CKA Rookie of the Year Standings Update

March 14, 2018March 28, 2018 Hank

Hi everyone, As we announced a few months ago, CKA will honor the Rookie of the Year in 2018. This award will go to the highest ranked 1st year angler in the series based on the aggregate of his or her 4 best event scores. In addition to other prizes the CKA 2018 Rookie of the Year will also receive an invite to the 2-day Tournament of Champions in mid-October. We were very excited to see so many 1st time anglers sign up for the tournament at Hyco. It was…

CKA Tournament 2: Lake Hickory (March 31st)

March 9, 2018March 8, 2018 Hank

CKA Tournament #2 March 31, 2018 Lake Hickory Welcome anglers to the 2nd CKA tournament of the 2018 season and thanks again to all who participated at Lake Hyco last month! Our 2nd tournament of the season will be held on March 31st on Lake Hickory, a 4200 acre lake on the Catawba River chain. Hickory proved to be a surprise last season when we fished it for the first time on our tournament trail. The lake gave up several large limits during the post-spawn period and many anglers…

March Newsletter: CKA & KBS in 2018

March 2, 2018February 28, 2018 Hank

Hi everyone, While our Lake Hickory event (March 31) is next on the Trail schedule, the CKA Directors are always looking at opportunities for anglers to participate in additional events. This year we are excited to announce that we have paired with Kayak Bass Series (KBS) to offer (1) live event that will coincide with the CKA Event at High Rock Lake in April and (6) online events throughout 2018. If you pay the membership fee (not required for participation), you can enter the KBS AOY standings for the chance…

Lake Hyco CKA Tournament Recap

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Hank

Hi everyone, Our first event of 2018 came during a good warming spell that woke up the fish on local lakes. We had 74 anglers turn out to enjoy the weather and a good bite on Lake Hyco. This was our first event on the lake; the lake staff treated us well and local businesses were happy to see us too. Thank you to everyone who attended and for patronizing our series, the lake and local stores. As for the event itself: we shared the launch with a boat tournament…

Rules Update: Tournament Measuring Boards

February 19, 2018February 26, 2018 Hank

This post is an update/reminder concerning approved measuring devices, but it also contains an explanation of how those devices may affect scoring when a photo is unclear. We have received several messages about which measuring devices are permissible in CKA events. The following rule applies to CKA events, per section 7c. of the KBF Rules standard: “Acceptable measuring boards include the “Hawg Trough” manufactured by Hagen’s…., a FishStik Version 2 (with Bump Board Arrows and Lock Slide) and the Ketch Co Measuring Board.” Anglers Denny Romero & Chris Ferguson (Chris is…

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