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Tsiolkas Continues Hot Streak with Gaston Win

Hank
Tsiolkas Continues Hot Streak with Gaston Win

Intro Carolina Kayak Anglers (CKA) held its third tournament of the 2023 season this weekend at Lake Gaston. Sponsored by Greensboro Gardens and Powered by Dakota Lithium, the event also featured the Str8UpMounts Big Bass prize, making for a trifecta of excellent top prizes. Additionally, CKA delivered on a raft of other prizes for the more than forty anglers who braved difficult weather to explore a new lake and grind out points toward the Angler of the Year title. Blair Heats Up, Wins Tie-Breaker Gaston is literally an outlier because…

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Tsiolkas Wins 2023 Opener on Lake Norman

Hank
Tsiolkas Wins 2023 Opener on Lake Norman

Summary Carolina Kayak Anglers’ 10th anniversary season kicked off with great weather and an even better turnout for the season’s inaugural event on Lake Norman presented by Sunshine Realty and Powered by Dakota Lithium Batteries. And with the return of mandatory check-ins after a multi-year break, the sense of community was strong as anglers socialized and applauded the winners in the lot of Carolina Fishing Tackle in Mooresville, N.C. With 56 paid anglers, CKA paid out five spots overall.  Enhanced sponsor prizes, combined with the lack of a fee for…

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CKA’s 10th Anniversary Season: A Preview

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CKA’s 10th Anniversary Season: A Preview

2023 marks CKA’s 10th anniversary season. We will celebrate our anglers and the club’s pioneering role in growing the sport of kayak fishing in North Carolina. First, some highlights of our 2023 season, which is again powered by Dakota Lithium! A “greatest hits” schedule packed with some of the most popular bass fisheries in North Carolina The new “20 for 23” online series An “Angler of the Decade”title (in addition to the usual AOY and ROY titles) The new Str8UpMounts Big Bass Award New sponsors and prize opportunities A return…

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2022 Tournament of Champions

Eric Nelson
2022 Tournament of Champions

Carolina Kayak Anglers will hold this year’s Tournament of Champions [TOC] on Lake Tillery in Stanly County. There is no cost for the anglers for this event but anglers must qualify by winning an event or being in the top 20% of the club (spots will roll down). In total, there are a total of 23 possible spots reserved but generally some are duplicates. The spots are for the 8 event winners , 13 other spots in top 20, 2022 Rookie of the Year and the 2021 TOC champ. Prizes:…

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Tsoilkas wins at Shearon Harris!

Eric Nelson
Tsoilkas wins at Shearon Harris!

The East vs. West Harris? event presented by Carolina Paddle Sport Outfitters was a tough battle with the bass being finicky! Bryan Tsoilkas pulled out the win with 91″, a commanding lead over 2nd place finisher Bob Dainton who had 83.5″ and Luke Greco who put together a nice day with 76.5″ with a 21″ kicker! Justin Faircloth beat Luke’s tank with his own 21.5″ Big Bass for $220! The $150 East Bonus also went to Bryan and the West Bonus went to Trent Gatewood who also picked up a @dakota.lithium 18 AH battery as…

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