Skeet Reese, 2nd on Clearlake 72-3 and a ticket to BASS Masters Classic

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Excerpted from Bassmaster PR
CLEARLAKE, Calif., April 15, 2000 -- In what has turned out to be a spectacular year for Skeet Reese of Cotati, California - both on the western circuit with a win at Lake Powell and solid performances on the BIG Kmart Top 150 circuit - a second place effort here was truly icing on the cake. With a three-day total of 72 pounds, three ounces, Reese cinched a spot at this year's Classic by relying largely on a Yamamoto Senko (watermelon/black flake) rigged on 6/30 SpiderWire, Lamiglas XC 705 rod and a Shimano Castaic reel.

Reese used every bit of sight fishing experience he possessed to locate deeper spawning fish in four to eight feet of water around scattered tulles.

"These bass all have different personalities and there is no one way that will always work," noted Reese who also employed white and chartreuse grubs as well as Robo Zipper worms during the course of the event.

Despite three exceptionally strong days of fishing, western points champion Aaron Martens of Castaic, California couldn't shake third place from start to finish ending with a 68-pound total. Similar to Velvick's approach, Martens combined a variety of Robo worms and grubs in sight fishing applications, backed up by a Basstrix swim bait. For Martens, a turning point occurred when windy weather forced many anglers south to his areas.

The following five anglers qualified for the 30th annual BASS Masters Classic to be held July 20-22 in Chicago on the Illinois' waters of Lake Michigan. (Their Clear Lake finishes are in parentheses.): 1. Aaron Martens - Castaic, CA (3rd) 2. Koto Kiriyama - West Hills, CA (31st) 3. Skeet Reese - Cotati, CA (2nd) 4. Mark Rizk - Antelope, CA (23rd) 5. Brett Hite - Phoenix, AZ (4th)

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