Skeet Reese's Pattern, Baits & Gear
Skeet Reese was looking to stop his descent down the AOY standings after missing the cut in the previous two tournaments. He achieved that with his second Top-5 finish of the season, which put him back up to 10th in points.
The following information was compiled from videos posted to Reese's Facebook page during and after the tournament. Several messages left for Reese seeking comment and additional details went unanswered.
"After day 1 of practice, I didn't know if I could catch one at all," Reese said. "To be able to scramble and find some fish and grind out a Top-5 finish is good for me. It was all about points this week after the two bombs I had.
"It would've been great to have had a shot at winning, but I needed a bigger bag Saturday."
He caught 20-08 on day 1 after getting in an area "with a lot of fish." The weight "exceeded his expectations."
He caught 19-13 on day 2 to move into 2nd place behind Evers. Most of his fish were caught with a smaller, two-treble jerkbait in 6 to 8 feet of water.
He was unhappy with his execution on day 3 when he caught 15-09 and fell back to 6th.
"I don't know if it was me or the smallmouth," he said. "Every time I hooked a big one, it would jump off. Maybe I fished a little tighter. I don't know. That's fishing. I had opportunities to do well."
St. Lawrence River 2-5 Patterns BassFan 8/5/15 (Todd Ceisner)
