Top Ten Tournament 2016

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their annual Top Ten Bass Tournament on Saturday, September 17.  The tournament was held on Sardis Lake.  This tournament allows the top ten anglers in the club to compete against each other in one final tournament of the season.  Also, up to five wildcard spots are allowed for anglers that had not missed more than two bass tournaments during the year and were also high in the bass tournament standings to compete in the tournament.  All of the anglers that qualified for the top ten tournament and for the wild card positions were able to fish in this year’s contest.  Anglers competing in this year’s tournament were Judd Thomas, Ellis Silvey, Billy Latham, Randy Janoe, Johnny Ivey, Chuck Beck, Joe Janoe, Colby Chandler, Colten Fleming, Mike Burrage, Eugene Hensley, Kaleb Hensley, Billy Hensley, and Forrest Cave. 

Anglers started the tournament with mild temperatures and cloudy skies.  The cloudy skies soon gave way to bright sunshine. The lake level was slightly below normal.  Half of the anglers were able to catch their six fish limit of bass.

Judd Thomas won all the bragging rights by catching the heaviest stringer and also the biggest bass of the tournament.   His six fish limit weighed 16.63 pounds.  His big bass weighed 4.42 pounds.  Mike Burrage came in second, also with a six fish limit, that weighed 16.28 pounds.  Billy Latham finished in third place with a stringer weight of 14.74 pounds.  Fourth place went to Colby Chandler with a stringer weight of 13.74 pounds.  The fifth and final place went to Ellis Silvey with a stringer weight of 13.40 pounds.

This tournament concludes the bass fishing season for the club.  Members will now focus on the upcoming deer seasons.  The club holds a contest for each season; archery, primitive firearms, and rifle season.  Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in each season based on a measurement of the deer’s antlers.  Members are reminded that entry fees must be paid before a season begins.  Entry fees can be paid at Silvey’s Tax Service.