Cowboy Church Bass
Club
2023 Northern Division
Tournament Recap
Lewisville
4/22/2023
By Jon Griffin and Al
Kohutek
WOODDELL/MCMILLAN EARN
THE DUB ON GRAPEVINE
Team Brandon Wooddell
& Keith McMillan went super shallow with a limit of 3 pounders for 8.95 and
the win on a tough Lake Grapevine Saturday April 22nd.
The winning team caught
their bass throwing senkos & mojo finesse baits
in less than 5 feet of water. Interesting note, although they won the 2021 AOY,
this is their lone tournament win after 7 second place finishes since fishing
together since 2018. Brandon did win Fairfield in 2020 but with a substitute
partner in that event.
Charley David & Dave
Heckethorn scratched out 2nd by aggravating a bed fish.
Mike Thurman & Joe Lee
exploited their dam expertise with a limit among the crowds for 3rd.
4th place went to a
consistent Doyle Ray and Thom Wilkins doing the shaky head dance.
Unfortunately, since we
had under 20 teams, 5th place was dropped from the money, so the “sister kiss”
award goes to Gene Collins & Daryl Hester with a 6.51 sack.
One side note, the Tarrant
Open was happening on the same day as we shared the lake with another 70+
boats.
Jon & Pierce were not
really bothered by any crowds as they (we) fished up north and took the big ole
zero. Apparently, there is only 1 LMB in north Grapevine, the one we
accidentally threw back.
1st Brandon Wooddell/Keith
McMillan 8.95
2nd Charley David/Dave
Heckethorn 7.53
3rd Mike Thurman/Joe Lee
6.94
4th Doyle Ray/Thom Wilkins
6.63
Big Bass Doyle Ray 3.66
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QJcc4sCyTJcbEXHk6
Results (see the lake tabs
at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints23NorthDiv.htm
LAKESIDE DEVO
Longtime member Kevin
Davis shared the devotional beginning by modeling his “Net Man” cap. He started
wearing this as he captained his daughter Reagan during her high school fishing
team career. Kev shared that in team fishing it’s always a huge bonus to have a
good net man. He ask how many of us have lost a good
fish in the clutch? We all have of course! It’s crushing, we all still are
affected deeply by a good fish we lost years ago. We do tend to never forget
the ones we lost. Fact is, it’s difficult to handle
hardship all on our own. But a good net man, always there with a perfectly
timed and untangled net, is a huge part of team fishing success and mental
stability! So in life, outside of tournament fishing,
who is your net man? The one who said will never leave you nor forsake you? The
one who is always there to back you up in the toughest of times? Obviously Jesus is the answer the world needs. Kevin shared
that he’s been fishing with his best friend Byron for over 30 years. He wants
Byron to succeed as much as Byron wants Kev to succeed because of their love
for one another. Christ is the same, he wants us to grow, he wants a
relationship with us, He wants us to succeed as any father desires for his
children. And success in this world is simply a daily walk and relationship
with Jesus. God made this extremely clear and perfectly simple to understand in
His word.
John 3:16
For God so
loved the world that He gave His only son, so WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM, shall
not perish, but have eternal life.
Just like a good net man,
there when you need him the most, Jesus is here to rescue us all!
Luke
19:10
For the Son of man came to seek and save the lost.
Make Jesus your net man in
life. Why not ask him today!
JG closed us in prayer.
The Classic on Lake Waco
4/14
– 4/16/2023
By Al Kohutek
Congratulations
to Kory Grelle and Eric Olson from the Central Division.
They
take first and win $1,650.00. Kory’s anchor bass weighed 10.49-lbs and was
caught on a fluke. They limited both days around chunk rock and weigh-in a
total of 25.96 pounds. So far Kory has big bass of the year in both clubs.
Second
was won by Charley and Donna David. They took home $700.00. 15 teams competed for $4,000.00. 11 of the 15 teams took home moola.
See
the place, payout, and winning details on the website. Click on the lake tabs at the bottom of the
spreadsheet. The Classis tab is the last
one on the bottom.
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints23NorthDiv.htm
Pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HRK7zqcgh39V97oQ8
Lake
Conditions
Practice
Day 1 – air temperature 59-72, wind 0-25 MPH.
Tournament
Day 1 – air temperature 63-82, wind 6-24 MPH cloudy in the morning, cold front
hit.
Tournament
Day 2 - air temperature 44-70, wind 0-12 MPH, sunny.
Water
temperature – 67-70
Lake
Level – 10.88 ft low
Water
Clarity – murky
No
grass, very little structure other than rocks, very low water conditions with
most of the boat ramps closed.
Scatter
Shooting
Some
teams stayed at local Airbnb’s…….Joe Lee fished as a
separate team with Charlie David on day 1 and then regrouped with their normal
partners on day 2……Darren Coslin was thrown out of
his boat during takeoff. See his fb page for the details……Charley had motor
problems on day 2……Al Kohutek received some very bad news at the start of the
tournament. He lost his son-in-law in a car accident……..There
was no lights at the ramp so some of the guys helped out by shinning their
flash lights to guide boats down the long steep ramp. It was much appreciated……There was a 3 fish
limit on day 1 (6 of the 15 caught a limit). There was a 5 fish limit on day 2
(5 of the 15 teams limited)……Gus and Toby were in the
lead on day 1, but their hot spots turned muddy on day 2 due to the winds at
the end of day 1.
Sundy
Morning Service Notes
Outlaw!
Or In-law? Charley
David delivered the Sunday Morning Message
Christ
took care of the law for us.
Romans 10:4 - For
Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a
result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
Do
you believe?
Romans 10:9-10 - If you
openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you
are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are
saved.
How
do you openly declare?
Galatians 3:26-27 - For you
are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been
united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.
John 15 4-7 - Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No
branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you
bear fruit unless you remain in me.
“I am the vine; you are
the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing. If you do
not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such
branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and
burned. If you remain in me and my words
remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:4-6 - For you
are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been
united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.
Ecclesiastes 10:14 - “they chatter
on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the
future.”
******
Next
Tournament will be on Grapevine.
3/25/2023
By Jon Griffin
TEAM POWELL/CORPORON
WIN LEWISVILLE EVENT
Doug Powell & Jerry
Corporon snagged a decisive 1st place with their 3 fish limit @ 14.92 including
a 5.37 lb kicker on Lake Lewisville Saturday March
25th.
Conditions were near
perfect, but Lewisville lived up to its stingy self with only 8 limits weighed
in out of 22 teams. Near all of the fish weighed in were caught relatively shallow,
and it would appear as of late March the Lewisville bass were in a pre-spawn
phase. Also impressive were 5 of the
weighed bass were in the 5-6+ pound range.
1st Doug Powell/Jerry Corporon 14.92 $455
2nd Rodney & Billy
Pickard 12.45 $230
3rd Pierce Johnston/Jon
Griffin 11.80 $140
4th Doyle Ray 11.49 $50
Big Bass Billy
Pickard 6.08 $130
Pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bACud1g3yTkycwUr6
Results
(see the lake tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet)
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints23NorthDiv.htm
Lakeside Devo
Longtime club member Les
Smith shared his insight and what he has learned from the book of Job. In a nutshell, the book of Job describes the
man Job as one of the world’s most wealthy men.
He had it all, money, livestock, land & a wonderful loving
family. Satan was given full reign by
God to do whatever he wished to Job, yet not kill him. Job lost everything, as in everything. But…STILL refused to blame or curse his
God.
These are the lessons of
Job that Les shared:
1-Suffering is
inevitable. Hardship is not
punishment. Bad things do happen to good
people (if you even consider any of us are actually good).
2-Worship of God does not
mean you will be removed from hardship.
Rather God will walk us through any difficulty, as He has said “I will
never leave you nor forsake you”.
3-You can have a right theology, but miss a true connection with God because life
is filled with so many distractions. The
devil is really good at producing distractions!
4-God never, ever, ever
leaves you, even in the deepest suffering.
In fact, most often, the deeper the valley, the deeper the relationship
with God. Or it should be!
5-Job shows us clearly
about suffering, just as Jesus suffered.
He knows our pain because he endured and overcame for
us all. When you suffer, it’s fair to
ask God why? He has a reason, we should
trust Him, and live in obedience.
How do you need to trust
God today?
Jon Griffin closed us in
prayer.
Fairfield
2/25/2023
By Al Kohutek
Doyle Ray and Tom Wilkins lead the club
Doyle Ray and Tom Wilkins
caught the winning weight with 14.31 pounds using C-rigs with blue fleck power
bait, Zoom Ol' Monster 10.5", and Berkley
Chigger Craws. Their hot spot was in the
cove to the right of the boat ramp where they could see hikers walking on the
bank closest to them. The C-rig’s
weights were light and that kept their baits above the grass. They caught about 19 nice size bass, including
7 that were over 18 inches long.
Big bass – Matt Love caught the big bass of the
tournament on a hard body swim bait at 2:00 pm
|
Team |
#of fish |
Big bass |
Team Weight |
Total points |
Winnings |
|
Notes |
|
Doyle Ray Noah Ray |
3 |
|
14.31 |
200 |
$528.00 |
|
1st
Tom Wilkins sub for Noah Ray |
|
Corey Panky Pierce Johnston |
3 |
|
14.27 |
199 |
$307.00 |
|
2nd |
|
Maurice Williams Scott Hill |
3 |
|
13.87 |
198 |
$184.00 |
|
3rd |
|
Brian Redman
Marty Redman |
3 |
|
13.37 |
197 |
$122.00 |
|
4th |
|
AJ Settle Pat Settle |
3 |
|
12.70 |
196 |
$85.00 |
|
5th |
|
Albert Love Matt Love |
1 |
6.89 |
6.89 |
187 |
$175.00 |
|
Big Bass |
Pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SjqEaTfy83kAkSST8
Full results. See the tabs at
the bottom of the spreadsheet in the link below for the individual lakes:
http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints23NorthDiv.htm
SCATTERSHOOTING
This will be the last time that Cowboy Church Bass Club
fishes Lake Fairfield because our State Park was sold to a developer. The lake officially closes on 2/28/2023. It is very sad that our Texas elected
officials didn’t step up and figure out a way to keep this park……. A few teams
got mixed up on which boat ramp to use…… Phil Hickle fell and had to
make a trip to the hospital. Please keep
him in your prayers…… 2nd
place Pierce Johnston and Corey Panky
were less than 1 ounce out of first.
They caught their fish on chatter baits and 3 inch swim baits…..3rd place Maurice Williams & Scott
Hill caught their fish on square bill crank baits ……4th place Brian
Redman & Marty Redman caught their bass on rattle traps…...5th
place, not sure what they used….Al Kohutek and Lee Davis caught
their bass on giant senkos around stumps in old lily
pad stems…. The park gate was open very early in the morning, so there was no
waiting in line at the park gate and the lake was not as crowded as we thought
it was going to be for the last Saturday it was open…… Brian and Heather
Hopkins had to leave early to go to a wedding……27 teams fished, and the
average fish weighed in was 4.23 pounds.
That high average was due to the 18 inch minimum……Several of the teams
saw bald eagles chasing the coots..… Keep Steve
Reynolds in your prayers. He is
facing some medical challenges and was unable to fish…..Lee
Davis had to make an emergency wheel bearing repair at the weigh-in. Big thanks to Kevin Davis for having
the tools to fix the wheel..….. All the fish caught were very healthy…….We are going to miss fishing this lake in future
tournaments.
LAKE CONDITIONS
Air temp 48-56; Drizzle most of the day and cloudy; winds mostly
NNE 5-10 mph; water temp 58; water clarity 3 ft; lake level full; grass
everywhere.
LAKESIDE DEVO
Charley David gave a short message on forgiveness. It was exactly 16 years ago that we lost a
member of the club practicing on Lake Fairfield for our opening tournament in
2007. You never know when your last day
on earth will be, so get your forgiving done before it is too late.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3fKw1kDkCyiobNdM6
Joe Lee closed us in 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