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Third Oklahoma record to fall
in past few weeks
New smallmouth record set, third time
in four years
 March
10, 2006 - Steve McLarty now holds the record with an 8-pound,
3-ounce smallmouth bass he caught on March 4 on Lake Eufaula
in east central Oklahoma.
McLarty, who lives in Broken Arrow, was competing in a Fishers
of Men bass tournament when he hooked the big fish in a quiet,
rocky cove.
"We actually pulled into the area on the
way to another spot first thing in the morning. I was using a
jerk bait and was hoping to catch a good smallmouth, but I certainly
did not expect to catch one this big," McLarty said.
The record fish measured 23.5 inches long and was 19 inches in
girth. McLarty was using a Shimano rod and a G-Loomis reel spooled
with 10-pound test line.
The previous record smallmouth holder was Karl Council, also
of Broken Arrow, who caught an 8-pound, 1-ounce smallmouth bass
in March of 2005 on W.R Holway Lake in northeastern Oklahoma.
While he may hold the bragging rights to the state record smallmouth,
McLarty did not place in the top three of the tournament and
the big fish award went to a 9-pound largemouth bass caught by
another tournament angler.
"I heard the big largemouth was caught just about 100 yards
away. That is just my luck to catch a state record smallmouth
and not even win the big fish award. But I am certainly not complaining
though, it is a real honor to catch a fish like this," McLarty
said.
Eufaula Lake, in east central Oklahoma, was first stocked with
smallmouth bass in 1992 according to Garland Wright, central
region fisheries supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation. The lake was stocked with a reservoir-strain smallmouth
bass that originated in Tennessee and Eufaula is now home to
a self-sustaining population. The sprawling reservoir has a
growing reputation as a first class smallmouth bass fishing destination.
In addition to Eufaula, Oklahoma is home to several outstanding
smallmouth fisheries including Texoma, Skiatook, Lawtonka and
Broken Bow lakes.
For a complete list of record fish and the procedures
regarding certifying state record fish, consult the "2006
Oklahoma Fishing Guide." If you think you may have hooked
a record fish it is important that you weigh the fish on an Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture certified scale and the weight
is verified by a Wildlife Department employee.
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