By Jayson Knight Sports Writer The McAlester News-Capital Wed Apr 06, 2011, 09:50 AM CDT
McALESTER — A majority of southeastern Oklahoma lakes are below normal elevations. In some cases, such as Broken Bow’s, the levels are as much as ten feet lower than where the Oklahoma Wildlife Department expects to see them.
Lake Eufaula is no exception to the low levels, but local fishermen aren’t letting that keep them down.
Upcoming fishing tournaments as well as recently-wrapped-up ones feature Eufaula Lake as a setting.
Along with the “Casting for a Cure” event planned for Saturday at Peters/Nichols Point, the usual Tuesday Night Jackpots are set to begin again. The Tuesday Night Jackpots will also lead to a prize-ridden end-of-season fishing event, if you fish enough of the jackpots, which officially began Tuesday.
Two paid places will be paid for every 20 boats. To be considered for the annual end-of-year tournament, a fisherman must attend 10 Tuesday jackpots.
Categories that will be awarded to jackpot fishermen will be oldest fishermen, youngest fishermen, most nights fished, and a variety of awards for the different kinds of catches the lake provides.
For more information on the jackpot league, contact Lester “Ripper” Wray at 918-381-2301.
Scheduled for Saturday is the “Casting for a Cure” fishing tournament. That tournament will run from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
There will be a 70 percent payback with one in every ten boats receiving an award.
Upon arriving to Peters/Nicholds Point, fishermen will make a $100 entry fee, with the option to go for a big bass award for an extra 20 dollars.
The event will be a team tournament and you must maintain the same teammate from beginning to end. Participants fishing “for a cure” must be 18 years old and teams must be in the weigh-in line by 3 p.m.
Fishing within 50 yards of another boat will not be permitted.
An entry/release form must be completed and turned in along with their fishing fee.
All funds raised will benefit the American Cancer Society.
“We raised $17,000 dollars last year and its a real fun event,” said event organizer Billy Stewart. For more information on the Saturday tournament, contact Stewart at 918-470-6185.
In the FLW league, boater Christopher Jones of Bokoshe, caught his five-bass limit for a weight of 19 pounds Sunday to win $4,905 in the Bass Fishing League Okie Division Tournament on Eufaula Lake. Jones was using square bill crankbaits on points to catch his limit.
Of the remaining top 10 anglers were Jerry Corbett of Chouteau who nabbed five bass with the top two weighing 18 and 13 pounds for a prize of $2,453.
Shonn Goodwin from Moorecaught five bass for a score of 18 and 2 for $1,635.
Kirk Washburn took home his $1,145 fourth place award to Harrah.
Joe Erwin, of Claremore, caught five bass for $981. Zack Birge, of Blanchard, took home $899. Justin Phillips, of Checotah, won $818. Shawn Gordon, the only non-Okie in the singles competition, took $695 home to Russellville, Ark.
Tying for eighth place was Ray Stagner of Edmond who netted $695 as well. Walter Andries, of Coweta, brought up the rear of the placers with $572.
Casey Lawson of Overbrook, Okla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds Sunday to win $2,453 in the Co-angler Division. Lawson was using a jig around scattered rocks.
The fishing league is named after Forrest L. Wood, the founder of Ranger boats.
The next BFL Okie Division tournament is scheduled for May 7 on Fort Gibson Lake in Wagoner. After the fifth Okie Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark.
Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
According to flwoutdoors.com, FLW Outdoors is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions of dollars over the course of 191 tournaments in this year alone.
FLW Outdoors has made efforts to take fishing mainstream with the world’s richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit their website.
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