Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?

Many of us grew up when times were simple. We were sheltered from the violence and corruption of the world. If we had TV it was a black and white that we gathered around on Saturday morning?s to watch Roy Rogers, Gene Autry or the Cisco Kid and Pancho. The good guys won. There was no blood. Good always overcame evil.

Today at the push of a button (where I come from we MASH buttons) we can expose ourselves to things that are not just bad but are ungodly and corrupt. Many of the things that our children are exposed to we didn?t see (if we ever did) until we joined the service or went off to college. We were too busy riding bikes, fishing, playing ball and just being kids to concern ourselves with this element. How many kids today for instance, have a hero such as the "Cheyenne Kid" played by that bullwhip totin' cowboy, Lash LaRue?

One of the goals of this writer is to re create that simple time once again. It is amazing to me how you have responded to our “reports”. We now have readers in Kansas, Texas, New York, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, Florida, and Georgia (are there others?). Is it about Carp? Not hardly. It’s about a warm Saturday morning floating along with Huck, Tom and Jim. It's about the anticipation of that next adventure around the river’s bend.

Today's Journey

As you might have guessed by now, one of my joys is taking people fishin’. Today, fellow CLBC deacon and friend, Kent "Karp Katcher" Adams, made his ALVA D debut. Kent has read the reports. He has reviewed the statistics. He has had time to get prepared mentally. All those things are certainly important but some of us are practice players and some rise to the top only on game day. When it is crunch time the strongest survive. Charlie Goff certainly did not become Carp King by chance. He has prepared. In his 70+ years he has faced more than one refiner’s fire. Kingship doesn’t just happen. Leadership emerges. Like the Falcon from the ashes, the cream always comes to the top. Last week, eleven year old Brent Wolf rose to the occasion and tied for second place but (“change of direction”) today was Kent’s day. How did Kent react to such pressure? I thought you’d never ask………..

Practice was over. It was game day. Time to shine. We had prepared and we were loaded with corn, hominy, worms and chicken liver. We were in the same spot as last week. We were fishing the same area where 85 Carp had been boated in the month of April. We fished our usual schedule. 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. The results? We boated only one Carp and one runt of a Catfish!

What could have happened in only a week? Was it the high muddy water? Were the Solunar tables askew? The surface was smooth but there were rumors of dangerous undercurrents. The DRCFA is currently investigating a rumor as to what happened to the All-American Carp today! It seems that several of these powerful fish may have decided to sell their Golden Scales on E bay and were unavailable for comment. Another group was described as simply being “Nautically Ineligible.” Will we ever know the full story?

What do we do now? Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman” said that if you mess up doing the Tango you simply “keep on dancing”. So even if the Carp were on strike today all I know to do is simply Keep on Carpin’!

Until next time,tight lines to all and to all a good fight! By the way, I am attaching a photo of my good friend and partner, Kent Adams.

Quote of the week

"Some people won't play in the band unless they can hit the big drum."
John MacArthur

Life Lessson

We spoke earlier of simple times.What about you? What things do you look at or forward on your computer? Do you send out the filth and trash that so many think is funny? The Bible says “as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” A basic computer truth is “Garbage in….Garbage out” What you send out is a reflection of what is inside. It shows your true character. Check out your own heart. Are you a part of the solution or part of the problem?

Current Standings as of 4:00 PM 5/10/03. (Please note that the DRCFA will be awarding prizes to the top 5 finishers after the Thanksgiving Day cut-off date.)

Until next time, keep on Carpin !

Captain Horace

" Be ye fishers of men......You catch 'em and He will clean 'em."

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