Harold Waller and Ben Garland

Results

Harold Waller, Marlow OK, and Ben Garland, Chickasha OK, won the Sardis tournament June 1. Waller and Garland had five bass weighing 17.03 lbs, which included the big bass of the tournament weighing 6.45 lbs. They caught their bass all day on a variety of baits, two on a wacky worm, one on a tube craw, and two on a blue fleck power worm. They slow fished flooded grass in the mid lake area in stained four to six feet of 79 degree water. Their big bass was caught about 1:0clock. Waller and Garland, sponsored by Waller Machine Inc. of Duncan OK, received $740.00 for first place and $120.00 for big bass. Waller and Garland moved into third place in the Angler of the Year race with this win.

David Williams, Broken Bow OK, and Shannon Cogburn, Bethel OK, finished in second place with five bass weighing 9.64 lbs and received $365.00. Williams and Cogburn caught fish all day in the Anderson Creek area of the lake. They slow fished logs in muddy water with a Berkley red shad power worm, which was good for four keepers, and a Mann's MinusOne crankbait. Williams and Cogburn are leading in the Angler of the Year race.

The fishing was tough for bass over 14 inches, there was only two limits brought to the scales. A total of 29 bass were weighed in with a weight of 56.75 lbs. The average weight per bass was 1.95 lbs.

I would like to thank Kay Barton and the Sportsman's Lodge for the
registration site and headquarters for the Sardis event and KFOX 102.5FM for being the official radio station.

The next team event will be June 29, on Lake Eufaula going out of Eufaula Cove. Ken's Pizza will be the registration site. Loyal Inn will be the headquarters, call (1-800-450-6576) for rooms. KFOX 102.5 FM will be the official radio station for the Eufaula event please listen to them for local news and weather. I need you on the water at Eufaula cove and ready to go by 5:30am.

Invite your friends to fish the Eufaula tournament. Any team who fishes the Eufaula event will be eligible to fish with Southern Oklahoma Teams in the Oklahoma State Championship. The Oklahoma State Championship will be November 1-3 with the first two days on the Arkansas River at Muskogee OK and the last day on Lake Tenkiller. The entry fee for the Oklahoma State Championship is $200.00.

The U.S. Angler's Choice Central Division Regional Championship will be Oct. 4 -5.

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for the team circuit.

Just a Fishin

Joe Copeland joe@simplynet.net or call (580-759-2088)

ATT: Rule # 18 has a mistake on the last sentence. It should read; There will not be a National Championship at the end of the 2002 season instead that money will be applied to the Region Championship. Please remember to support our national and local sponsors when you can.

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

Southern Oklahoma Teams are sponsored locally by Lindsay Ford
1-800-353-3124
Johnson Jigs & Spinnerbaits Mark Stevenson's "Lake Fork Jig"
903-763-5028
Label Stable 580-223-2037 Idle Time RV
1-877-261-9758
Shop & Tackle
580-223-1560
Ryan Construction 5
80-436-5213
Bailey's Outdoor Shop
580-332-8786
Oklahoma Hunting Show
405-943-3800
K & E Texaco Food Mart
580-494-6002
Lil' Hustler Tackle Co.
603-224-8856