Cowboy Church Bass
Club
2020 Northern Division
Tournament Recap
LAKE BELTON
September 19,
2020
By
Jon Griffin
JOHN ALLEN BUSTS BELTON FOR THE WIN AND THE AOY
John Allen and Sam
Allen fill-in Shane Dupree caught a solid limit of largemouth & smallmouth
with 3 @ 9.68 to take the victory on the club’s final points
event of the year Saturday on Lake Belton.
Going into the season’s final event, John was trailing Team
Griffin/Johnston by 4 points, thus needed to beat them by 5 places to secure the
Team AOY. With the win, and Griffin/Johnston’s
small limit placing them in 16th place, John Allen secured his come
from behind victory for the championship in his 5th year with the
CCBC. Also this tournament, we welcomed members from
the Austin Reel Bass Club to fish the event, and their knowledge of Belton
definitely showed. 2nd place
went to ARBC Bill Shelnutt solo with 3 @ 9.08
including tournament big bass @ 5.98. 3rd
place was ARBC Team Eric Olson/Corey Greenlle with 3
@ 8.43. The 4th place sack
was also a ARBC Team of Berkley Griles/Steve
Bible with 2 @ 7.38. The 4 place limit
was weighed in by Team Rodney & Billy Pickard with 3 @ 7.16.
1st John Allen/Shane Dupree
9.68 $361
2nd Bill
Shelnutt 9.08 $210
3rd Eric Olson/Corey Greenlle 8.43 $126
4th Berkley Griles/Steve Bible 7.38 $84
5th Rodney & Billy Pickard
7.16 $60
Big Bass Bill Shelnutt
5.98 $120
SCATTERSHOOTING
Regarding the AOY,
it was a battle down to the very last tournament, Brandon Mobley/Derek Rodgers
led most of the year but unfortunately could not fish the final event, the Stanfords jumped in 1st with 2 victories and
still had a chance, as did Team Allen along with Team Brian Hopkins/Joe Stepp as well as Team Griffin/Johnston, but in the end, it
was Team Allen fishing an area very close to Cedar Ridge Ramp for the winning
sack…it should be noted that while we are a TEAM CLUB, fill-ins when needed are
welcome, the previous tourney Jon Griffin had to miss and our neighbor Tony
Saltarski filled in with Pierce Johnston to help the team to a win on
Fairfield, and similarly Shane Dupree, who’s has fished our club for several
years, filled-in with John Allen to help with the W…It was a perfect weather
day for bass fishing, in fact throughout the year we enjoyed wonderful weather
conditions…tight, tight, tight is the parking @ Cedar Ridge on Lake Belton, and
watch out for deer!...winning baits included flukes, River to Sea glide bait,
drop shot, Brushhog watermelon red, chatterbait, square bill & various Texas rigs…for
Belton tourneys I would highly recommend the Travelodge off I-35 in Temple,
plenty of parking for your rigs, unlike any of the other motels along 35, and @
$59…great to have Austin Reel Bass Club join us for our Belton event, if you
live in the central Texas area check them out www.austinreel.com; next up, it’s the rescheduled CCBC
Classic on Hubbard Creek Lake Oct 3-4.
Hope to see all ELIGIBLE teams in Breckenridge, the official practice
day is Friday October 2. See recent
email for eligibility.
Lake conditions
Air temp 64-81, pc
to sunny; winds NE 7-12; water temp 79-81; clear to 20”; .64’ above full.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Jon Griffin shared
the devotional pertaining to the recent events in the past few months our
country has endured, especially on the subject of riots & crazy acts of
violence primarily focused on police and law abiding citizens and their
businesses. 2 weeks ago, 2 sheriff
deputies were shot point blank as someone video’d and
laughed. That got me to thinking about
how the bible says “evil will be called good, and good will be called
evil.” The fact is, the bible has the
answers to everything, especially including the conflict our world has been
experiencing for 2020. So, today, I’ll
allow scripture, the Word of God, God’s clear communication and instruction for
us, to speak of these events.
The following
scripture analyzes The Sin, The Sinner, and The Grace-filled Answer.
Isaiah 5:20-21
New International Version
20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight.
Romans 1:18-32
New International Version
God’s Wrath Against
Sinful Humanity
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all
the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their
wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is
plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For
since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and
divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been
made, so that people are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor
gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts
were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise,
they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the
immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds
and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their
hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one
another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for
a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the
Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful
lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural
ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned
natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men
committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due
penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain
the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that
they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have
become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They
are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers,
God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they
disobey their parents; 31 they have no
understanding, no fidelity, no love, no
mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree
that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do
these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we
have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that
Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not
even one;
11 there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
they have together become
worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.”[a]
13 “Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.”[b]
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[c]
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[d]
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”[e]
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[f]
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who
are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole
world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in
God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become
conscious of our sin.
21 But now apart from the law the
righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the
Prophets testify. 22 This
righteousness is given through faith in[g] Jesus Christ to all who
believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and
all are justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God
presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[h] through the shedding of his
blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness,
because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand
unpunished— 26 he
did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just
and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
John
Allen closed us in prayer
PICTURES
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j3A7Z9oGhSwGdtD57
FULL RESULTS
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints20NorthDiv.htm
Joe Pool
tournament
7/25/20
By Jon Griffin
STANFORDS CLEAN THE POOL AND TAKE THE LEAD
The father & son duo
of Brent & Luke Stanford gutted
out a grind of a day by catching a monster 11.85 big bass caught in the
tournament’s final 30 minutes to take the Joe Pool tournament win. With 3 small “under” bass in the livewell, father Brent
fishing in the back of his boat pitched his 6 inch shaky head worm next to
a stickup in 7 feet of water to quickly notice his lure was heading back
straight for the boat. Brent reeled up
and set the hook to immediately discover he had a giant on the line. By Brent’s
own admission, the team decided to quit bringing a net because they feel they
lose more in a netting effort. After a
couple of jumps son Luke snatched the bucket mouth with both hands to secure
the largest bass weighed in since the beginning of the CCBC in 2006. That big bass along with their 2 unders gave them a 12.71 limit for the win, their 2nd of
the year and 4th top ten finish, giving them the current AOY lead. 2nd place went to Brandon Wooddell & Keith “Big Fish” McMillian who finally nailed
a Cowboy Club big bass that had been so elusive to him. Keith caught
the 6.70 on a top water walking bait early.
The 3rd place sack was caught by James & Eric Cook with 3 @ 7.40
including their over caught in the tournament’s final 30 minutes. In fact of the 4 “overs” caught, 3 came in
the final minutes including Team Brian
Hopkins/Joe Stepp with a last minute 6.05
pounder, their only keeper for 4th place.
Rounding out the top 5 money spots was Team Mike Thurman/Joe Lee with a solid stringer of unders
@ 4.04.
1st Brent & Luke Stanford 12.71 $360
2nd Brandon Wooddell/Keith
McMillan 8.35 $220
3rd James & Eric Cook 7.40 $120
4th Brian Hopkins/Joe Stepp
6.05 $80
5th Joe Lee/Mike Thurman 4.04 $60
Big Bass Brent Stanford 11.85 $120
Score Card
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints20NorthDiv.htm
Pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QfzujS1dFzYejwht5
CONDITIONS
Partly to mostly cloudy
79-91 degrees; Winds ESE 3-10mph; water 86-88 degrees, 8” visibility; lake FULL
SCATTERSHOOTING
First and foremost, giant
thanks to JAMES COOK who owns 2
WINGSTOP restaurants including the 360 & Green Oakes store for providing
all the wings and sides we could consume-his district manager Inez once again made sure we were all
winged up & happy…ALSO THANKS TO STEVE TIGERT, by day Steve is a Police Officer with the Rockwall PD, he stayed behind
with tools & parts to assist John
Allen fix his boat trailer, Steve
is an awesome guy with a servant heart, yet another reason we all should BACK
THE BLUE…Joe Pool has now produced 3 double digit bass in CCBC events, and this
is the 2nd 11+ pounder from the Pool…the winning lures included shaky heads,
c-rigs, 10” Tx rigs, drop shot and topwaters…James Cook
thought he had another Joe Pool monster but it turned out to be a 13 pound flat
head…props to Blake Walker who’s family owns the Lynn Creek Marina where we launched, Blake made the weigh-in and is really
interested in fishing with our club…John
Allen managed 6th place AGAIN minus son Sam who is sticking river
smallmouth in Indiana, but CCBC alumn Shane Dupree
stepped in to fill the back of the boat and the livewell…quite
impressed with Lynn Creek Marina, great and convenient place to launch but NO
DOUBT it’s busy with pleasure boaters & jet skiers taking their time during
the afternoon launch, however all went well without issues…anticipating the
heat we left the marina @ 5:15am allowing boats on plane @ 5:30am in the dark
which on JP is easily and safely navigatable…YES, David Lewis did weigh in one fish, and
YES it did weigh .42 pounds…Kevin Davis
did not hear us extend the tourney to 2 from 1, so he showed up early wondering
“where is everybody??”…yes there was a rattlesnake sighting as Steve “Snake” Reynolds showed back up…Joe Crouch wasted about 20 minutes
retrieving his Whopper-Plopper from a water
snake 2 tournaments left in the season and it’s still anyone’s AOY title
to win with the top 10 separated by less than 15 points, the 18” rule at
Fairfield next month will no doubt create some separation…and speaking of
Fairfield, NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER YOUR ENTRY INTO THE FAIRFIELD STATE
PARK, do it right now https://texasstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/fairfield-lake-state-park/r/facilityDetails.do?contractCode=TX&parkId=1200096&_ga=2.41249316.766774216.1595451113-332168844.1581534332
LAKESIDE DEVO
Still in literal awe over
his own personal best bass catch of his life, Brent Stanford shared the devotional. And by his own admission, he was going to
keep it short and sweet.
Brent shared
about the topic “Ready for Battle” as we’re commanded to do via scripture
Ephesians 6:10-17
The Armor of God
Finally, be
strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against
the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you
may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the
breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the
readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up
the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of
the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God.
And pray in
the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this
in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray
also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will
fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador
in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Without a doubt, the past
few months have made us all mindful that we are in a spiritual battle, and we
need to recognize that on a daily basis.
Brent noted of all the pieces
of armor mentioned above, all but one is defensive. The only offensive piece of armor mentioned
is the last one, the SWORD. Soldiers in
those days were constantly sharpening their sword for maximum offensive
efficiency. The SWORD represents the
WORD OF GOD. We are commanded to sharpen
ourselves daily with the word of God, start each day with His word. We have no excuse. Whether it’s 10
minutes reading your bible, listening to a sermon on your phone or radio
driving to work, even the Bible App on your smart phone makes it simple to
become sharpened with God’s word. Put on
the armor, prepare for battle. God is
with you!
Brandon Wooddell closed us in prayer.
BOB SANDLIN
6-27-2020
By Jon Griffin
TEAM HOWARD
HITS A HOMERUN ON SANDLIN
New team and the father
& son duo Jim & Hunter Howard
hit for the cycle as their 12.71 limit and tourney big bass of 5.94 took the
June tournament title on a hazy and muggy Saturday on Lake Bob Sandlin. Father Jim, who lives in Winnsboro, last
fished with us on Winnsboro in 2017, making his and his son’s return to CCBC
count by throwing Biffle Bugs and squarebills
in 10 feet of water for the victory. 2nd place went to another father & son
team of Kyle & Bryan Barfield
with 3 @ 10.69 throwing flukes in 5 feet of water. 3rd sack went to Rodney & Billy Pickard, a mere .03
ounces behind the Barfields catching their sack on Texas rigs in
2-5’ of water. 4th place was awarded to John
Hayden and Jay Alexander with a
9.44 pound limit caught on trick worms in 18’ and a 6XD crankbait. And the
final 5th place in the money was James
& Eric Cook with an 8.98 limit fooled by a frog shallow and a drop shot
in 27’.
1st Jim & Hunter Howard 12.71 $406
2nd Bryan & Kyle Barfield 10.69 $236
3rd Rodney & Billy Pickard 10.66 $141
4th John Hayden/Jay Alexander 9.44 $95
5th James & Eric Cook 8.98 $66
Big Bass
Hunter Howard 5.94 $135
Score Card
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints20NorthDiv.htm
Pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6ZpLPezRzJNcWXj57
LAKE CONDITIONS
Hazy (smokey),
cloudy & humid 74-90 degrees; winds S-SW 3-12 mph; water 82-84 degrees w/
8-10” visibility; .24 feet above full level
SCATTERSHOOTING
African wildfires resulted
in a massive smoke cloud to make its way into North America resulting in brown
and hazy conditions on an already sultry, humid day in east Texas…great to have
a new team fish with us, and then beat us, Jim
actually grew up in Irving and road his bike and
fished the gravel pits that make up the now developed Lake Vilbig,
Jim moved out to Winnsboro, is in the concrete business where he knows Charley David, Jim’s son actually lives
in DFW but is working remotely now in Winnsboro because of COVID….in our 3 fish
game, it takes a kicker to make the Top Five as shown in this event-the top 3
had the biggest bass in 5.94, 5.79 and the Pickard’s
5.56….4 events with 3 to go and the most consistent team as
been current points leaders Brandon
Mobley/Dereck Rogers with 3 top 10s…and don’t look now but the Stanfords have
put together 3 top 10s in a row to march up to a 3 place tie with Doyle Ray…no doubt it was quite busy @
the Titus Water District public ramp on Sandlin, Bass Tournament Finder showed
only CCBC there, but we shared the area with McKinney Bass Club and the Cast
Couples Tournament Series-it was a BLESSING that just a hundred yards further south
was another large open ramp with graveled parking as we all made it work…next
up as of this report, JOE POOL LAKE-stay updated to email & social media if
any changes are announced.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Longtime club member Joe Lee shared the devotional beginning
with a re-introduction of himself. He accepted Christ at age 9, was then a
member of the same church for 30 years, but 9 years ago he and his family
changed churches which had a profound effect on his spiritual life. Not that
there was anything wrong with his previous church, but occasionally God uses
change to help re-focus your spiritual walk.
Joe shared insight he’d
learned recently from Jeremiah 17:5-10
This is what
the Lord says:
“Cursed is
the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength
from mere flesh
and whose heart turns
away from the Lord.
That person will be like a bush in the
wastelands;
they will not see
prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the
desert,
in a salt land where
no one lives.
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the
Lord,
whose confidence is
in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its
roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always
green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to
bear fruit.”
The heart is
deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
“I the Lord
search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person
according to their conduct,
according to what
their deeds deserve.”
Joe shared that “TRUST” is
the key word, and our #1 responsibility from
this text.
Here is the Bible &
the Gospels efficiently summed up: Since Genesis, God has been redeeming his
people, we are ALL struggling with sin, and there is NOTHING we can do about
it. SIN separates us from a holy & perfect God.
The Old Testament shows us
that NO amount of sacrifice will ever bring us closer to God. ONLY the perfect
sacrifice of JESUS can save us. JESUS is our only way to overcome sin.
THEREFORE WE MUST TRUST IN HIM, AND SEEK HIM
DAILY!
Ask Jesus, then listen-that’s relationship!
And that’s all that Jesus asks of us.
Amen & amen.
Jon Griffin closed us in prayer.
Lake Whitney
May 16, 2020
By Jon Griffin
STANFORDS WHIP A WET WHITNEY FOR THE WIN
The father & son team
of Brent & Luke Stanford tossed squarebills & C-rigged flukes for a limit of shad-spawn
hungry largemouths to take the win on a rain-soaked
Lake Whitney Saturday May 16th. The Stanford’s
3 fish sack @ 12.48 included the tournament big bass @ 5.49 to notch “their”
2nd win since they started fishing the CCBC series in 2013. Note the “their” as
father Brent has fished with both
sons over the years including Jacob,
and now the soon to be Dallas Police Officer Luke. Brent’s 1st win came on a hot July day in 2014 on Lake Fork when
they nailed a large over in the final minutes to take the victory. 2nd place
went to the new team of Brandon Mobley
& Dereck Rogers with their 3 fish limit @ 10.94 caught deep around 20’
on shaky heads. That’s two top five finishes for a team to watch out for as we
continue thru 2020. Team John & Sam
Allen threw giant swim River-to-Sea swimbaits for their 3rd place sack @
9.99. 4th place was awarded to Team Jon
Griffin/Pierce Johnston with their 3 @ 9.31 caught on chatterbaits,
Wopper Plopper, square
bills & C-rigged flukes. 5th went to Team Mike Thurman/Joe Lee with 3 @
9.18 caught primarily on swim baits.
1st Brent & Luke
Stanford 12.48 $406
2nd Brandon Mobley/Dereck
Rogers 10.94 $236
3rd Sam & John Allen 9.99 $141
4th Jon Griffin/Pierce
Johnston 9.31 $94
5th Mike Thurman/Joe Lee 9.18 $66
Big Bass Luke Stanford 5.49 $135
SCATTERSHOOTING
The forecast called for
rain, and shortly after takeoff @ 6:25am, the rain started and rarely let up,
fortunately not really hard, but steady…rainsuits
were a key, Al’s buddy John Yohner forgot his & got completely
soaked, Donna David had a rainsuit but spent the final couple of hours in the truck
drying out…speaking of John Yohner, he and Al
had motor issues, and then his trolling motor started smoking, still they
caught a 12th place limit…27 teams & 23 limits means the fishing was good
on Whitney, no doubt the shad spawn was on…all species were caught including
stripers, hybrids, sandies, gar, drum, and a turtle…Brian Barfield had a reported “first”,
he’s fished all his life 50+ years and never buried a hook he couldn’t simply
yank out, until Saturday when he got a hook all the way to the bone in his
thumb, son Kyle did the “braid
method” and fortunately pulled it out in the single tug…big thanks to McCown Valley Park & ramp people for opening the gate
PRIOR to their normal 6am time, and because of Covid,
it’s free to launch until all this clears up…Matt Love skipped the tournament with his father Albert to celebrate his wife’s
birthday, so they rung up Whitney ringer Nick
Fletcher to fill-in…and props to the 6th place team just out of the money Brandon Wooddell/Keith
McMillan who narrowly missed 5th, and of course, had the winning fish on
and almost in the boat…again…next up, it’s a trip out east for a Bobby Sandlin
Showdown.
CONDITIONS
Overcast, steady rain,
66-71 degrees; Winds E-NE 4-7 mph, picking up after noon to 18 mph; water temp
73, stained to 15” visibility; lake level 1.54’ low
LAKESIDE DEVO
Jon Griffin shared the
devotional by offering up the opportunity for others to share their own story.
For 1st Peter 3:15 says “But in your hearts
revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who
asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
Jon shared about a recent
article he’d read by Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz
with the question: Is the Coronovirus a Sign of the
End?
Jesus’ disciples ask Jesus
himself when the end would be. Jesus replied as recorded in Luke 21:11, 28
11 There will
be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful
events and great signs from heaven.
28 When these
things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your
redemption is drawing near.”
COVID-19, otherwise known
as the coronavirus, has created national fear in a way not many of us have not
witnessed in our lifetimes. Ball games are being canceled; theaters are
shutting down; schools are closing; travel is restricted, and the stock market
is on a crazy, wild rollercoaster ride. It’s almost as though our nation is
being attacked by an invisible enemy seeking to destroy us.
I am more concerned about
the fear the coronavirus has provoked than I am of the virus itself. We seem to
be caught up in a national panic.
Jesus warned us that at
the end of time there would be pestilences. In the last few years, we have
endured SARS, the swine flu, ebola, avian flu, MERS, West Nile virus and now the coronavirus.
Could COVID-19 be one more sign that our redemption is drawing near? Is the end
in sight? Is Jesus coming … soon? If so, is fear the proper response?
Were you aware “fear not”
is mentioned 365 times throughout the Bible, one for every day of the year?
When Isaiah’s life was
shaken, he responded by looking up.
Isaiah 6. As a result, he had a fresh vision of the Lord. [1] This is
the time to look up …
Psalm 46:1-2
1 God is our
refuge and strength,
an
ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we
will not fear, though the earth give way
and the
mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
So what should we do?
#1, Not
live in fear.
#2 You
and I need to make sure we are right with God so that we are ready to meet Him
whenever the time comes.
#3 Help
someone else get right with God, as we as Christians are commanded to do.
Let’s pull out all the
stops as we tell others that it’s possible to have peace in the midst of the
storm and confident hope for tomorrow, claiming Jesus’ promise,
Matthew 28:20 “Surely I am with you always, to the very
end of the age”.
John Allen
closed us in prayer
CEDAR CREEK
TOURNAMENT
April 25,
2020
TEAM DAVID DOMINATES AGAIN
ON CEDAR CREEK
The husband and wife team Donna & Charley David proved one of
two things, when Cedar Creek shows up on the schedule, they’re either really
lucky or really good. Undoubtedly it’s both, as the team took their 3rd Cedar
Creek win and 5th top 5 since 2013 with a 3 bass limit @ 12.10. With only a
single keeper @ 1pm, Charley made a
change by tying on an Alabama rig which proved the right move as CC was in the
midst of the lake’s typical late April shad spawn. Per
Charley, the A-rig thrown “in dirt” was responsible for a limit and culls for
the winning sack. 2nd place went to father & son Bryan & Kyle Barfield with a 10.55 limit caught on a poppin perch frog & a fluke. Doug Powell & Charlie Conine caught
the 3rd place sack of 9.75 including the tournament’s big bass @ 6.15 shallow
with a shaky head & a wacky rig. 4th place went to Doyle Ray & son Noah with 3 @ 8.21 falling to a swim jig &
speed craw. Rounding out the top 5 was last year’s AOY team Brian Hopkins &
Tommy Hulsey with 3 @ 8.08 with a bladed jig and senko.
1st
Charley & Donna David 12.10 $581
2nd
Byan & Kyle Barfield 10.55 $280
3rd Doug
Powell/Charlie Conine 9.75 $168
4th
Doyle & Noah Ray 8.21 $112
5th
Brian Hopkins/Tommy Hulsey 8.08 $78
Big Bass 1 Doug Powell 6.15 $120
Big Bass 2 Charley David 5.64 $40
Score Card
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints20NorthDiv.htm
LAKE CONDITIONS
Mostly to partly cloudy,
58-79 degrees; Winds N 6-12mph; Water-heavily stained with less than 6 inch
visibility 66-68 degrees, FULL.
SCATTERSHOOTING
Due to the world-wide Cornonavirus pandemic, CCBC leadership was forced to cancel
the March Palestine event as well as the postponement of the classic on Hubbard
Creek Lake, anglers were ready to get back at it with 32 teams competing @ Cedar
Creek…speaking of CC, club leadership was forced to make a late lake change on
the Thursday prior-the reason is Lake Fairfield was forcing everyone to
pre-book their park entrance, later in the week it was discovered the Fairfield
office was limiting the park entrances to a total of 60, thus several club
members were denied, thus the venue change….speaking of Fairfield, they
informed us the park would not open until 8am, however it was revealed by a
club member who fished Fairfield that Saturday that he showed up just prior to
8am and arrived to an already full parking lot…back to Cedar Creek, Media
tournament series was going out of Log Cabin at the same time, but park
volunteers made sure everything was smooth with entry & parking assistance,
much appreciated as there were a combined 80-100 trucks and trailers…a big
welcome to new members, including Tanner
Stewart, Keith Glasby, Dalton Pratt, Derek
Sullivan, Steve Tigert, Jay Alexander, John Hayden,
and Dean Case…no doubt the Covid-19 situation has poured anglers to area
lakes as this day was definitely busier than normal & recent lake pressure
made fishing quite tough…well done by all maintaining social distance, keeping
faces covered, and extended weigh-in time along with weigh-in master John Allen preforming admirably helping
make this tournament another great CCBC success…one dead fish can truly make a
big difference as was the case for Team Joe
Lee/Mike Thurman, their single
dead fish penalty of ½ a pound slipped them from 4th to 6th, 1st team out of
the money…AND FINALLY, when fishing on a large lake like 30,000 acre Cedar
Creek and planning to make long runs like Team Brandon & Jordan Clayton, it’s always advisable to make sure
your fuel tanks are FULL-and Brandon’s defense, on his recently serviced rig,
little did he know the mechanic had drained one of his tanks dry-lucky for Brandon Charley & Donna David saw
his phone call of distress & towed him back to Log Cabin…next up Whitney
May 16th, details to come.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Jon Griffin
shared the devotional with a unique format-instead of AFTER the tourney, we
decided to deliver the devo after launch on the
water. With over 50 boats from Media, and our 32 boats, there were easily over
160 anglers within ear shot, and it became vividly evident that lake & boat
noise became quite calm & quiet as Jon began. Phil Robertson of Duck
Dynasty fame had recently released a video with a profound statement as it
pertains to the Pandemic of 2020 & the existence of God. As Robertson
shared, you can’t see Coronavirus, but you know it’s there. Same with God, you
can’t see God, but you KNOW He’s there-all you have to do is look at the
results. God’s presence was obvious by simply opening one’s eyes and witnessing
His creation at that moment.
Jon then shared what God
had taught him thru the 1st recorded “sermon” of Jesus ministry in
Mark 1:14-15
14 After John
was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and
believe the good news!”
So how do we apply this
simply yet perfectly direct sermon to our lives today?
1-“The time has come”.
That applies to us today as well. To accept Christ & to follow His plan for
your life BEGINNING NOW. That’s right, make your decision right now, while
you’re sitting on the front & back deck of your bass boat. Quit waiting,
quit delaying, quit trying to improve yourself. God
never calls the equipped, but always equips the called. You are called right
now.
2-“The Kingdom of God has
come near.” Everything the Jewish people had been anticipating
, the coming of the Messiah, was coming true right in front of their
eyes. God had come, in earthly flesh, in the name of Jesus. Jesus had entered
their lives, just as he has come for us. He has come for you, He died for you,
and He defeated death for you. He loves you intently, He wants the best for
you, He’s here for you, this very moment.
3-“Repent and believe the
good news.” No one can work for salvation, there is nothing you can do. Except
one for 2 things. Firstly REPENT. That means turning from your way to God’s
way. That means following the very clear direction of Christ. If you cannot do
that, that is turn from your sinful, prideful ways, you are not making Jesus
Christ Lord of your life. Sure, it’s hard. Absolutely you’ll fail. But with
God’s help, His mercies, grace & love, you can trust Him to be faithful.
And finally, believe the good news. Believe that Jesus is who He said He was.
Believe that God raised Christ from the dead, confess that Jesus is the Son of
God.
Romans 10:9-10
That if you
confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart
that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess
and are saved.
Jon then prayed, Charley
David briefed us, we then put the hammer down.
Athens
February 22, 2020
TEAM GRIFFIN/JOHNSTON
NAIL BIG OVER FOR BIG ATHENS WIN
Within 15 minutes of the
beginning of the CCBC 2020 season & the year’s opening tournament on Lake
Athens, Pierce Johnston hung an 8.59 lb
largemouth on his 3rd cast to anchor Team Griffin/Johnston’s
9.97 pound bag to take the victory. For
the next 7 hours Jon & Pierce caught 10-12 bass without hooking an
“under”. Until around 2:30pm when Griffin
caught a perfect 13.75 incher on a c-rig in 12 feet of water. Still unable to bag a 3rd keeper,
2 was good enough to hold off the 2nd place team of father/son Brian
& Brendan Hopkins with 2@ 9.07, including the tournament’s 2nd
biggest bass at 7.81. The 3rd
place stringer was caught by new team Brandon Mobley & Derek Rogers
with a 3 fish limit @ 8.55 including their 6.47 over. 4th went to Doyle Ray with his
single keeper/over of 7.29, and the 5th place team was father/son Brandon
& Jordan Clayton with 2 @ 6.57 including their 5.73 over.
|
Place |
Team |
Weight |
Winnings |
|
1st |
Jon Griffin/Pierce
Johnston |
9.97 |
$481 |
|
2nd |
Brian & Brendan
Hopkins |
9.07 |
$280 |
|
3rd |
Brandon Mobley/Derek
Rogers |
8.55 |
$168 |
|
4th |
Doyle Raye |
7.29 |
$112 |
|
5th |
Brandon & Jordan
Clayton |
6.57 |
$78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st Big Bass |
Pierce Johnston |
8.59 |
$78 |
|
2nd Big Bass |
Brendon Hopkins |
7.81 |
$40 |
Pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7oZbgg6D36cqm9NeA
Score Card
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints20NorthDiv.htm
SCATTERSHOOTING
Wow, what a crowd at the
ramp and parking lot, at least 3 tournaments were on Athens Saturday which made
the parking a premium, but good thing Athens fishes big for 1,799 acre
reservoir…After Griffin/Johnston arrived to their 1st spot, Pierce
realized he’d left his tackle bag in the truck which was parked waaaaaaay in the back.
Jon said we were going to fish this 1st spot before we want
back to the ramp, fortunately on Pierce’s 3rd cast the big
one was caught…remember, Athens is a slot lake, therefore no bass between 14-21
inches can be retained, and only 1 “over” allowed per boat….typically a solid
limit of unders for CCBC tourneys on Athens will get
you in the money, not the case this tournament as each of the top 5 teams
caught overs, too bad for new team Kyle Williams/Collin Eastham who’s 6th
place limit was 4.05 lbs…and for those of you who
failed to register fish, keep in mind your lowest of the season’s 8 tournaments
will be dropped…great to see new members including Daniel Pool & Nancy Bovee, John Hayden & Jay Alexander, Kyle Williams &
Collin Eastham, and Brandon Mobley & Derek Rogers….winning baits
included shaky head, c-rig French fry in 8-15’, jig in 20’, crankbait in 6’, blue
flek power worm, senko.
This was taken from Brian
Hopkin’s fb (2nd place team)…....Brendan Hopkins set the
tone early this morning! Our first twenty minutes produced nothing. Our second
spot was on fire! Brendan boated two bass over the 21 inch slot limit. I
caught one over the 21 inch slot as well. On a slot lake in Texas, you can only
keep one over the slot. So we released the other two. We didn’t have a bite
from 8:30am to 1:30pm. Finally located some fish but only managed to catch one
under the slot limit. We weighed in two bass on a three fish limit. Our total
was 9.07 pounds which took 2nd place! Brendan’s 7.81 pounder took 2nd
place big bass! As a competitor, I am pleased to fare well! As a father, I am
very proud of my son! I love watching Brendan getting excited when
catching a big’un! We both are very thankful that the
good Lord blesses us all with many wonderful aspects of Mother Nature! We are
thankful for the opportunity to create memories! And we are thankful for the
friendly competition of many great anglers. I’m out! Literally! Falling asleep
as I text this! Hope everyone enjoys the reminder of the weekend!
32 teams fished the season
opener, remember, your low weight is dropped, SO FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED
ATHENS, YOU’RE STILL IN IT TO WIN IT…next up Palestine 3/28.
CONDITIONS
Air temp 34-54 degrees,
mostly to partly cloudy; Winds NW to SW 2-7mph; water temp 51-53 degrees, clear
to 30”, lake level .72’ above full.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Club leader Charley
David shared the devo with the opening thought-What is your most valuable
asset? Often, we immediately think of
material things, but the bible reminds us that it is most definitely our HEART
& SOUL. That is what we should spend
the majority of our lives pursuing, the hearts & souls of men. By doing just that we glorify God with our
time. Charley spent the rest of his devo
sharing questions supported by scriptural answers that we all should ask
ourselves daily:
1
Corinthians 16-13-14
“Be on
guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous, be strong, and do everything
with love”
1
Corinthians 9:22-23
To the weak I
became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all
people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I
do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
Are we on the right path,
are we passing the test, are we aware life is a test?
Proverbs
17:3
Fire tests the
purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart..
Are our hearts on the
right path, are we including God in everything?
Matthew 7:13
“Enter through the narrow gate. For
wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many
enter through it.
Are we in love with the
world?
1 John
2:15-17
Do not love the
world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the
Father[a] is not in them. 16 For everything
in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The
world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of
God lives forever.
Is our heart humble?
Luke
18:10-14
“Two men went
up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax
collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by
himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other
people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I
fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance.
He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God,
have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the
other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will
be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Your heart is your #1
asset, for your heart reveals your eternal soul. Guard it well!
Jon Griffin closed us in
prayer.
For
more information about the Bass Club email cowboychurchbassclub@hotmail.com or contact Charley David at 214-878-3354