Noon to Noon Bass Tourney 2022

Twenty-three anglers competed against each other in the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club’s Annual Noon to Noon Bass Tournament held on McGee Creek Lake.  The twenty-four hour marathon began at noon on Saturday, August 13, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, August 14.  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.

The weather was pretty warm, with temps in the upper-nineties and a steady breeze on both days.   Catching quality bass proved to be difficult for most of the contestants although four anglers were able to catch a bass over the 16-22 inch slot limit.  Nine anglers caught their five fish club limit on Saturday.   Only six were able to do so on Sunday.  Four anglers, Judd Thomas, Ellis Silvey, Craig Barlett and Billy Latham, were able to catch a limit on both days.  Judd Thomas caught a bass weighing 6.55 pounds to win the big bass jackpot for Saturday.  Craig Bartlett caught a bass that weighed 6.39 pounds on Sunday to win the jackpot.  Only two other bass over the slot limit were caught:  Josh Johnson caught a 4.80 pound bass and Billy Henley caught a 6.25 pound bass.

Judd Thomas won the tournament with a stringer weight of 16.08 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in second place with a stringer weight of 13.74 pounds.  Craig Barlett took third place with a stringer weight of 12.78 pounds.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 27, at Sardis Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp.   Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m.