Birthday boys

Two Elite Series anglers share a birthday today, June 30. Jordon Lee turns 27, and Skeet Reese is 49.

These two anglers have a few other things in common. Both are Bassmaster Classic champions, Reese won in 2009, Lee won in 2017 and 2018. And both are Auburn guys. Reese lives in Auburn, California, while Lee graduated from Auburn University in Alabama.

What do they want for their birthdays? The short answer is a big sack of bass. “I’d take 20 pounds,” said Reese. “Even 15 would do.”

Kristen Agnew, Jordan’s fiancĂ© said she has a special surprise in store for him, and they’d probably have a nice dinner together tonight, then he’d get back to working on his tackle.

A birthday boy in the wings is Brent Chapman. He turns 46 on July 6. What does he wish for his birthday? “Hopefully sit around and do nothing,” he said. “Maybe go to the farm and mow some grass.”

When asked how he likes fishing in back-to-back Elite tournaments, Chapman said, “As I get older, I like them less.”