Stacey James
Name: Stacey James
Date of birth: February 14, 1984
Hometown: Campobello, South Carolina
Family: Cheyanne (wife) and two children
Nickname: None
Home water: Lake Hartwell, South Carolina
Favorite water: Lake Blalock, South Carolina
First tournament: 27 years old
NPFL debut: 2025 — 69th at Santee Cooper, South Carolina
Sponsors: The Coating Professionals
First fish: Largemouth bass from a farm pond at age 4
Biggest bass: 9.23-pound largemouth bass from Lake Blalock, South Carolina on a jig
Favorite lure: 3-8-ounce homemade jig (green pumpkin and orange) with a Big Bite Baits Big Craw (Green Pumpkin)
Fishing strength: Fishing on the fly
Fishing weakness: Letting go of history
Fishing hero: Bryan Thrift and Matt Arey
Fishing goals: Win some tournaments and make an impact
Best fishing advice: Fish your strengths and enjoy yourself.
Off-the-water work: I run “The Coating Professionals,” an industrial concrete coatings company.
Hobbies: Fishing and hunting
Favorite movie: “Dumb and Dumber” (1994)
Favorite music: Morgan Wallen
Superstitions: None
