Husband-Wife Bass Tournament: 6-5-21

 On Saturday, June 5, 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 with light rain but soon stopped and gave way to cloudy skies and a light breeze.

The team of Forrest and Wendy Cave won the tournament with a stringer weight of 13.08 pounds.  Forrest also caught the biggest bass of the tournament.  It weighed 1.93 pounds.  Kaleb Hensley and Karlie White finished in second place with a stringer weight of 7.66 pounds.  Finishing in third place was Chance Martin and Jaely Parsons.  They  had a stringer weight of 5.78 pounds.

In the ladies big bass division, Wendy Cave took top honors with a bass weighing 1.01 pounds.   The second place big bass caught by the ladies weighed .92 pounds and was caught by Jaely Parsons.  Finishing in third place, with a bass weighing .80 pounds, was Karlie White.  Amanda Cripe placed fourth with a bass that weighed .70 pounds.  Each lady will receive a plaque at the club’s next meeting.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on McGee Creek Lake.  This tournament was scheduled for Pine Creek Lake but due to the flooded condition of the lake, it has been changed to McGee Creek Lake. It will be held on Saturday, June 12, at the Buster Hight 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 10, at the Wildlife Heritage Center & Museum.  Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.