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CKA Tournament 1: The Burlington Battle

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CKA Tournament 1: The Burlington Battle

CKA Tournament 1 March 9th, 2019 Lake Mackintosh. Stony Creek, Graham-Mebane and Cammack 4 Lakes, 5 Launches….. Central location, on both new and familiar lakes…. The 2019 CKA season begins….. It’s time to fish! Welcome Anglers to 2019 season. If you are new to the Trail, welcome aboard and good luck in the Rookie of the Year race. If you are a CKA regular then you know the battle for Angler of the Year will be long and difficult against some of the best competition in the entire country. We…

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The 2019 CKA Schedule

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The 2019 CKA Schedule

At long last, here is our schedule for next year! The decision making process changes every year, and this is how we arrived at the new schedule: We listened to feedback. Anglers who told us about favorite lakes, driving time and spacing of events were heard. This year’s schedule has a tighter geographic radius, returns to some favorite lakes and expands the multi-lake option. We increased cooperation with other regional trails and events. We enhanced the number of multi-lake and multi-launch events. We are working with more local sponsors (more…

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The 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions

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The 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions

At the end of every season, the CKA hosts a bonus tournament for its top competitors. Last year, Melvin Yang won the 2017 crown at Lake Norman and the year before that it was Denny Romero on the Yadkin River. Who will be this year’s champion? What follows is a timeline for the tournament, a list of anglers who qualified/accepted roll down spots and a map showing the check-in spot. We hope the trophies will be shipped in time, but we can assure you, the other prizes are ready!

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The 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions

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The 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions

2018 Tournament of Champions Hello anglers!! We are happy to announce the location of the 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions. This 2 Day, No Entry Fee event will be held on beautiful Falls Lake in Wake County, NC. We will have our trophy presentations for AOY and ROY on Saturday at the post event check in, and the TOC trophy will be unveiled Sunday. This will be an incredible time of year to be on this lake. The fall bite will be on and we picked Falls knowing that we…

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CKA Event 8: The Gate City Classic and KBF Trail

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CKA Event 8: The Gate City Classic and KBF Trail

The Gate City Classic Multi-Lake Event October 6th, 2018 Hi everyone, and get ready for the Gate City Classic! The Classic is when we conclude and celebrate our season with fishing and food. This year it will also be when we determine – for the first time – the CKA Rookie of the Year! A number of prizes, qualifications and details are also determined on this final day of the regular season. They include: AOY winner. The CKA Angler of the Year wins a custom prize package KBF National Championship…

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