Category: Tournaments

CKA at the 2018 KBF National Championship

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CKA at the 2018 KBF National Championship

Every year for the past three seasons, CKA anglers compete to be invited to the KBF National Championship. Some qualify by finishing in the top 5 of CKA’s AOY standings while others battle on-line, at KBF Trail events  and at regional KBF Open tournaments. We take many roads but we have one destination: Kentucky Lake. And so it is that in March of every year our qualified anglers begin a new kayak fishing season by fishing for two days against a large field of nation’s top kayak anglers. The stakes…

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CKA Rookie of the Year Standings Update

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CKA Rookie of the Year Standings Update

Hi everyone, As we announced a few months ago, CKA will honor the Rookie of the Year in 2018. This award will go to the highest ranked 1st year angler in the series based on the aggregate of his or her 4 best event scores. In addition to other prizes the CKA 2018 Rookie of the Year will also receive an invite to the 2-day Tournament of Champions in mid-October. We were very excited to see so many 1st time anglers sign up for the tournament at Hyco. It was…

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CKA Tournament 2: Lake Hickory (March 31st)

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CKA Tournament 2: Lake Hickory (March 31st)

CKA Tournament #2 March 31, 2018 Lake Hickory   Welcome anglers to the 2nd CKA tournament of the 2018 season and thanks again to all who participated at Lake Hyco last month! Our 2nd tournament of the season will be held on March  31st on Lake Hickory, a 4200 acre lake on the Catawba River chain. Hickory proved to be a surprise last season when we fished it for the first time on our tournament trail. The lake gave up several large limits during the post-spawn period and many anglers…

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March Newsletter: CKA & KBS in 2018

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March Newsletter: CKA & KBS in 2018

Hi everyone, While our Lake Hickory event (March 31) is next on the Trail schedule, the CKA Directors are always looking at opportunities for anglers to participate in additional events. This year we are excited to announce that we have paired with Kayak Bass Series (KBS) to offer (1) live event that will coincide with the CKA Event at High Rock Lake in April and (6) online events throughout 2018. If you pay the membership fee (not required for participation), you can enter the KBS AOY standings for the chance…

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Lake Hyco CKA Tournament Recap

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Lake Hyco CKA Tournament Recap

Hi everyone, Our first event of 2018 came during a good warming spell that woke up the fish on local lakes. We had 74 anglers turn out to enjoy the weather and a good bite on Lake Hyco. This was our first event on the lake; the lake staff treated us well and local businesses were happy to see us too. Thank you to everyone who attended and for patronizing our series, the lake and local stores. As for the event itself: we shared the launch with a boat tournament…

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