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California's Skeet Reese Takes
Bassmaster Elite Series Event on Potomac River; Opens Commanding
Lead in Bassmaster Angler of the Year Race
August 12, 2007 - LA PLATA, Md. In dominating
fashion, Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., went wire to wire at
the Capitol Clash presented by Advance Auto Parts on the Potomac
River, scoring his third BASS victory by a commanding margin
of more than 8 pounds over Kelly Jordon of Mineola, Texas.
With the victory, Reese, who totaled 66 pounds, 0 ounces over
four days, now holds a sizable lead in the season-long Toyota
Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Race, the award he covets
most.
Using a strategy he ran in 2006, Reese regularly
made long runs to an area of the Potomac called Nanjemoy Creek,
which turned out to be the more productive area of the two he
visited throughout the tournament. Reese ran two patterns,
flipping to wood and grass using two Berkley baits. With
the victory and the $100,000 top prize, Reese, 38, gained some
measure of redemption over last year's winner, Jordon, to whom
Reese lost by a heartbreaking 7 ounces at the 2006 Potomac Elite
event.
Fishing fans can catch Reese's victory on The
Bassmasters at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, on ESPN2.
"Never in a million years after the practice
I had this week would I have expected to be holding this trophy,
said Reese, who has now amassed more than $1 million in career
BASS earnings. "I am so relieved. Finally, after
all those close calls, I am bringing a trophy home.
Since the Potomac River Elite event last year,
Reese has four second-place finishes, including a near miss at
the 2007 Bassmaster Classic and two seconds at Elite events on
California's Clear Lake and New York's Lake Champlain.
Ironically, Reese has placed fourth, third, second and now first
in BASS competition at the Potomac.
It was the first victory for Reese in Elite Series
competition. With only one event remaining, the seven-time
Bassmaster Classic qualifier opened up a more than 100-point
advantage in the Angler of the Year race over Michigan's Kevin
VanDam, a three-time AOY winner.
Heading into the season, the AOY title was Reese's
ultimate goal. The final Elite event of the season is slated
for Sept. 13-16 on Florida's Lake Tohopekaliga.
"It has been a phenomenal year thus far, Reese
said. "I consider the AOY the crown jewel of bass
fishing and to win would solidify what I have been working on
for all these years.
The 2006 Capitol Clash champion, Jordon, was happy
with second place after moving up from eighth. He could
not overcome Saturday's disappointing haul of 7 pounds, 7 ounces,
and missed the chance to earn his fifth BASS win. Jordon
takes home $30,000 with the finish and inches closer, with $990,000
in career BASS earnings, to totaling $1 million.
The 36-year-old primarily flipped tubes to mats
of grass throughout the tournament. Like Reese, he brought
back a strategy he used in 2006.
"It's always disappointing to finish second,
said Jordon, who caught the biggest limit, 17 pounds, 2 ounces,
of the final day. "But I am thrilled that I was able
to move up after a frustrating Saturday.
More than 1 pound behind Jordon was Matt Reed of
Madisonville, Texas, who moved from fifth to third with 56 pounds,
2 ounces. In fourth was Randy Howell of Springville, Ala.,
with 55 pounds, 5 ounces. Rounding out the top five was
Chris Lane of Winter Haven, Fla., with 54 pounds, 12 ounces.
Charlie Hartley, who slipped from second, finished
sixth with 53 pounds, 3 ounces. The 2007 Bassmaster Classic
champion, Boyd Duckett of Demopolis, Ala., finished seventh with
51 pounds, 15 ounces.
The next stop for Bassmaster Elite Series anglers
is the Bassmaster Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide, set
for Aug. 23-26 on Arkansas, Lake Dardanelle. The 11th and
final Elite event of the 2007 season will be Sept. 13-16 on Florida's
Lake Tohopekaliga. At that event, the Angler of the Year,
the Toyota Rookie of the Year, the Toyota Moving Forward Award
and Bassmaster Classic qualifiers will be determined.
Puralotor Big Bass of Day 4
Pro: Kelly Jordon; Mineola, Texas; 5-2
Local sponsors: Local sponsors of the Capitol
Clash presented by Advance Auto Parts include Charles County,
Maryland.
Bassmaster Elite Series sponsors: Sponsors
of the Bassmaster Elite Series include Toyota Tundra, Purolator,
Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance
Electronics, MotorGuide, Evan Williams Bourbon, Ramada Worldwide
and Costa Del Mar.
2007 Capital Clash Pro 08/09-08/12
Potomac River, Charles County Md.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 4
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
20 66-00 320 $110,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-05
Day 2: 5 14-14 Day 3: 5
17-14 Day 4: 5 12-15
2. Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
19 57-07 295 $32,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-00
Day 2: 5 14-14 Day 3: 4
7-07 Day 4: 5 17-02
3. Matt Reed
Madisonville, Texas 20 56-02 290
$25,333.33
Day 1: 5 9-15
Day 2: 5 18-04 Day 3: 5
13-08 Day 4: 5 14-07
4. Randy Howell
Springville, Ala. 20 55-05
285 $18,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-06
Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5
12-02 Day 4: 5 13-10
5. Chris Lane
Winter Haven, Fla. 20 54-12
280 $17,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-01
Day 2: 5 14-07 Day 3: 5
12-14 Day 4: 5 12-06
6. Charlie Hartley
Grove City, Ohio 19
53-03 276 $15,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-08
Day 2: 5 15-11 Day 3: 5
17-05 Day 4: 4 8-11
7. Boyd Duckett
Demopolis, Ala. 20
51-15 272 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-01
Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 5
15-00 Day 4: 5 11-08
8. Tommy Biffle
Wagoner, Okla.
20 51-08 268 $14,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-07
Day 2: 5 16-14 Day 3: 5
11-15 Day 4: 5 8-04
9. Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg, Md. 18 50-12
264 $14,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-05
Day 2: 4 10-13 Day 3: 4
9-15 Day 4: 5 11-11
10. Bill Lowen
North Bend, Ohio 20
49-01 260 $13,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-10
Day 2: 5 15-06 Day 3: 5
11-13 Day 4: 5 9-04
11. Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, Calif.
20 48-12 257 $12,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-02
Day 2: 5 14-04 Day 3: 5
11-09 Day 4: 5 8-13
12. Britt Myers
Lake Wylie, S.C. 17
48-05 254 $12,800.00
Day 1: 5 16-11
Day 2: 5 15-00 Day 3: 3
8-09 Day 4: 4 8-01
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Purolator Big Bass
Day
1 Gary Klein
Weatherford, Texas
8-02 $1,000.00
2 James Niggemeyer
Van, Texas
8-02 $1,000.00
3 Chris Lane
Winter Haven, Fla.
5-09 $500.00
3 Britt Myers
Lake Wylie, S.C.
5-09 $500.00
4 Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
5-02 $1,000.00
Purolator Big Bass of Tournament
Gary Klein
Weatherford, Texas
8-02 $1,000.00
Berkley Big Bag
Day
1 Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
20-05 $1,000.00
2 Brian Snowden
Reeds Spring, Mo.
18-04 $333.33
2 Matt Reed
Madisonville, Texas 18-04
$333.33
2 Kurt Dove
Fairfax, Va.
18-04 $333.33
3 Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
17-14 $1,000.00
4 Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
17-02 $1,000.00
Berkley Big Bag of Tournament
Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
20-05 $8,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1 88
486 1116-03
2 77
477 1109-06
3 33
218 478-14
4 10
58 136-12
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208
1239 2841-03
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER ANGLER OF THE
YEAR STANDINGS
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Skeet Reese
Calif. 2579
2 Kevin VanDam Mich.
2472
3 Jared Lintner
Calif. 2276
4 Steve Kennedy
Ala. 2178
5 Terry Scroggins
Fla. 2166
6 Aaron Martens
Ala. 2165
7 Fred Roumbanis
Calif. 2136
8 Kelly Jordon
Texas 2133
9 Todd Faircloth
Texas 2109
10 Boyd Duckett
Ala. 2063
11 Scott Rook
Ark. 2054
12 Edwin Evers
Okla. 2053
13 Tommy Biffle
Okla. 2038
14 Greg Hackney
La. 2037
15 Chris Lane
Fla. 2030
16 Jeff Kriet
Okla. 2027
16 Kevin Wirth
Ky. 2027
18 Ishama Monroe
Calif. 2024
19 Stephen Browning
Ark. 2023
20 Gary Klein
Texas 1999
21 Brent Chapman
Kan. 1979
22 Derek Remitz
Texas 1978
23 John Murray
Ariz. 1976
24 Peter Thliveros
Fla. 1972
25 Cliff Pace
Miss. 1964
26 Timmy Horton
Ala. 1954
27 Michael Iaconelli
N.J. 1929
28 Takahiro Omori
Texas 1922
29 Casey Ashley
S.C. 1917
30 Mark Tyler
Okla. 1878
31 Mike McClelland Ark.
1852
32 Randy Howell
Ala. 1834
33 Alton Jones
Texas 1830
33 Matthew Sphar
N.Y. 1830
35 Jason Quinn
S.C. 1805
36 John Crews
Va. 1803
37 Dave Wolak N.C.
1799
38 Davy Hite
S.C. 1794
38 Matt Reed
Texas 1794
40 Jason Williamson
S.C. 1784
41 Dean Rojas
Texas 1783
42 Kevin Short
Ark. 1782
43 Mark Menendez
Ky. 1781
44 Jeff Reynolds
Okla. 1779
45 Shaw Grigsby, Jr
Fla. 1772
46 Kotaro Kiriyama
Ala. 1770
47 Scott Campbell
Mo. 1756
48 Mike Wurm
Ark. 1755
49 Gerald Swindle
Ala. 1751
50 Brian Snowden
Mo. 1741
51 Rick Morris
Va. 1735
51 Yusuke Miyazaki
Texas 1735
53 Britt Myers
S.C. 1720
54 Morizo Shimizu
Calif. 1719
55 Bill Lowen
Ohio 1715
56 Marty Robinson
S.C. 1712
57 Denny Brauer
Mo. 1700
58 James Niggemeyer
Texas 1673
59 Ray Sedgwick
S.C. 1668
60 Kenyon Hill
Okla. 1657
61 Mark Tucker
Mo. 1653
62 Kurt Dove
Va. 1638
63 Jami Fralick
S.D. 1636
64 Rick Clunn
Mo. 1632
65 Bernie Schultz
Fla. 1621
66 Bryan Hudgins Fla.
1618
67 Paul Elias
Miss. 1612
68 Ken Cook
Okla. 1609
69 Bradley Hallman
Okla. 1585
70 Russ Lane
Ala. 1566
71 Pete Ponds
Miss. 1558
72 Grant Goldbeck
Md. 1553
73 Jeremy Starks
W.Va. 1552
74 Ben Matsubu
Texas 1549
75 James Kennedy
La. 1521
76 Lee Bailey
Ala. 1509
77 Jim Murray
Ga. 1502
78 Jimmy Mize
Ark. 1498
79 Jeff Connella
La. 1497
80 Charlie Hartley
Ohio 1466
81 Preston Clark
Fla. 1461
82 Ken Brodeur
Conn. 1438
83 Paul Hirosky
Pa. 1432
84 Greg Gutierrez
Calif. 1407
85 Mark Rogers
Fla. 1393
86 Kevin Langill
N.C. 1391
87 Marty Stone
N.C. 1390
88 Matt Amedeo
Ohio 1388
89 James Charlesworth Fla.
1372
90 Terry Butcher
Okla. 1349
91 Guy Eaker
N.C. 1329
92 Glenn Delong
Ohio 1298
93 Zell Rowland
Texas 1295
94 Dave Smith
Okla. 1259
95 Bill Smith
Ky.
1253
95 Keith Phillips
Ala. 1253
97 Steve Daniel
Fla. 1240
98 Darrin Schwenkbeck N.Y.
1232
99 Doc Merkin
Ill. 1181
100 Bradley Stringer
Texas 1173
101 Frank Scalish
Ohio 1172
102 Jon Bondy
Canada 1152
103 Eric Nethery
Ga. 1142
104 Jimmy Mason
Ala. 1099
105 Byron Velvick
Texas 1065
106 Rick Ash
Pa.
985
107 Charlie Youngers
Fla. 980
108 Elton Luce Jr
Texas 855
2007 TOYOTA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RACE
2007 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
After Potomac River, Charles County, MD ending
08-12-2007, Day 4
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Derek Remitz
Texas 1978
2 Casey Ashley
S.C. 1917
3 Matthew Sphar
N.Y. 1830
4 Jason Williamson
S.C. 1784
5 Scott Campbell
Mo. 1756
6 Marty Robinson
S.C. 1712
7 James Niggemeyer
Texas 1673
8 Bryan Hudgins
Fla. 1618
9 James Kennedy
La. 1521
10 Matt Amedeo
Ohio 1388
11 James Charlesworth Fla.
1372
12 Glenn Delong
Ohio 1298
2007 TOYOTA MOVING FORWARD AWARD
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Place Name
2006 Finish 2007 Standings
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1 Fred Roumbanis
69
7
2 Chris Lane
61
15
3 Scott Rook
47
11
4 Mark Tyler
64
30
5 Rick Morris 81
51
6 Stephen Browning
45
19
6 Terry Scroggins
31
5
8 Mark Menendez
68
43
8 Kevin Short
67
42
10 Britt Myers
76 53
11 Kurt Dove
82
62
11 Brent Chapman
41
21
13 Ishama Monroe
37
18
14 Jeff Kriet
33
16
15 Grant Goldbeck
88
72
15 Ken Brodeur
98
82
15 Gary Klein
36
20
18 Jared Lintner
18
3
19 Todd Faircloth
23
9
19 Mark Rogers
99
85
21 Pete Ponds
83 71
22 Takahiro Omori
35
28
23 David Wolak
43
37
23 Skeet Reese
7
1
25 Ken D Cook
73
68
26 Timmy Horton
30
26
26 Yusuke Miyazaki
55
51
26 Brian Snowden
54
50
29 Charlie Hartley
83
80
29 Jami Fralick
66
63
31 Davy Hite
40
38
31 Kelly Jordon
10
8
33 Kevin VanDam
3
2
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