Husband-Wife Bass Tournament: 6-1-19

On Saturday, June 1, 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.  Anglers enjoyed light breezes and clear skies with temperatures starting out in the low 60’s and reaching near 90 degrees by weigh-in.

The team of Ellis Silvey and Faith Folsom won the tournament with a stringer weight of 7.68 pounds.  Kaleb Hensley and Toni Moss finished in second place with a stringer weight of 6.32 pounds.  Kaleb also caught a bass that weighed 1.93 pounds to win the biggest bass of the tournament. 

In the ladies big bass division, Tasha Ayers took top honors with a bass weighing .97 pounds.   The second place big bass caught by the ladies weighed .65 pounds and was caught by Faith Folsom.  Finishing in third place, with a bass weighing .64 pounds, was Toni Moss.  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 8, at the Lost Rapids boat ramp.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:00 p.m.  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 13, at the Wildlife Heritage Center & Museum.  Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.