Oologah Tournament Dec 15th

I just got off the phone with Dean at Winganon Bait and Tackle. We are on for the check in and weigh in to be held there. The check in will be from 630-730 and the weigh in will be at 4. We will all leave from the check in at 730. The lake is over 3 feet low right now so the only ramp open close is Winganon ramp which is 1 & 1/2 miles south of the check in which puts you in Spencer Creek. I will update periodically of other ramps before tournament day.

The store is located at 4180 and Winganon road. Coming from the south on 169 go 4 miles north of Talala and turn right (east) on 3000 RD, aka Winganon Road, and go approx 7-8 miles the store is on your right. From the north on 169 go about 8 miles south of Nowata turn left (east) on 3000 RD aka Winganon Road and go approx 7-8 miles store is on your right. Dean said there would be hot bisuits and gravy, coffee, snacks, tackle and yes Minners. He serves BBQ also, so after the weigh in you can enjoy some ribs or brisket. Hope to see several of you there. REMEMBER THIS IS A ONE POLE PER TEAM MEMBER AND 2 HOOK LIMIT PER POLE TOURNAMENT. SO RIG AS MANY RODS AS YOU WANT BUT DON'T FISH WITH MORE THAN ONE AT A TIME.

Odie

Of course this time of the year we will be monitoring the weather closely. If conditions aren't favorable we will make that decision in plenty of time for everyone to know. Oologah can be ugly with an unfavorable wind and we will always err on the side of safety.

Who is in?

ODIE & EB

Johnny & Jeff "in" yea boy

I wish I knew the lake. It is close to me. Only place I have been is in Big Creek ramp for sand bass. I fished 20 years of bass tournaments and now got a crappie boat but dont know anything really on how to find and catch crappie. Plus dont know anything about the lake. Hope you all do well and maybe someone can guide me with some place I can find after tournament to catch these critters?

Ranger and Charlie..double yeah boy
Doug go back to Deer Hunting your taking my Partner...lol..joking

Might make this one. Will have to see how things play out.

Kevin and Gaston are in.

Crappie Reaper and Bill Medford, IN like flint!

I spoke with Dean at Winganon bait and tackle and he is going to stock extra minnows if you need them. I told him we would make a decision no later than Thursday morning if the weather was going to be bad. So check back in here often to here the latest on the Oologah tournament.

I put in at Hawthhorne and Sunnyside ramps yesterday with no problem. According to Dean Winganon ramp is operational also. I think Spencer creek is ok as well as Redbud. All others are probably not usable due to low water. If anyone has any first hand knowledge of ramp status please post it so we will all know. See you next Sat. the 15th.

Odie

Redbud ramp is fine, just enter and exit from the south end.

Gman

DOUG, I am pretty sure no minnows allowed in the tournament. 1 pole w/ no more than 2 artificial baits.....Check the posting of the Fall/Winter CDC Tournament Schudule.......Ranger

Oops. That is true this is a one pole 2 artificial bait tournament. Thanks.

Looks like a decent day so far. Wind 10-15 out of NW and 50's for high. We will continue to monitor the weather.

Odie

i thought it was one pole one jig. ant that wright:santa

tenkiller one pole one jig same thing :cheers2

It is 2 jigs on Oologah and 1 jig on Tenkiller. Here are the original rules I posted on the Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Okie Crappie.com Tournaments thread.


Oct. 13th................FT. Gibson
Nov. TBD.................Keystone
Dec. TBD.................Oologah one pole/per team member/artificial jigs only
Jan. TBD.................Kaw
Feb. TBD................Eufaula
Mar. TBD................Kerr
Apr. TBD................Tenkiller one pole/one artificial jig/per team member
May TBD................Classic drawn from hat

Odie

If I decide to show up and fish even though don't have a chance because I don't know Oolagah or how to crappie fish. Unloading at that ramp will it put me on lake and is it dangerous running around never been on main lake

I used the north Spencer ramp saturday and it is okay, but trim up when you are coming on and off the trailer. I hit one good rock with the prop when loading because I forgot to trim up enough.

Team McClish will be there, won't get to prefish, just showing up Sat. and fishin'.

As we all sit and discussed the Tournamnet Schudule and made plans for the 2012-13 Okie CDC Trail, we all decided at the Classic Meeting and Fish Fry that under no circumstance would we fish a winter time tournament and not air to the side of safety and caution for all involved. After fishing yesterday with Doug and Brian prefishing for Saturdays Oologah Tournament I became very aware of the bad shape the lake was in as far as water levels and ramp access. Only 1 ramp that I am aware of is open on the North end at Spencer Creek and we trailored to RedBud to fish the South end later in the day and thats atleast a 30 minute drive from Spencer so that makes it even more non user freindly. We were able to catch fish in most places we fished but with winds only in the 15 to 20mph range we were awfully limited where we could fish. The 3' rollers and white caps we were not able to hit any main lake piles or ledges which made for a tough day as far as fishability. So with that said Doug I commend you for the decision to postpone til Jan.5, 2013..Hope all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year with family and friends......Ranger

After visiting with EB and Ranger 09, the Oologah tournament is being postponed until Jan. 5th. They are calling for 15-25 mph winds on Saturday and that is treacherous on Oologah. Another thing compounding the isuue is due to the low lake level, several ramps are closed. This eliminates being able to unload at Talala Creek, Blue Creek, Allens Point, or East side. The wind then makes fishing any of these areas impossible because you have to run across the lake to get to them. If the lake was normal we could unload and fish one area then load back up and fish another area. Right now it is either Spencer Creek or the dam area to unload at then you would have to cross the main lake to get to any of the other areas.

Ranger, EB, and I fished up here yesterday in 10-20 mph winds and were VERY limited to where we could fish. We put in at Winganon ramp and fished some in Spencer creek then had to load up and drive all the way to the dam to unload due to the wind not allowing us to get out on the main lake. Gonna be worse Saturday than yesterday. We just had a drowning up here last month due to wind and it is not worth taking the risk.

We are going to shoot for Jan. 5th but that will also depend on weather and lake conditions. Hope to see several of you on the 5th.

Odie

What is the entry fee and payouts? Might be better to get my buddy to fish with me if I know :biggrin

Cope, check out this thread! Everything you need to know is posted there.

Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Okie Crappie.com Tournaments

Odie