Monday, February 23, 2009
Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., held off a rally from former champion Michael Iaconelli to win his first Bassmaster Classic on Sunday.
Reese, who trailed leader Jami Fralick by 8 ounces entering the final day, bagged a limit of five bass weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces from the Red River in northwest Louisiana and edged the hard-charging Iaconelli by 11 ounces in the three-day event.
Reese compiled a total of 54 pounds, 13 ounces of bass.
Waco’s Alton Jones, the defending Classic champion, moved up the leaderboard to finish 14th with a total of 46-11 after having his best day of the tournament. Jones, who began the day in 21st, totaled 20-10 on Sunday, the fourth best day of anyone in the field.
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