Category: Tournaments

TourneyX Usage and Photo Review Update

Hank
TourneyX Usage and Photo Review Update

We are now halfway through our first season utilizing Tourney X as our method of managing CPR tournament submissions. It honestly has been a great tool not only for tournament directors but for the anglers as well.  As is the case with any new tool there are both tech glitches and usage issues that arise and we thought at this point of the season it would be a good time to post some information and advice about a common usage problem. The two primary topics of this post are duplicate…

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CKA Tournament 5: Lake Badin

Cory
CKA Tournament 5: Lake Badin

CKA Event #5 Lake Badin, NC June 3, 2017   CKA welcomes Anglers to Event #5 on Badin Lake (last visited by us in 2014). It’s the Southernmost Lake on the Yadkin/Pee-Dee river chain and one of the oldest impounded lakes in North Carolina. Badin contains 5,350 surface acres of water, 115 miles of shoreline, and an average depth of 90 feet with a maximum depth of 190 feet. This diverse fishery hosts all three major Black Bass species (Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, and Spotted Bass) as well as Striped Bass…

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CKA Tournament #4: Lake Hickory

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CKA Tournament #4: Lake Hickory

CKA Event #4 Lake Hickory, NC May 13, 2017 CKA welcomes anglers to Event #4 on the naturally beautiful Lake Hickory.  CKA moves operations to the western side of North Carolina for its first ever visit to this 4200 acre gem on the upper end of the Catawba River chain. Crystal clear waters, steady water levels and sandy bottom will have anglers fishing docks, points and natural shorelines. This will be a single launch event from the Wittenburg Landing Access area. Anglers will also check back into this same area…

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CKA Angler of the Year Standings (April 2017)

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CKA Angler of the Year Standings (April 2017)

The attached PDF file contains the official AOY standings through the first 3 events of the 2017 CKA season. Click the link below to access the file. Overall, attendance is up and the race to AOY is close! But it isn’t over, because 5 tournaments remain. Remember: only your top 6 event scores count toward AOY, so there is plenty of time to compete, catch up to and displace anglers currently at the top of the standings. AOY points determine the Angler of the Year, anglers (5) who will qualify…

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CKA at the 2017 KBF National Championship

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CKA at the 2017 KBF National Championship

Competitive fishing against the nation’s top kayak anglers requires considerable determination and skill. Once again our Carolina Kayak Anglers rose to that challenge and fished extremely well at the KBF National Championship and related events on Kentucky Lake this past weekend. The CKA staff is grateful and thankful that CKA anglers devoted time and resources to making the journey to Kentucky Lake for the KBF Championship in 2016 and 2017. Below is a side by side example of how our anglers performed this year when compared to last. We have…

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