OKEECHOBEE — The Big O Teen Anglers held their June tournament on Saturday, June 24 out of Okee-Tantie with 18 anglers participating. It was a great day of fishing. There were 36 bass caught weighing a total of 63.89 pounds with 0 dead fish. The largest bass caught was in the 14-19 age group at 4.24 pounds by Tanner Seabolt. Great job Tanner!

This month’s standings were as follows:

9-13 Age Group
• Roger Crum placed first with 7.08 pounds.
• Katie Fender placed second with 6.43 pounds.

• Baylee Stephens placed third with 5.77 pounds.
• Katie Fender caught the Big Fish weighing at 3.82 pounds.

14-19 Age Group
• Tanner Seabolt placed first with 9.28 pounds and the Big Fish at 4.24 pounds.
• Holden Hawkins placed second with 3.49 pounds.

• Ben Purvis, Jr. placed third with 1.46 pounds.

Every month  boat captains volunteer their Saturday morning to  youth anglers; therefore, we’d like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the following: David Straight, Terry Seabolt, Jamie Stephens, Kyle Powers, Adam Crum, Nick Neswick, David Diehl, Billy Ellerbee and Jim Newell.

A special thank you goes out to Okeechobee Fishing Headquarters, Garrards Bait & Tackle, and Fast Break Bait & Tackle for their continued support and sponsorship of this club.

If you have a youth angler between the ages of 9-19 that loves fishing or is interested in learning a new sport, please reach out to Danielle at 561 436-8491 or bota.danielle@gmail.com.