Top Ten Tournament: 9-19-2020

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club ended the 2020 bass tournament schedule with their Annual Top Ten Bass Tournament on Saturday, September 19.  The tournament was held on Pine Creek Lake.  This tournament allows the top ten anglers in the club to compete against each other in the final tournament of the year.  The top ten anglers are, from number one to number ten, Ellis Silvey, Judd Thomas, Billy Latham, Randy Janoe, Kane Miller, Donald Wall, Kaleb Hensley, Kenny Briggs, Andy Cripe and Billy Hensley.  The club allows up to five wildcard contestants.  These positions are for members that have not missed more than two regular season tournaments.  Wildcard positions were filled by Brady Janoe, Forrest Cave, Josh Johnson, Don Deems and Julian Bailey.   Mike Burrage, the winner of last year’s tournament, was allowed to fish and defend his title.

Judd Thomas won the tournament with an impressive stringer weight of 20.59 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in second place with a stringer weight of 16.84 pounds.  Third place went to Kane Miller.  His stringer weighed 15.45 pounds.  Kenny Briggs took fourth place with a stringer weight of 14.27 pounds.  The fifth and final place was won by Billy Latham with a stringer weight of 13.35 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Billy Hensley.  It weighed 5.81 pounds.  Each received a check for a share of the entry fees and the top ten prize pot.

Now that the bass tournament season has ended, members will turn their attention to the fall deer seasons.  Members wishing to enter the club’s deer season contest must do so before a season begins.  Entry fees are $10.00 per season and can be paid at Silvey’s Tax.