FOM SC Upstate kicked off 2026 on Keowee with 30 boats on Sat, Jan 17th.

The Friday night meeting was hosted by LIFE POINT CHURCH in Seneca, SC.  We appreciate them so much for a great venue and the FOOD was AWSOME!  All our guys (and gals) really enjoyed the hamburger steak, chicken, mashed potatos, casserole, and the deserts OH BOY!!  THANK YOU!

We were blessed to have Chris Wells to give us a challenging inspirational message from the book of Jude.  Chris, being a fellow angler, has always been able to relate to the anglers in FOM events.  His message, first of all reminded us that Horny Toads don't tend to work year round for catching what's needed to win.  Jude's challenge to Christians was pretty clear though.  He reminded us to 1- Be Faithful, 2- Love Others, 3- Save Doubters.  As Christians, we will encounter many reasons to be divided in our journey with other believers.  We are charged to keep the Faith, and keep FOCUSED on Christ that will UNIFY us on this journey.  Secondly, if we are focused on the MAIN thing, Christ, then we will LOVE others and show MERCY of the Lord.  Finally, and most important we will show compassion to those who are unbelievers or "doubters".  We are reminded to stay the course in a way that those we are trying to reach will have nothing to see but Christ thorugh us as we practice the steadfast love that can ONLY come through Christ.  This challenge and the move of the Holy Spirit resulted in 3 indicating they renewed their comitment to Christ on Fri night, and many of us stirred up our passion to Live for Christ.

Sat morning was a little chilly, but the rain had moved out prior to blast off.  The day ended up being a great day for fishing as temps appraoched 50 degrees with a little wind.

Congratulations to our winners:

1st- CALEB MASON & TALLIS MORRISON w/ 19.37 lbs

2nd- TONY HOLLIDAY & JARRAD REES w/ 18.7 lbs

3rd- JOE ANDERS & GREG GLOUSE w/ 17.17 lbs and BF- 6.07 lbs

Contact: 

Rodney Floyd

864-417-5804