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Oklahoma Bass
Tournaments annual report 2003
from the ODWC fisheries division
Part One
This year's lakes were ranked in a
minimum of 10 reports were received. 25 lakes were ranked into 21
places. Hugo topped the tournament list with the highest winning
weight, the highest of success and the 2nd highest number of bass
caught per day. Broken Bow and Okemah tied for 2nd place, Broken Bow
topped the list for bass per day while Okemah had the highest
average weight per bass.
Sardis, Texoma and Greenleaf were
3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. The second set consisted of Eucha in
6th, McGee Creek in 7th, Pine Creek and Tenkiller tied for 8th
followed by Thunderbird and Ellsworth to round out the top 10
places.
The largest bass reported this
year weighed 9.40 lbs from Broken Bow. Caught during a Leflore Co.
bass tournament. Numbers of bass over 5 lbs were up 9% compared to
last year. However bass of 8 lbs or larger were down 50 %.
Trophy size bass
reported in 2003 tournaments
| Lake |
Organization |
Date |
Weight |
| Broken Bow |
Laflore Co. Bass Club |
2/22/03 |
9.40 |
| Grand Lake |
FLW |
3/15/03 |
8.38 |
| Hudson |
Tulsa Bass Anglers |
6/07/03 |
8.03 |
| McGee Creek |
Fisherman's Choice |
7/20/03 |
8.14 |
| Pine Creek |
McCurtain BassMasters |
3/08/03 |
8.38 |
| Waurika |
Just Bassin' |
10/26/03 |
8.50 |
Average number of
anglers per event = 54
Number of bass
weighed during tournaments = 33,000 average
Total pounds of bass
weighed during tournaments = 69,000
Average pounds per
tournament = 95 lbs
Average number of
bass weighed per angler = 1.25
Average weight per
bass caught in tournaments = 2.1
Average first place
weight in 2003 = 10.2 per stringer
Average number of
bass over 5 lbs caught during OK tournaments = 0.5
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