2020 Tournament of Champions Saturday, October 17th, 2020 CKA established the Tournament of Champions to reward the top 25 anglers in the AOY standings with an opportunity to fish for one last prize. The 2016 edition was a single day event won by Denny Romero on the Yadkin River, the 2017 event was a two day long event won by Melvin Yang. Joey Sullivan won a 2 day event in 2018, and Keith McGee won a single day event in 2019. Who will win 2020? This post contains Lake information…
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CKA 2020 Tournament of Champions update
The Gate City Classic is the last points-awarding event of the season, so it is the last chance to win a spot in the Tournament of Champions. You can do that by winning the Classic or by finishing in the top 25 to earn a spot in this exclusive, entry-free event. After 7 events, the following anglers have qualified for the Tournament of Champions: Larry Moua (1st place, Shearon Harris) Sammy Wilson (1st Place, Wild Waters) Charles Crews (1st Place, Tuckertown, AOY & ROY) James Wevers (1st Place, High Rock/Randleman)…
Read MoreCKA Tournament #7: Reese & Lucas
Saturday, August 22, 2020 CKA has not fished the Asheboro lakes since the spring of 2014, but now we return to our roots with a multi-lake event on these beautiful fisheries. This will be a multi-launch event with a later time limit to ensure that anglers all begin fishing at the same times after launching from these single ramp lakes. As we have done all year, this is a virtual tournament, meaning there will be no in person check-in or meeting, and all anglers must use TourneyX to check in…
Read MoreCKA 2020 Tournament #6 The Cape Fear River
Cape Fear – from Jordan Dam through Fayeteville, to Wilmington and out to the Atlantic Ocean, the river echoes with American history and culture. After successfully scouting the river in 2019, CKA tournament directors decided it was time for a river event. And now the time has come. “Counselor!!!!” The Cape Fear River begins in Chatham County where the Deep River and haw River meet at Mermaid’s Point. From there, it flows to the Atlantic Ocean, passing state parks, military bases and historic towns along the way. Loaded with many…
Read MoreZeeBaitCo Length Lunker Bass
Congratulations to long time CKA angler Derrick Hood for landing the ZeeBaitCo Length Lunker Bass at Saturday’s tournament on Tuckertown! There was a 3 way tie for big bass between Derrick and two other anglers, and it was broken by their 2nd longest fish, which Derrick won. Thank you, ZeeBaitCo, for your support! Visit their website to checkout their new line of soft plastics, including their amazing Rib tail Worms! https://zeebaitco.com/
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