Story from CCA STAR
On July 21st, Jacob Goodwin officially became the fifth Texas angler to win a Ford F-150, 23’ Haynie boat, Coastline trailer and Mercury motor. If it wasn’t for Jacob’s good friend convincing him to go chase redfish that day, he would have never been rewarded with what over 50,000 Texas anglers chase for over one hundred days each summer.
“Cade Peterek and I went drift fishing the King Ranch shoreline on 7/14/2020. We loaded up on live shrimp for the early morning haul in my boat. I was not sure how the bite was going to be but we fished anyways. The bite produced five keeper trout but we wanted redfish. So we continued getting closer to the shoreline looking to pop a redfish. Well I caught one. As it came closer to the boat I saw a tag. I yelled get the freaking net. Once the fish was in the boat I was in disbelief. I immediately felt the presence of God smiling down.”
While Jacob claimed the final boat and truck combo in the CCA Texas STAR Tournaments’ Texas Ford Dealers Tagged Redfish Division, there are still plenty of reasons for anglers to be excited about fishing STAR……not the least being FIVE more tagged redfish boat packages.
There are still fourteen boats, three UTV’s and $325,000 in scholarships up for grabs this summer in a wide array of categories. With fifty-one out of sixty tagged redfish remaining, chances to win are still incredible! Along with the redfish, there are still tons of empty spots, and beatable fish on the leaderboard just waiting for you. So get registered, get out, and win yourself a new boat or your child a life changing size scholarship.
STAR contestants who catch the largest speckled trout in the upper, middle, and lower regions of the Texas Coast will each take home the legendary Mowdy 22 V, powered with a 150 hp motor and Coastline trailer. Offshore anglers who land the heaviest kingfish, dorado and ling in the Offshore Division will each win a Polaris Ranger Crew 570 EPS UVs in Polaris Pursuit Camo with a Big Tex Trailer from Hoffpauir Polaris. In the Inshore Division the Shoalwater 19’ Cat boat, Mercury 115 ELPT 4S motor and McClain trailer will also be given to the anglers for netting the biggest flounder, gafftop and sheepshead.
The STAR Scholarship Divisions offer a total of ten college scholarships in $25,000 and $50,000 increments. STAR participants, ages 6-10, who catch the largest flounder, sheepshead or gafftop will each be awarded a $50,000 college scholarship. Participants, 11-17 years of age, who catch the largest flounder, sheepshead or gafftop, as well as, the largest speckled trout in each of the three Texas Coast regions (upper, middle and lower) will each be awarded a $25,000 college scholarship. Participants ages 6-17 years old in 2020, are eligible for a bonus drawing that will net one lucky youth a $25,000 college scholarship even if the participant never wets a line or enters a single fish during the entire tournament!
For more information, including a list of weigh-in stations, instant-entry registration locations in your area and weekly leader board updates, go to www.startournament.org.
