CKA Jordan Recap: Lambert Enters the History Books

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CKA Jordan Recap: Lambert Enters the History Books

A great poet once wrote that “April is the cruelest month.” With the way Jordan Lake has been fishing since early March, you would have been right to expect CKA’s second tournament of the year to prove the poet wrong. Indeed, many predicted multiple 100” limits during the Captains Meeting for CKA at Jordan Lake presented by Carolina Waters, while others hesitated. It turns out the pessimists were correct, but not entirely. Jordan delivered some big bites for anglers. When it was over, five fish of 21” or longer were…

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Tournament Recap: Wilson wins CKA season opener

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Tournament Recap: Wilson wins CKA season opener

NCRWC Biologist Seth Mycko didn’t predict big bags from Belews for the CKA opener. While showing a graph of an NC Wildlife electro shock survey of the lake, he noted the vast majority of fish were in the 14”-16” range. “Alabama Bass have colonized 90% of the lake,” he said, and he said it grimly. When 2025 CKA Angler of the Year Brian Tsiolkas came on the show, he said the lake contained Largemouth Bass and that those fish would be the difference. Mycko and Tsiolkas were both right. The…

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The Official 2026 CKA Schedule

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The Official 2026 CKA Schedule

The official 2026 CKA schedule was a group effort, a combination of angler feedback, TD meetings and collaboration with other entities. CKA has been rejuvenated with an influx of anglers who are new to the sport. At the same time, kayak fishing has new gadgets available to it. The combined demographic and technological changes have provided CKA with the opportunity to bring tournaments into the future while also maintaining the traditions of fair sportsmanship that have made CKA the state’s longest running kayak bass fishing series. The new 2026 schedule…

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Late Season Recap: Tsiolkas, Avery and Whitley Win Out

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Late Season Recap: Tsiolkas, Avery and Whitley Win Out

Every CKA season is its own chapter but each one is also its own book. We traveled hard, made new memories and caught a lot of big Carolina bass. Let’s take a look at how the 2025 season concluded, and also look ahead…. The Gate City Classic Greensboro area lakes host the Gate City Classic tournament that closes every CKA season, and this year those lakes produced some big fish and some even bigger surprises.

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Falls Lake 100, Home Stretch Preview

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Falls Lake 100, Home Stretch Preview

As we head into the home stretch of the 2025 CKA tournament season, let’s take a look at where things stand across the various points races, payouts and more! The Pre-Fishing Rule New champions and challenges emerge every season, but CKA 2025 has been different in one important way: for the first time, CKA instituted a ban on pre-fishing during the weekdays prior to tournament day. The goal was to decrease pressure on fisheries and increase the challenge of tournament day problem-solving. So far this season, we have had five…

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