Beards and Snow for Skeet Auburn , Calif. – Being an Angler of the Year and a Bassmaster Classic champion brings with it a fair amount of media attention. The bass fishing media is always ready to publish what Skeet Reese has to say, and many of the moves he makes in tournaments are reported on in great detail. This past week, the outdoor media was once again given an opportunity to report on something that Reese had done, but unlike the usual Reese content; this episode was slightly off the wall. The Reese Backyard Skeet bought Bassmaster Elite Series Competitor Mike Iaconelli's beard. But, as weird an occurrence as it may have been, it was all for a good cause. At the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River , the always entertaining Iaconelli arrived with a new facial hair feature; a three to four-inch long goatee that extended from the bottom of his chin. The ‘turkey beard' as many called it, became the topic of conversation. “I told Mike and several other people that I wanted his beard,” said Reese. “I thought it was a really cool piece of bass fishing history, and also a little different memento of my Classic victory.” When Iaconelli, thanks to a request from Becky Mattes, his bride to be, shaved the beard for their wedding in the fall of 2009; and put it up for auction to benefit Autism. Iaconelli's friend Eli Delany, a tournament competitor whose son is autistic, helped organize an eBay auction as a fundraiser for the disease. Leamarie and Courtney enjoy the snow “I thought it was a good way to have a little fun, and donate to a good cause,” said Reese. “I watched the auction closely, and got into a little bidding war, but ended winning in the end. Ike's beard will be prominently displayed in my office next to my Rick Clunn, KVD and Denny Brauer jerseys, in a frame of course.” While he was awaiting the delivery of his prized facial hair trophy, Reese, his wife Kim, and their daughters Lea and Courtney were treated to a blanket of snow, along with the rest of Auburn 's residents. “It left about 12-inche of snow overnight, and shut down our town,” Reese said. “The girls and I played in it for hours, making snowmen, snow angels and having snowball fights.” He also said that his daughters consumed plenty of the frozen precipitation. “I bet they ate hundreds of handfuls of snow,” he said. “They probably consumed more than they stacked for snowmen.” After the girls returned to school following the opening of the roads, the Reese family began busily preparing for their winter vacation to Mexico for the holidays. “I'm looking forward to being in the sun, great food, drinks, saltwater fishing, and time with my family,” said Reese. “I'll be back after the New Year ready to go for the Classic at Lay Lake .”