By Jon Griffin
 

CHARLEY DAVID & MASON DAWSON TAKES THEIR WIN ON THE ROCKS

Charley David stacked his team this tournament with Midlothian Heritage sophomore Mason Dawson to team up for the “W” Saturday May 27^th on a busy Cedar Creek Lake.  Just 2 weeks previously, Charley captained Mason’s high school fishing team to a solid sack.  And as Charley predicted, where he found rocks, that’s where the bass would be.  Their 13.62 bag was anchored by a nice 5.97 largemouth, with jigs and crankbaits hooking their winning limit of 3 bass.   Brian Hopkins once again used his lifetime knowledge of Cedar Creek along with new partner Jarrod Coker fishing shaky heads for a solid 2^nd place finish @ 13 pounds even.  Perhaps the hottest team of late are Brandon Clayton & Heath Harper who took 3^rd with 11.49.  Brandon’s frog failed him, but partner Heath took up the slack with the keeper catches.  4^th place was awarded to Randy Jenkins fishing solo, who also caught the tournament big bass @ 8.09 within the 1^st hour of the event.  5^th place went to Mike Thurman & Joe Lee with 8.52.  Joe & Mike has been the most consistent team thus far this season, now in 1^st place overall.

1^st Charley David/Mason Dawson     13.62                $436
2^nd  Brian Hopkins/Jarrod Coker       13.00                $254
3^rd Heath Harper/Brandon Clayto      11.49                $152
4^th Randy Jenkins                           11.11                $102
5^th Mike Thurman/Joe Lee                8.52                   $71

Big Bass  Randy Jenkins                  8.09                 $145
 

CONDITIONS

Water:  Slightly stained, 74-77 degrees; Wind/Sky:  Overcast, SSW 10-16 mph, humid; air temp 73-84. Lake:  Native emergent grasses, FULL
 

SCATTERSHOOTING

While some may have scoffed at a Memorial Weekend tourney, CCBC may have been the only tournament happening on the lake, a true rarity on Cedar Creek…Brandon Clayton’s 4 year old son handled the entire day with Dad & fishing partner Heath, even not complaining when the team made the long run all the way up north…speaking of “Hunters”, Andy Wright fished with his own young “Hunter” Jackson, finishing 8^th @ 8.38…Jerrod Coker, Brian Hopkins’ friend & partner fished his very 1^st tournament of his life, and helped win 2^nd place…lure variety continued with jigs, crankbaits, shaky heads, brushhogs, frogs, chatterbait, & the Thurman/Lee staple grub…one team counted 7 snakes…Cookie caught a grinnel on a bed…Harrington spotted jet skiers & wake boarders in tiny-narrow “Coal Mine Creek” later in the day….speaking of those who enjoy the water in that way, we fishermen get up A LOT EARLIER than you, but when they did role out of bed around 10:30am, Cedar Creek got mighty rolling & busy, but everyone appeared safe…Jim Fabby continues to show his “Marine Grit”, fishing fresh off back surgery for crying out loud…and speaking of Jim, he & grandson/partner Jarred Weient won the $100 drawing.

LAKESIDE DEVO

Waiting

“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently on Him” Psalm 37:7

Jon Griffin shared the difficult prospect of waiting for all of us.  Waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting in traffic, waiting at a restaurant.  Fact is, we all hate to wait.  Because it involves patience.  Which ironically is a “fruit of the spirit”.  So what does it really mean to “wait on the Lord?”  It does NOT mean standing still and doing nothing like Mom directed us when we were young.  The word “wait” in the original Hebrew means “to be bound like a rope or twisted or bonded together.”  That means when we “wait”, we are patiently bound with Christ TOGETHER, we’re bonded, we are connected with His strength.  Waiting on God is tough, but God’s timing is always best for us and for others.  Waiting on the Lord involves the confident expectation of a positive result in which we place a great hope-a hope that can only be realized by the actions of God.  It’s based on knowledge & trust.  Those who wait on the Lord do not lose heart in their prayers:

1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”

Isaiah 30:18 “For the Lord is a God of justice, blessed are all those who wait for Him”
Waiting on the Lord renews our strength.  Prayer and bible study and meditating upon God’s Word are essential.

Isaiah 40:31 “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;  they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Joe Crouch closed us in prayer.

Points: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/ccpoints17NorthDiv.htm

Writeup: http://www.cowboychurchbassclub.org/writeup2017nd.pdf

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