    A young James Pressley with fishing legend Roland Martin in Martin’s boat on Lake Okechobee during the 1980s. CONTRIBUTED
  • Tournament fi shing
    Tournament fi shing

    James K. Pressley

    First things first. I’ve never fished a bass tournament in my life. I’ve fished striper tournaments but never a bass tournament. However, I have always been a fan of them. B.A.S.S. tournaments, like the Classic and the Elite Series, have always held my attention.

    The anglers have always been people I enjoyed watching and looked up to when I was a kid.

    One of the reasons is the time …