Bud Light Trail Striper Challenge Open Team Tournament




The final Bud Light Trail Lake Texoma Striper Challenge Open Team Tournament of 2014 will be held on December 14th out of Highport Marina. With the size of fish being caught recently, this should be a great tournament!

Entry fee is $200 per team of 1 – 6 anglers. A minor under the age of 16 may enter the tournament as either an adult or a minor child. If they enter as an adult all Team rules apply. If they enter as a minor the entry fee will be $20 per minor contestant and the payout will be a 100% payback on a % basis to all minors who enter. One fish per minor may be weighted in. All minor children under the age of 16 must sign a waiver.

Early registration can be done by credit card online at www.usfishingtrails.com or the entry form can be printed and mailed. Late registration will begin at 5 am the morning of the tournament at Highport Marina.

The two largest stripers per team that are caught by anglers entered in the tournament will be weighed in. Stripers must be brought in on ice and will be returned to the anglers. Trailering is allowed and boats can launch from any ramp. Anglers can return to the weigh in site by water or trailer back if they desire.

Stop fishing time will be at 1 pm on the lake (bait out of the water) and anglers must be in line with fish by 2 pm at Highport Marina. Guides are welcome to participate. The guide has the choice to enter the tournament with their crew.

The Striper Challenge tournaments have no membership fees. The tournament will payout 80% of the adult entry fee collected on a one per five paid entry basis. USAFT will keep 20% to cover the expense of the tournament.

All prizes and angler results will be posted on the USA FT web site. Pay out schedules and angler prizes are determined by the number of paid entries and sponsor participation. The Prize money will be handed out at the conclusion of the weigh in and polygraph examinations.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 17)

FAIR. Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.49 feet above pool. Striper fishing is up and down as the water temperatures have risen and the water levels have dropped. There is a lot of bait and fish do not have to try hard right now. Topwaters early and scattered through the day in coves and off points. Live shad is working drifting shallow flats or anchoring on humps in 10-20 feet of water. Catfish are good on ledges and humps in 20-30 feet of water off creek channels. Punch bait will catch channel catfish and cut shad will catch blue catfish in deeper water. Fish are in big schools. Bass fishing is up and down with the weather. The shad population is strong but fish can be forced to react near docks and structures. Look for brush and stumps as bigger fish will feed on larger baits. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass bite is consistently inconsistent. Fish are not in what is normally the typical pattern for this time of year. Fish can be caught in 10-30 feet of water trolling, or with live bait, topwaters and swimbaits. There is an abundance of baitfish but stripers are not feeding. pattern is off for what is normal. Tons of bait but fish are not feeding like they should. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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