Story from CCA STAR
Bettina Mathis, of Dripping Springs, and her husband were making their annual fishing trip to the coast, having a good morning of fishing with Captain Carson Bashaw in Corpus Christi on June 24th, when she caught the fish of a lifetime.
After breaking off a nice redfish previously, Bettina was determined to land the fish on the end of her line. Once the fish was netted, she was excited to have landed a nice keeper redfish and was celebrating. Her guide then turned the fish over and exclaimed to her that the fish was tagged.
New to the STAR tournament, Bettina asked him, “is that what the thing is for?” After the guide confirmed that it was indeed a 2020 STAR tournament tag, all Bettina could muster to say was “oh God!”
Even after finding out that she was just a polygraph away from being the fourth 2020 winner in STAR. Bettina still did not know exactly what kind of prize she was looking at. She was overcome with joy and disbelief yet again, as STAR staff informed her of the prize over the phone.
Bettina became the fourth person to win a 2020 Ford F-150, 23’ Haynie Bigfoot, Mercury motor and Coastline trailer package for catching a tagged redfish.
