Husband-wife bass tournament; 6-1-24

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 for the heaviest stringer division.  The day started off cool with temps in the sixties and heavy fog but quickly cleared &warmed up to the mid- eighties.

Seven teams entered the tournament.  Two members, without partners, fished for the big bass pot.  Each team member could keep up to five bass.  Their stringer weights were added together to determine their team weight. Eight anglers were able to catch a limit of five bass.  The team of Tony Derby and Karie Larkins won the tournament with a stringer weight of 9.56 pounds.   Johnnie Ivey and Lacy Dalrymple took second place with a stringer weight of 7.33 pounds.  Don and Sherry Deems finished in third place with a stringer weight of 6.57 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Billy Latham.  It weighed 5.88 pounds.

In the lady’s big bass division, Sherry Deems took top honors with a bass weighing 1.26 pounds.   The second place big bass caught by the ladies weighed 1.24 pounds and was caught by Karie Larkins.  Finishing in third place, with a bass weighing 1.07 pounds, was Jennifer Davidson.  Lacy Dalrymple placed fourth with a bass that weighed 1.01 pounds.  Wendy Cave took the fifth and final place with a bass that weighed .52 pounds.  Each lady will receive a plaque at the club’s next meeting.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Sardis Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Sardis Lake, Sardis Cove 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.

Members that entered the spring turkey contest are reminded to bring their turkey’s beard to the monthly meeting on Thursday, June 13, to be measured so contest winners can be determined.