Meet the Anglers: Challenge Cup - Team Kubota (#12)

Edwin Evers + Skeet Reese

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Skeet Reese and Edwin Evers of Team Kubota prepare for take off on Day 3 of Major League Fishing’s 2025 Challenge Cup.

Photo by Phoenix Moore

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Edwin Evers

Major League Fishing

Edwin Evers

Talala, Oklahoma

One of the most successful anglers of all time, Evers was one of the first five competitors in history to pass the $3 million mark in career winnings. Evers has recorded 13 wins in his career and won the 2016 Bassmaster Classic. Evers is the winner of the 2019 REDCREST, MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Two in Conroe, Texas, and Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year.

FUN FACT

Evers is a part-time pecan farmer and a former school bus driver. He also played some college football.

Career Wins13
Top 10s80
Top 20s133
REDCREST Appearances6
Career Winnings$4,087,571

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Skeet Reese

Major League Fishing

Skeet Reese

Auburn, California

One of the top five tournament money-winners of all time – he had over $3.4 million entering the MLF Bass Pro Tour – Northern California native Skeet Reese is one of a small handful of anglers to claim both Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year (2007) and the Bassmaster Classic (2009). Reese won the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Stop 1 on Lake Okeechobee. He went on to celebrate his birthday by winning the 2024 Bass Pro Tour Stage Six event on the James River.

FUN FACT

Reese enjoys golfing, hiking, traveling, and catching exotic fish.

Career Wins12
Top 10s84
Top 20s124
REDCREST Appearances3
Career Winnings$4,033,878
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