Showing posts with label Skeet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skeet. Show all posts

Friday, February 20, 2015

2015 Bassmaster Classic Thoughts Day 1

The Good:  David Walker getting a award for helping save a father of 4 kids life.

  The live on the water coverage was really good for the most part.  They picked the right anglers to follow on day 1.  It's to bad that Hack's feed didn't work.  It's a good thing the anglers they picked for the live on the water coverage were catching fish and keeping us entertained, otherwise the coverage would have sucked.

My switching out Morizo for Brett Hite.  Thank You Rich Lindgren.

The Bad:  BASS discontinuing the interviews as they come off the water that they did last year and ending the live on the water feeds 2-hours before the tournament day is over.  Also the on the water blog coverage didn't seem as good or comprehensive as last year.  The good live action that they were able to get really saved BASS's bacon.

I think they need to tell Mercer, Zona, and Sanders to resist the urge to be constant play by play announcers.  A lot of the time I felt less of them and more from the anglers on the water would have been better.  Zona and Mercer were definitely better at letting less be more than was Mercer.

The Ugly: Skeet Reese's Huk banana pants.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Major League Fishing Episode #5

In this one McClelland, KJ, Skeet, Tak, Alton, and Faircloth battled it out.  From the preview to the Episode we knew the Alabama rig was going to play a role.  However, it was hard to know who that would be for as Skeet, Tak, KJ, and Faircloth all started by throwing it in the morning.  Conditions were a bit tougher this round as it was high skies and no wind.  It looked good for Skeet who got along some bluff walls and pulled away for a while.  But when he got to about 26lbs the fish quit and he didn't make any solid adjustments..  McCelland eventually caught up and surpassed Skeet throwing the McStick.  The Kelly Jordan went from last place to 1st and first to get over 40lbs.  McCelland  crossed 40lbs 5 minutes later.  Skeet was first out with 27.25lbs

So it's Van Dam, Ehrler, Jordan, and McCelland in the Final Round next week.

The smart money is on Van Dam, but who knows maybe the Alabama Rig will work again for Kelly J.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Major League Fishing Episode #3 Liveblogged

Here is my recap of Episode #3

Today's Anglers
Skeet
Kelly Jordon
Jeff Kriet
Mike McClelland
Boyd Duckett
Ish
Rojas
Byron V.

Starts with McClelland telling us they are loading up and switching Zone due the the win.  They will be going into it blind not having that the previous evening to study a map.

Shelli Sanders is looking especially nice today.
Stone calls it the "high maintenance group"
They can start fishing immediately no 15 minute scout time.
Find out about Rojas' injured thumb.
Kriet tells us he's a nervous guy and will have to bring it down a notch

Sasquatch farting it's time for Period #1
McClelland gets first fish 2.5lbs on a spinnerbait. on 5th cast of the day
Kriet says he don't want to know what other guys have
They are on the far East end of the lake
Byron finding out the KJ went to the same spot.  It's bridge pillings
Byron makes a big deal of not casting when KJ goes
Rojas gets a fish 2.75lbs and into the lead
I notice Dean's Ref handles the fish to be weighed presumably because of his injured hand
Byron talks about how he got his hotel.   "I never thought I'd be a Texan"
Duckett gets a 1.25lber on a jerkbait,   thinks he should be catching more than he has
Kriet gets a fish 45 minutes in 2.25lber
Skeet gets a keeper 2lbs
McCelland takes the lead on a spinnerbait, he contests the weight but then realizes he read it wrong.
Dean Rojas takes the lead 5.75lbs
Byron takes out the Alabama rig for his 1st time ever.
Skeet ends up missing a couple
Ish gets a 2.5lbs punching the grass.
Kriet says he hasn't fished anything I like
Edwin Evers talking about the boats being 18' with a 150hp
Kriet moves into 2nd
Byron gets a 1.5lber on a plastic
McClennand fishing the bridge piers and gets a little one on the McStick into 2nd
Kriet catches one and into the lead- he says it main lake points
Skeet gets a fish and moves to 3rd
Mike misses to on the McStick then catches one and takes the lead
McCelland thinks he found something fishing in the wind as the period ends
Jordan caught one just as time ran out, so he's on the board

Period 2:
Dean talking about his injured wrist
KJ misses a fish in a buzzbait says he's 1 for 4 on bites
McClellad pulls a school and you can kind of see as a 2nd fish hooks itself, McClelland is excited got in on the McStick it's a 2.75 and 2.75
He says there were 20 fish in the wolf pack
Hooks up on next cast on 4.25
Kriet misses a good fish says it was 5lbs
McCellend says Kriet is a "Spin out Case" "He can spin out with the best of them"
McCellnand hooks a striper "we do not need you, dadgummit I thought was another largemouth"
Skeet moves into 2nd
Kriet moves into 2nd
1 minute later Skeet hooks up "My blood is pumping now, boys!"
McCelland brings in 3.25lbs talks about how they wanted a hesitation in the retrieve
Dean catches one moves into 3rd
McCelland  hooks a fish while being interviewed by Stone says to tell em "I'm gonna put a McStick on and lay a smackdown on 'em"
The go to Kriet talking about how Mike is probably out throwing a jerkbait in the windy points
Show McCellend talking about rooming with Kriet and wants to see him make the cut. "I want to go to the final round with Jeff Kriet."
Marty Stone talking with Kriet asks if he can connect the dots and Kriet talks about Mike and a jerkbait
Duckett caught one and said he thought it was a "walleye" Huh!
Dean catches one and they confirm the Ref is handling fish because of the injury puts him into 2nd on the Fighten Frog. says he's gonna fish that place the rest of the day.
Kriet is out in the wind on a point and gets one immediately
KJ says "look at this dumb looking thing" as he goes to the A-Rig gets hammered on the 4th cast., it's 3.5lbs "I heard they hit it hard, that sucker crushed it"
Interview with Denny Brauer talks about catching fish on a shallow crank "that lead him down a path I wish it hadn't"
KJ gets another A-rig fish 4.5  moves him up to 2nd
1st time he's ever thrown it
Kriet gets one on a worm out of the wind moves him into 3rd
KJ gets another as does Rojas who moves into 3rd
"I boogered up 5 or 6 fish and it bothers me, bad"
"I'm getting my butt whipped I don't wanna hear who's catching them" Kriet

3rd Period:
Kriet starts jerking on points and gets one taking into 3rd
KJ gets a 1.25 on the A-rig
Skeet fishing Byron who's catching fish says "I'm letting Byron kick my ass, you kidding me"
Kriet hooks up on a 3.25 and gets into 2nd, Kriet's talking and quickly gets another on the jerkbait
Kriet gets another and then he pitches a jig and gets a toad 6.5lbs "When I pitched in to that clump and he hit it, I almost had an accident in my britches"
Ish has moved into 4th
Kriet gets one and moves into 1st
McClelland thinking about what Kriet is doing
Skeet lands a 3.75 and he goes into 3rd
Kriet catches a couple and increases his lead on the jerkbait'
"I know I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but if Mclelland is catching them he's jerking it" Kriet
McClelland talks about maybe going to see Kriet to see what he's doing
McClelland gets a 2.75" then another and another but Kriet gets one and stays ahead
"McClelland thinking he wants to win, he's greedy" Kriet
Boyd moved into 4th
Kriet gets another
Boyd misses one and cuts his finger
KJ gets a little bump on the A-rig
Skeet gets one that barely makes  it with 1.25lber into 4th and then he gets another on a worm
Ish gets a 4lber that puts him a half pound down on Skeet
Skeet gets another on the drop shot and then another and he moves into 3rd
Kriet's says he needs to get another cause he's 3.25lb up
McClennand gets one that's 2lbs
"I'm gonna be pissed if I get beat" Kriet with 2 minutes left
McClelland gets "the wrong kind, Kriet you are so lucky right now"
He hooks up again and it's a largie "take that Kriet!"
And time ends
"1st period was the game changer"

1st McClelland 38.5lbs
2nd Kriet 37.5lbs
3rd Skeet 23.25lbs
4th KJ  21lbs
5th Ish 19lbs
6th Boyd 16.75lbs
7th Rojas 12.75lbs
8th Byron 11.25lbs

"This group learned to play the game" Stone

The End

They let us know next round is 1st one to 40lbs

Friday, June 17, 2011

OK Skeet, Whatever!!!

“These younger guys don’t have that sportsmanship etiquette yet,” Elite Series veteran Skeet Reese said. “They are making some bad decisions. Unfortunately, that’s part of being young...

“Anybody who fished where Denny fished that first day is out of there,” said Reese, the 2009 Bassmaster Classic champion. “I’ve turned my boat around many times when I pulled in an area where there was somebody who was leading the tournament.

“It’s not very often that an angler is in position to win, so when you have somebody that’s in that position, you don’t hurt his chances."


That was words of wisdom from Skeet Reese just a couple of days ago in regards to Jonathon Van Dam. However, today we find out that Skeet is doing almost the exact same thing he trashed JVD over.

I guess when a shot at the Classic is on the line, the unwritten rules go out the window for the veterans.

Thursday, January 06, 2011

The Yellow Emperor

From the Lucky Craft Blog: The Daily Flash Minnow:
"I decided to use the new “Smasher” lure designed by the yellow emperor! – Skeet Reese."

I guess it's a better moniker than The Yellow Belly.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

KVD Wins 2010 Angler of the Year



For the 2nd year in a row Skeet Reese couldn't defend what was rightfully his and was beat out by KVD for Angler of the Year.

Skeet really got screwed this year because of the amazing season he had. Last year it was a much closer call as Skeet barely had an edge over KVD going into the post-season.

Kramer Gone Fishing Blog has an excellent take...

Monday, May 10, 2010

Skeet Reese

ON FIRE!!!


This season started out with KVD as the best in the world, right now without a doubt it's Skeet, like it or not. I have mixed feelings about Skeet because at times he seems really cool and at other times he seems like kind of a jerk. Love him or hate him, he is on an amazing roll.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

40th Bassmasters Classic Odds and Ends

In case you are not aware this is the Strike King Red Eye Shad in the color gold sexy shad and it is the lure Kevin Van Dam used to win the Bassmasters Classic. They have them at Tackle Warehouse for $4.99, which to me is a reasonably priced bait. I have seen the SK Red Eye's on sale from time to time cheaper. I like the idea of a gold rattlebait but I think I might own maybe one with that color. I am a big believer in going gold when it's overcast, but it was sunny pretty much for the Classic.

If you are going for the full KVD you need to change out the stock trebles and trick the bait out with the new Mustad KVD Elite Series Triple Grip Hook

One can only imagine the business Strike King and Mustad are going to be getting out of this Classic Win.

As for Classic losers I recommend you check out this final Classic video blog from Skeet Reese. It will make you smile. Skeets a funny guy.

Armchair Anglers blog out of Alabama writes about how Coontail Grass Made Beeswax Creek Special We have the same Coontail up here in Minnesota and I can attest that it is excellent stuff for fishing with crankbaits. Our Minnesota coontail tends to really shine in the Fall after other weeds have died off. I would tell you coontail is also excellent in the Spring, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

2010 Bassmaster Classic Day 2 Wrap Up


Once again Big Indiana Bass blog has run the Bass Trakk numbers vs. the real results and he doesn't like what he sees.

Boyd's Biz blog Not the outcome I wanted — to say the least

John Murray Blog Classic – 2nd and final day for me

Skeet Video Blog from Day 1... If your not watching these Skeet Video's you should, I think they are excellent.

AnglersChannel.com blog 2010 is Shaping Up To Be a Classic Alright! And if you go to the main AnglerChannel.com page there are video's.

“I actually caught two keepers on a frog today."
Dean Rojas as quoted at Bass Zone

Friday, February 19, 2010

Bassmasters Classic Day 1 Take 3

AnglersChannel.com Blog- Looks like it is a pretty good place for Classic Info

Big Indiana Bass is has run the unofficial Basstrakk numbers vs. the actual results.

Boyd's Biz blog- Nothing like blowing up your boat

Alton's Angle blog- Day 1 disappointment

Gary Klein's Classic diary... This was written and posted this morning but it is well written and worth the read.

Gerald Swindle appears on Skeets Classic Video Blog... Good Stuff! For some reason the video and audio are now synched unlike a couple of days ago.

John Murray Blog- Classic – 1st Day

Kramer Gone Fishing is writing off most of the field at this point.

Note- I am kind of a little shocked Hack did so poorly, I thought he might do well.

Official Standings Here...

More to follow...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Brent Chapman Blogging: "Cautiously Optimistic"

Classic Practice

Skeet- Still deciding...

Alton Jones- The final practice (Good read)

Skeet Reese Video Blogging the Bassmasters Classic

Skeet is once again on the cutting edge, this time rather than audio blogs it's video blogs.

See the 1st Classic video blog here...

Note- His video requires very high speed internet, my DSL isn''t cutting it. For some reason the video is quite choppy for me even after I've given the video time to load but the audio is clear.

Update: Skeet has a 2nd Classic Video blog done...

Skeet is also blogging for BASS/ESPN, in what is known as Skeet's Beat...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Elite Series Dardanelle Day Final

I would put my money on Menendez at this point.

Boyd Duckett went out with his Marshal on Sat. in spite of the day being cancelled and his fish were going...

Skeet has been heard from...

Menendez edges out KVD by 2-3. Maybe if they would have fished yesterday KVD would have put another feather in his cap. My fantasy guy Herren moved down 5 places and with KVD only moving up 1 today was a net loser for my fanatasy team, still I believe this is my best ESPN/Bass Fantasy Bass Fishing showing so far this year.

Here is how the Top 12 stacked up:
1 Mark Menendez 5 17-12 5 21- 8 5 16- 3 15 55- 7
2 Kevin VanDam 5 15- 6 5 18- 6 5 19- 8 15 53- 4
3 Chris Lane 5 15-14 5 14- 8 5 17-11 15 48- 1
4 Jim Murray 5 12- 0 5 19- 3 5 14- 6 15 45- 9
5 Denny Brauer 5 16- 6 5 15- 5 4 11-13 14 43- 8
6 Skeet Reese 5 15-13 5 13- 9 5 13- 6 15 42-12
7 Cliff Pace 5 16-11 5 21-12 1 2- 1 11 40- 8
8 Fred Roumbanis 5 16-12 5 15- 5 3 8- 4 13 40- 5
9 Matt Herren 5 17- 1 5 15- 7 3 7- 0 13 39- 8
10 Alton Jones 5 17- 5 5 14-14 3 7- 0 13 39- 3

Well no rest for the weary as it is on to Wheeler this week. I've already done my Wheeler scouting and you can bet Kevin Short is a gonner from the fantasy roster. I think Hack might get the axe too.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Skeet Reese Basmasters Classic Champion Video 3 of 4

I'm not embeding this one because all it contains is Skeet pimping the Lucky Craft Redemption Spinnerbait. The Lucky Crafts go for $14.99 at Tackle Warehouse, which means they are about $9 more than I am willing to pay for a spinnerbait. In the past I may have shelled out around $8 for a Terminator, but that was ancient history.

Be sure to check out Skeet's Voice Blogs...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Skeet Reese Website


BassMasters Classic Champ Skeet has a nice website that until now I did not have until now on my Bass Pro Site-ING blogroll. Probably the coolest thing about the site is the Voice Blogs (V-Blogs) which is something KVD and Boyd Duckett do on their websites. Can't say that we here at Bass Pundit have any plans to do any voice or video blogging anytime soon.