Cowboy Church Christian Bass Club 2012 Tournament Recap
Cowboy Church Banquet
Recap
10/27/2012 5:00 PM
BBQ, beans, & potato salad, ice tea and desserts were provided by the J Bar
C Cowboy Church cooking team and church band played while we ate.
At 5:40 pm Reggie kicked things off by playing the Nitro Boats commercial on
the big screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgFhJN4H0T0
Reggie announced that our guest speaker had a last minute conflict and was
unable to attend so we watched a few of the great Bill Dance bloopers.
Next was more fun and games with bass fishing trivia. Club hats and Line &
Lure conditioner were given out as prizes.
http://www.lineandlure.com/
Darren Coslin, Joe Crouch, David Lewis, Joe Lee, and Lisa Walden were the
winners. Joe Lee and Mike Thurman also won a prize for being the best
dressed.
Special guest, Tonya Fletcher sang "Jesus In A Song Lyrics" and "Amazing
Grace"
Mark Mitchell played another video. It contained pictures of the 2012 season
with music from the songs "River Bank", Just Fishin'”, "Between Fathers and
Sons", an "You Raise Me Up". If you would like a copy of the picture video
they can be purchased. Contact Mark Mitchell at mark.mitchell@cowboychurchpalmer.com
Awards and Recognition
Sportsman of the Year: Tommy Stewart
This year leadership team members (Al, Joe, Jon, and Mike)
were responsible for choosing a candidate worthy of the award. They
unanimously decided on Tommy Stewart because of his behind the scenes
support of the club’s operations.
Team of the Year: Joe Lee and Mike Thurman
53.58 pounds
It’s a three-peat! They weighed in the most fish again this year. Not only
are they great anglers, but they often cut their fishing time short to get
back to the ramp to setup for the weigh-in.
Big Bass: Al Kohutek 9.37
pounds Lake Palestine
This was Al’s personal best bass. Reggie had a very special award made for
Al.
Largest Stringer: Joe Crouch and Darrell
Walden 14.70 pounds Cedar Creek
Smallest Stringer: Kenneth Mahone and Scott
Mohone 0.49 pounds Lake Fork
First to guess the Classic lake: Danny Stokes
Danny was the first to guess the lake on September 5th at 4:58 pm. He had
only 5 hints before he submitted his guess. He won a club hat and window
sticker.
First Place Tournaments – plates & plaques
Charley David & Donna David 14.47 - Palestine
02/25/2012
Danny Stokes & David Lewis 11.15 - Athens 03/24/2012
James Cook & Eric Cook 5.16 - Fork 04/28/2012
Joe Crouch & Darrell Walden 14.70 - Cedar Creek 05/19/2012
Darren Coslin & Bud Benner 11.85 - Richland 06/23/2012
Joe Crouch & Darrell Walden 10.25 - Ray Roberts 07/28/2012
Tony LeCount & David Lewis 8.21 - Joe Pool 08/25/2012
Joe Lee & Mike Thurman 15.55 - Tyler 09/22/2012
The Classic
Danny Stokes & David Lewis 18.67 - Rough Creek 10/13/2012 Top Ten
Big Bass Patches
Al Kohutek 9.37 pounds - Palestine 02/25/2012
David Lewis 9.15 pounds - Athens 03/24/2012
Brandon Slavak 2.14 pounds - Fork 04/28/2012
Darrell Walden 6.31 pounds - Cedar Creek 05/19/2012
Danny Stokes 6.36 pounds - Richland 06/23/2012
Tracy Derrick 6.38 pounds - Ray Roberts 07/28/2012
Tony LeCount 6.32 pounds - Joe Pool 08/25/2012
Joe Crouch 6.35 pounds – Lake Tyler 09/22/2012 The Classic
Bud Benner 6.04 Pounds - Rough Creek 10/13/2012 Top Ten
Closing
Through much prayer and consideration Reggie announced that he will be
stepping down as the Bass Club leader and Charley David will be moving into
his position.
Reggie started the Bass Club minister 8 years ago and last year he took on
the position as the full time pastor of the “J bar C Cowboy Church”. Reggie
told us that he decided to put all his focus and energy into leading the “J
bar C Church”. He said that he realized that both leadership positions come
with a heavy load and that if he continued to lead the church and the club
at the same time, one would suffer.
Reggie talked about the club’s early years. He used a cast net as a
reference to describe how the club has brought men to know Jesus. That a
cast net is a one man operation and it catches a few at a time. He said the
club has grown and we are now using a big seine that catches many more at a
time. The difference between a seine and cast net is a seine requires
several men to operate and they have to work together. The club is growing
and the men are working together to focus on the club’s mission…….to unite
Christians and reach out to non-Christians with the love of Jesus Christ
through competitive bass fishing tournaments, to Glorify God, Create
Fellowship, and bring people to know "God and His Word".
Reggie said he plans to still be active in the club and thanked all those
that help with the club’s operations.
Charley David presented Reggie with an appreciation card signed by all at
the banquet. We closed with a prayer, and were dismissed at 7:07 pm.
Pictures:
Top Ten Tournament
October 13, 2012
1-David
Lewis / Danny Stokes…………….…18.67 The Classic Lake Tyler –
September 22, 2012 Safe light - 3:30 pm Joe Pool – August 25,
2012 6:00 am - 1:30 pm The last points tournament of the
season. Slide show We should not judge anyone's gift and he used speaking in
tongues as an example. He reminded us to love each other. Love God and Love our
neighbors. A lot of don't use our gifts and Charley reminded us that we
owe it to God to use them.
Congratulations to Tracy Derric!
He caught the big
bass of the tournament. It weighed a whopping 6.38 pounds and was
caught at 7:20 am at the dam on an 8 inch watermelon-candy power
worm.
LAKE CONDITIONS
It was hot! The humidity at 7:00 am was 82%. Winds blew 0-9 mph
from many directions. The air temperature was 78-101. The water
temp was 87-88. The lake level was normal. The water clarity was
normal. There was 3/4 a moon the night before. The barometric
pressure was almost flat at 30.06 - 30.05. The skies were bright and
sunny. We launched out of Sanger Park. There was a $7
per person ramp fee and the ramp was in very good condition.
There would have been no shade, but thanks to Doyle Ray, he brought
a big pop up canopy that we got under at the weigh-in. Lots of
little spotted bass were reported caught but the ones over 14 inches
were hard to come by.
2nd Big Bass:
Reggie Stewart............................6.05-lb $27.00
Half of the teams
were missing. Matt Love was married the same day as the
tournament and a few of the teams attended his wedding
ceremony…..... Ethanol gas knocked Dennis Lambercht out. His
fuel line fouled up and clogged his motor. That’s a bummer because
Dennis probably lives the closest to the lake than anyone else in
the club. Al Kohutek is still having carburetor issues due
to ethanol. He didn’t make it far from the boat ramp before his
motor died again. Jon Griffin had motor issues too. A
small rubber washer in his VRO pump broke loose and from what I have
been reading the damaged may be caused by ethanol. He did not make
it to the weigh-in on time……Tracy Derrick caught his personal
best bass…….Welcome new members Mike Callahan and Joshua
Callahan. They finished 1 place out of the money……Darren
Coslin warned us about getting too close to water intake at the
dam. He said there are no “keep out” buoys to let you know if you
are getting too close and the wardens will write you a ticket (they
found that out during practice)…….2nd place team
Reggie Stewart and Tommy Stewart caught their bass
schooling at the dam on rattle traps and big June bug power bait
worms……3rd place team Mike Thurman and Joe Lee
caught what they said was a “small” limit using watermelon brush
hogs in 6-8 ft flat over grass……….5th place team
Darren Coslin and Bud Benner caught their bass on square
bill crankbaits……Brandon Wooddell sold 64 raffle ticket for
the rod/reel combo to benefit Lake Vilbig fish stocking.......5
teams in the top 10 zeroed.
DOOR PRIZES
5 Heavy-duty skirted umbrella rigs.
www.frenzybaits.com
The following teams won a rig:
Reggie and Tommy, Jon Griffin, George and Brandon,
Doyle Ray, and Charley David.
Big thanks to Ryan Habenicht for sending
the club the samples!
In his later years
Geronimo embraced Christianity, and stated "Since my life as a
prisoner has begun, I have heard the teachings of the white man's
religion, and in many respects believe it to be better than the
religion of my fathers ... Believing that in a wise way it is good
to go to church, and that associating with Christians would improve
my character, I have adopted the Christian religion. I believe that
the church has helped me much during the short time I have been a
member. I am not ashamed to be a Christian, and I am glad to know
that the President of the United States is a Christian, for without
the help of the Almighty I do not think he could rightly judge in
ruling so many people. I have advised all of my people who are not
Christians, to study that religion, because it seems to me the best
religion in enabling one to live right”.
Reggie
said no matter what we have done in our past, if believe in Jesus
you will be forgiven for your sins. There is nothing that we
cannot be forgiven for. He quoted John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life.
Reggie
told us about the ABC’s (Accept, Believe, & Commit).
Accept
- Confess to God that you are a sinner. Repent and turn away from
your sin.
Believe
- Trust that Jesus is God's Son and that God sent Jesus to save
people from their sins.
Commit
- Give your life to Jesus. Ask Him to be your Savior and Lord.
We had a few Prayer Requests and Praise Reports, then
Reggie closed us with a final prayer and we were dismissed.
Cedar Creek Lake – May 19, 2012 6:00 am - 3:30 pm Lake Fork –
April 28, 2012 6:00 am - 3:30 pm Lake
Palestine - February 25, 2012 6:00 am - 3:30 pm Congratulations to husband and wife team Charlie &
Donna David. They take 1st place with 14.47 pounds. Donna caught
the kicker bass weighing in at 5.79 pounds! She caught the hawg early on a
Carolina rig and they caught the rest of the fish on jigs fishing mid-lake.
Total payout for first was $617.00. Al Kohutek caught the big bass of the
tournament. It weighed 9.37 pounds and he caught it in Kickapoo midway
between hwy 31 and hwy 315. The big bass was caught on a x-large Senko at
2:09 pm. Al and his brother David also placed 3rd with 12.89 pounds. Total
winnings were $369.00 LAKE CONDITIONS The air temperature started out a very cold 28 degrees and
gradually warmed to 62 by 3:30 pm. The water temp was 53 - 57. The lake was
about 3 ft low (1 ft lower than when the club fished it last year). There
was a fast current coming into Kickapoo that quit around noon. The moon was
a 1/4 full the night before. The barometric pressure flat at 30.22 then at
noon it started to fall, and fell down to 30.10. The winds were calm 0-10
mph. The skies were foggy in the morning, high clouds mid morning, then
clear. The ramp at the Villages was in good condition. The ramp at Kickapoo
was usable but only if you had a flat bottom or shallow draft boat. Some
smaller boats were launching off the old Kickapoo road next to the bridges.
The Kickapoo area was not as hot as it was last year at this time, but give
it a couple of weeks and it will be on FIRE!!!! THE RESULTS 41 teams fished 1st Big Bass: Al Kohutek....................................9.37-lb
$153.75 1st place team: Charlie & Donna
David............................14.47-lb $617.05 Full results: Jon Griffin placed 2nd with a 14.24-lb
sack. His kicker fish weighed 6.54 pounds and was caught on a white chatter
bait late in the tournament. His other bass were caught on Senkos where the
river ran close to the bank…… George Walker &
Brandon Wooddell took 4th place fishing up river on jigs and Zoom
worms. Their big bass were caught around 2:00 pm……5th place team
Randy Crabb & Kirk Markgraf caught their bass on
shaky heads................There was a slight delay at the weigh-in due to a
battery issue……Doyle Ray caught a 4.57-lb in Kickapoo on a
jig.........Mike Thurman and Joe Lee
boated 9.92 pounds in Kickapoo around the bridges....………Al Kohutek
caught his personal best bass in this tournament.……James Croney’s
boat was in the shop and JD Foster was at the Bass Master
Classic…………..Brandon Wooddell caught a 15-lb carp on a
lizard. When he first set the hook, he thought that he had a lake record
bass……….Al Kohutek and Tim Casbeer both
caught a giant crappie in Kickappo…..……Many of the teams reported catching
sandbass and hybrids……....….Jon Griffin had his stainless
steel prop rebuilt right before this tournament, he bent it again!!.......James
Cook rescued Scott Walsh. Scott hit a stump and
busted up his lower unit…..Al, Reggie, Jim Love and
Tommy stayed in a nice time share condo across from the boat ramp,
complements of a Palmer Cowboy Church member….………Al and
David Kohutek got stuck on a log on the ride back to the
Kickapoo ramp. Al had to jump out of the boat in 3-ft of water to free the
boat………Jim Love’s dad could not make this tournament, so he
fished as a separate team in Reggie’s boat……The club set a
participation record with 41 teams…………$410 was allocated to the "Top Ten"
tournament…………The "Vilbig Boys" cleaned up winning 3 of
the 5 places. LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL We were all tired and had a long drive home so Reggie kept
the devotional very short. He said the bass club is like a family. We
share our burdens, suffering, problems, and joys and that many of us have
developed great friendships fishing together. We are all family in God's
eyes and that we have 1 father. Reggie also reminded us that Christianity is under attack
and that we should vote our heart during the upcoming elections. Reggie gave thanks to God for such a beautiful day, then led
the club in a closing prayer.
ROUGH
CREEK LODGE - GLEN ROSE, TEXAS
By Jon Griffin
TEAM LEWIS / STOKES WIN TOP 10
The Cowboy Church Bass Club culminated it’s 2012 season with the final
event of the year with Danny Stokes and David Lewis taking 1st
place in this special event held on one of the main lakes @ Rough Creek Lodge,
outside of Glen Rose. The format was a lake section tournament with the
approximate 40 acre lake separated into 10 sections. Each team, comprised of
the regular season’s top 10 finishers, had 40 minutes fishing time per section.
Reggie would then sound an air horn to indicate time to switch sections.
Only once was there confusion as either Reggie or brother Tommy
accidentally sat on the air horn. This body of water was created specifically
to grow big bass, allowing anglers to fish all parts including bank, main lake
water, rises and plenty of structure and timber. The format was a paper
tournament, each team putting together their best five fish stringer. While the
fishing was well above average with everyone catching nice chunks, word is the
fishing can even be better on some days. Most fish were caught on soft
plastics, many on c-rigs and Texas rigs. Fishing began at approximately 8am
thru 3pm…perfect timing as the wind steadily increased in gusts until a front
blew through right @ 2:45-3pm with moderate rain. Team Charley &
Donna David proved talking on a cell phone while running a trolling motor do
not mix. Charley was communicating at the same time a stump broke his
motor shaft, forcing he and wife/fishing partner Donna to negotiate the
lake on very limited gas motoring, anchoring & bank fishing. (They remained in
their boat). Their big challenge resulted in a 10th place finish with 10.39
pounds…but was actually a huge blessing to the rest of the anglers. The
Davids were the 1st to trailer their rig, thus allowing Charley to
assist many others regarding the challenge of a now wet, muddy, make shift
ramp. With his ¾ ton Dodge 4X4 and tow rope, Charley pulled several of
the non 4 wheel drive trucks and trailers out….huge thanks go out to Charley
and Donna!!
A post-tournament meal had all 10 trucks with trailers in tow head
straight….actually almost straight with only 1 turnaround or we’d ended up on
San Angelo….to the popular Loco Coyote. The food was tremendous and the
food portions were astoundly massive. The entire bill was covered by the bass
club, as well as every angler receiving $50. While Team Lewis / Stokes
won 1st place, the lone cash payment was for big bass of $250, of which
Darren Coslin & Bud Benner won with their 22” fish. The chart
computed that as a 6.04 pounder.
This writer notes a huge thanks to Al Kohutek…please no applause
this time, as he was the only Top 10 Angler who could not fish the event…thus
11th place angler Jon Griffin (me), was allowed to fish, going down the
line until I could match up with another angler/partner of Jeff Harrington.
We both appreciate it Al! By the way, Al was fishing another club
tournament on that same day, an event that he won both 1st place individual &
1st place team.
The consensus was everyone had a tremendous time, great fun to fish a fun
lake loaded with bass…often times competing boats were within talking distance
and both reeling in fish simultaneously. All agreed, this was a great reward to
fishing hard to make the Top 10….thanks to Reggie, Mike & Joe for
arranging.
Results:
2-Darren Coslin / Bud Benner………………..14.95
3-George Walker / Brandon Wooddell…....….14.60
4-Joe Crouch / Darrell Walden…………….....14.57
5-Jon Griffin / Jeff Harrington…………….…...14.37
6-Reggie & Tommy Stewart…………….....…14.35
7-Jeremy Elliott / Brandon Slavak……….....…14.28
8-James & Eric Cook…………………...........12.87
9-Mike Thurman / Joe Lee……………….…..12.29
10-Charley & Donna David………………..…10.39
Pictures
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/Cowboy_Church_Bass_Club/Rough%20Creek%20Lodge%202012%2010%2013%20-%20Top%2010/?start=all
Slide Show
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/Cowboy_Church_Bass_Club/Rough%20Creek%20Lodge%202012%2010%2013%20-%20Top%2010/?albumview=slideshow
Results on the web site (click on the "Top Ten" tab at the bottom of the
web page)
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm
Rough Creek Lodge
http://www.roughcreek.com/fishing/
Joe Lee and Mike Thurman dominate the field!
Last month they earned the “Team of the Year” title. This month they take 1st
place in the Classic and take home $1,000.00 in prize money. Fishing the East
lake they caught their keepers on small watermelon candy grubs and Texas rigged
watermelon red worms on the rock dam in 3 ft or less. They weighed in 15.55
pounds with a 4.64 pound kicker.
Joe Crouch hooked the big bass of the tournament. It weighed
6.35 pounds and was caught on an underwater hilltop in about 12 ft of water
surrounded by slopes that dropped to 20 foot. Darrell Walden
and Joe put a 12.91 pound sack together and took 2nd place. Total take home was
$750.00. Watermelon red C-rigged red bugs and rattle snakes where their winning
baits. They fished the East lake and did good near the spillway.
LAKE CONDITIONS
The lake was 4 ft low and that made it easy to pitch under the docks. The winds
were 0-5 mph out of the south. The air temperature was 61-90. The water temp
was 79. The water clarity had a medium stain to it. There was ½ a moon the night
before. The barometric pressure rose from 30.05 to 30.11 at noon, then it fell
back down to 30.05. The skies were sunny. The fish were biting shallow. If you
could find a brush pile under a dock, chances were pretty good that there was a
fish there. There was no grass but a few of the guys found some pads. We
launched at Lake Tyler Marina. There was a $3 per boat ramp fee. The bigger
ramp was in good condition. The smaller ramp had a slant to it so it was not any
good for pulling out the boats. There was a nice sandy beach next to the ramp
to pull up to. We setup the weigh-in next to the marina store in the shade. The
owners were very accommodating and there was a nice bar and grill next to the
marina called the South Lake Grill. The BLT trail had a tournament the next day.
Here are their results
http://www.budlighttrail.com/Results_YTD/2012/2012TylerFallTeam2.pdf
THE RESULTS
24 teams fished
10 limits were caught (a limit is 5 bass 14 inches or over).
4 teams zeroed
77 fish were weighed in
2.16 pounds was the average fish weight
$1,150.00 was collected in entry fees and $2,250.00 was paid out.
1st Big Bass: Joe Crouch..................6.35-lb $250.00
2nd Big Bass: David Lewis...............4.88-lb $100.00
1st place team: Joe Lee and Mike Thurman.............15.55-lb
$1,000.00
2nd place team: Joe Crouch and Darrell Walden......12.91-lb
$500.00
3rd place team: David Lewis......................................12.34-lb
$250.00
4th place team: Randy Crabb and Kirk Margraf.......11.37-lb
$100.00
5th place team: Al Kohutek and Jon Griffin...............11.09-lb
$50.00
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (click on "The Classic -
Lake Tyler" tab at the bottom of the webpage)
Pictures:
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/Cowboy_Church_Bass_Club/Tyler%202012%2009%2022%20-%20%20The%20Classic/?start=all
Slide show
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/Cowboy_Church_Bass_Club/Tyler%202012%2009%2022%20-%20%20The%20Classic/?albumview=slideshow
SCATTER SHOOTING
Brandon Wooddell caught a bowfin (grinnel) on a Zara Spook. He
fought it for awhile before it broke off.......Randy Crabb and
a sore arm that was preventing him from getting a good hook set. He lost a lot
of fish because of the that............David Lewis fished alone
and was still able to take 3rd place. His partner Danny Stokes broke
his right leg and had to stay home. David caught his fish on
c-rigged watermelon red super flukes..... 4th place team Randy Crabb and
Kirk Margraf caught their fish on C-rigs and shaky heads by the pump
station....... 5th place team Al Kohutek and Jon
Griffin caught 3 of their keepers off a lone dock near the water
intake. The other two came from a boat dock near the dam and a dock next to a
summer camp. They fished the west lake using senkos, and plastic creature
baits........One team’s weight was zeroed due to an ineligible partner (the
partner had not fished in 3 tournaments during the year). That moved some teams
up a notch...........Reggie liked fishing the sailboat dock
near the canal.........Charley David must have lost a good one
by the pump station. You could hear him a mile away.......Jon
got his boat stuck at the launch site during takeoff. In an effort to free the
boat, Al took off his windbreaker long pants and was going to
jump in to push the boat off the sand bar. He was wearing a faded orange colored
swimsuit under his windbreaker pants that looked almost like the same color as
his skin in the dark. Donna thought Al had
just gotten naked in front of everyone...... The Big Bass Slash on Lake Fork
took some of our teams.....Nick Fletcher skipped the tournament
to fill his deer feeders.....Tim Casbeer skipped to attend the
NHRA races......Mike Grove skipped to participate in a
community lake cleanup........The lake was off limits, so 95% of the teams were
fishing it for the first time.....The Barfields were great
guides!
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
Reggie led the devotional. He began by reading 1
Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.
Reggie asked us put are name in the place of word "Love" and if
our name does not fit any of the phrases, then that's the area that we need to
pray about and work on.
He reminded us what could happen when love is missing by telling us the story
about the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, known as the
Hatfield–McCoy feud.
The feud started in 1865 with the murder of Asa Harmon McCoy. Thirteen years
later in 1878 a dispute over a hog reignited the feud.
Between 1880 and 1891, the feud claimed more than a dozen members of the two
families and has become a metaphor for any bitterly feuding rival parties. The
story of the feud has become a modern symbol of the perils of family honor,
justice, and vengeance.
After 138 years, the feud was put to an end on June 14, 2003. A truce between
the families was written and signed by more than sixty descendants. The truce
was touted as a proclamation of peace. The Governor of Kentucky and Governor of
West Virginia signed proclamations declaring June 14 Hatfield and McCoy
Reconciliation Day.
Reggie main point was, if both families had focused on Jesus and love in the
very beginning this feud would not have escalated. He said if we have a dispute
with someone then we need to meet with that someone and bring love into to the
picture.
Dennis Lambrecht then closed us with a final prayer and we were dismissed.
Congratulations to David Lewis and Tony LeCount! They catch
the only "OVER" and easily take first place plus big bass. Their big bass
was caught within the first 30 minutes of the tournament and all 3 keepers
were caught before 7:00 am. Top water poppers around the grass were their
key baits. Another 1.37 pounds in the sack would have landed this team
angler of the year. Total take home $657.00
THE 2012 TEAM OF THE YEAR
It's a three-peat !!! Congratulations to the Green Team, Joe Lee and
Mike Thurman. It took 54.58 pounds to take the title. Consistency
was the key to winning the race this year. They never placed 1st or took
big bass but they weighed in a heavy sack in just about every tournament.
The club set a record for participation with an average of 36 teams per
tournament. Joe and Mike out fished them all.
Charlie and Donna David had the lead from February through June. In July,
Joe and Mike finished strong at Ray Roberts, overtook the lead and held on.
Team of the year titles:
2012 Joe Lee / Mike Thurman
54.58 points
2011 Joe Lee / Mike Thurman 61.04 Point
2010 Joe Lee / Mike Thurman 56.02 Points
2009 George Walker / Brandon Wooddell 49.18
2008 Brian Barfield / Kyle Barfield 48.99 points
2007 George Walker / Brandon Wooddell 42.7 Points
2006 Randy Crabb / Charlie Corviana 48.83 points
LAKE CONDITIONS
Winds blew hard out of the South with gusts up to 26.5 mph. The air
temperature was 79-89. The water temp was 82-83. The lake level was about
1.5 ft low. The water clarity was normal. There was 3/4 a moon the night
before. The barometric pressure looked liked a bull stock market chart
ranging from 29.81 - 29.87 (see pictures). The skies were cloudy with
light sprinkles all day. We launched out of the State Park. There was a
$7 per person entrance fee. The ramp was in great condition and there was
plenty of parking but there was no beach area and very little dock area.
Since we could not beach our boats, we all dropped our trolling motors and
rafted out in front of the ramp. Reggie gave us the tournament briefing and
led the pray out on the water. The sun came out during the weigh-in. There
was no shade at this ramp. There was grass all over the lake. Not too many
pleasure boaters out on the lake due to the high winds. The lake is full of
dinks. Several teams caught slot fish. Only one "OVER" was brought to the
scales.
THE RESULTS
35 teams fished
24 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass. Slot lake - Bass under 14 inches
were legal and bass 21 inches or greater were legal).
8 teams zeroed
76 fish were weighed in with a weight of 73.59 pounds
0.97 pounds was the average fish weight
1st Big Bass: Tony LeCount................................6.32-lb
$131.00
2nd Big Bass: Brandon Wooddell........................1.71-lb
$43.00
1st place team: Toney LeCount and David Lewis..................8.21-lb
$526.00
2nd place team: George Walker and Brandon Wooddell.......4.00-lb
$306.00
3rd place team: Darren Coslin and Bud Benner.....................3.57-lb
$183.00
4th place team: Jeff Harrington and Terry VanCleve............3.55-lb
$122.00
5th place team: Randy Crabb and Kirk Margraf....................3.48-lb
$53.00 (tie breaker was big bass)
6th place team: Joe Lee and Mike Thurman...........................3.48-lb
$0.00
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the Joe Pool
tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
"Say it ain't so, Joe," Reggie and
Tommy Stewart brought a "SLOT" fish to the scales. Joe Lee
DQed the fish and penalize the team 1 pound. Oooouch!
Now you know why we measure every fish, no matter who you are. Reggie does
not know what happened. Different lakes have different slots. Maybe Reggie
got mixed up and thought he was on Lake Fork or something. The fish was a
quarter inch over 14..................Tim Casbeer fished
the first tournament in his new boat.......9 anglers fished from the Vilbig
Bass Club (3 made it to the "Top Ten").............Big thanks to Joe
Lee and Mike Thurman. They arranged everything
with the launch site............A pack of park raccoons ran across the boat
ramp while we were launching......5th place team Randy Crabb
and Kirk Margraf caught their limit on c-rigs........4th
place team Jeff Harrington and Terry VanCleve
caught their limit on watermelon red senkos .........3rd place team
Darren Coslin and Bud Benner caught their limit on
c-rigs and flukes in 30-ft water.....2nd place team Brandon Wooddell
and George Walker caught their limit on Texas rigged zoom
worms. Brandon caught the 2nd biggest bass weighed in on a black
tube......There was a tied for 5th place. The team's big bass was the tie
breaker.
THE FINAL "TOP TEN" TEAMS 2012
1. Mike Thurman and Joe Lee...........................53.58
2. Danny Stokes and David Lewis.....................52.01 (1.57 pounds
out of 1st)
3. Charley David and Donna David....................49.45 (4.13 pounds
out of 1st)
4. Al Kohutek...................................................44.47
(9.11pounds out of 1st)
5. Reggie Stewart and Tommy Stewart..............43.65 (9.93 pounds out
of 1st)
6. Brandon Slavak and Jeremy Elliott................ 41.79 (11.79 pounds
out of 1st)
7. Darren Coslin and Bud Benner.....................40.61 (12.97 pounds
out of 1st)
8. George Walker and Brandon Wooddell.........39.87 (13.71 pounds out of
1st)
9. James Cook and Eric Cook..........................39.05 (14.53 pounds
out of 1st)
10. Joe Crouch and Michael Walden.................38.94 (14.64 pounds out
of 1st)
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
Charley David led the devotional. He said he is
participating in a Bible study class about the Holy Spirit and wanted
to share a few thoughts on how this plays out in our life. He quoted...
1 Corinthians 12:13
For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one
body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free —and we were all given the one
Spirit to drink.
Charley said everyone gets a gift from the Holy Spirit when we ask to
receive the Lord. The gift is for the betterment of God's glory. Some of us
have just one gift and some have several.
Gifts may be simple or complex. Kindness, a smile that touches others,
speaking in tongues, healing, or any of the many things that exalt Christ.
Charley quoted John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Reggie then closed us with a final prayer and we were dismissed.
Ray Roberts –
July 28, 2012 6:00 am - 1:30 pm
Joe Crouch and
Darrell Walden
do it again!
They
sack up 10.75 pounds and win 1st place. They credit
their first place win to a little luck and their electronics. Joe
said they first went to the spot where they won the 2010 tournament
(the big brush pile on the dam) but someone was already on that
spot, so they headed to their second spot and again someone beat
them to it. So they found an open spot on the other end of the dam
and caught 3 keepers within the first 30 minutes. After that they
went scouting and found a point that was holding a lot of fish. Joe
said “You really need to trust your electronics. I found a point
that had 30 ft on each side and 40 ft in front. The spot was
graphing lots of fish and had a boat ramp type of slope. The bass
were moving up the slope to a flat that was in 25ft”. It was there
that they loaded up! A kicker 5.50 pounder and 2 others put their
total weight at 10.75 lbs (a dead fish knocked them down to 10.25
lbs on the books). Key bait: 12 inch jalapeno pepper Gene Larew
worms.
THE RESULTS
22 teams fished
6 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass).
9 teams zeroed
26 fish were weighed in with a weight of 66.55 pounds
2.56 pounds was the average fish weight
1st Big Bass: Tracy Derrick................................6.38-lb
$82.00
1st place team: Joe Crouch and
Darrell Walden................10.25-lb $331.00
2nd place team: Reggie Stewart and Tommy Stewart .......9.11-lb
$219.00
3rd place team: Mike Thurman and Joe
Lee.......................8.61-lb $115.00
4th place team: Jim Love and Tracy
Derrick......................7.95-lb $77.00
5th place team: Darren Coslin and Bud
Benner..................7.78-lb $53.00
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the
Ray Roberts tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
Reggie told us about Geronimo (June 16,
1829 – February 17, 1909) a prominent Native American leader of the
Apache.
He
married when he was 17 and had three children. In 1858, a company of
400 Mexican soldiers attacked his camp while he was in town trading.
Among those killed were his wife, children and mother.
Geronimo sought revenge and attacked the
Mexican and American. "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a
battle with Mexican soldiers. No one could catch or kill him.
He
killed so many that it earned him the title of the "worst Indian who
ever lived" among white settlers. In one raid it was reported that
one girl was taken alive and hanged from a meat hook jammed under
the base of her skull.
28 years after the Mexicans killed his
wife and children, Geronimo surrendered to U.S. As a
prisoner of
war in old age he became
a celebrity and appeared in fairs but was never allowed to return to
the land of his birth.
John 3:16
Richland Chambers – June
23, 2012 6:00 am - 3:30 pm
Darren Coslin and Bud Benner beat the
heat, take first place, and win $541.00. Their 3
fish sack weighed 11.85 pounds and included a 5.39 pound kicker.
Darren said they caught their keepers on 4 1/2 inch blue fleck
GrandeBass rattlesnakes in 20ft of water. The bass were all caught
after 1:00 pm fishing in the cool shade under the bridge.
LAKE CONDITIONS
Grasshoppers love Richland Chambers! Everywhere you went there were
"Differential Grasshoppers" floating on the surface. If you were
trying to match your baits to the color of the hoppers, a Zoom's
chartreuse-pumpkin color was close. The grasshoppers looked to be a
olive/green & yellow color. There was also a major shad spawn going
on at the boat ramp just before daylight. Millions of them were
packed in next to the seawall. They were so thick you could scoop
them up with your hands. The humidity during the launch was 82%.
Winds blew 0-8 mph out of the southeast The air temperature was
75-93. The water temp was 87-89. The lake was full. The water
clarity was clear at the dam, stained mid and murky in the upper.
There was about a 1/4 a moon the night before. The barometric
pressure started out at 29.86, rose to 29.94 at 10:00 am, then
started a fall back to 29.89. The skies were sunny all day. We
launched out of Oak Cove. There was a $8 ramp fee and the ramp was
in very good condition. We had a great shaded area with picnic
tables next to the water for the weigh-in.
THE RESULTS
36 teams fished
18 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass).
11 teams zeroed
66 fish were weighed in with a weight of 161.37 pounds
2.44 pounds was the average fish weight
1st Big Bass: Danny Stokes.................................6.36-lb
$135.00
2nd Big Bass: Al Kohutek...................................5.98-lb
$45.00
1st place team: Darren Coslin and Bud
Benner....................11.85-lb $541.00
2nd place team: Danny Stokes and David Lewis .........
......11.31-lb $341.00
3rd place team: Doyle
Ray..................................................10.51-lb
$189.00
4th place team: Al Kohutek.................................................10.28-lb
$126.00
5th place team: Gene Collins and Jeff
Harrington....................9.93-lb $88.55
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the
Richland Chambers tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
It was Jon Griffin's turn to poke
at Brandon and George. They were
among the last to launch as we were all gathered next to the boat
ramp for prayer. Brandon had backed the boat in the lake when George
realized he forgot to unstrap the back of the boat from the
trailer. Jon was having a good time with his rookie boat launch
comments (Payback for when Jon got stopped by the highway patrol at
the gas station in front of Brandon and George who were singing "Bad
Boys" while the officer was writing Jon a warning ticket).......Reggie
said he and Tommy boated about 30 bass on the dam
using Texas rigged brush hogs..........5th place team, Gene
Collins and Jeff Harrington caught their
bass on Yum dingers and white spinner baits........4th place team,
Al Kohutek caught his fish on pumpkin speed craws
fully dyed with chartreuse dip. His big bass was caught on a fat
free shad crankbait at 6:05 am. Al had motor issues so most of his
bass were caught within trolling motor distance of the
ramp........3rd place team Doyle Ray caught all his
fish on jigs under boat dock......2nd place team Danny
Stokes and David Lewis had 3 bites all
day. They caught their 3 on green pumpkin magic speed
craws.................. ........This lake can be tough.
Randy Crabb said he is never fishing this lake again!
Tim Casbeer had the "Worst day of fishing
ever!!!!!". Jon Griffin had been holding on to 2nd
place in the standings all year. His nemesis (Richland Chambers)
knocked him down to 5th................Nick Fletcher
was on the frog bite................The "Green Team"
had the home lake advantage, but fished two places out of the
money........A couple of us stayed at Mike Thurman's lake house. He
has a really cool setup!
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
At the weigh-in Reggie asked Dennis Lambrecht to
lead the devotional. There was no time to prepare so Dennis told
the club about the fire at this church.
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the Denton County Cowboy Church caught
fire and burned down. Dennis is the Churches' Finance team leader
so he was heavily involved with the process of dealing with the
adjustors, investigators, insurance, expenses, and getting a
temporary place for holding Sunday service the next day.
His message was a testimony to us about when a horrible thing
happens, like a fire, God provides. Dennis said most people would
think of a fire as a major tragedy, but looking back, he saw so many
good thing come from the fire.
The response from church members and the community was unbelievable.
Before the end of the day on Saturday 10 acres had been mowed and
weedeated. A 60x60 ft tent had been setup with A/C and power. Church
members came together, worked with each other, and built
relationships that would have never happened had it not been for the
fire. God provided and strengthened the congregation.
He used this as an example of how we can become stronger through
Christ.
Reggie close us with a prayer and we were dismissed.
Congratulations to Joe Crouch and Darrell Walden. The father &
son-in-law team's 3 fish limit weighed 14.70 pounds and was anchored with an
"old sow" kicker weighing in at 6.31 pounds. Darrell caught the kicker on a
Grande Texas rigged worm around 6:45 AM on the dam. Joe caught the other bass
on a C-rigged speed craws. All their keeper fish were caught early in the
morning. Total take home was $733.00 / first place team and tournament big
bass.
LAKE CONDITIONS
It was another rough day on the lake. Winds blew 8-10 mph out of
the southeast during the early morning hours. By 9:00 am the winds kicked up to
a steady 14-17 mph with gust to 26. The air temperature was 66-89. The water
temp was 77-78. The lake was full to the brim. The water clarity was clear at
the dam and murky in the creeks. There was a sliver of a moon the night before.
The barometric pressure started out at 29.92, rose to 29.98 at 10:00 am, then
started a fall back to 29.91. The skies were sunny all day. We launched out of
Log Cabin. There was a $5 ramp fee and the ramp was in great condition. DFW
Bassmasters was holding their tournament out of Log Cabin too (see their results
at
http://dfwbassmasters.com/html/may_19_cedar_creek_results.html ). The size
of bass brought to the weigh-in was down from last year. Some of the bass we
weighed in had open sores and that could be caused by bacterial disease called
Columnaris. Columnaris, is always present in a fish population, but appears when
a fish’s immune system is depressed, usually caused by sudden temperature
changes or spawning stress. Fish healthy enough to feed often recover from the
disease.
THE RESULTS
39 teams fished
30 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass).
4 teams zeroed
100 fish were weighed in with a weight of 224.49 pounds
2.24 pounds was the average fish weight
1st Big Bass: Darrell
Walden..................................6.31-lb $146.25
2nd Big Bass: Josh Forner......................................5.84-lb
$48.75
1st place team: Joe Crouch and Darrell
Walden......................14.70-lb $586.95
2nd place team: Josh Forner and Chris Forner........................10.48-lb
$341.25
3rd place team: Reggie Stewart and Tommy
Stewart................9.26-lb $204.75
4th place team: Cody Pratka and Seth Peugh...........................9.26-lb
$136.50
5th place team: Austin Hodge and Austin Stewart
...................9.16-lb $99.55
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the Cedar Creek
tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
Jon Griffin was pulled over by the Eustace police right at the
spot where the speed limit changes from 65 to 50. The policeman let Jon off
with a warning.......The dam was a popular spot.......Darren Coslin
caught a 50-lb gar.........The "Green Team" caught an 8.94
pound sack at the dam........It was so windy that a wind block had to be created
because it was bouncing the weigh-in scales........Jon Griffin
was fishing next to a boat dock when a man walked out on the dock carrying a
shot gun. Jon asked if the gun was for him and the man said "No, I am after
snakes".........Tommy Stewart had to leave early to attend a
friend's wedding.........Reggie/Tommy and Cody/Seth
tied for 3rd place. The team's big bass determines the tie breaker and it was
close. REAL CLOSE!..........The club weighed in an even 100 bass.........2nd
place team Josh Forner and Chris Forner caught
their sack on green pumpkin c-rigged zoom worms.......3rd
place team Reggie Stewart and Tommy Stewart
caught their sack on Texas rigged watermelon brush hogs with the tails dipped at
the old bridge late in the day........4th place
team Cody Pratka and Seth Peugh caught their
sack on C-rigs and spinner bait..........5th place
team Austin Hodge and Austin Stewart caught
their sack on shaky heads rigged with green and red flake brush
hogs..........We had 8 new members signup this morning................$390 was
added to the "Top Ten" tournament.
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
Byron McFarland led the devotional and the theme was about being content and
thankful for what we have and what we are able to do. He encouraged us to read
Philippians 4:10-13
I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern
for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am
not saying this because I am in need, for I have
learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it
is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and
every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in
plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Byron told us that about 2 weeks ago he was fishing in some other
tournament and there was another team (not in this club) who were not following
the rules. He got so mad that it ruined his day out on the lake. Later that
night he was watching the news and there was a little girl on TV that was near
death with cancer. Byron told us it was then that he realized he was angry for
nothing. God had blessed him over and over.
Bryon started counting his blessings......being able to fish, having a boat to
fish in, fishing with some great guys like his best friend Kevin Davis, Ben
Griffin, and Steve Reynolds.
Bryon said last year he thought his fishing season was going to end when he
busted a prop on his outboard. But it didn't end. Bryon said God blessed him by
giving him friends like Reggie Stewart who had a spare prop.
He said everyone here was able to get out of bed and fish on this beautiful
lake. That's a blessings we all have and he encouraged us to be content with
what we have and thankful for the blessings we get from God.
Joe Lee closed us with a prayer and we were dismissed.
Congratulations to father and son team James and Eric Cook!
They won first place with 5.16 pounds and took home $556.00. Main lake pockets
and Dale Creek produced well. The key bait was watermelon magic and watermelon
candy flukes and drop shots.
Brandon Slavak caught the big bass of the tournament. It
weighed 2.14 pounds and was caught on a crankbait. That bass was good for
$138.00. Brandon and his partner Jeremy Elliott also took 4th place team and
won an additional $129.00. Their team stringer was caught on flukes and
crankbaits.
LAKE CONDITIONS
Windy! The report out of Mineola was a steady 10-15 steady south wind with
gusts to 26. The lake was a Rocking! The air temperature started out at 69
degrees and warmed to 84. The water temp was 71-73. The lake seemed full. There
was a little less than a 1/2 moon the night before. The barometric pressure
started out at 29.84, rose to 29.91 at 11:15 am, started a fall back to 29.84
(the graph looked like a long bell curve). The skies were mostly cloudy until
about 11:00 am. The water was stained to clear depending on where you were at.
Fishing was good. Most of the teams did not have any problems catching a limit
of unders. The spawn was all but over. We launched out of Pope's Marina. This
place has a great ramp, plenty of parking for your truck and a good beach area
for your boat. If you rented a room you also got free use of a covered boat
slip. Other amenities included a convenience store, clean public restrooms,
great cabins right on the water, a motel next to the ramp, a large weigh-in
pavilion, plus they gave use of a small building with tables to register the
anglers (located next to the boat ramp). Pope's is first class place to hold a
tournament weigh-in. For more info go to
http://www.popeslandingmarina.com/
THE RESULTS
37 teams fished
24 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass. Bass under 16 inches were legal and
bass 24 inches or greater were legal).
4 teams zeroed
89 fish were weighed in with a weight of 120.08 pounds
1.34 pounds was the average fish weight
0 bass 24 inches or greater were weighed in
1st Big Bass: Brandon Slavak.....................................2.14-lb
$138.00
2nd Big Bass: Donna
David........................................2.09-lb $46.00
1st place team: James and Eric
Cook........................5.16-lb $556.00
2nd place team: Joe Lee and Mike
Thurman..............5.09-lb $323.00
3rd place team: Rodney Kieke and Jon
Griffin...........5.08-lb $194.00
4th place team: Brandon Slavak and Jeremy Elliott....5.01-lb
$129.00
5th place team: Bryan and Kyle
Barfield....................4.99-lb $90.00
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the Fork tab at the
bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
Scott Mohone and Jon Griffin both reported
that they had an over break off.......Al Kohutek caught 2 of
his keepers from the boat docks near County Road 3440 off FM 2946. The 3rd
keeper was caught in the back of Spring Branch. All were caught on
jigs............Rodney Kieke guided Jon Griffin
to some no name creek where they wore out the bass on C-rigs, small spinner
baits, and chatter baits. They took 3rd place team.............Reggie
met a some nice anglers out on the lake and they pointed out a hot spot were the
bass were schooling. Reggie and Benny Cowart limited
out early throwing spinner baits and C-rigs with blue flake worms in the hot
spot...........Donna David caught the 2nd big bass of the
tournament on a spinner bait..........2nd place team Joe Lee
and Mike Thurman upgraded their catch in Spring Branch and
Mustang Creek throwing brush hogs, jigs, and the Alabama rig.............Doyle
Ray got a little mixed up on the slot length limit................Kyle
and Bryan Barfield were sitting in 1st place and had big bass
to boot. Unfortunately one of their fish died and the .50 pound penalty pushed
them back to 5th place. Kyle said they fished between the 154 and 515 bridges in
the Longbranch cut and the cove straight east from it. They had a limit in 20 or
30 minutes on a Spro JR. brown frog and Senkos......Al Kohutek
got tired of fighting the wind in his 14 foot boat. He quit fishing around
12:30 pm and headed back to the weigh-in to kick back and relax......Tim
Casbeer lost his boat seat somewhere between his house and the boat
ramp that morning. Tim and Mike Grove caught
their bass on buzz baits.......Randy Crabb said they caught
their bass in the pads between hwy 19 and FM 2946.......Tommy Steward
was on a romantic trip with his wife.........AJ's fish house is great place to
eat. Friday night they offer an all you could eat catfish and shrimp
buffet........Most of the teams reported catching a lot of the bigger
slot bass......$370 was added to the "Top Ten" tournament.
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
Charley David told us about a class he is taking at his church called "Not
A Fan". It's a Bible study by Kyle Idleman and is about challenging us
all to be not just fans, but completely committed followers of Christ.
http://www.notafan.com/
In the Gospels, Jesus never seemed too interested in fans. He was looking for
followers. Not just any follower though, but a completely, committed, follower.
Charley quoted:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.
Charley then challenged us to go beyond just believing and become a
follower. His used love as example and
quoted:
1 Corinthians 13
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have
love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging
cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all
knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have
love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the
poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have
love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is
not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we
prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When
I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a
child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we
see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know
in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
Charley said it's not just about loving your wife and your friends, but
loving your enemies. That's the difference between a fan and follower of
Christ.
Reggie closed us with a prayer and we headed home.
Lake Athens – March
24, 2012 6:00 am - 3:30 pm
Congratulations to David Lewis and Danny Stokes!
They took first place with 11.15 pounds and big bass of the
tournament. David caught the 9.15 pound hawg at 2:00 pm
past the bridge off a point in the muddy water. She was
caught on a lime chartreuse terminator spinner bait and the
smaller bass were caught on rattlesnakes. Their total
winnings were $845.00.
Charley and Donna David came in 2nd place with at
7.61 pound kicker. Charley caught his big bass on
a jig and threw a drop shot to catch the little bass.
LAKE CONDITIONS
The air temperature started out at 50
degrees and warmed to 80. The water temp was 67-70. The lake
was about 1 ft low. There was no moon the night before. The
barometric pressure started out at 30.02, rose to 30.09,
then fell to 30.00. There was no wind. The skies were clear.
The ramp at the marina was in good condition. The water was
very muddy on the other side of the FM 2495 bridge and very
clear on the main lake. There was grass all over the lake.
The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center had a Trophy Bass
Management seminar going on and were doing a boat shock
survey near the boat ramp around 1:00 pm. The carp and gar
were spawning in the shallows and the male bass were
building nest in the shallows. The lake came up the week
before so there were probably lots of nest in the deeper
water. Most did not have any problem catching slot bass.
The smaller bass were hard to catch.
THE RESULTS
45 teams fished
15 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass. Bass under 14
inches were legal and bass 21 inches or greater were legal).
13 teams zeroed
70 fish were weighed in with a weight of 116.23 pounds
1.66 pounds was the average fish weight
7 bass over 21 inches were weighed in
1st Big Bass: David
Lewis.....................................9.15-lb
$168.00
2nd Big Bass: Charley
David.................................7.61-lb $56.00
1st place team: David
Lewis and Danny Stokes.................11.15-lb
$677.00
2nd place team:
Charley and Donna David..........................9.96-lb
$393.00
3rd place team:
Albert and Matthew Love...........................8.42-lb
$236.00
4th place team:
Leon and
Sherilena Dudley..........................7.08-lb
$157.00
5th place team: Ben
Griffin and Steve Reynolds....................6.92-lb
$110.00
Full results:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm
(see the Athens tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
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SCATTER SHOOTING
Charley's
starting battery went dead around 2:30 pm.
Reggie came to the rescue with
jumper cables........3rd place team
Albert and Matthew Love
caught their bass on ultravibe worms and sexy
shad.........4th place team Leon
and Sherilena Dudley
caught their bass on finesse worms and umbrella
rigs..........5th place team: Ben
Griffin and Steve Reynolds
caught their bass on rattlesnakes........Reggie
and Tommy did well on plum blue
flake wacky rigs........Someone was having a house party and
was blasting loud grunge rock music by the dam at 6:00
am......5 teams had penalties.........Mason
Shelley caught a sun burn.......……The club set
another participation record with 45 teams…………$450 was added
to the "Top Ten" tournament.
LAKE SIDE DEVOTIONAL
It was perfect setting under the big cottonwood tree next to
the ramp with the lake in the background.
Jon Griffin spoke to us about similarities between
tournament bass fishing and our Christian life. He compared
2 basic points.
* The Sacrifices We Make – Many people think we are crazy
to get up at 2:00 AM and fish all day with very little sleep
and with all the money and time we spend on our boats and
tackle to pursue a bass. Just as many people living in the
secular world think Christians are crazy for making
sacrifices in their Christian walk.
* Having Heart – A tournament bass fisherman heart yearns to
fill that tap or tug on at the end of their line. The heart
is a big player when it comes to tournament bass fishing
because emotion is controlled through the heart. The
excitement of landing a big bass….....or losing one right
next to the boat is a perfect example.
When it come to the Christian life, it all starts with the
heart. Often people think it takes too much and requires way
more effort to achieve salvation. They think they will have
to wear a suit every Sunday, raise your hands in the air,
work in a nursery, witness on the street, or put on some
show. This is neither correct or even biblical.
Jon backed this up with Romans
10:9
If you declare with your mouth,
“Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved.
So what’s next?
The Greatest Commandment is in
Mathew 22:37-40
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’
Proverbs 3:4-5
Then you will win favor and a good name in the
sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
Remember it all starts with your heart!
Jon rapped it up by encouraging us all to tell someone about
Jesus and learn more by attending a Christian place of
worship in your neighborhood.
Reggie then led us in a closing prayer.
19 limits were caught (a limit is 3 bass 14 inches or greater)
9 teams zeroed
76 fish were weighed in with a weight of 206.72 pounds
2.72 pounds was the average fish weight
2nd Big Bass: Jon Griffin
...................................6.54-lb $51.25
2nd place team: Jon Griffin................................................14.24-lb
$410.00
3rd place team: Al & David Kohutek.................
..............12.89-lb $215.25
4th place team: George Walker & Brandon Wooddell.....12.68-lb
$143.00
5th place team: Randy Crabb & Kirk Markgraf...............10.14-lb
$105.45
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints12.htm (see the Palestine
tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
SCATTER SHOOTING