It’s time to fish under the stars. This Friday is our first of three night tournaments. Take off is 6:30 at Big Bear. Registration begins at 5:45, devotion and prayer at 6:00. Check in is 1:00 A.M. Kevin Morrow will be the tournament director. New members always welcome. Their is still time to qualify for the classic. If you have any questions or concerns email me at tyatesuk@yahoo.com or the cast address is fine also.

You don’t think she is excited do ya?

What an awesome day we had this past Saturday at our kids fishing derby. We had 43 kids in all which included some very special kids from Paducah that we were blessed with. Most of the kids caught fish, they all had a good time. Some left with trophies, none of them left empty handed. We fed their stomach, their minds, and their heart. Brother Steve did his usual wonderful job of giving a bible lesson. Many bibles were passed out. Rod and reel combo’s were supplied to the kids from Paducah by Dunn’s Outdoors. And we let the kids keep them. One child was so excited he cried when he found out he could keep his. He said he was going to sleep it. It was an amazing day, we were all a little emotional to say the least. It was a very humbling experience. We all need to keep these kids in our prayers. I will have much more to add about the derby and many more pictures to post. I’m still trying to catch my breath, keep checking back with us.

Lonnie & Heather Means, 1st Place Co-ed tournament, 13lbs.

This past Saturday we had our first ever Co-ed tournament. We had a good turnout of 10 boats. I know more wanted to fish, but due to the rainout of the kids derby we had to move some events around that kind of messed things up for some. But we had a great time on Saturday. The fishing was a little tough but not horrible. We had wives, sisters, daughter’s, and nieces fishing with us. Before we started we had a time of devotion and prayer. Brother Steve and I reiterated Chris Wells’ message about how our country needs to repent and pray without ceasing. We believe that God has already declared judgment on our country due to the fact that we have turned away from Him. As Chris has already done I would like to challenge each of you to pray everyday for one min. for our country at 3:10 P.M. Maybe, just maybe if enough of us repent and pray God will lift His judgment on us.

About the fishing, only two limits were brought in. And the husband and wife team of Lonnie and Heather Means had the best sack of fish with a limit of 5 that weighed 13lbs. even. Lonnie and Heather also had the biggest fish with a 3-9 Largemouth. In second today was brother and sister Mike Hillebrand and Teresa Vance. They had 5 fish that weighed 12-6. And in third place was husband and wife Matt and Melanie Carter. Matt and Melanie brought in 3 fish that weighed 8-12. Congratulations to our winners. Don’t forget our kids fishing derby on June 8th at the Southland Baptist Ranch in Lovelaceville. I will have more details about the derby next week.

With the kids fishing derby being rained out last week, we will be changing some events on the schedule. Our next event is on May 11th. And this will now be the co-ed tournament. We will take off at KDM and devotion and prayer will start at 5:30. Check in is at 1:00. Entry fee is only $10. Their will be no payout for this tournament, prizes will be awarded. We will go and eat somewhere afterwards. Anyone is eligible to fish, as long as partners are of the opposite sex.

The kids derby has been rescheduled for June 8th. All times and structure are the same. However, the location has been changed. We will be using the new Southland Baptist Ranch. It is located in Lovelaceville. It is very easy to find and we will give detailed directions when we get closer. This is a beautiful place that Southland has, it is currently still under construction and won’t be fully operational until next April. But we fill like this is still a great place to hold our kids derby. They have two ponds that are very clean all the way around them.It has An old dance hall that is being converted into a Sanctuary. It is air conditioned and this is where we will eat and give out awards and door prizes. The bathrooms are pretty good distance from where the ponds are, not impossible to walk, but we will offer transportation via golf carts for anyone needing to use the facilities.

The river tournament will be fished on Sept. 21st. Their are a lot of members who still wanted to have the river tournament. The flooding should be long gone by then. And we may add another lake tournament later in the summer, we will revisit this at a later time.

Randy Johnson & Gregg Sallee, 1st Place, 17-5

Brad Flowers & Chris Braun, 2nd Place, 16-9

The Russell’s, 3rd Place, 16-8

Brent & Tyler Stevenson, 4th Place, 16-4

It was awesome day to be on the water. Light winds and an abundance of sunshine made for a great tournament. Another great turnout of 18 boats took off out of Big Bear about 6:00 A.M. We had 5 boats with a limit and 3 with 4 fish. Good weights today was the theme also as some pretty nice sacks did not place. Randy Johnson and Gregg Sallee took the honors today with an impressive 5 that weighed 17lbs. and 5 oz. In second was Brad Flowers and Chris Braun with 4 fish at 16lbs. and 9 oz. Coming in third were the Russell brothers who had 5 fish that weighed 16-8. In fourth was Brent Stevenson and nephew Tyler Stevenson who’s 5 fish limit weighed 16-4. You can see all the results below. Before we started Matt Carter gave an awesome devotion and of course we prayed. Our next event is in two weeks with our annual kids fishing derby at Mike Miller Park. We are in need of much help this year. We will have some very important kids coming from Paducah who will need assistance baiting and retrieving their catch. If you can help please contact us castministriespad@yahoo.com.

Ah, the old reliable hula popper. Growing up that was my dad’s favorite lure. I don’t know that would be the best choice for this coming Saturday, but it is time to head to the lake again for what will be our 3rd tournament of the year. As of today the weather looks really nice. Lets hope it turns out that way. We will meet at Big Bear. Devotion and prayer start at 5:30. Check in is at 2:30. New members always welcome.

Our kids derby is less than 3 weeks away. We are in need of some helpers. We are bringing in some kids from Paducah who are going through a rough time, up to 24 of them. This could be a big day for these kids. We need adults to help them fish. If you can and are willing to help please contact me ASAP. Email me at tyatesuk@yahoo.com or castministriespad@yahoo.com.