Skeet Reese’s 5 fave prespawn baits

Get on the prespawn fatties with Skeet Reese's top bait picks.

<p>Prespawn is an exciting time of year to be fishing. The fish are ganged up, fat and eager to eat. Skeet Reese's most visible prespawn accomplishment was winning the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on Louisiana's Red River. He's well-versed in all fishing styles but more often than not is power fishing. Here are Skeet's five favorite prespawn baits.</p>
Prespawn is an exciting time of year to be fishing. The fish are ganged up, fat and eager to eat. Skeet Reese’s most visible prespawn accomplishment was winning the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on Louisiana’s Red River. He’s well-versed in all fishing styles but more often than not is power fishing. Here are Skeet’s five favorite prespawn baits.
<p><strong>5/8-ounce jig with a Havoc Pit Chunk</strong></p>
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5/8-ounce jig with a Havoc Pit Chunk
“In prespawn, a lot of fish, especially the females, key on crawfish if they can; so if you get on a jig bite, you’re going to catch bigger fish. I’m going to either go with black and blue, black and brown or green and brown.” Like most pros, black and blue is a go-to color for Reese. Here’s a jig ideal for flipping and pitching.
<p>Here's the Berkley Havoc Pit Chunk. It's a shortened version of the wildly popular Pit Boss and is ideal as a finesse trailer.</p>
Here’s the Berkley Havoc Pit Chunk. It’s a shortened version of the wildly popular Pit Boss and is ideal as a finesse trailer.
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<p><strong>Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 115</strong></p>
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Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 115
“The 115 deadsticks better than any other jerkbait I’ve seen. It sits nose down in that colder prespawn water and looks more like a dying shad.”
<p><strong>Split shot rig</strong></p>
<p>Remember these from your youth? Well, Skeet Reese says you need to go get some more for tough conditions and make a split shot rig with 'em.</p>
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Split shot rig
Remember these from your youth? Well, Skeet Reese says you need to go get some more for tough conditions and make a split shot rig with ’em.
“I’m going to give you a finesse deal in case it’s high pressure, blue birds skies, no clouds and no wind. In that situation, I’ll go with a split shot rig with a 6” Havoc Bottom Hopper.” 
<p>Here's the Havoc Bottom Hopper that he uses to tempt finicky bass with a split shot rig.</p>
Here’s the Havoc Bottom Hopper that he uses to tempt finicky bass with a split shot rig.
<p><strong>5-inch Berkley Havoc Sick Fish</strong></p>
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5-inch Berkley Havoc Sick Fish
“On a clear lake, I like to fish the Sick Fish rigged weedless style on a Trokar TK170 Swimbait Hook. You can fish it in deep water or shallow water but the whole key to that bait is slow rolling it.”
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<p><strong>Lucky Craft LV500</strong></p>
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Lucky Craft LV500
“I’ll target prespawn bass with the LV500 anytime I’m on a lake with a lot of grass. If it’s a lake with pre-emergent grass, that’s an ideal situation.”