Twenty-seven 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 9, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, August 10. 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 hot, with temps in the upper 90’s and a steady breeze on both days. The lake level was about four inches above
normal with water temps ranging in the low to mid-nineties. Catching quality
bass proved to be difficult for most of the contestants. Nine anglers caught
their five fish club limit on Saturday. Sunday was a little better with eleven anglers
catching their limit of five bass.
Billy Latham
won the tournament with a total stringer weight of 25.90 pounds. Billy also had the “big bass of the day” on
both days of the tournament. He caught a
4.61 bass on Saturday and a 6.89 pound bass on Sunday. Judd Thomas finished in second place with a
stringer weight of 16.48 pounds. Ellis
Silvey took third place with a stringer weight of 13.13 pounds.
The club’s
next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 23, at Pine Creek Lake. Launch site for the tournament will be the Lost
Rapids boat ramp. Fishing times will be
voted on at the club’s monthly meeting that will be held on Thursday, August 14.
