July 29 , 2008
Click HERE for the 2008 Skeeter Tournament Qualifiers. Each team qualifies if 2 out of the 3 regular season events were fished The teams highlighted in yellow qualify to fish the Championship that will be held on Grand Lake September 13-14. If you have any questions, please contact Rod at 918-272-1809.
July 29 , 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT -- Grand Lake July 20, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT CUMULATIVE STANDINGS AS OF JULY 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT PHOTOS -- Grand Lake July 20, 2008
The fourth and final regular stop of the 2008 year for the H&H/Morton Marine Couples Trail was Grand Lake. The tournament was originally scheduled for June but due to high water we had to move it to this weekend. The weather was getting extremely hot and we had to move our tournament limit to four fish due to GRDA regulations.
We had 51 teams come out and enjoy a great day of fishing. There were 32 limits caught with an average weight of 2.81 lbs with several big fish being weighed. We also want to thank everyone for taking extra care of the fish during some extremely hot weather.
When the scales came to a close the first place team of Jim and Chantell Moss won with 4 fish that weighed 16.11 lbs to claim the $1500 prize. The team stayed in the mid-lake area. Fishing top-water first thing in the morning and then focusing on make lake points throughout the day to come up with their impressive limit of fish.
The team of Jimmy and Rachael Keeter had 4 fish that weighed 15.42 lbs for second place and $850. They also caught some of their fish early on top-water and as the day warmed up focused on main lake points. Jimmy also had Men's Big Bass of 6.07 lbs that paid another $300.
The third place team was Chris and Melissa Torkelson who had 4 fish that weighed 14.72 for $750. The team also revealed they had caught a limit early on top-water and then moved out to main lake points later in the day. Melissa also had Ladies Big Bass and it weighed 4.40 lbs which paid an additional $400.
Additional teams in the money were:
4th Lon and Pamm Lambert 4 fish 14.60 $650
5th Howard and Terry Buening 4 fish 14.51 $550
6th Dan and Sony Mahaffey 4 fish 14.32 $450
7th Wayne and Ashley Diffee 4 fish 13.51 $400
8th Bobby and Candy Warden 4 fish 13.10 $300
9th Andy and Jenny Benson 4 fish 12.99 $250
10th Robby and Amy Quinn 4 fish 12.52 American Eagle Rod
At weigh-in Legends Barbeque provided the food for us and like always it was outstanding. There were a ton of prizes given away by all of our wonderful sponsors, including a locator from Lowrance, a Continental battery, a second rod from American Eagle, and tackle packs from Pradco and exercise equipment from Go Fit as well as gift certificates from Okie Bait & Tackle and Nabatak. Other sponsors include H&H Marine, Morton Marine, Daylight Donuts, Keystone Cehvrolet, Jan M. Green - Realtor Associate and Get Out of Town Travel.
We want to thank everyone for coming out and fishing and also a huge thanks to all the sponsors. Out next tournament will be our Championship at Grand Lake on October 4-5th and we will be launchng out of Martins Landing.
For more information be sure to call Bob Maner at 918-906-5140.
July 14 , 2008
The results of the July 13th Oklahoma Skeeter Touranment are in! A total of over $73,550 in cash was distributed yesterday at Grand Lake! Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place Jeff Tipton and Jeremy Littlefield 23 pounds 1 ounce $20,000
2nd Place Rick Dawes and Geoff Berry 22 pounds 9 ounces $10,000
3rd Place Paul Smith and Wayne Diffee 22 pounds 2 ounces $ 4,800
The Big Bass winners were Mike Hacker and Willie Widowski with a big bass weighing in at 8 pounds and 5 ounces and a Grand Lake record! They won an additional $1,500 for this fish!
A total of 172 teams weighed 822 fish!
This was our last regular event of the season. We look forward to seeing those who qualify at the Championship on Grand Lake September 13-14. Those who qualify for the championship will be posted this week.
July 12 , 2008
Click HERE for your take-off position for the 7-13-08 tournament at Grand Lake. Good luck! Any questions, please call Rod Morton at 918-639-4442.
July 10 , 2008
The Couples Trail new date for the June makeup tournament is July 27 at Grand Lake, Martins Landing. The pre-tournament meeting will be Saturday evening at 6:30 PM in the meeting room at Martins Landing. GRDA will have their summer rules in effect and we will pass out the rules at this meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can pick up a copy at check-in on Sunday morning.
Sorry for inconvenience this year, but Mother Nature has not been very kind to us. Remember, you need to fish 3 of the 4 regular tournaments to qualify for our Championship in October.
Any questions, call Bob Maner at 918-371-5140 or 918-906-5140.
June 16 , 2008
GRDA has informed us today that due to the high and still rising water, there is not a facility useable. We regret that we have to cancel the Skeeter Tournament this weekend June 22nd.
The extra sponsorship money will be distributed in the next 2 events - July 13 and September 13-14.
Your entry fee that has been received for this 22nd tournament will either be refunded or rolled over to the next event. Please let us know what you wish to do with your paid entry.
If you have fished 2 of the qualifying events you can fish the Super Tournament scheduled for September 13-14.
If you have any questions, please contact Rod Morton at 918-272-1809.
May 6 , 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT RESULTS -- Eufaula Lake May 4, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT CUMULATIVE STANDINGS AS OF MAY 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT PHOTOS -- Eufaula Lake May 4, 2008
The third stop of the 2008 year for the H&H/Morton Marine Couples Trail was Lake Eufaula. Mother Nature finally gave us a break and we were able to have our regularly scheduled event as planned. The weather started out cool but the day warmed quickly and it turned out to eb a beautiful day on the water.
We had 61 teams come out and enjoy a great day of fishing. There were 18 limits caught with an average weight of 2.17 lbs. The fish were definitely post spawn because of the large number of small bucks that were caught.
When the scales came to a close the first place team of Geroge and Joanne Skiniotes had 5 fish that weighed 14.41 to claim the $1900.00 prize. George also had Men's big bass of 5.06 that paid another $400.00. The team's winning pattern was flipping flooded bushes and willows with a spinner-bait and brush-hog.
The team of Harry Coker and Shelly Woolley had 5 fish that weighed 13.74 lbs for second place and $1,200. They also advised that they focused mid-lake and fished in the back of pockets and secondary points to catch all of their fish. They caught their fish by throwing a spinner-bait and flipping flooded bushes.
The third place team was Chris and Melissa Torkelson who had 5 fish that weighed 13.38 for $900. The team also revealed they fished flooded bushes with a white Red River Spinner-bait and flipped a Chompers tube to come up with their limit of fish.
Ladies Big Bass went to LaDonna Diffee who weighed a 3.80 which paid $400.
Additional teams in the money were:
4th Sherman and Annette Nofire 5 fish 12.46 $800
5th Travis and Tiffany McKelvey 5 fish 11.95 $700
6th Wayne and Shelli Long 5 fish 11.93 $500
7th John and Jennifer Stottlemyre 5 fish 11.78 $400
8th Rodney and Pamela Lowe 5 fish 11.32 $300
9th Earl and Eufenia Hoskins 5 fish 10.99 $250
10th Paul and Kelsie Dean 5 fish 10.52 $250
11th Lisa and Blaine Burn 4 fish 10.22 $150
12th Phil and Susan Yocham 5 fish 10.20 American Eagle Rod
At weigh-in Legends Barbeque provided the food for us and like always it was outstanding. There were a ton of prizes given away by all of our wonderful sponsors, including a locator from Lowrance, a Continental battery, a second rod from American Eagle, and tackle packs from Pradco and exercise equipment from Go Fit as well as gift certificates from Okie Bait & Tackle and Nabatak. Other sponsors include H&H Marine, Morton Marine, Daylight Donuts, Keystone Cehvrolet, Jan M. Green - Realtor Associate and Get Out of Town Travel.
We want to thank everyone for coming out and fishing and also a huge thanks to all the sponsors. Out next tournament will be at Grand Lake on June 21st and we will be launching out of Martins Landing.
For more information be sure to call Bob Maner at 918-906-5140.
April 22, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT RESULTS -- Grand Lake April 19, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT CUMULATIVE STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 2008
The second stop of the 2008 year for the H&H/Morton Marine Couples Trail was Grand Lake. We had originally planned to go to Hudson but due to high water we had to move it to Grand. The weather was warming up fast and with that the water temperatures were too. With this combination and it being April, that means big fish moving up!
We had 53 teams come out and enjoy a great day of fishing. There were 15 limits caught with an average weight of 2.70 lbs and as you can see several big fish weighed.
When the scales came to a close the first place team of John and Jennifer Stottlemyre blew away the field with 5 fish that weighed 22.45 to claim the $1,800 prize. The team's winning pattern was fishing flooded bushes in the back of pockets down lake. The teams used a 1/2 oz Red River Pro-titanium white spinner biat. They also advised they culled several times and even lost another one over 4 lbs.
The team of Joe Erwin and Ginger Dost had 5 fish that weighed 16.58 lbs for second place and $1,100. They also advised they focused down lake and fished in the back of pockets to catch all of their fish. They caught their fish by throwing a spinner-bait and flipping flooded bushes.
The third place team was Blaine and Lisa Burn who had 5 fish that weighed 16.07 for $800. Blaine also had Men's Big Bass of 6.15 that paid another $300. The team also revealed they fished flooded bushes all day to come up with their limit of fish.
Ladies Big Bass went to Carol Deakins who weighed a 6.68 which paid $400.
Additional teams in the money were:
4th Steve and Becky Shipman 5 fish 16.01 $650
5th Phil and Susan Yocham 5 fish 15.87 $500
6th John and Sharon Vick 5 fish 13.97 $400
7th Earl and Bob Collins 5 fish 13.34 $350
8th Bob and Carol Deakins 5 fish 12.92 $300
9th Matt and Leslie Carroll (tie) 5 fish 12.55 $125
9th Kip and Susie Morrow (tie) 5 fish 12.55 $125
11th Dan and Sonya Mahaffey 5 fish 12.55 $125
At weigh-in Legends Barbeque provided the food for us and like always it was outstanding. There were a ton of prizes given away by all of our wonderful sponsors, including a locator from Lowrance, a Continental battery, a second rod from American Eagle, and tackle packs from Pradco and exercise equipment from Go Fit as well as gift certificates from Okie Bait & Tackle and Nabatak. Other sponsors include H&H Marine, Morton Marine, Daylight Donuts, Keystone Cehvrolet, Jan M. Green - Realtor Associate and Get Out of Town Travel.
We want to thank everyone for coming out and fishing and also a huge thanks to all the sponsors. Out next tournament will be at Lake Eufaula on May 4th and we will be launching out of Eufaula Cove.
For more information be sure to call Bob Maner at 918-906-5140.
April 21, 2008
The results of the April 20th Oklahoma Skeeter Touranment are in! A total of over $69,400 in cash was distributed yesterday at Grand Lake! Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place Scott Philips and Larry Swimmer 21 pounds 15 ounces $20,000
2nd Place Kevin Turner and Jack Coxen 21 pounds 2 ounces $10,000
3rd Place Jeff Aldridge and Orland Aldridge 20 pounds 2 ounces $ 3,100 TIE
3rd Place Cade Alsbury and Lee Alsbury 20 pounds 2 ounces $ 3,100 TIE
The Big Bass winners were Kevin Turner and Jack Coxen with a big bass weighing in at 8 pounds and 2 ounces!!! They won an additional $1,500 for this fish!
We had 251 boats fish with the Skeeter Tour this weekend. A total of 127 teams weighed 497 fish!
It was a tough weekend with mother nature not cooperating with the high water levels on Grand Lake. The weigh-in was moved to Shangri-La this time because of Martin's Landing still being in high water. We appreciae everyone's patience during this weekend's event and we hope everyone had a great time!
We look forward to seeing everyone at our next event on June 22nd on Grand Lake!
April 19, 2008
Click HERE for your take-off position for the Skeeter Tour 4-20 tournament at Grand Lake. Good luck!
April 18, 2008
The Skeeter Tour will go on as scheduled on April 20th. We will be checking in and taking entries at Martin's Landing on Saturday from noon until 6 and have the meeting at 7. Please check in with us at Martin's if possible for any further changes. The tournament will take out of Shangri-La Marina and the weigh-in will be there as well. We will be checking boats on the water Sunday morning as well at the Shangri-La ramp. We would like to thank everyone for their support and ask for your patience during this event and we will promise to do the very best that we can.
April 16, 2008
LAKE CHANGE FOR COUPLES TRAIL. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
April 16, 2008
Skeeter Tour for April 20th at Grand is still on at this time. We have been in constant contact with GRDA and the estimated lake level should be that we can have the tournament as scheduled at Martin's Landing. We will be watching the predicted thunderstorms tomorrow, the 17th, and may have to re-evaluate on Friday if lake conditions change. We will notify everyone as soon as possible that has entered and post on the Basszone message board as well as this website if anything changes. The conditions will not be ideal and be prepared to "get your feet wet" during the weigh-in, but we have been assured that we should have no safety issues. We will hold take off to around 7 a.m. to make sure everyone can see any "floaters" that may still be around. We will have the trailer at Martin's on Saturday around noon for anyone who needs to enter or check in with any questions.
We appreciate everyone's patience and are looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
If you have any questions, please call Rod at 918-639-4442.
April 6, 2008
Owasso, OK -- The third annual Great Catch Open was an exciting event for everyone at Martin's Landing at Grand Lake this year! Fish Fishburne was there to entertain during the weigh-in. It made the afternoon go by quickly! A total of 245 paid boats fished this event this year. Out of the 245 boats, 173 teams weighed 519 fish totaling over 1,490 pounds of fish!!
Each team entering the tournament received 2 American Eagle Rods, 2 BooYah Spinnerbiats, 2 Bomber Crankbiats, 2 Great Catch Open T-Shirts, 2 Yum Soft Plastics, and 2 BooYah Jigs! Delicious hamburgers provided by Tulsa Beef were also given to participants during the weigh-in.
The team of Heath and H.T. Konkler took first place with 26 pounds 1 ounce of fish! Great bag of fish!
Jason and Jon Thompson took second place with a total weight of 22 pounds 4 ounces.
Third place went to George and Vera Baker with a total weight of 20 pounds 1 ounce!
The Big Bass winner went to Matthew Kitch and Arthur Smith with a bass weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces!
There were over 400 demo rides given in Skeeter boats on Thursday and Friday before the event. Josh Carnes won the random draw of the demo ride participants and won $1,000!
The random draw for the new boat went to Stephen Hall! He won a 2008 Skeeter SX180, equipped with a Yamaha four-stroke 115 engine and a 2008 EZ Loader trailer. The boat includes Lowrance Electronics and a Motorguide Trolling Motor. The boat/motor/trailer package is valued at $21,000!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS!
The sponsors of Great Catch, including Skeeter boats, Yamaha outboard motors, Morton Marine, Keystone Chevrolet, American Eagle Rods, Daylight Donuts, Lowrance Electronics, MinnKota, A and M Baits, Tulsa Beef, Navionics, Bomber Lures, YUM, Motorguide, Hamby's Protector Beaching Bumpers, and Booyah want to thank everyone for coming out an fishing with us this year! We hope to see you again next year!
For Great Catch Results, click here. Photos will be posted shortly.
April 3, 2008
The Great Catch Open is this Saturday, April 5th. FISH FISHBURN will be at the weigh-in to entertain us all. Don't miss this wonderful comedian and come to enjoy yourself!!
April 1, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT RESULTS -- Keystone Lake March 30, 2008
COUPLES TOURNAMENT PHOTOS -- Keystone Lake March 30, 2008
Owasso, OK---The first stop of the 2008 year for the H&H/Morton Marine Couples Trail was Keystone Lake. We had planned to fish earlier in the month but due to high water and unsafe conditions we had to move lakes. The lake was a little high but alot of fishermen talked of doing quite in practice with the warm week but on Sunday it cooled off and rained off and on all day.
The fish were just starting to move up with the warm week and it showed with several nice fish being weighed. The first place team of Kip and Susie Morrow had 5 fish that weighed 15.32 lbs to claim the $1700 prize. The team's winning pattern was fishing shallow bushes on big rocky points on secondary points in 1-2 ft. of water. The team used a chart/white chatter-bait to catch all of their fish.
The team of Rodney and Kylie Maynard had 5 fish that weighed 12.53 lbs for second place and $1100. They were also fishing bushes on secondary points and in the back of the pockets. They used a white/chart Hart spinner-bait to catch their fish.
The third place team was Ed and Khristy Broadrick who had 5 fish that weighed 12.40 lbs for $800. They caught their fish in the back of pockets and secondary points on spinnerbaits and jigs.
Earl Collins had Men's Big Bass of 6.02 lbs that paid $300. Ladie's Big Bass went to Kalli Clark who weighed a 3.72 which paid $400.
At weigh-in Legends Barbeque provided the food for us and like always it was outstanding. There were tons of prizes given away by all of our wonderful sponsors, including a locator from Lowrance, a Continental battery, a second rod from American Eagle Rods, and tackle packs from Pradco and exercise equipment from Go Fit as well as gift certificates from Okie Bait and Tackle and Nabatak. Other sponsors include H&H Marine, Morton Marine, Daylight Donuts, Keystone Chevrolet, and Get Out of Town Travel.
We want to thank everyone for coming out and fishing and also a huge thanks to all of our sponsors. Our next tournament will be at Lake Hudson on April 19th and we will be launching ot of Snowdale Park. For more information, contact Bob Maner at 918-906-5140.
March 27, 2008
Click here for Couples Trail information.
March 25, 2008
The 2008 Great Catch Open will be held Saturday, April 5th. Click here for more Great Catch Open information.
March 25, 2008
The Couples Trail will be held Sunday, March 30 on KEYSTONE LAKE taking out of Prairie View Ramp. If you have any questions, please contact Bob Maner at 918-906-5140, Chris Torkleson at 918-640-2240, or Jamie Moore at 918-671-1635.
March 16, 2008
The results of the March 16th Oklahoma Skeeter Touranment are in! Click HERE. A total of $58,500 in cash was distributed yesterday at Eufaula Lake! We hope see everyone at the April 20th tournament on Grand Lake!
March 15, 2008
Click HERE for the March 16th Skeeter Take-Off Postions at Eufaula (PDF file). Good luck!!
March 12, 2008
Tulsa, OK -- Once again, the Skeeter/Yamaha Tour promises to be one of the biggest tournament circuits in the region with $20,000 cash guaranteed to 1st place, $10,000 cash guaranteed to 2nd place , $1,500 cash guaranteed big bass and a 1 per 4 payout in each regular season event. In addition to this payout anglers that meet certain qualifications can increase their winnings through the Skeeter Real Money Program, Keystone Chevrolet Big Bucks for Trucks Award Program and the Lowrance Bonus Award Program. Details on this bonus program can be found on the Skeeter Tour website and in the Skeeter Tour brochure.
The Skeeter/Yamah 2008 Tour kicks off the season at Lake Eufaula on March 16th out of Eufaula Cove. The Tour Staff will be at the north pavilion at noon on Saturday, March 15th to take entry fees and hand out lures, t-shirts and hot dog tickets to the participants. Entries received after 6:00 PM will be subject to the late fees and flight penalties as outlined in the official rules. Participants are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory meeting at 7:00 PM on Saturday evening to receive their take-off number, weigh-in time and any other last minute changes. Take-off will be safe light which is anticipated to be approximately 7:30 AM. Off limits for this event will be all of Eufaula Cove from the rock jetty straight across to the south bank. There wil be a check-in boat for those participants that wish to launch at a different ramp and come to Eufaula Cove via water.
This event is shaping up to be another great tournament. The bass at Eufaula are well known for their early spring migrations to the bank. The big wildcard is the weather. If a big cold front moves through day or two before the tournament , then fishing could be tough. Conversely, if the weather is stable and warm, then it will likely take 20+ lbs to win and a solid limit in the teens to get a check. Winning patterns could range from working suspending jerkbaits over deep, clear water jigs or finesse worms to spinnerbaits in shallow off-colored water. Also, this is the time of the year that the biggest smallmouth bass are caught at Eufaula. A team could do very well with a solid limit of smallmouth or a big 6 lb. kicker smallmouth. On behalf of the Skeeter Tour staff and all the sponsors, thanks to all the participants and we look forward to your participation this year.
-Rob Wadley
January 15, 2008
The 2008 Great Catch Open will be held Saturday, April 5th. Click here for more Great Catch Open information.
January 14, 2008
The 2008 Couples Trail information is now available. Click here for more information on the 2008 Couples Trail.
October 2, 2007
2008 SKEETER TOUR SCHEDULE
We are excited to announce the Skeeter Event Schedule for 2008:- Sunday, March 16 at Eufaula Lake
- Sunday, April 20 at Grand Lake
- Sunday, June 22 at Grand Lake
- Sunday, July 13 at Grand Lake
- Championship (September 13 and 14)
We look forward to seeing everyone at these events. More information will be coming soon.
