Noon to Noon Bass Tournament

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their Annual Noon to Noon Bass Tournament on McGee Creek Lake.  The twenty-four hour tournament began at noon on Saturday, June 27, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, June 28.  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.

Billy Latham won the tournament with a stringer weight of 12.05 pounds.  Eugene Hensley finished in second place with a stringer weight of 10.13 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in third place.  His stringer weighed 7.44 pounds.  A big bass prize was awarded for both days.  Billy Hensley had the big bass on Saturday. His bass weighed 2.15 pounds.  Eugene Hensley had the big bass on Sunday with a bass weighing 1.63 pounds.   None of the anglers were able to catch a bass that was over the slot limit of sixteen to twenty-two inches although several members reported catching nice bass that were in the slot limit and had to be released.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on July 11, at Sardis Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp, if the ramp is open by that date. If not, other arrangements will be made.  Check the club’s website at www.pushcountysportsmanclub.blogspot.com for current information about the club and its evens.  Fishing times for the Sardis bass tournament will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, July 9. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.