BassFans excited for the return of Roland Martin take note: He's in 8th place after day 1 of the Toho Bassmaster Southern Open with 18 pounds. The bad news for Roland is Gerald Swindle leads with about 31 pounds and Roland's fishing under the new "win and you're in" Bassmaster Classic qualification format.
The Lane brothers and Terry Scroggins are predictably in the mix.
B.A.S.S. is running some on-the-water coverage of Roland and other pros at the Open. You can check it out here.