As we head into the home stretch of the 2025 CKA tournament season, let’s take a look at where things stand across the various points races, payouts and more! The Pre-Fishing Rule New champions and challenges emerge every season, but CKA 2025 has been different in one important way: for the first time, CKA instituted a ban on pre-fishing during the weekdays prior to tournament day. The goal was to decrease pressure on fisheries and increase the challenge of tournament day problem-solving. So far this season, we have had five…
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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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