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The Focus Factor
by Tom Presnell

If there is a single, overriding factor in tournament bass fishing that can make or break your competition day, it’s focus. Other factors, like weather conditions, temperature, fishing partner, rods, reels, lures and finding fish are all secondary, to simply maintaining your concentration over an eight hour stretch. Both pro anglers and top Federation anglers agree, that sometimes there are days when you are just fishing for five bites. You could have hours of time go by without a nibble, and then suddenly have to react in a heartbeat in order to set the hook and land the fish. It can be mentally grueling.

I decided to examine what it takes, both mentally and physically, to be a successful angler.To help me construct this analysis
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