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Apr. 25--Tammy Richardson of Amity, Ark., put her name in the record books last weekend, as she won the inaugural Women's Bassmaster Tour event on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsen, Ala.
The 34-year-old angler caught a total of 33 pounds, 3 ounces in the three-day tournament and won a fully rigged Triton boat valued at $50,000.
But it was also an excellent start at the women's five-event schedule for Muskogee's Sheri Glasgow, who finished second with a total of 30-1, that she caught primarily by sight-fishing for bedding bass in very shallow waters.
Glasgow won $5,200 and said after the final day's weigh-in, "It's really exciting to see such large crowds out here, and I'm very thankful to BASS and ESPN to give us the opportunity to fish these new events."
Other finishers in the final round included Linda Sands (Cullman, Ala.), third; Penny Berryman (Hot Springs, Ark.), fourth; Kathi Hurst (Ripley, Miss.), fifth; and Deanie Tate (Arkadelphia, Ark.), sixth.
Sherrie Brubaker (Checotah) finished 19th among boaters and won $950.
Other boaters: Brenda Davis (Sand Springs), 71st; Kitsy Cunningham (Eufaula) and Cheryl Spencer (Tulsa), tie for 99th. Kala Wright (Pocola) was 61st among co-anglers. Others: Carilyn Hill (Coweta) 67, and Denese Freeman (Lawton) 89.
Wild man wins: At the Citgo Bassmaster Elite Series on Alabama's Lake Guntersville, Michael Iaconelli of Runnemede, N.J., won another big tournament and $101,000. The controversial and colorful 2003 Bassmaster Classic winner was disqualfied for throwing a tantrum at the 2006 Classic and has since been dropped by a number of major sponsors.
But when he can control his temper, he's certainly one of the best anglers out there, on any type of water.
Edwin Evers (Talala) and Jeff Reynolds (Idabel), were seventh and ninth and both won $15,000. Others: Terry Butcher (Talala), 20th, $10,500; Kenyon Hill (Norman), 41st, $10,000; Mike Lewis (Ponca City), 41st among co-anglers.
Antlerless hunting: Deer seasons have been established for next fall and winter, and there's only one change.
Responding to hunters in southeast Oklahoma (zone 10), the Wildlife Commission changed the antlerless hunting day in the middle of regular gun season to a Saturday, rather than a Sunday.
The commission also approved dates and areas for special antlerless-only seasons for the weekends before Christmas and New Year's Day.
Big gobbler: And certainly typical of the outstanding, 100-percent open-to-anyone turkey hunting available in this state was the experience of Lee Perry of Owasso. He was on public lands in Atoka County when he shot a 21-pound gobbler, which carried three beards, with total length of 261/4 inches.
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