Noon to Noon Bass Tournament: 7/28-29/18

Eighteen members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club competed against each other in the club’s Annual Noon to Noon Bass Tournament held on McGee Creek Lake.  The twenty-four hour marathon began at noon on Saturday, July 28, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, July 29.  A weigh-in was held at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night.   After weigh-in, members could return to the lake and continue fishing or go home and then return at their leisure to complete the tournament.  The stringer weights from both days were added together to determine the contestants final weight for the tournament.

Anglers enjoyed mild temperatures but had to contend with a brisk breeze on Saturday afternoon.   Strong thunderstorms and heavy rain on Sunday morning forced most of the anglers to return to shore after 8:00 a.m.  Only half the anglers remained to finish the tournament.  A few of those that did stay were rewarded with some nice bass.  Nine anglers caught their six fish limit on Saturday but only three were able to do so on Sunday.

Johnnie Ivey won the tournament with a stringer weight of 19.06 pounds.  Johnnie was also the only angler to catch a bass over the 16-22” slot limit on Saturday.  He caught a bass that weighed 6.51 pounds to win the big bass award for Saturday.  Judd Thomas finished in second place with a stringer weight of 16.12 pounds.  Ellis Silvey came in third with a stringer weight of 14.74 pounds.  Judd Thomas caught the biggest bass on Sunday.  It weighed 7.40 pounds

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 11, at Pine Creek Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Little River South boat ramp, aka Rock Creek Ramp.  Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s regular meeting on Thursday, August 9.  The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum. 

TOP TEN STANDINGS:  7-29-18

Hugo Lake Bass Tournament: 7-14-18

The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, July 14, at Hugo Lake.  Twenty-four members participated in the event.  The lake level was eighteen inches below normal.  In a nutshell, the weather was hot, the fishing was not.  For most of the anglers, catching a keeper bass over fourteen inches in length proved to be difficult.  Only two anglers were able to catch a six fish limit of bass.  Nine anglers were unable to boat a single keeper bass.

Judd Thomas managed to catch a limit of bass weighing 13.23 pounds to win the tournament.  Kindel Holiman finished in second place, also with a limit of bass that weighed 12.75 pounds.  The third place stringer was caught by Ellis Silvey.  It weighed 10.71 pounds.  Judd Thomas caught a bass weighing 4.63 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be the annual Noon to Noon tournament.  It will be held on July 28-29 at McGee Creek Lake.  Members will launch from the Buster Hights boat ramp.   As the name suggest, the tournament will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday and will end at 12:00 noon on Sunday.  A weigh-in will be held at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, after which, anglers may return to the lake and continue fishing, unless they weighed in a limit of bass.  Those weighing in six bass must wait until after midnight to continue fishing.  Anglers may also leave and then return at their leisure to finish the tournament with the final weigh-in at noon on Sunday. You can keep up with club activities on Facebook or on our website at www.pushcountysportsmanclub.blogspot.com.

TOP TEN STANDINGS:  7-14-18