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Results

James Morgan, Marietta OK, and Buddy Boydston, Ardmore OK, teamed up to win the first Southern Oklahoma Team event of the season. Morgan and Boydston fished rocks in the mid-lake area using a Bandit 200 series splutter crank bait. Their bass came early in the day from four to six feet of clear water. They had a five fish limit weighing 8.15 lbs to capture the first place prize of $925.00.

Previous angler of the year David Williams, Broken Bow OK, and Shannon Cogburn, Bethel OK, had the second five fish limit brought to the scales, which put them in second place for the event. Their five bass weighing 7.55 lbs came from the north end of the lake out of shallow murky water. Williams and Cogburn slow fished black and blue mini-jigs and pumpkin Berkley power worms in the weeds, and caught bass all day. They received $455.00 for their second place finish.

Harold Waller, Marlow OK, and Ben Garland, Chickasha OK, finished in third place and had the big bass of the tournament. They had two bass weighing 6.89 lbs with the largest weighing 3.97 lbs. Waller and Garland fished the mid-lake area, slow fishing a chartreuse Terminator spinnerbait, in 50 degree stained water in the grass. Waller Machine Inc. of Duncan OK sponsors Waller and Garland.

The fishing was tough on Lake Murray for this time of the year. The Lake had rose from recent rains and was about a foot above normal. 43 bass were weighed in weighing 71.08 lbs with and average weight of 1.65 lbs. There was two five fish limits brought to the scales.

U S U.S. Angler's Choice Southern Oklahoma Teams would like to thank George and Rita West of Shop & Tackle
for the registration site and Guest Inn of Ardmore for their headquarters: also KKAJ 95.7 FM for being the official radio station for the Lake Murray event.

The next Southern Oklahoma Team event will be April 6, on Lake Texoma going out of Catfish Bay at the Gas Dock. The Marina Mart will be the registration site, headquarters will be at the Lakeside Motel (1-888-566-4442) and KKAJ 95.7FM will be the official radio station for the Texoma event.

To qualify for the U S U.S. Angler's Choice Team championship, a team is required to fish at least five of the seven tournaments in a season, so it's not to late to start fishing the Southern Oklahoma Team circuit and make the championship. The Team's championship has no entry fee and first place is two fully rigged Bass Cat Boats with a Mercury Motor, and a MotorGuide Trolling Motor. With 2nd place receiving one fully rigged Bass Cat Boat. The date of the Team's championship is Oct. 4-5, on the Red River at Shreveport, LA.

National sponsors for U S U.S. Angler's Choice Tournament Trails are Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Motors, Hamby's Protector Beaching Bumpers, Hamby's Light, Please Release Me, MotorGuide Trolling Motors, and KeepAlive Oxygen Infusor.

Southern Oklahoma Teams are sponsored locally by Lindsay Ford, Johnson Jigs & Spinnerbaits Mark Stevenson's "Lake Fork Jig", K & E Texaco Food Mart, Lil' Hustler Tackle Co., Label Stable, Idle Time RV,
Ryan Construction, Bailey's Outdoor Shop, Shop & Tackle, and Oklahoma Hunting Show,

For more information on U S U.S. Angler's Choice Tournament Trails Southern Oklahoma Team tournaments, you can contact Director Joe Copeland (580-759-2088).