Tag: Kayak Tournament Fishing

AOY & ROY Standings update

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AOY & ROY Standings update

Hey everyone! With prize updates out of the way, the most recent standings are ready! Links to the ROY and AOY standings after Jordan Lake are posted below. With 6 events in the bag, AOY competitors will begin to shed low scores. The same is true of ROY, but that process began after the 4th event (Harris). Remember that tight races are decided by mere points, and this year’s races are tight at the top – anything can happen! Additionally, anglers who are not yet in the top 25 can…

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CKA Tournament of Champions Prizes and Format

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CKA Tournament of Champions Prizes and Format

CKA established the Tournament of Champions in 2016 to provide an end-of-season event for the top anglers on our trail. Fun and prizes are the event’s focus. Denny Romero won that inaugural 1-day event on the Yadkin River and Melvin Yang won last year’s expanded 2-day event at Lake Norman (for a short history, click here). This year’s event (October 13 & 14) will again expand and improve the tournament. First, it will be a best 10 fish event (5/5 over two days). Second, it will be held on a…

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2018 Rookie of the Year Prize Announcement

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2018 Rookie of the Year Prize Announcement

Hello everyone, and here we go with the 1st of 3 separate announcements for the end of season prizes! CKA welcomes new anglers every season but our first time tournament anglers increased dramatically in 2017. And because many were already strong anglers prior to fishing CKA we decided to incentivize competition by establishing a rookie of the year prize for the 2018 season. What we didn’t anticipate was the turnout, skill level and new friends that the new anglers brought to the group this season.  It exceeded all expectations and…

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Jordan Lake Photo Gallery

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Jordan Lake Photo Gallery

Hi everyone, With 6 of 8 events in the bag, our season has passed the three-quarters mark! This will be a busy week for updates: we have updated the photo gallery and it includes some on the water shots, group shots and prize drawing shots, as well as previously posted items. Next up: The Tournament of Champions, AOY/ROY award package announcements, followed by the updated AOY/ROY list! 2018 CKA Gallery

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Tournament #6: Jordan Lake

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Tournament #6: Jordan Lake

B. Everett Jordan Lake, NC July 14, 2018  Overview Welcome anglers to Event #6 of the 2018 CKA tournament season. The tournament will be held on Jordan Lake, a lake that has been fishing well this season – it has given up two 12 pound Largemouth Bass in the past 6 months! Jordan Lake is fed from several large, fish-filled tributaries, primarily the Haw River to the northwest and New Hope Creek to the northeast. Standing timber, channels, grassy points and flats form much of the lake’s north and middle…

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