Cowboy Church Bass Club

2026 Northern Division Tournament Recap 

Lake Belton

9/26/2026

Congratulations to Erik Olson and Kory Grelle! They caught 3 bass weighing 8.87 pounds and took first place. Kory caught the tournament big bass weighing in at 3.54 pounds. Kory said….” We went to Cedar Ridge and fished some shallow flats, Erik was throwing a “Sammy” top water bait and I was throwing a crankbait. Erik caught the big smallmouth on a top water bait. We had our limit by 8 o’clock, then we fished the rest of the day throwing my homemade jigs and fishing them real slow”,

Belton Team	#of fish	Big bass	Team Weight	Total points	Winnings	Notes
Erik Olson Kory Grelle	3	3.54	8.87	200	$546.00	1st ($410 + BB $136 = $546)
Les Smith Chance Barnett	3		6.18	199	$238.00	2nd At the dam, sq. bills, swim jig, poppers
Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford	3		5.44	198	$143.00	3^rd Shaky head, TX rig, fishing points
Guss Chavira Toby Turrner	3		5.13	197	$95.00	4^th Deep water at the dam, long tail worms, chatter baits, rattle traps
Albert Love Matt Love	3		4.54	196	$66.00	5th Around the island, Cranks, chatter, swim baits

· 22 teams fished (same number as last month)

· 5 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 7 teams had 3 fish limits.

· Average weight was 1.85-lbs

· 34 bass weighed in

· $1,088 total payout

· Daylight to 2:00 pm

· Limit – 3 fish

Pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/QoUJndT5HpVTia129

Full results (see the Belton tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

AOY & BIG BASS OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Joe Lee and Mike Thurman to win the 2026 AOY title. This is their 5^th AOY title.

Congratulations to Rodney Pickard who caught the big bass of the year. It weighed 8.71 pounds

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 1.84 feet low. The water clarity was clear. Clear enough that there were some divers doing their checkout dive mid lake. The air temp was 71-92. The water temp was 85. Winds light. We launched at Temple Lake Park and had a nice big pavilion reserved thanks to Gus. Parking was an issue for the pavilion, and the park police did not like us parking along the roadside. It was too far of a distance between the tailer parking and the pavilion, some teams adapted and parked in the car parking lot. Good beaching area at the ramp and we were able to beach at the pavilion. Grass: none. Clouds: Partly cloudy. There was at least one other tournament on the lake.

SCATTER SHOOTING

Our Friday night fellowship meal was held at the Dead Fish Grill….A 14 inch 3 fish limit was extremely hard to catch……Most everyone caught smallmouths……Lee Hathorne lost his phone somewhere between the AirBNB and the ramp………Joe Lee reported catching 35 bass but struggled to catch one over 14 inches…..Donna played hooky again…….There were 5 teams representing the Austin Reels Club…..Matt and Albert Love had 3 smallmouths in their sack…..Bill Shelnutt gave everyone a journal notebook and a marble. Read the devo to find out why…….Teri Stewart told everyone she is trying to get Navarro College bass teams started and she is looking for equipment donations…..The banquet will be sometime in February.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Bill Shelnutt led our Devo on “How big is your God”.

Listen to the Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoBillBelton20260926.m4a

The Transcript: Charley gave an introduction for Bill

All right, well, I have a... No. I want to work on something first. (a skit about using the right tools for the job),

I've got a couple of nails here I want to put in. Bill. Bill. Bill. Try this. That might work better. That's a wonderful idea. Oh, wow. Wow. That really works. I'm an special teacher. I get this screw thing in. That not working? You might want to try this, Bill. Oh, man, that.. Oh, yeah. Okay. Well, I gotta screw on this other thing here. No, Captain. Now, I think if you if you put this one on there, it might help you. Yeah, that your finger. Better hurt. Oh. Look at that. You are a genius. So what'd you learn? I had a rough day... Cool. You can have tools. But if you don't use them right, they don't serve you the way they need to.

So I have a question for you today. How big is your God?

And we always ask ourselves that question, but I'm not sure we answer it. Moses was selected by God. He went out, he was pinning cheek, and this bush was burning, and it wasn't burning.

We went up closer and he heard God speak to it. And essentially gave him a mission. And he had his little cane with him.

And what in God's say? Throw it down. And they threw it down, and it turned into a snake.

And it said, he ran. How many would you run? Every last one of us.

And God says, No, pick it up. Not by the head. Pick it up by the tail.

But the head, but... And he picked it up, and it turned back into his cane. And that was the same cane that when he took the Israelites across the water, he held it out, and the waters divided.

And the land dried, and they walked across. Now, what happened before that? They're all there at the lake, or the big place.

Kind of like this here. Red Sea. And they looked out there, and they saw all Israelites coming with them in chariots and swords, and they said, We're done.

And God said, no. He just moved the clouds in, made it so dark, they couldn't move. And then when the water was cleared, they went across, clouds moved, and the Israel lights were on the other side.

And what did they see? The whole army coming again. And then all that water that was up like that went...

And it was over. How big is your God? What do you?

How big is your God? Do you know him? There was a guy in the Old Testament.

It hadn't been any rain for years and years. And he went out, and he went like this. And do a circle.

And they knelt down in it. And he said, God, I'm not going. Anywhere till it rains.

Then a storm came. And he said, No, Lord, a gentle rain, and it turned to a gentle rain. How big is your God?

You know, how you pray tells everybody, How big your God is. In my early 30s, I didn't know what God wanted me to do. My grandfather had a big orange grove in Florida.

I drove out to the edge of it, I parked. Had a glass of water and a sandwich. And I said that same thing.

God, I'm not leaving here until you let me know what you want me to do. I was ready to stay. And probably within the first two hours, it was so precise.

I knew exactly what he wanted me to do. How old am I? 30,036 days.

Hey, doesn't God say number your days? Every day on my reading calendar, I put up there 30,036, 30,037. I'm hoping to go to 150,000.

Here. How big is your God? In this book here...

I'd like every one of you to carry one of these on with you. Can you read on there what it says at the top? Intersection is the greatest ministry.

We have, as human beings, on this earth. You know what that means? You know what intercession is?

On behalf of... on behalf of someone else, yeah. Somebody has a flat tire out here. And if you can't get to them to help them, or, send somebody to help them.

Now I want to tell you something else. If your God is as big as God is, and you pray, lovingly, respectfully, and with faith, you've changed history. Y'all need to say that again?

You've literally changed history. You've caused something out there to happen that would not happen otherwise if you hadn't prayed. Y'all don't like to say amen, do you?

Amen. We're just listening, good. Oh, oh, okay. We're using both of these, and this one is okay. Yeah. Oh, boy.

Um... And I got about 2 hours of material here that... aren't you glad that every morning that I get up, the first thing that comes to my mind, and I say is, Lord, what do you want me to do? today?

Now, I used to plan my days. And they were so disruptive and and... And I got along with the Lord and I said, Lord, it's not working.

He said, Just do what I tell you. And then eruptions that come into your life will be sent by me. in order to help someone and also to teach you something that you don't know. Boy, when he said that to me, I only get mad about twice a week now instead of 47 times.

'Cause every assignment is from him. And he says, I'm gonna work it for your good, and for my glory, How big is your God? Are y'all starting to get on the train yet?

Sure. Do you know that you literally can go into your room and pray for someone in your family, someone across the street, someone you work with, someone you've never seen in all your life, that is in a country halfway around the world? And for yourself.

And for yourself. Is God big enough to answer that? You know how long the journey was?

From Egypt to where they were supposed to show up? How long did it take? 40 years.

You know how long it was? It was 11 day journey. Are you saying maybe God had to teach them something?

And when they grumbled and grumbled and grumbled, they forfeited their time. that God had set up for them there. How big is your God? Can you go into your prayer closet?

And pray for someone who is without hope? And what's their life change? To see a light in their life?

Yeah, I'm talking to a group here that I believe is more on the Christian level than not. You don't want a statistics that startled me? 40 or 45% of the people in the United States have anxiety, that rips their life apart.

And I just went... I said, What do I do? He said, deal with the one that I put in front of you.

I thought this grocery store every day, HEB. And I get to do things there that were not in my plan, and there were things that don't light the daylights out of me. The two guys, or the two guys that helped.

I drafted them. And they came and helped. And God told me something.

And I hope all of you don't attack me right now, 'cause I can't afford it. I carry $10 gift cards in my pocket. And if I catch somebody doing an act of kindness, And when God told me to do that, I'm like, Lord, how, how, how...

I'm not had any problem with it. And I tell you what. There's a guy that looks just like me, exactly.

They walked on a cloud out of HEB. Going... Whoo!

How old are you, young lady? Three The other day, I went into HEB, and there's two ladies there, and one had a probably two year old, who had swallowed half of his blanket, not, well, that's not, probably that much of it.

And she said, I went up, I said, can I help you? And she said, yes, I can't get this out of his mouth. And he'd just smile over these...

What did God say? Click on. Tickling.

They're not tickled him, and he opened his mouth, a blanket came out. Yeah! How big is your God?

Can he lead you to someone who needs help? Can they lead someone to you when you need them? You ever put that out before him?

You know, y'all can say amen anytime you like. Aman, Aman, amen. Oh, I forgot to tell you, though, you say, Amen, I go for another 30 minutes, so...

I take that back. I take that. You know, let's pull you off.

Oh. Oh, yeah, stay here. Well, let me.

God whispered something to me, 10 or 15 or 20 years ago. That when I first heard it, I went... He took me through a whole study on laughter.

And all that it does for you. You know, the Bible in Proverbs says, what? Laughter is... good medicine.

What does medicine do? It heals. It corrects, it moves.

When you laugh, your whole body. is energized by that, and they say up for 24 to 48 hours. Well, God said, You got 15 seconds with any person you meet, and get them the laugh. And you know what?

I don't have to think about that anymore. I meet somebody, and before you know it, we're both laughing. I have a lady in Walmart when she sees me coming, she puts the smile on, 'cause she knows I won't leave Walmart if she's not smiling.

How big is your God? What's he leading you to do? All of us in here have a different mission in life.

You can't do what Gods assigned me to do. I can't do what he's assigned you to do. But if you don't do, what you're assigned to do, or I don't do what, does that mean?

That means 2 hours. To the baptism time. Like very quickly.

These are 2 items that I have that God has put on my heart. This one, I put down one thing every day, what I learn, and what I've got to do with that. You think that'll change your life?

Yes, it will. Don't leave the second part off, though. And then when you read, and you get something that triggers you, have a place to write it down.

When you write something down, it goes here, it goes here, and it gets where it's supposed to be. There's a marble up here. for you to take and put it in your pocket, and every time you reach in to get your keys, your finger's gonna touch that marble. And you say, Thank you, Lord.

One last thing. Every four seconds of your life, God speaks to you. With a breath.

When was the last time you thanked him? For the breath that you give? Prayer notebook?

Here one. And marble. Take one. Thank you.

Charley David then told a story about a young seminary graduate was delivering his first sermon....

When the young seminary graduate arrived at the small country Church to preach his first official sermon, he noticed it had snowed about three feet deep just hours before Church was scheduled to begin. Due to the snow, An elderly, white bearded farmer was the only person to show up for the service.

The young minister looked at the farmer and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

The farmer scratched his beard thoughtfully. "Well, I don't know much about preaching, but I do know about farming. If I went down to the pasture with a load of hay to feed my cows and only one cow showed up, I'd feed that cow."

The seminary graduate said, "That's great! You sit right there and I'll preach you a sermon."

After about ninety minutes of preaching hellfire and brimstone, the seminary graduate concluded his sermon. Feeling pretty proud of his accomplishment, the preacher turned to the farmer and asked, "Well, how was it?"

The farmer scratched his beard thoughtfully. "Like I said, I don't know much about preaching, but I do know about farming. Like I told you, if I went down to the field with a load of hay and only one cow showed up, I'd feed that one cow. But, there's just one thing."

"What's that?" the preacher asked.

The farmer replied, "I wouldn't feed her the whole load."

Charley David took several prayer requests from the audience, including:

• A team member’s relative who gave birth to a premature baby weighing only 2.12 pounds

• Mike Thurman’s wife, Linda, who is receiving treatment for atrial fibrillation

• Our President, national and local leaders, and the economy

• Cooler weather and rain

Charley closed with prayer, and the group was dismissed.

Cedar Creek

8/22/20266

Congratulations to Brent Stanford and Rodney Pickard! They brought 12.52 pounds to the scales and claimed first place. Additionally, they caught the tournament big bass, earning a total of $626.00. Rodney caught the 8.71-pound hawg on a Texas rig large blue fleck worm.

Brent said…..”We started out from the boat ramp and headed towards one of two spots that we had decided we were going to start the day at. While driving the boat there we noticed shad jumping at lighted docks, we pulled over by them and decided to start fishing there since it was so dark. We fished the lighted docks longer than we normally do. As we were moving from the lighted docks, we spent a little time fishing non-lighted ones and that is when we caught our first two fish back-to-back.

As the sun was starting to rise, we noticed we were around the corner from where we wanted to originally start, so we started heading towards the spot flipping all the docks along the way. We were 3 docks down from a point where a boat had been sitting for about an hour and instead of going around it, we decided to fish the docks we just fished until they left thinking we could get one more fish for our 3. We caught an under, nothing of size and the boat that was fishing at the dock on the point finally left. They had only fished that one dock for over an hour. We were three docks down from them and we then started fishing towards the dock they were at and when we got there, we fished it like we did all the other docks. The Big Bass - Rodney said… “I got one”. I got the net and was waiting for it. Finally, she came up by the boat and we could see that it was a nice-sized fish. I immediately netted the big fish and retrieved her into the boat.

We had our three fish in the boat by 7:30. What a blessing it is to be able to fish in the Cowboy Church Bass Club”.

Note: Rodney’s big bass is leading for the club’s big bass of the year. With only one tournament left, it’s likely to hold up.

Cedar Creek 8/22/2026

Team

#of fish

Big bass

Team Weight

Total points

Winnings

Notes

Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford

3

8.71

12.52

200

$626.00

1st $470 + BB $156 = $626

Randy Ward Jake Ward

3

5.09 

10.62

199

$273.00

2nd

Reggie Stewart Teri Stewart

3

4.03 

8.71

198

$163.00

3rd

Dewey Miller Pat Settle

3

5.06

8.48

197

$109.00

4th

Terry O'Daniel

3

7.50

196

$76.00

5th Solo Left before payout

· 24 teams fished (same number as last month)

· 5 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 11 teams had 3 fish limits.

· Average weight was 2.48-lbs

· 46 bass weighed in

· $1,247 total payout

· 5:00 am to 11:00 am

· Limit – 3 fish

Pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MJKZYvRts48Vp34e6

Full results (see the Cedar Creek tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 4.83 feet low. Most boat docks had only a foot or two of water underneath them. The water clarity was normal. The air temp was 77-89. The water temp was 88. Winds calm. We launched at Log Cabin. And had to reserve the area for our tournament. Parking was far from the ramp area. Good beach area. Excellent shade at the rental area. 2 porta-potty. TP&W said the launch fee was $10 but it was actually $15. Grass: none. Only sandy shoreline. Clouds: none. There was at least one other tournament launching there.

SCATTER SHOOTING

Our Friday night fellowship meal was held at Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. The cell phone map said Ellio’s Mexican Restaurant so that was a little confusing. ……Someone left their weigh-in bag. Contact Charley if it’s yours…….It was good to see James Croney at the weigh-in. He has a lake house nearby……..A pontoon boat trailer fell off the edge of the boat ramp and John Yohner was able to help them by getting in the lake and lifting the trailer up so it would not hang off the edge of the ramp. The pontoon boat owners were questioning why Log Cabin didn’t warn people that the ramp edge could be a problem………James Prater got sick during the briefing and decided not to fish. His entry fee will carry over to the next tournament…….

NEXT and LAST TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR

Lake Belton on 9/26/2026 – Launch site will be at Temple Lake Park. https://www.discovertemple.com/listing/temple-lake-park/509/ We will be fishing with our Central Club and they reserved a pavilion for the weigh-in.

Be sure and get your new fishing license before the tournament.

If you are out of the running for AOY, you may be gunning for the top 6 places to get free entry into the Classic.

	Team Name								Total Points
1	Mike Thurman Joe Lee	195	199	197	196	198	195		1180	Leader
2	Joe Crouch Kenneth Mahone	200	194	196	200		197	186	1173	7 under
3	Dewey Miller Pat Settle	181	190	193	197		200	197	1158	22 under
4	Kevin Davis Byron McFarland	185	195	199	188	200		187	1154	24 under
5	Al Kohutek John Yohner		186	186	192	192	198	192	1146	34 under
6	Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford	191	184	184		196	189	200	1144	36 under
7	Jim Howard Mitch Howard	198	192		195	185	196	172	1138	42 under
8	Charley David Donna David	189		185	189	194	187	184	1128	52 under
9	Les Smith Chance Barnett	172	198		193	181	191	185	1120	60 under

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David led our Devo on Discipleship and sharing the Gospel.

Listen to the Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoCharley20260822CedarCreek.m4a

The Transcript:

Matthew 28:19-20

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” The Great Commission, right?

We're supposed to be out there sharing the gospel. Lord knows there are plenty of people to share the gospel with. Right?

Anybody experiencing anything today, from anybody, that you wish that brother knew Jesus? I mean, I just had some guys pulling on me. You know, he says, I'm here to test your patience.

Joe Lee…Hey, you tested them back.

I did test him back. It is, uh, it was funny, man.

We love each other. We just, we play jokes. It's fun. So, all that being said, I hear people, Man, I'm gonna go to the church of the boat on the water. My church is a mountain. My church is, you know. Golf course. Whatever. You know?

That's where I find Peace. That's where This anything but peace?

You guys see or anything in that great commission about Peace? I don't think you're supposed to get peace.

I don't think peace is part of the deal. I mean, Jesus, go on the mountain, mountain, and pray, and he'd get along.

But, you know, he prayed so hard that he bled sometimes. I don't think that doesn't feel peaceful to me.

Someone in the audience said….The great commission was a command. That was a command. You wouldn't tell you how good everything was.

That's right. He's telling you, you're gonna go work. Yeah. It's like he did Paul, right?

When he knocked Paul out on the road to Damascus. And he said Barnabas up there to talk to him. He said, Don't tell him how much he's gonna suffer from me.

This isn't gonna be a good thing. I mean, he was happy to do it, and he was glad to do it, because he knew that that was Lord Jesus Christ. He was the Messiah. right?

And he was going to go serve him, and if it cost him his life, he was good with it. Because he knew that if he give up his life, he would receive the eternal life. That's what we're supposed to be doing.

Okay? We're supposed to be out here. Says here, uh... And I'm saying, where will this happen? You're the light of the world, like a city on a hilltop, you cannot be hidden. No one, no one lights a lamp, and then puts it under a basket as, instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, a stand.

Uh, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

How do I give light? Someone in the audience said….Your words and your actions.

How your deeds, your good deeds shine out for all the seas, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. But we gotta be out there. We gotta be active.

We gotta be out, sharing, doing, being, right?

When we're on the golf course, You know, we had a lousy shot. And we cuss grumpy, you know, we...

Is that how we're gonna win people, Christ? This fish, hey, I'm guilty. This fish, big old fish jumps off.

You know, this is not how we're gonna win Christ.

We got to keep our eye on the ball. We gotta remember what the main thing is, the main thing, and the main thing is bringing people to Christ.

And living that eternal life with our Lord and Savior. And the way we're gonna do that is by actively shining our light. Actually, being involved, being involved in our community, being involved in our school, everybody said, Man, schools are going to pot.

They're horrible. Well why? Are you involved, or are you on the BTO, or are you, uh, on the board?

What are you doing? What do we do? To change that. Man, this city council's horrible. This worst city council. What are we doing? You know, what are we doing? You know, man? We got the worst water system Are you on the waterboard? Are you doing anything? Yeah. I mean, what are you doing? to make it better? Besides complaining about it, right? Are you up there shining your light, are you up there shining? God's light? You know? What are we doing to make life make things better as Christian people? Are we involved? Are you voting? Are you... active in your church? You know? What are you doing? What are you doing for Jesus?

Because I must, I assure you, like James says, you know, faith without works is no faith at all. If you're not actively doing something, and, you know, I hear people say, Well, I can't, you know, I'm bound to a chair. But you can get on Facebook, or you can get on, you know, whatever, you know?

I mean, I got a 90 year old gal that used to be in my Bible study. She shared her testimony every chance she gets. She's looking for it. She may not be able to physically get up and go do anything, but she's shining her life. She's got the light of Jesus in her and she's ready to share it. at any given minute. So I'm just saying, for us, for me, I'm talking to myself, just as much as I'm talking to y'all.

We gotta be involved. We gotta be active. We got to get that light slammed up on stand, and we got to be doing something. that's gonna bring people to Christ.

That's what we're called today. That's Christ, Father. All right. Uh, that's all I got. Again, we're always looking for one of you guys that want to share the gospel. You know, share your testimony, uh, Al, you know... You know, he's always got a message handy. He's always got one in his pocket. You learned that. You know, 'cause he knows I'll call him. The day before, you know, he's got a good one coming up. So, but for y'all, I mean, your testimony is the most valuable thing we can share.

So, please reach out to us. especially you young guys, man. We need to get some young guys involved. You know?

We're not getting no younger. We need to get you guys involved, get you in leadership, get you active. That's what's gonna keep this deal going for years to come.

And now is the time. So, um, anyway, um, I'm gonna go to Lord just real quick.

Heavenly Father, we did something to come for you, Lord. We thank you so much for your word, Lord. We thank you for your son, that came and died for us because every one of us needs you. Not a one on the second, we were the only person on earth. He just still hasn't got, since. We need to know that, Lord God, we ask that you just be on everybody's part, so we're going to get that small steel voice that's gonna tell them to be involved, get in into stuff, you know?

Anyway, we praise you, we thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.

Brent Stanford closed us with a prayer and we were dismissed.

Matthew 28:19-20

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” The Great Commission, right?

We're supposed to be out there sharing the gospel. Lord knows there are plenty of people to share the gospel with. Right?

Anybody experiencing anything today, from anybody, that you wish that brother knew Jesus? I mean, I just had some guys pulling on me. You know, he says, I'm here to test your patience.

Joe Lee…Hey, you tested them back.

I did test him back. It is, uh, it was funny, man.

We love each other. We just, we play jokes. It's fun. So, all that being said, I hear people, Man, I'm gonna go to the church of the boat on the water. My church is a mountain. My church is, you know. Golf course. Whatever. You know?

That's where I find Peace. That's where This anything but peace?

You guys see or anything in that great commission about Peace? I don't think you're supposed to get peace.

I don't think peace is part of the deal. I mean, Jesus, go on the mountain, mountain, and pray, and he'd get along.

But, you know, he prayed so hard that he bled sometimes. I don't think that doesn't feel peaceful to me.

Someone in the audience said….The great commission was a command. That was a command. You wouldn't tell you how good everything was.

That's right. He's telling you, you're gonna go work. Yeah. It's like he did Paul, right?

When he knocked Paul out on the road to Damascus. And he said Barnabas up there to talk to him. He said, Don't tell him how much he's gonna suffer from me.

This isn't gonna be a good thing. I mean, he was happy to do it, and he was glad to do it, because he knew that that was Lord Jesus Christ. He was the Messiah. right?

And he was going to go serve him, and if it cost him his life, he was good with it. Because he knew that if he give up his life, he would receive the eternal life. That's what we're supposed to be doing.

Okay? We're supposed to be out here. Says here, uh... And I'm saying, where will this happen? You're the light of the world, like a city on a hilltop, you cannot be hidden. No one, no one lights a lamp, and then puts it under a basket as, instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, a stand.

Uh, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

How do I give light? Someone in the audience said….Your words and your actions.

How your deeds, your good deeds shine out for all the seas, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. But we gotta be out there. We gotta be active.

We gotta be out, sharing, doing, being, right?

When we're on the golf course, You know, we had a lousy shot. And we cuss grumpy, you know, we...

Is that how we're gonna win people, Christ? This fish, hey, I'm guilty. This fish, big old fish jumps off.

You know, this is not how we're gonna win Christ.

We got to keep our eye on the ball. We gotta remember what the main thing is, the main thing, and the main thing is bringing people to Christ.

And living that eternal life with our Lord and Savior. And the way we're gonna do that is by actively shining our light. Actually, being involved, being involved in our community, being involved in our school, everybody said, Man, schools are going to pot.

They're horrible. Well why? Are you involved, or are you on the BTO, or are you, uh, on the board?

What are you doing? What do we do? To change that. Man, this city council's horrible. This worst city council. What are we doing? You know, what are we doing? You know, man? We got the worst water system Are you on the waterboard? Are you doing anything? Yeah. I mean, what are you doing? to make it better? Besides complaining about it, right? Are you up there shining your light, are you up there shining? God's light? You know? What are we doing to make life make things better as Christian people? Are we involved? Are you voting? Are you... active in your church? You know? What are you doing? What are you doing for Jesus?

Because I must, I assure you, like James says, you know, faith without works is no faith at all. If you're not actively doing something, and, you know, I hear people say, Well, I can't, you know, I'm bound to a chair. But you can get on Facebook, or you can get on, you know, whatever, you know?

I mean, I got a 90 year old gal that used to be in my Bible study. She shared her testimony every chance she gets. She's looking for it. She may not be able to physically get up and go do anything, but she's shining her life. She's got the light of Jesus in her and she's ready to share it. at any given minute. So I'm just saying, for us, for me, I'm talking to myself, just as much as I'm talking to y'all.

We gotta be involved. We gotta be active. We got to get that light slammed up on stand, and we got to be doing something. that's gonna bring people to Christ.

That's what we're called today. That's Christ, Father. All right. Uh, that's all I got. Again, we're always looking for one of you guys that want to share the gospel. You know, share your testimony, uh, Al, you know... You know, he's always got a message handy. He's always got one in his pocket. You learned that. You know, 'cause he knows I'll call him. The day before, you know, he's got a good one coming up. So, but for y'all, I mean, your testimony is the most valuable thing we can share.

So, please reach out to us. especially you young guys, man. We need to get some young guys involved. You know?

We're not getting no younger. We need to get you guys involved, get you in leadership, get you active. That's what's gonna keep this deal going for years to come.

And now is the time. So, um, anyway, um, I'm gonna go to Lord just real quick.

Heavenly Father, we did something to come for you, Lord. We thank you so much for your word, Lord. We thank you for your son, that came and died for us because every one of us needs you. Not a one on the second, we were the only person on earth. He just still hasn't got, since. We need to know that, Lord God, we ask that you just be on everybody's part, so we're going to get that small steel voice that's gonna tell them to be involved, get in into stuff, you know?

Anyway, we praise you, we thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.

Charley David took prayer requests, which were:

• A team member’s relative who gave birth to a premature baby weighing only 2.12 pounds

• Mike Thurman’s wife, Linda, who is receiving treatment for atrial fibrillation

• Our president, national and local leaders, and the economy

• Cooler weather and rain

Charley closed with prayer, and the group was dismissed.

Cedar Creek

8/22/2026

Congratulations to Brent Stanford and Rodney Pickard! They brought 12.52 pounds to the scales and claimed first place. Additionally, they caught the tournament big bass, earning a total of $626.00. Rodney caught the 8.71-pound hawg on a Texas rig large blue fleck worm.

Brent said…..”We started out from the boat ramp and headed towards one of two spots that we had decided we were going to start the day at. While driving the boat there we noticed shad jumping at lighted docks, we pulled over by them and decided to start fishing there since it was so dark. We fished the lighted docks longer than we normally do. As we were moving from the lighted docks, we spent a little time fishing non-lighted ones and that is when we caught our first two fish back-to-back.

As the sun was starting to rise, we noticed we were around the corner from where we wanted to originally start, so we started heading towards the spot flipping all the docks along the way. We were 3 docks down from a point where a boat had been sitting for about an hour and instead of going around it, we decided to fish the docks we just fished until they left thinking we could get one more fish for our 3. We caught an under, nothing of size and the boat that was fishing at the dock on the point finally left. They had only fished that one dock for over an hour. We were three docks down from them and we then started fishing towards the dock they were at and when we got there, we fished it like we did all the other docks. The Big Bass - Rodney said… “I got one”. I got the net and was waiting for it. Finally, she came up by the boat and we could see that it was a nice-sized fish. I immediately netted the big fish and retrieved her into the boat.

We had our three fish in the boat by 7:30. What a blessing it is to be able to fish in the Cowboy Church Bass Club”.

Note: Rodney’s big bass is leading for the club’s big bass of the year. With only one tournament left, it’s likely to hold up.

Cedar Creek 8/22/2026

Team

#of fish

Big bass

Team Weight

Total points

Winnings

Notes

Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford

3

8.71

12.52

200

$626.00

1st $470 + BB $156 = $626

Randy Ward Jake Ward

3

5.09 

10.62

199

$273.00

2nd

Reggie Stewart Teri Stewart

3

4.03 

8.71

198

$163.00

3rd

Dewey Miller Pat Settle

3

5.06

8.48

197

$109.00

4th

Terry O'Daniel

3

7.50

196

$76.00

5th Solo Left before payout

· 24 teams fished (same number as last month)

· 5 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 11 teams had 3 fish limits.

· Average weight was 2.48-lbs

· 46 bass weighed in

· $1,247 total payout

· 5:00 am to 11:00 am

· Limit – 3 fish

Pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MJKZYvRts48Vp34e6

Full results (see the Cedar Creek tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 4.83 feet low. Most boat docks had only a foot or two of water underneath them. The water clarity was normal. The air temp was 77-89. The water temp was 88. Winds calm. We launched at Log Cabin. And had to reserve the area for our tournament. Parking was far from the ramp area. Good beach area. Excellent shade at the rental area. 2 porta-potty. TP&W said the launch fee was $10 but it was actually $15. Grass: none. Only sandy shoreline. Clouds: none. There was at least one other tournament launching there.

SCATTER SHOOTING

Our Friday night fellowship meal was held at Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. The cell phone map said Ellio’s Mexican Restaurant so that was a little confusing. ……Someone left their weigh-in bag. Contact Charley if it’s yours…….It was good to see James Croney at the weigh-in. He has a lake house nearby……..A pontoon boat trailer fell off the edge of the boat ramp and John Yohner was able to help them by getting in the lake and lifting the trailer up so it would not hang off the edge of the ramp. The pontoon boat owners were questioning why Log Cabin didn’t warn people that the ramp edge could be a problem………James Prater got sick during the briefing and decided not to fish. His entry fee will carry over to the next tournament…….

NEXT and LAST TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR

Lake Belton on 9/26/2026 – Launch site will be at Temple Lake Park. https://www.discovertemple.com/listing/temple-lake-park/509/ We will be fishing with our Central Club and they reserved a pavilion for the weigh-in.

Be sure and get your new fishing license before the tournament.

If you are out of the running for AOY, you may be gunning for the top 6 places to get free entry into the Classic.

	Team Name								Total Points
1	Mike Thurman Joe Lee	195	199	197	196	198	195		1180	Leader
2	Joe Crouch Kenneth Mahone	200	194	196	200		197	186	1173	7 under
3	Dewey Miller Pat Settle	181	190	193	197		200	197	1158	22 under
4	Kevin Davis Byron McFarland	185	195	199	188	200		187	1154	24 under
5	Al Kohutek John Yohner		186	186	192	192	198	192	1146	34 under
6	Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford	191	184	184		196	189	200	1144	36 under
7	Jim Howard Mitch Howard	198	192		195	185	196	172	1138	42 under
8	Charley David Donna David	189		185	189	194	187	184	1128	52 under
9	Les Smith Chance Barnett	172	198		193	181	191	185	1120	60 under

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David led our Devo on Discipleship and sharing the Gospel.

Listen to the Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoCharley20260822CedarCreek.m4a

The Transcript:

Matthew 28:19-20

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” The Great Commission, right?

We're supposed to be out there sharing the gospel. Lord knows there are plenty of people to share the gospel with. Right?

Anybody experiencing anything today, from anybody, that you wish that brother knew Jesus? I mean, I just had some guys pulling on me. You know, he says, I'm here to test your patience.

Joe Lee…Hey, you tested them back.

I did test him back. It is, uh, it was funny, man.

We love each other. We just, we play jokes. It's fun. So, all that being said, I hear people, Man, I'm gonna go to the church of the boat on the water. My church is a mountain. My church is, you know. Golf course. Whatever. You know?

That's where I find Peace. That's where This anything but peace?

You guys see or anything in that great commission about Peace? I don't think you're supposed to get peace.

I don't think peace is part of the deal. I mean, Jesus, go on the mountain, mountain, and pray, and he'd get along.

But, you know, he prayed so hard that he bled sometimes. I don't think that doesn't feel peaceful to me.

Someone in the audience said….The great commission was a command. That was a command. You wouldn't tell you how good everything was.

That's right. He's telling you, you're gonna go work. Yeah. It's like he did Paul, right?

When he knocked Paul out on the road to Damascus. And he said Barnabas up there to talk to him. He said, Don't tell him how much he's gonna suffer from me.

This isn't gonna be a good thing. I mean, he was happy to do it, and he was glad to do it, because he knew that that was Lord Jesus Christ. He was the Messiah. right?

And he was going to go serve him, and if it cost him his life, he was good with it. Because he knew that if he give up his life, he would receive the eternal life. That's what we're supposed to be doing.

Okay? We're supposed to be out here. Says here, uh... And I'm saying, where will this happen? You're the light of the world, like a city on a hilltop, you cannot be hidden. No one, no one lights a lamp, and then puts it under a basket as, instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, a stand.

Uh, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

How do I give light? Someone in the audience said….Your words and your actions.

How your deeds, your good deeds shine out for all the seas, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. But we gotta be out there. We gotta be active.

We gotta be out, sharing, doing, being, right?

When we're on the golf course, You know, we had a lousy shot. And we cuss grumpy, you know, we...

Is that how we're gonna win people, Christ? This fish, hey, I'm guilty. This fish, big old fish jumps off.

You know, this is not how we're gonna win Christ.

We got to keep our eye on the ball. We gotta remember what the main thing is, the main thing, and the main thing is bringing people to Christ.

And living that eternal life with our Lord and Savior. And the way we're gonna do that is by actively shining our light. Actually, being involved, being involved in our community, being involved in our school, everybody said, Man, schools are going to pot.

They're horrible. Well why? Are you involved, or are you on the BTO, or are you, uh, on the board?

What are you doing? What do we do? To change that. Man, this city council's horrible. This worst city council. What are we doing? You know, what are we doing? You know, man? We got the worst water system Are you on the waterboard? Are you doing anything? Yeah. I mean, what are you doing? to make it better? Besides complaining about it, right? Are you up there shining your light, are you up there shining? God's light? You know? What are we doing to make life make things better as Christian people? Are we involved? Are you voting? Are you... active in your church? You know? What are you doing? What are you doing for Jesus?

Because I must, I assure you, like James says, you know, faith without works is no faith at all. If you're not actively doing something, and, you know, I hear people say, Well, I can't, you know, I'm bound to a chair. But you can get on Facebook, or you can get on, you know, whatever, you know?

I mean, I got a 90 year old gal that used to be in my Bible study. She shared her testimony every chance she gets. She's looking for it. She may not be able to physically get up and go do anything, but she's shining her life. She's got the light of Jesus in her and she's ready to share it. at any given minute. So I'm just saying, for us, for me, I'm talking to myself, just as much as I'm talking to y'all.

We gotta be involved. We gotta be active. We got to get that light slammed up on stand, and we got to be doing something. that's gonna bring people to Christ.

That's what we're called today. That's Christ, Father. All right. Uh, that's all I got. Again, we're always looking for one of you guys that want to share the gospel. You know, share your testimony, uh, Al, you know... You know, he's always got a message handy. He's always got one in his pocket. You learned that. You know, 'cause he knows I'll call him. The day before, you know, he's got a good one coming up. So, but for y'all, I mean, your testimony is the most valuable thing we can share.

So, please reach out to us. especially you young guys, man. We need to get some young guys involved. You know?

We're not getting no younger. We need to get you guys involved, get you in leadership, get you active. That's what's gonna keep this deal going for years to come.

And now is the time. So, um, anyway, um, I'm gonna go to Lord just real quick.

Heavenly Father, we did something to come for you, Lord. We thank you so much for your word, Lord. We thank you for your son, that came and died for us because every one of us needs you. Not a one on the second, we were the only person on earth. He just still hasn't got, since. We need to know that, Lord God, we ask that you just be on everybody's part, so we're going to get that small steel voice that's gonna tell them to be involved, get in into stuff, you know?

Anyway, we praise you, we thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.

Brent Stanford closed us with a prayer and we were dismissed.

Athens

July 25, 2026

Congratulations to Pat Settle and Dewey Miller. They win First Place and take home $625.00 and catch the big bass of the tournament (caught by Pat Settle). Pat said….”Our first spot was a glow light by a dock but when we arrived there was already another local guy fishing the light so we stopped close by and fished while waiting on them to leave the spot. I caught four or five on a 10-inch blue fleck power worm. One of them was our smallest keeper. The locals finally left about 30 minutes before daylight and we moved into the light and caught 20 or so slot fish up to 20 1/2 inches then after daylight we moved out into open water and caught probably 15 to 20 more slot fish and the other small keeper schooling out in the middle of the lake . Then with about fifteen minutes left in the tournament we moved to a brush pile and ended up catching the big bass with 9 minutes to spare on a chartreuse pumpkin trick worm. So glad for the people that spoke up to fish till 12 a.m.!”

Second Place was won by Chris Walden and Michael Walden

Michael said…..”We started off fishing a boat dock with a light on, not under water but illuminating the dock itself and a small radius around it. I flipped a Texas rig red bug trick worm with a 3/8 oz weight and instantly caught one of our unders. Told Chris to pick up the Texas rig that I rigged up the night before. Chris is mostly a crank bait guy, but after two or three cast he catches our second under. Sun was coming up and I went looking for other docks, fishing the grass out in front of the docks in 5-12 foot with Texas rigs and a 1/16 oz jig head minnow with a 3.5-inch mooch minnow we caught several bass in the slot and our third under. Moving to a point in a creek arm we both catch two big slot fish. Looking for other spots I decided to target docks with deep water directly in front of it. 10-ft or more. After flipping a few docks, Chris sets the hook. The way the rod was bent over I knew it was a good one. I grabbed the net while he was fighting the fish. After netting we measured and celebrated knowing we had a good chance of doing well”.

Third place was won by Al Kohutek. Al said….” I ended up fishing solo because my partner’s boat was out of service. When Charley David learned I wouldn’t be able to make the tournament, he invited me to fish from his boat as a separate team so I could still earn points. We started the morning at the boat ramp and worked our way toward the dam. At 6:25 a.m. I hooked a big bass on an extra-large Senko in a patch of lily pads. The fish measured about a quarter inch over the 21-inch mark. After landing that bass, I switched to a wacky rig and focused on catching two bass under the slot limit. Despite my best efforts, I managed to catch only one additional fish, a small bass weighing about half a pound.

4^th place team was won by Joe Crouch & Kenneth Mahone. They caught most of their fish on red bug worms in 8-15 feet

5^th Place was won by Jim Howard & Hunter Howard. They caught their fish on swim jig and senko

Athens 7/25/2026

Team

#of fish

Big bass

Team Weight

Total points

Winnings

Notes

1

Dewey Miller Pat Settle

3

6.28

8.43

200

$625.00

1st (BB $156 + $469 = $625)

2

Chris Walden Michael Walden

3

4.80

6.43

199

$273.00

2nd (1 DOA 6.93 - .50 = 6.43)

3

Al Kohutek

2

4.77

5.23

198

$163.00

3rd solo

4

Joe Crouch Kenneth Mahone

3

3.44

197

$109.00

4th

5

Jim Howard Hunter Howard

3

3.16

196

$76.00

5th Hunter sub for Mitch

· 24 teams fished

· 8 zeros

· 2 DOA

· Only 9 teams had 3 fish limits.

· 3 teams had an over the slot bass

· Average weight was 2.18-lbs

· 38 bass weighed in

· $1,246 total payout

· 5:00 am to 12:00 pm (7 hours)

· Limit - This is a SLOT lake. If a bass is 14 inches or greater and less than 21 inches, it will be deemed a slot bass. That means if a bass’s tail touches the 14-inch line it will be deemed a slot fish.

Penalty rule: Any team bringing to the scales a slot bass will be charged 1 pound penalty + the loss of a fish in your sack.

Limit: A total of 3 bass can be weighed per team. Only 1 bass over 21 inches can be weighed per team.

Pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/W27Lv8Xv1xfhaFAW7

Full results (see the Athens tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was full. The water clarity was clear. The air temp was 75-90. The water temp was 88. Winds 5-12 mph with gusts to 16 mph. We launched at the only public ramp on the lake. https://lakeathensmarinatx.com/ Parking was sketchy. Good beach area. Excellent shade for the weigh-in under the big East Texas trees. 2 porta-potty, restaurant, and store. No ramp fees. Grass: Everywhere. Clouds: some early morning. There were 2 other tournaments on the lake. https://www.bassclubofnorthtexas.com/ (no results posted yet) and Pink Fishing Summer Sizzle Series 's https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DTj1CuYH1/

SCATTER SHOOTING

Most teams drove to the lake the morning of, so there was not much participation at the Friday night fellowship meal………Al and Charley wanted a 10 am stop time, but others wanted a longer tournament so we stopped fishing at 12 pm……Most everyone caught slot bass……..One team was late to the weigh-in so their fish were DQed. We will be looking at changing the rules next year so that the penalty is not so harsh..………..Charley mentioned that we are looking for a few younger leaders…… The next tournament will be on Cedar Creek at the Log Cabin ramp. It might be an early start time.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Teri Stewart led our Devo on winning souls for Christ.

Teri Stewart, Founder and CEO of Teri Talk https://www.teritalk.com/ , has been serving passionately in ministry for over 20 years, making a positive difference in the lives of many. She earned her master’s degree in Higher Education and Communication, which has helped her connect deeply with people and inspire growth and transformation. With her extensive experience and heartfelt dedication, Teri continues to lead with compassion, wisdom, and a genuine desire to serve her community and beyond. Teri is dedicated to transforming lives one at a time.

Teri has been a member of the Cowboy Church Bass Club since it was founded by her husband Reggie Stewart in 2006.

Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoTeri20260725Athens.m4a

Transcript:

My name's Terry, and I'm gonna bring y'all devotional today, and I wanna bring it, um, on something that's one of your favorite topics. What do you think that is? Fishing. There you go. I thought that would be appropriate, it would keep your attention. Right? All right, well, where in the Bible, does it, in the Bible, it says in Matthew 4:19, it says, “come follow me. Jesus said, and I will make you fishers of men. Which is one of my favorite scriptures. That's something that started the ministry, many, many years ago, when Reggie started the bass club, many years ago, it started on this particular scripture. “Come follow me”, Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men”. Well, when Jesus called Peter and Andrew, when they were fishing with their nets, he spoke words that would change their lives forever. He said, “Follow me. I will make you fishers of men”. These ordinary fishermen were invited into an extraordinary adventure. One where their daily walk would become a symbol of their calling.

Well, what does it mean to become a fisher of men?

Fishing requires patience, skills, and persistence. A fisherman does not catch every fish with every cast. Sometimes he waits, sometimes he tries different methods, but he always is a tenant. Jesus used this analogy to show that sharing the gospel and drawing others into God's kingdom would require the same qualities.

Our mission as believers is to reach out, to love, to serve, and to share hope, which we have in Christ with others. Well what was the call? What was the call to follow? Notice that Jesus didn't ask the disciples to change themselves or become perfect, before they started their mission. And that's what happens a lot, with people when it comes to coming into the church. They think they have to be all cleaned up. Well, if that's the case, that man wouldn't be your pastor. Because I promise you today, he's been a pastor for almost 20 years, and he's still a sinner. Like all of us. right? So you don't have to wait to get cleaned up to come follow Jesus. Jesus will do the cleaning up. He just needs you to come. So, um, notice that Jesus didn't ask his disciples to change. He simply said, Come follow me. The transformation from fisherman to fishers of men would happen as a result in the personal relationship with Jesus. And that's what it takes. It takes a personal relationship. That means you have to get into his word every single day. That means you have to have a daily prayer life. That means you have to do something every single day to grow your walk with Christ. Jesus didn't call the equipped. He equipped the call. And that's what we have to remember. He's not gonna clean you up first. He's not gonna do it. He's just asking you to be obedient to come to him.

We're all fishermen, right? We all love to fish. But we should have a higher calling. We should be fishing for men. People look to US being an example.

I remember one of the first tournaments that we fished in when starting the (Bass Club) ministry, Reggie was so adamant about catching fish. He couldn't catch a fish. And I was like, Dude, I think you remember, I think you're forgetting what you're called to do. Your call to fish for men now. Hang up the fishing for fish. And you know what? The whole thing shifted that day, and they started catching fish.

You got to remind yourself every single day what you're called to do. And that is to catch men. We love to catch fish. I get it, but our sole purpose here on Earth is to catch men to know Christ.

So how do we become fishers of men? We have to live intentionally, and we have to live with purpose. Let your life reflect Christ's love. People are drawn to anticity, authenticity, and compassion. He wants to see that you're the real deal. He doesn't want to seek safe. He doesn't want to see that. He wants to see that you're the real deal. Are you the same person today on Saturday that you are on Wednesday? Are you the same person on Sunday morning, when you go to church, that you are on Friday night? That's what he's looking for. He's looking for real followers. And that's what my question for you today, who are you following? Are you following the world, or are you following Christ?

Share your story. Your story is important, because everybody's story is different. Part of my story, as a high school team, mom dropout. GED. That's part of my story. 20 years ago, I wouldn't have shared that with you. But that's my part of my story to share with others.

So what does your story look like? Is it something that you're ashamed of, or you're embarrassed by? If not, it shouldn't be that you're embarrassed or ashamed about it, because God's gonna use that to reach somebody else. Think about that. Every time your story, you have an opportunity to share your story with somebody, share it. Because it's going to touch somebody. So share your testimony as powerful. Look for ways to meet the needs of others and show kindness.

You know, oftentimes, it's hard to show kindness in this world today. I don't know about y'all. Don't drive you crazy. Right? I'm telling you, there's a lot of stuff going on in this world that will drive you crazy. But you can't allow it. Because at the end of the day, God is still on the throne. He is still in control. So we have to remember that. We have to remember that God is still in control with all the wildness going on into the world. We need to pray and trust. Ask God to open doors and give us opportunities to share His love. What has God done for you in your life? That's a question. What has God done for you in your life? Everybody here has a testimony and everybody has a story. We need to share it.

Where is God calling you to cast your net today? It's not always at the lake. God is calling you to cast your net with other people, and most of the time, I don't know about y'all, but it's usually family. Those are the hardest ones to reach. And here's what I've learned in my short years of 20 years in ministry. I don't care who reaches them as long as they get reached. So remember that. If you can, and if you're not the one to reach your family, get somebody else. Tell them a little bit of the history and say, You know what? Talk to him. Pray with them. Do what you need to do, but get them to know Christ. Because I don't know about y'all, but it's gonna be a sad day. if you don't get to hell. And I mean that with all my heart. It's gonna be a sad day if you're not in heaven. So I want you to think about that. I want everybody here to be in heaven when I get there. Because there's gonna be lots of lakes and lots of boats, and lots of fishing.

So the deal, my question to you is, are you ready for that? Are you ready to be in heaven? Because we're not guaranteed, when we leave here today, that we're gonna be. make it to our destination. You gotta be ready.

So who in your life needs to hear hope from Jesus? That's my question I want to leave with you today. Who? Who do you mean, who do you need, who do you know that needs Christ? I want you to think about that right now. Who do you know? it you? It could be you. I don't know. But the question is, are you going to heaven? And you know what? As easy as A, B, C.

A- You accept him as your Lord and Savior?

B- you believe that he died on the cross for you,

C- Here is the kicker. You gotta commit your life.

You gotta commit your life to follow him. But remember what I said earlier. You don't have to be cleaned up. You don't have to be cleaned up. You let God do the cleaning. He will do it, just one day at a time. But you gotta be committed to it. You gotta get in your Bibles, you gotta read. You gotta be a prayer warrior. You gotta pray. You gotta do those things to grow, grow your walking price.

Well, I'm gonna end with a prayer, and I'm gonna say, y'all thank y'all for letting me do this today.

Lord Jesus. you're good. Lord Jesus, I want to thank you for allowing us to come here today. Help us to be better fishers of men. Help us be patient and persistent, and be attentive to the people that are around us. Give us courage to share your love and your wisdom on how to reach others. Lord, change hearts here today. I pray that you change hearts here today, Lord. Not just become better fisher men, but to become fisher of men. in Jesus Christ. Amen.

Joe Crouch said…. I just want to say, when You're talking to these non believers. The first time you talk to them, second time you talk to them, or the tenth time you talk to them, they may still be a non believer. But don't quit talking to them, 'cause they will come around sooner or later. Plant the seats.

We had the closing prayer and we were dismissed.

Winnsboro

June 27,2026

Congratulations to Kevin Davis and Byron McFarland! Kevin said…..”We pre fished 3 weeks earlier in the month and only caught 2 fish in an area. We went there first thing on tournament day, and the bank was teaming with shad. It was funny, birds were lined up on the bank like a church potluck. We caught about 6 or 7 keepers in the first hour or so and they just seemed to stop. We decided to try deeper water with CR & TX but no luck. We then just decided to get in the lines of other boats flipping docks. I chose a jig because most people I saw were throwing plastic and I thought something different might get a bite. We caught a 3.93 on the jig and we then culled out our morning fish as well”.

Kevin and Byron weighed 9.34 pounds and took home $508.00

Second place team Chris and Michael Walden missed a tie by just 1/100s of a pound. They weighed 9.33 pounds and won $295.

Big Bass was caught by Doug Powell. It weighed 4.25 pounds and was good for $169.00

	Team	#of fish	Big bass	Team Weight	Total points	Winnings	Notes
1	Kevin Davis Byron McFarland	3	3.93	9.34	200	$508.00	1^st – Spinner baits, whopper Plopper, jigs
2	Chris Walden Michael Walden	3		9.33	199	$295.00	2^nd - The Berkley® Frittside crankbait
3	Mike Thurman Joe Lee	3		8.43	198	$177.00	3^rd – chatter bait, June bug speed worm
4	Reggie Stewart Teri Stewart	3	2.99	7.98	197	$118.00	4^th – June bug and red bug on the rocks
5	Rodney Pickard Brent Stanford	3		7.81	196	$82.00	5^th – Shaky head, TX rigged worms, chatter baits
6	Doug Powell Chasity Dazley	3	4.25	7.49	195	$169.00	Big Bass – Green Punkin Chatter bait

· 26 teams fished

· 4 zeros

· 1 DOA

· 16 teams had 3 fish limits.

· Average weight was 2.18-lbs

· 57 bass weighed in

· $1,349 total payout

· Safelight until 12:30 pm

Pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bXPsFRmVyiUZ3nyB7

Full results (see the Winnsboro tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was about 2-ft low. The water clarity was murky. The air temp was 78-90. The water temp was 84-86. Winds 9-18 mph with gusts to 25 mph. We launched at the dam. 1 lane, plenty of parking, good beach area, and shade for the weigh-in, 1 porta-potty, no fee. Grass: none. Not much vegetation on the banks because of the low water. Clouds: some early morning and scattered later.

SCATTER SHOOTING

Several teams stayed at https://lakestoremarina.com/, where the newly remodeled rooms were top notch. We also held our fellowship meal there, and it was great. After dinner, it was relaxing to visit outside our rooms………. Thanks to Sportsman of the Year Les Smith for buying several family-style rounds of fish and chips for the members at Friday dinner……… One member lost his wallet at the ramp………. Someone mentioned that two other tournaments were going on while we were there, which may explain why the lake seemed to fish small. ……… Next tournament is at Lake Athens, with an early start time so that we can beat the summertime heat.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David led our Devo on ATTITUDE. Listen below:

Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoCharley20260627Athens.m4a

Hubbard Creek

May 16-17, 2026

Congratulations to father-in-law/son-in-law team of Joe Crouch and Darrel Walden. They came from behind to win first place. Weighing in just 4.40 pounds on day-1, and trailing first by 6.24 pounds, they rallied on day-2 with 14.20 pounds, including an 8.68-pound kicker. Joe said the key was fishing near sand bass schools in 15–20 feet of water. Crankbaits were not effective because sand bass hit them on nearly every cast, so they used red bug C-rig speed worms to get through to the black bass. Joe said the old sow never jumped after she was hooked, and it now stands as the biggest bass of 2026.

Doyle Ray and Ty Wagner finished in second place using C-rigs, trick worms, shaky heads, and chatter baits. They led after day one, helped by a 5.06-pound kicker. They edged out the third-place finisher by just 0.15 hundredths of an ounce.

Joe’s grandson Michael Walden and great-grandson Chris Walden took third place using Berkley square-bill crankbaits and a jig head minnow rigged with Freeloader minnows. They missed second place by just 0.15 hundredths of an ounce—an amount a bass can easily lose in the livewell after relieving itself or throwing up its breakfast.

	Team	Weight day 1	Weight day 2	Total weight	Points	Winnings	Notes	Number of fish day 1	Big bass day 1	Number of fish day 2	Big bass day 2
1	Joe Crouch Darrel Walden	4.40	14.20	18.60	200	$540.00	1st $443 + BB $97 = $540 Darrel sub for Kenneth	3		3	8.68
2	Doyle Ray Ty Wagner	10.64	4.35	14.99	199	$170.00	2nd	3	5.06	3
3	Chris Walden Michael Walden	6.77	8.07	14.84	198	$68.00	3rd	3		3
4	Dewey Miller Pat Settle	7.70	6.42	14.12	197			3	4.27	3
5	Mike Thurman Joe Lee	6.44	5.77	12.21	196		1 DOA 6.94 - 0.50 = 6.44 lb	3		3
6	Jim Howard Mitch Howard	2.70	8.92	11.62	195			2		3
7	Brandon Wooddell Keith McMillan	4.59	5.36	9.95	194			3		3
8	Les Smith Chance Barnett	4.60	4.91	9.51	193			3		3
9	Al Kohutek John Yohner	3.85	3.49	7.34	192			3
10	Tony Harris Tim York	3.14	2.96	6.10	191			2		2
11	Merle Halcom Walter Besst	3.46	1.07	4.53	190			3		1
12	Charley David Donna David	2.83	1.23	4.06	189			2		1
13	Kevin Davis Byron McFarland	1.61	0.00	1.61	188			1
14	Jordan Clayton	1.35	0.00	1.35	189		Solo	1
15	Randy Ward Jake Ward	0.00	0.00	0.00	179		Motor issues	0		0
		64.08	66.75	130.83		$778.00		35		28

· 15 teams fished

· 1 zeros

· 1 DOA

· 7 teams had limits on both days (3 fish per day).

· Average weight was 2.07-lbs

· 63 bass weighed in

· $778 total payout

· Day 1 start time 5:30 am to 2:30 pm

· Day 2 start time 6:00 am to noon.

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/R1E4U7fKHowF5jDa8

Full results (see the Hubbard tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 13.84-ft low. It was about 2.5-ft lower than when we fished it last year. The water clarity was murky in the creeks. The air temp was day-1 68-86 / day-1 73-79. The water temp was 72+. Winds Day-1 6-20 mph with gusts to 26 mph / Day-2 6-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. We launched at the only ramp open, located at the dam. No shade, plent of parking, 2 lane ramp, hard rock beaching area, no lights at the ramp, shallow ramp, 1 porta-potty, no fee. Grass: none. Clouds: Day-1 scattered / Day-2 cloudy.

Other tournaments on the lake.

Day 1: The lake was packed as West Texas Bass Trail 2.0 rolled in with 46 teams. Results https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D6afx6nQP/ Due to the wind, every spot out of the wind had boats on it. Every inch of the lake was hammered.

Day 2: Cast Couples fished with about 8 teams https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18TiPGyBTC/ Unlike the crowded first day, the lake opened up, and with cloud cover, mild temperatures, and plenty of fishable water, it turned into a much more enjoyable day on the water.

SCATTER SHOOTING

John and Al fished ½ of day-1 and all of day-2 with a broken trolling motor……Randy and Jake Ward had motor problems…….Many teams stayed at https://www.villageinnbreckenridge.com/ which offered excellent motel rooms, cabins, and guest houses at an affordable price.…….Fellowship day-1 was at https://www.facebook.com/people/Ernies-Spanish-Kitchen/100057329745140/ This was perfect for us because we had one long table against the back wall and we were able to checkin several teams that evening…….Fellowship day-2 was at Charley and Les rental house at Village Inn. Les and his crew cooked hamburgers and hotdogs. Several people brought sides, drinks and deserts. Thanks to Les and Charley for the elk and bison burgers and hot dogs………On day-2, because we were already checked in, teams could go to their first spot at any time in the morning. First cast was at 6:00 am. This made launch real easy…….Jordan Clayton had a family issue that caused him to leave early and head home on Saturday. Please keep his family in your prayers…………4 of the 6 people in the money were from the Crouch clan…… Next tournament is at Lake Winnsboro on June 27. Pray for rain in that area because the lake is low.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David led our church service. The focus of the service was on PEACE

Charley asked us, “What do you think of when you think of peace?”.

Some of us replied with ….”When everthing is right with my family”, “When we are out on the lake fishing”, “Being healthy”, “Being saved”….

Charley told about a recent situation that involved a golfing accident and how that incident temporarily removed his peace for a couple of days. It was also a wakeup call on what having peace really is. That is we cannot truly achieve peace unless it is in our Lord and Savior Jesus. Knowing that this is not our home and that there is a better place will transform our mindset when adversities occur.

“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:7 NLT

Peace is not a trouble free life. Charley used the Christian persecutions in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world as an example.

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.””

John 16:33 NLT

Imagine being indestructibl! Even death has no power over you.

That’s faith in our Lord & savior.

If you want a peaceful life? Choose it!

Being right is pride. You don’t always have to win an argument with your wife, family, or friends. It’s not worth it in the end.

“For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”

1 Peter 3:10-11 NLT

Be peacefull or you will struggle.

Charley encouraged those that are not baptized to get-r-done. We can make it happen right here, right now.

Joe Lee closed the servie with a prayer and we discussed start times and procuders for tomorrow.

Whitney

April 25,2026

Congratulations to first place winners Andy Vaughan of Maypearl and Adren Allen of Waxahachie.

Andy said…. ”We didn’t get a chance to practice before the tournament, so we went down to an area near the State park and fished some rocks. We had a limit of 2-3 pounders within the first hour. They came on lipless cranks, and top-waters. 2 of our 3 were smallmouth but they were eventually culled when we landed the 7.08 on a top-water and another heavy 3-pounder. The bite slowed down after the first two hours. We then went to another area nearby and culled another fish flipping a TX-rigged brush hog I poured (homemade) this week, similar to the zoom watermelon magic. We also caught keeper fish off brush on a senko I poured in the same color. We probably caught 20 fish total all day, but the bite was very slow after about 9-10 am.

Scary side note, the split ring on the treble hook failed as we were landing the 7-pounder in the net.”

Kevin Davis caught the big bass of the tournament on a chartreuse & white spinner bait with a Lake Fork trailer fishing mid lake. He said…”We were about to leave the area because we weren't getting any bites. Then bam. She went under the trolling motor around it and then right back out before we could get the net. Should have lost it!” Kevin said they caught most of their bass on underwater structure, but it had to be totally submerged.

Kevin and Byron McFarlan also took 2^nd giving them a $436 pay day.

	Team	#of fish	Big bass	Team Weight	Points	Winnings	Notes
1	Andy Vaughan Adren Allen	3	7.09	13.84	200	$586.00	Traps, topwater, brush hogs, senkos, shallow, rocks,
2	Kevin Davis Byron McFarland	3	7.59	11.03	199	$436.00	$241 + BB $195 = $436 on Flukes, shallow, laydowns on flukes & spinner baits.
3	Michael Walden	3	5.67	10.56	198	$204.00	Niko rig on the bridge and stumps in 10-ft water
4	Mike Thurman Joe Lee	3		10.44	197	$136.00	Chatter baits, swim jigs, whopper plopper in the willow trees
5	Joe Crouch Kenneth Mahone	3	6.25	10.24	196	$95.00	Green Punkin craw worms

· 30 teams fished

· 5 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 22 teams had limits (3 fish).

· Average weight was 2.50-lbs

· 71 bass weighed in

· $1,457 total payout

· Times – safe light to to 3:00 pm

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/S9jkKnG8Kkmqe8Qo6

Full results (see the Whitney tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 0.67-ft low. The water clarity was kind of murky. The air temp was 73-85. The water temp was 73+. Winds 8-14 mph with gusts to 18 mph.

We launched at McCown Valley park. If your tournament launches there, be sure and get an activity permit well in advance. Plenty of parking, clean bathrooms. Grass: found central lake in the flooded flats.

SCATTER SHOOTING

John and Al figured out what the issue was on their boat motor at Bob Sandlin……..We shared the lake with Rough Creek Bass Club. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1137488920101372/ I did not find a website for them……….Al Kohutek checked in the teams while waiting for the gate to open at 6 am………There was a fish fry on fry-day after practice. Thanks to Jon Yohner and Lee Davis for helping and donating the fish……We had 30 teams. If we had 1 more, then we would have paid 2 places on big bass……..Reggie and Teri Stewart thought they were renting a screened in shelter at McCown Valley, but they found out checking in, that they rented a pavilion. They ended up staying at Cherokee Village Resort and were very pleased with the accommodations https://www.cherokeevillageresort.com/ ……Next tournament is a 2-day tournament on Hubbard Creek.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Al Kohutek Led the DEVO on Fellowship

What we are doing right here, right now is true Christian fellowship.

Fellowship is one of the most important parts of the Christian life. God did not create us to live in isolation. God designed us to grow, encourage, and support one another through relationships.

The Bible emphasizes the significance of fellowship throughout its teachings, promoting a sense of community, mutual support, and shared spiritual growth among believers.

HEBREWS 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another

Believers are encouraged not to forsake assembling together, emphasizing the importance of meeting regularly to encourage and uplift one another.

Christian fellowship is the mutual bond that believers share in their relationship with Jesus and with each other. In the Bible the Greek term is “koinónia,” Koy No Nee HA. It transulates to fellowship, partnership, participation, and sharing

ACTS 2:42 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

It gets even deeper when we fellowship one-on-one with each other. Before I moved full time to Lake Whitney, I lived on a very cool community lake, and we had a bass club and we fished with a random neighbor every other tournament. At the end of the tournament you had one of the best opportunities to get to know your neighbor. When my partner John, was out year after last due to back surgery, it was the perfect opportunity fish as a substitute on other team and get to know y’all better.

Look, we have some of the best opportunities to fellowship one-on-one with are teammates…..Driving together to the lake and spending time with each other at our lodging and being on the water.

MATTHEW 18:20 “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

This club gathers in Jesus name. It is our main focus. Cowboy Church Bass Club exists to unite Christians and reach out to non-Christians with the love of Jesus Christ through competitive bass fishing tournaments. Mission: To Glorify God, Create Fellowship, and bring people to know "God and His Word"

One of my favorite proverbs is…

PROVERBS 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

Fellowship fosters spiritual growth and accountability. It normalizes our beliefs in the dark world that we live in. Hopefully our wives see this and understand what we are doing here is not just fishing.

ECCLESIASTES 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them.”

Bottom line is God created us for community and there are plenty of scriptures that back that up. Maybe the strongest argument for community comes from looking at the life of our Master and Leader, Jesus Christ. He surrounded Himself with twelve disciples and out those twelve, were three who He was especially close to – Peter, James, and John.

If Jesus needed such deep camaraderie and community, it’s a safe bet that we do to.

The next tournament is a 2-day event on Hubbard Creek. There will be many opportunities for fellowship.

If you would like to lead a devo but don’t know where to begin, you can follow the guide on our website at http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/BassClubDevo.pdf

Prayer - Dear Lord, we thank You for placing us in this group of fisherman, where we can grow and sharpen one another in faith. Help us to be bold in encouraging each other and humble in receiving feedback. Give us the courage to have honest conversations and the love to support one another through challenges. Teach us to grow in wisdom, grace, and understanding as we seek to follow You. Strengthen our bonds and guide us in becoming the people You’ve called us to be. Let our lives reflect Your glory as we grow together in faith.

Amen.

Charley updated us on a few things and encouraged us to share our testimony.

Teri Stewart closed the tournament with a prayer, and we were dismissed.

The Classic on Bob Sandlin & Cypress Springs

April 10-12, 2026

Donna and Charley David take the win and a $1,500 payout! Charley said…..”I practiced by myself because Donna was taking care of some home chores and the kids. Friday at practice I chose to start on Cypress Springs. I located some fish on the dam and then worked my way up the lake. As I got up on the north end, I stumbled onto a spinner bait bite on the deep edge of the docks. Just one good fish, but it was a seed to a pattern that we exploited on day one. I also located quite a few bed fish on the lower end of the lake in the clear water the males were locked on, but the females were very skittish. I went to Bob Sandlin in the afternoon and caught a few fish, but not the quality that I was catching at Cypress Springs.

The plan was set for Saturday. We were going to start at the dam and then go up north. When we got to the ramp Saturday morning, there were 10 boats in front of us. The boats in front of us beat us to the dam. We fished it briefly and then went up north where we expanded on the pattern. We caught most of our fish on Saturday on the double Willow leaf white spinner bait. We lost a monster fish on my first cast with the spinner bait. I was very frustrated. Asking God why me. His answer was have faith. On day two, our North area was blown out, and we were not able to catch anything. So, we scrambled finally being able to catch some fish on crank baits around some docks further south with some cleaner water. We were able to catch a limit, but it was not a big one. I didn’t think we had enough for the win, but I was OK with it knowing God had blessed us and if he wanted us to win, we would win. Donna and I fished our first tournament with the Cowboy Church Bass Club 20 years ago this spring. We will celebrate our 20th anniversary this year in May. This is the first Classic that we have won. It is a very special win for us We are very thankful to God for the blessings to him goes to the glory”.

Bob Sandlin & Cypress Springs 4/11 - 4/12	Weight day 1	1/2 pound bonus for attending sat. fellowship dinner	Weight day 2	Total weight	Payout	Number of fish day 1	Big bass day 1	Number of fish day 2	Big bass day 2	Winning Baits
Charley David & Donna David	14.93	0.50	6.07	21.50	$1,500.00	5	4.86	3		white spinner bait, crank bait
Mike Thurman & Joe Lee (x)	12.73		7.55	20.28	$700.00	5	4.32	3		crank bait, c-rig brush hogs
John Baran & Michele Baran	12.53	0.50	6.97	20.00	$400.00	5	6.03	3	3.63	berkly power worm
Eric Olsen & Kory Grelle	13.93	0.50	5.39	19.82	$300.00	5	3.93	3		chatter bait, shallow
Doug Powell	11.94	0.50	6.98	19.42	$200.00	5		3		shaky head, chatter baits, jig
Albert Love & Matt Love	9.99	0.50	7.7	18.19	$100.00	5	3.81	3		Crank bait on wind blown points
Gus Chavira Toby Turner	9.22	0.50	8.18	17.90	$100.00	5		3	4.22	D2, shaky head with long floating tail
Chris Rendon & Tony Harris	11.72	0.50	5.65	17.87	$100.00	5		3		senko
Jason Picard & Lee Hawthorne	11.05	0.50	5.12	16.67	$100.00	5		3		power worms, swim jig, shallow
Joe Crouch & Kenneth Mahone	8.42	0.50	7.71	16.63	$100.00	4	3.37	3		yamamoto fuzzy senko, red bug speed worm on c-rig
Les Smith & Chance Barnett	10.62	0.50	4.83	15.95	$100.00	5		3		DT6, Swim Jig, junk baits
Phil Crouch & Ricky Carrol	12.11	0.50	2.77	15.38		5	5.07	1
Derek Sullivan & Steve Tigert	9.68	0.50	4.6	14.78		5		3
Rodney Pickard & Brent Stanford	8.46	0.50	4.24	13.20		4		3
Steve Bible & Gib Hoffman	7.13	0.50	4.84	12.47		3		3
Doyle Ray & Thom Wilkins	4.7	0.50	6.23	11.43		3		3
Mike Hooten & Nikki Barnett	5.26	0.50	1.8	7.56		3		1
Al Kohutek & John Yohner	4.96	0.50	1.26	6.72		3		1
James Cook & Eric Cook (x)	5.09		0	5.09		3.00		0
Shannon Goad	2.45	0.50	0	2.95		3		0
Reggie Stewart	0	0.50	0	0.50		0		0
Totals	184.47		97.89	282.36	$3,600.00	83		48
Michele Baran	6.03-lb				$150.00					Big Bass Day-1
Gus Chavira	4.22-lb				$150.00					Big Bass Day-2
Total Payout					$3,900.00

· 21 teams fished

· 0 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 11 teams had limits (5 fish day 1 and 3 fish day 2).

· Average weight was 2.15-lbs

· 131 bass weighed in

· $3,900 total payout

· Times – Day 1 safe light to 3:00 pm

Day 2 safe light to 1 pm

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jn9SjgCjY5MRHTyE7

Full results (see the “Classic – Sandlin & Cypress” tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet There is another more detail tab next to it called “Classic Gus Version” that we used to calculate the weights).

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

Day 1 - The air temp was 58-80. Winds 5-17 mph.

Day 2 - The air temp was 67-70. Winds 10-18 mph with gusts to 23. Rain most of the day.

The lake level was 1 ft low. The water clarity was clear to murky depending on where you were. The water temp was in the 70-75. Grass: Lots of vegetation in the Monticello Cove and Jakes Creek. There was a shad spawn Saturday morning at different areas on the lake.

We launched at the State Park. Everything was good there, but parking was a little tight for those getting there late. The park staff was very helpfull!

SCATTER SHOOTING

This tournament was mostly funded from last year’s entry fees. Congratulations to the teams that qualified for free entry ……….Please keep Brandon Wooddell and his family in your prayers. He recently lost his father last week and could not be here because he was at the funeral…..Someone other than Al fell in the lake………….Two teams were late to the weigh-in and after much consideration by the leadership, the teams were given a 2-pound penalty instead of a DQ. This impacted their tournament placement. Don’t be late to weigh-in!.......……The fish limits were switched from day 1 to day 2 due to the uncertain weather conditions predicted for Sunday……..We were able to use the park’s pavilion for our church service. Everything went perfect and Reggie Stwart gave a great sermon Sunday morning…….A lot of research went into deciding the ramp location and the final decision to use the State Park turned out to be the best. There were two other tournaments on Bob Samdlin. Here is the Media tournament results https://mediabass.com/2k26/TX/INE/4.shtml and there was another tournament on Cypress Springs, so both lakes were crowded..………Only two teams missed the Saturday night fellowship at Vaughn’s Catfish restaurant, thanks to Les Smith for making the reservations………….Thanks to Gus Chavira from the Central Division. He created a custom spreadsheet to calculate all the weights and that made things a lot easier on day 2 when handing out the money.…….Several teams lodged over night at the State Park. The cabins and screened in shelters were very affordable……The next tournament is on Lake Whitney. There will be a fish fry at Al’s house on Friday afternoon after practice.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Reggie Stewart lead us in the Lord’s Supper and gave the message

Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/ChurchServiceClassicReggieStewart20260412.m4a

Joe Lee closed us with a prayer, and we were dismissed.

Richland Chambers

March 21, 2026

Brandon Wooddell and Keith McMillan beat the field using flukes and trick worms around docks. Brandon said..…”We caught 2 keepers on our first spot. Moved to the second spot that produced in the past and caught nothing. Went back to first spot, and it was dead. We didn’t have anything to fall back on and no knowledge on how to run in low water timbered areas, we started fishing the docks. We fished several before I caught our limit fish on a 6” trick worm at 1 o’clock. We ran the rest of the docks in that area doing the same and culled up. Blessed to win, thought it would take much more to win on Chambers in March” Their 11.79-pound sack was worth $470.00.

Big Bass – Carson Brock catches the big bass of the tournament weighing in at 6.26 pound and wins $156.00 plus he and Chance Barnett take 3^rd place for $160 netting them $320.00. Their’s were caught using Senkos and jigs in 12-ft of water near tree stumps.

Team	#of fish	Big bass	Team Weight	Points	Winnings	Notes
Brandon Wooddell Keith McMillan	3	5.09	11.79	200	$470.00	1st
Mike Thurman Joe Lee	3	4.12	11.16	199	$273.00	2^nd Chatter bait and craws around duck weed in 3-ft water
Carson Brock Chance Barnett	3	6.26	11.15	198	$320.00	3rd ($164 + $156 BB) Cason Brock sub for Les Smith
Doyle Ray JT Rocha	3		9.57	197	$109.00	4^th Shaky head rattle snake in 4ft water
Mike Hooten Nikki Barnett	3	3.81	8.85	196	$76.00	5th Senko, chatter, grubs on sea walls

· 24 teams fished

· 4 zeros

· 0 DOA

· 13 teams had limits (3 fish).

· Average weight was 2.85-lbs

· 49 bass weighed in

· $1,092 total payout

· Times – safe light to to 3:00 pm

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jnkTFPABtkvxLgM68

Full results (see the Richland tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was 1.92 ft low. The water clarity was murky. The air temp was 61-91. The water temp was in the 58-63. Winds 5-17 mph.

We launched at Fisherman’s Point https://fishermanspoint.com/ Plenty of parking, good shade, great restaurant, clean bathrooms and friendly staff. Grass: We only found one cove that had it near Fisherman’s Cove Lodge area. There was hardly any structure near the bank other than boat docks, seawalls, or rock. They bass had not spawned yet and were mainly staging out in deeper water. Later in the day, some bass did start moving up in the shallows.

SCATTER SHOOTING

Brandon Wooddell took a picture of a huge catfish that died trying to swallow a bass…….Al Kohutek and John Yohner stayed in Cabin #1 at fisherman’s point. It was nice, clean, and they could park their boat right behind the cabin………..Donna had to recalculate the payouts 3 times……Brian Hopkins who knows this lake like the back of his hand said: “We weren’t even getting bites. Five bites all day. I lost a nice one on a crankbait. Got hung up. Stopped to see if it would back off the stump. The bass came out of the water and I set hook with it in midair. Got it nearly all the way to the boat. Noticed it only had one hook. It jumped and away it went! Good Times!”……..Hybrid stripers were plentiful at the water fall……….John Yohner caught a nice 3 pound rock on a crank bait…….Donna David lost an 8-pounder…..Carol Gaines started the morning off right by spilling a full bottle of red tail dye on the boat’s console and on her legs….Al got a bad sun burn. He also had his hat also fly off his head about 6 times in the wind during the tournament….……..The next tournament will be the Classic on Bob Sandlin and Cypress Springs. More details to come on that.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David gave the DEVO on “Tina and The Fruit we produce”

Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoCharley20260321.m4a

Joe Lee closed us with a prayer, and we were dismissed.

Palestine

February 28, 2026

Joe Crouch and Kenneth Mahone secured first place with a just two‑fish, 1 fish shy of a limit. They began the morning fishing boathouses across the lake from Flat Creek Marina, an area that had produced well in the past, particularly on one point. After failing to put any fish in the livewell, they made a strategic move at 12:00 pm to move to the back of Flat Creek near where the cattails are.

It was about 1:00 pm when Kenneth hooked the first big bass. Joe was a little slow getting the net and the fish was becoming tangled at the back of the boat in the motor and the power poles. After a struggle, they finally got the hawg in the boat. It weighed 6.65-lb. Kenneth caught the second big bass soon after the first, it was about 30-yards from the first big one. They had the net ready this time. It weighed 4.97-lb. A third big bass was hooked up but came unbuttoned.

All the fish were caught on green pumpkin Yamamoto Cowboy baits. After Kenneth caught a couple of fish, Joe decided to tie a cowboy bait on and right off noticed the legs were fastened to the body, so he unhooked the legs. They ended up catching a lot of undersized bass in that area and at the end of the day, Joe realized that Kenneth had been catching the big bass with the legs fastened to the body. It is strange how little variations of the same bait produce different results.

Kenneth’s 2 fish weighed 11.62-lb and were good for $831.00. First place paid $665 and Kenneth also caught the big bass of the tournament. It paid $166.

Team	#of fish	Big bass	Team Weight	Points	Winnings	Place	Winning baits
Joe Crouch Kenneth Mahone	2	6.65	11.62	200	$830.00	1st + 1BB	Green pumpkin Yamamoto Cowboy baits with the legs fastened to the body
Matt Gaines Carol Gaines	3	5.06	11.52	199	$386.00	2nd	Glitter bomb chatter bait
Jim Howard Mitch Howard	3		11.51	198	$232.00	3rd	Senkos TX rigged and wacky rigged & Cal craw black and red flake
Reggie Stewart Teri Stewart	3	5.22	11.04	197	$154.00	4^th	June bug Tx rigged
Merle Halcom Walter Besst	3	5.34	10.85	196	$163.00	5^th + 2BB	TX rigged boat docks blue flake worms.

· 34 teams fished

· 3 zeros

· 1 DOA

· 27 teams had limits (3 fish).

· Average weight was 2.69-lbs

· 87 bass weighed in

· $1,765 total payout

· Times – safe light to to 3:00 pm

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Qyv5UU9K9kWregHe7

Full results (see the Palestine tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet)

http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints26NorthDiv.htm

LAKE CONDITIONS

The lake level was full. The water clarity was mostly murky. The air temp was 58-82. The water temp was in the 60-70s. Winds 0-10 mph.

We launched at Flat Creek. Grass: Authorities had been spraying Diquat herbicide on the aquatic vegetation in the Kickapoo and Old Folks areas of the lake, so grass was hard to find if any.

SCATTER SHOOTING

We might as well start off with the dock swim. Someone in the crowd said “that’s going to make the write-up” so here it is: Al Kohutek was walking on the floating dock next to the seawall where parts of the dock were missing. He went into the water. The dock was black and there was no light. See the pictures of the dock. Luckly it was not cold and Al had a change of clothes...…We had 34 teams and several new faces. Thanks to Reggie for getting his club signed up to fish with us this year…….Many teams reported catching undersized bass and some teams reported that the practice days were producing better fish……..One team had boat problems.………Les Smith received his Sportsman plaque and several teams that missed the banquet picked up their plaques too….…….Some teams trailered to Kickapoo and Old Folks…...We launched at Flat Creek Marina. John Yohner did all the coordination between the club and marina. https://www.flatcreekmarina.com/ What a great place to hold a tournament. Plenty of parking, great docking area and weigh-in area, nice cabins, 2 lane boat ramp, and friendly service. They went out of their way to make the event great…..Thanks also to Big Rip's Delicious BBQ by Roy Hightower https://www.facebook.com/Bigripsdeliciousbbq/# They served us BBQ at the weigh-in. ……..If you lost your earbuds, Flat Creek Marina has them in the office..….Next tournament will be on Richland Chambers.

LAKESIDE DEVO – Charley David gave the DEVO on “Your perception is your reality”

Audio: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/devo/DevoCharley20260228.m4a

Transcript:

Everybody wanna come in close?

Figured out why the good Lord gave me this voice. Uh... I'll think about John the Baptist, you know? You think that boy didn't have a voice? Didn't have no loudspeakers back in. Spoke. Okay, so, uh, we talked about some this morning your perception. Is your reality? But it can keep you from the truth, right? I mean, people can talk in their mind. They can develop thoughts, but it can also put you in a position where you're not willing to are ready to receive the truth.

You know, my pastor did a deal, um, a few years back. Brother Gary, would you recognize Jesus? So, I'm gonna ask you, John, who in this crowd looks most like Jesus?

I don't know. I ain't got no pictures of you, dude. No? No? And the ones we got, who knows how close they are. Well, I'm gonna tell you, I'm gonna tell you this. What did Jesus send to live in us, living our hearts? Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit. We all got Jesus living in us, boys. Girls, Jesus lives in all of us. You gotta be prepared to get this third look for it. The Pharisees, what were the Pharisees looking for? They were looking for a general. They were looking for a king. They were looking for a strong, you know, somebody like David, right? Gonna conquer the lion, conquer Goliath. So, uh, Isaiah 714. This is 700 years before Jesus came around. All right, then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look, the virgin will conceive a child. She will give birth to a son and we'll call him Emmanuel, which means God is with us. So the question is, is Jesus the lion or the lamb, right? The Jews thought he was gonna be a lion. But what's the word say for the child is born to us, the son is given to us, the government will rest on his shoulders, and he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, prince of peace. That's not like a warrior? Does it sound like a general? Strong. Come, come, take back what's his. He did come back. He did take work back for it, to see it? With love, and kindness, and healing, and sacrifice. He didn't do it the way we think. He didn't do it the way we eat, had in our mind, you know, that's why, why do you think the people that received Jesus the most were the people who knew the least about the Bible? The Pharisees, the Sadducees, the guys that were educated. They didn't get it, most of them. I mean, there are a few of them did. Most of them didn't get it. They had this thought, and they're mine.

You know, we were talking this morning. I see all these freedoms, freedom hats. Charlie Kirk, the guy that killed Charlie Kirk in his mind, that was his, he believed he was doing the right thing. He believed he was helping the world. Taking this guy out? Because he spoke against what he believed.

We got little kids. in schools. Believing their cats? Dog? Girls thinking the boys, boys thinking they're girls? I mean, my little girl thought she was gonna be a dog. How'd that work, baby girl? She didn't want living the kennel. She didn't want to eat that. You know what? Her reality came back. You know what I mean? Oh. I think more people do that. Set their kids up for success. Set 'em up. Hey, reality is reality. I'm a human being. I'm a little girl. That's where God made me to be.

Anyway, I mean, I'm in the construction business, and in the last 10 years, I will say my, uh... dynamic of what I do has changed 180 degrees and a lot of it is because people keep telling me. You're perception. perception is their reality. But what about the church? Where does the truth come into that? Where does the truth come into your reality? Dude, I'll be number one. Oh, it's like... Brent said this morning, if it crash is your reality, if you're in Christ, then fast is your reality. It wouldn't Christ believe in. The Bible, the book. He said. These are my words right here. It's as many people, this is John 1242. Many people did believe in him. However, including some of the Jewish leaders, but they wouldn't admit it, for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. Whoo! One, one, one, uh, it says, for their riches, they didn't want to lose their wealth. How many know the story about the rich ruler? Man, he's ready to give it all. He ready to do it all, except to give up his wealth. He didn't want to sell everything. Come follow Jesus. He was pretty. own. Yes, sir. Getting fanned by the... palm trees, you know? You didn't want to live that reality. You want to live his reality. And the gosp was dead, right? There's two choices. According to the book, there's two choices there's ever the everlasting life, and there's everlasting death. Choose you this day, which one you're gonna follow. you know? Thank you. Joshua says, as for me in my house, we're gonna serve the Lord. Amen. And I hope you're serving the Lord, too. Because this is a little bitty blitz. In eternity. Probably immeasurable. You know, 10,000 years from today, if you're a Christian, you're still gonna be hanging out with Jesus. 10 years, 10,000 years from today, if you're not, you're still gonna be living death. I don't know what that is. A lot of thoughts on that? A lot of theologists that have opinions, but I can tell you what it ain't. It ain't... it ain't paradise. It ain't live with Jesus. But whatever we're doing, that's where I want to go hang out. So what I'm saying to all you guys is make sure your reality fits biblical reality. Make sure it fits the truth. Because that's what's gonna get you eternal life. All this other stuff, the world, no matter how popular you think it is, no matter how much money it puts in your pocket. It's gonna be worthless. 50 years from now, most of you are gonna be where I'm at. And everything you buy and everything you acquired and everything that you got is gonna be worthless. You know, I always wonder, why did you, why did God pay those... streets of hair with doubles? Because he wanted you to know what it was worth. What do we pay streets with? Concrete and asphalt. Okay? Don't don't mean nothing, it ain't worth nothing up there. What's worth something is our soul. We got to make sure we're taking care of that. Like my little girl, she puts on my wife. She runs through with my kids every morning, they run through, putting on their armor. You know? Preparing for the day. You know? That's the kind of stuff we need to be teaching our kids. That's the kind of stuff we need to be. That needs to be their reality. Doesn't affect your own. That's right.

Hey, Charlie. Anybody? Yes, sir. You know what’s sad? You know, y'all may have heard the bombings commencing over in Iran. Yep. And those people over there, their reality is, we're infidels, and this all stems back from biblical days, and they're here to kill us, you know, any chance they get. And so, you know, that that whole thing... I mean, I know, for a fact, there's Christians over there. Oh, I'm sure. And they're, you know, they're meeting secret secretly, and they're they're under the, you know, under the gun, 'cause if they get caught, they're dead. They just kill him. You know?

I don't know if y'all know, you guys see the Christian fish, this little side note. You know how the Christian fish came about?

Yes….that was a sign. Draw it in the sand, and it would tell them that it's never a Christian. Yep. You walked up, and you did this, another Christian would walk up and do the same thing on the other side, and he'd make Christian fish. There was a sign that you were safe to speak with that person. I'm sure them folks over there that are Christian, they've got assigned to, you know? It's a crazy reality of life. I mean, it's, uh, it's biblical. It's unfolding right here before our eyes, and, uh, we need to be paying attention. Making sure that we got our ducks in row, and our kids got our ducks in row, and we're speaking the truth, even if it's not popular, even if it's not the world doesn't like it. Even if the world doesn't want to hear it, we still got to speak it. Charlie Kirk spoke the truth. And people hated him and loved him for it. And somebody's reality allowed him to kill it. Kill him for you. It's a pretty crazy world.

Prayer Request

so... Anyway, anybody got any prayer requests? I know we always forget to talk about that.

Joe….Yes, sir. My wife's having, uh, heart surgery, the 9th of March. Okay. So I appreciate everybody putting her on your prayer list. Pray for Tina. Yes. All right.

Anybody else? I got my mom's diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It's been a big adjustment for everyone. I mean, we've kind of seen her slipping a little bit, but kind of formally now.

Charley….Yeah, I went to a funeral last weekend, my mom, and I was pulled into Arizona, and she said, What are you doing here? And I said, I'm here for Abby's funeral. She said, We just went to church last week, and Emmy died in December 26. I know I know I know your thoughts. I mean, that's it. That's a crazy deal. Um... Phil Hickle? Uh, I know we need to be praying for Phil. He's going through some stuff.

Anybody else? John….I got an uncle that's in the hospital, who's got some bad problems in his back. Got a couple of vertebras. He'd disintegrate and stuff, and, so, he's been in some bad things for about three months, and been tough, so... Yep. Yes, sir.

Anybody else? All right, let's go, Lord. Heavenly Father, we need something to come before you, Lord. Thank you so much for the gift, the gift of you and the Holy Spirit, Lord, to guide and direct us, Lord. We just ask that we just, uh, everybody here, just... ripped the Band Aid off, Lord. Listen, hear, hear the Spirit speak to us. Know the truth and speak it. Lord, we pray that the fair requests that were brought before us, Lord, that you just hold them up, Lord, that, uh, each and every one of them, Lord, that your will be done. Lord, we love Tina's a long time. Part of this club, and just a sweet, sweet lady, done so much for us. Phil, Lord, you know, what he's going through, Lord, just give him comfort, healing. Lord. Just be with all of them, God direct them, Lord. And most of all, make sure they know you, Lord. So they can be home with you when it's all over. Um, I thank you for everything. I thank you for this club. I thank you for every man and woman here. I praise you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.

All right. Let's give away some Money.

Joe Crouch closed us with a prayer, and we were dismissed.

For more information about the Bass Club email cowboychurchbassclub@hotmail.com or contact Charley David at 214-878-3354

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