Category: Tournaments

Lambert takes all-time win lead at Reese/Lucas

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Lambert takes all-time win lead at Reese/Lucas

Times change, and so does our sport. One decade ago, the dominant anglers in CKA had names that ended with Hawj, Rowland and Swisher. Our club regularly attracted 75 anglers or more per event, directors checked your photos manually at the ramp and Ketch boards were not yet available. Over the course of the decade that followed, many CKA anglers earned national reputations, sponsorships and money fishing the Kayak Bass Fishing Trail. Starting in 2019-2020, our sport diversified at the local and national level. Multiple national trails emerged, creating more…

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Whitley wins Classic, AOY & ROY Updates

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Whitley wins Classic, AOY & ROY Updates

The third edition of the Carolina Classic marked another milestone for North Carolina’s home-based fishing clubs: since 2023, each of the three founding clubs has hosted the event one time. The event has become a staple of our busy state-wide community and the 2025 edition, hosted perfectly by Foothills Kayak Anglers (with an assist from Waterways of Old Fort N.C.) added a memorable chapter in the event’s story. What will 2025 bring for the Carolina Classic? We shall see! The Carolina Classic also imparted some definition to the respective CKA…

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Stanley Wins Harris, Youth Movement Continues

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Stanley Wins Harris, Youth Movement Continues

It was a long, cold winter by Carolina standards, and the delayed appearance of a strong springtime bite continues to perplex kayak anglers. Combined with constant winds on tournament weekends, this has been the sort of early season that tests everyone’s bass fishing skills. But sometimes that’s a good thing. In the first place, we have a wide-open Angler of the Year race. In the second place, the young season has already produced a first-time event champion. And finally, Mackintosh is next on the schedule. It’s the kind of lake…

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Preview: The Battle on the Border VI

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Preview: The Battle on the Border VI

What is the Battle on the Border? The short answer: it’s a kayak fishing tournament, Virginia versus North Carolina, the Old Dominion versus the Old North State. The longer answer: it’s also when we fish for fun and celebrate our sport at the end of another successful season. The Battle on the Border is a time to camp and relax, compete and catch-up. It’s when anglers from Virginia and North Carolina renew old friendships and make new ones. It’s when our kayak fishing clubs send their crews to one of…

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Lanier, Gearhart, and Lambert take top 20 for 24 spots

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Lanier, Gearhart, and Lambert take top 20 for 24 spots

When CKA expanded its portfolio of tournament offerings in 2023, we finally added a friendly, low-stakes on-line series for anglers to enjoy. And we added a little extra incentive: the anglers in the top two places would qualify for the CKA Tournament of Champions In this way, an angler who missed an event or two, or had a work schedule that conflicted with the main trail schedule could still qualify by another route. And that is precisely what Will Lambert did in 2023. After missing some events, he was in…

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