Sardis Bass Tournament: 6-25-22

 

Sardis Lake Bass Tournament

6-25-2022

Very warm temperatures greeted members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club as daylight broke over Sardis Lake on Saturday, June 25.  It was eighty-two degrees at sunrise and a very warm one hundred degrees at the 3:00 p.m. weigh-in.  Nineteen members were competing in a bass tournament.  The bite was slow; however, some were able to put together a decent stringer. Only eight members were able to catch and weigh at least one bass over the fourteen inch minimum length limit.  Three members were able to catch a tournament limit of five bass.

Judd Thomas won the tournament with five bass that weighed 9.21 pounds.  Ellis Silvey came in second with a five fish limit that weighed 9.03 pounds.  Kane Miller finished in third place, also with five fish that weighed 7.38 pounds.  Craig Bartlett caught the big bass of the tournament.  It weighed 4.71 pounds.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Hugo Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, July 9.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m.   The next club meeting will be on Thursday, July 14.  The club meets the second Thursday of each month.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and begin at 7:30 p.m. 

Pine Creek Lake Bass Tournament

 Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club competed in a bass tournament at Pine Creek Lake on Saturday, June 11.  Both the weather and the fish cooperated for a change.  The day started off with cloudy and cool with light rain in some areas of the lake but skies cleared quickly and warmed to the low nineties by weigh-in.  The lake was 4.5 feet above normal and slowly rising. Catching keeper bass was not too difficult as eighteen of the twenty-four anglers that were entered caught their club limit of five bass.

Johnny Ivey won the event with a five fish limit that weighed 18.10 pounds.  Craig Bartlett took second place with a five fish limit weighing 17.36 pounds.  Forrest Cave finished in third place, also with a five fish limit that weighed 15.65 pounds.  Forrest also caught the big bass of the tournament.  It weighed 4.64 pounds.

The club’s next activity will be the annual fish fry held during the Antlers Homecoming celebration.  Any member that is able to help out is urged to attend.  Members will start gathering at First Bank Park sometime around 3:30 or so on Saturday, June 18, to start getting cookers ready to fry fish.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, June 25, at Sardis Lake.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:00 p.m.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp.

Husband-Wife Bass Tournament: 6-4-2022

On Saturday, June 4, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their annual Husband-Wife Bass Tournament at McGee Creek Lake.  Couples did not have to be husband and wife but did have to be a male & female team to compete.  The day started off cool with temps in the sixties and a light breeze but quickly warmed up to the low eighties with a brisk breeze.

To say the fishing was tough would be an understatement.  Catching a bass of any size proved to be quite difficult.  There were no limits caught and two teams were unable to boat a single keeper. The team of Don and Sherry Deems won the tournament with a stringer weight of 3.14 pounds. Josh and Paige Johnson finished in second place with a stringer weight of 3.08 pounds.  Finishing in third place was Jim and Sherri Sallee.  They had a stringer weight of 2.77 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Billy Latham.  It weighed 1.74 pounds.

In the ladies big bass division, Paige Johnson took top honors with a bass weighing 1.17 pounds.   The second place big bass caught by the ladies weighed 1.06 pounds and was caught by Sherry Deems.  Finishing in third place, with a bass weighing .86 pounds, was Amanda Cripe.  Sherri Sallee placed fourth with a bass that weighed .68 pounds.  Karlie Hensley took the fifth and final place with a bass that weighed .67 pounds.  Each lady will receive a plaque at the club’s next meeting.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, June 11, at the Little River South boat ramp, aka, Rock Creek ramp.  Gates to this area are not opened until 6:00 a.m.  Starting time for the tournament will be as soon as we can get in and get everyone unloaded. The tournament will end nine hours later.  This is a club tournament and is open only to club members.  Open enrollment into the club is closed for the remainder of the year.  Anyone wishing to become a member may attend a monthly meeting and request membership.  Membership will be accepted if passed by a sixty percent majority vote of members present.  The club’s next meeting will be on Thursday, June 9, at the Wildlife Heritage Center & Museum.  Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.

Husband-Wife bass tournament

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club will hold their Annual Husband/Wife Bass Tournament this Saturday, June 4, at McGee Creek Lake. Launch site will be the Potapo boat ramp. Fishing times will be from 7:00-2:00. Entry fee for the tournament is $15.00 with an optional $5.00 for the big bass pot.

Couples fishing the tournament do not have to be husband and wife but do, however, need to be a male and female team. One team member must be a member of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club. This is Oklahoma's free fishing weekend, so a fishing license is not needed to participate.

Plaques will be awarded to the ladies, first thru fifth place, for the largest bass caught by them. Members that do not have a partner may still participate, but only for the big bass pot.