Tag: Yak Attack

Tuckertown Recap!

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Tuckertown Recap!

We rarely hold tournaments at Tuckertown, a lake that we took a chance on this year having only fished once there before. The gamble paid off. Storms swept through the area Friday, breaking a long heat wave. Low humidity, cool air temperatures and cool water temperatures greeted the 60 anglers showed up to a perfect morning with a strong bite. How strong was it? 91.6% of the field submitted fish (55 out of 60) 47 out of 60 anglers submitted limits More than one-third of the field caught over 50”…

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Socks and Cookies Tournament for Deployed Troops June 1-30

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Socks and Cookies Tournament for Deployed Troops June 1-30

Hello everyone, This Memorial Day, we are asking anglers to consider helping a worthwhile organization that provides care packages to U.S. troops. The charity is Socks and Cookies (501c), and they have been running kayak fishing tournaments (both live and on-line). The tournaments are called “Kickin’ Bass 4 Troops.” The next North Carolina tournament begins on Saturday, June 1st, and you can sign up on Tourneyx for it. It is a one month long event with angler prizes, and you have to upload your fish the day you catch them….

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CKA Tournament #3: High Rock Lake

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CKA Tournament #3: High Rock Lake

CKA Tournament #3 April 14, 2017 High Rock Lake CKA Tournament #3 takes us to another new addition to the CKA Trail, a lake familiar to many North Carolina anglers: High Rock Lake. High Rock has hosted many Bassmaster events (including three very memorable Bassmaster Classics). It is a tournament favorite on many kayak and boat circuits. From its river-fed northern end to the deeper waters in its southern pool, High Rock is a diverse fishery loaded with bass and structure. Our CKA event coincides with a live Kayak Bass…

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Tournament of Champions Recap

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Tournament of Champions Recap

CKA Tournament 9 Tournament of Champions Lake Norman October 21-22, 2017 The Tournament of Champions marks the end of the CKA tournament season. 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 – a winner take all event. The 2016 edition was a single day event won by Denny Romero on the Yadkin River. Similar to last year’s attendance of 19 anglers, the 2017 edition drew 18 of the top 25 anglers (a few…

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The CKA AOY, Top 25 and Complete Standings

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The CKA AOY, Top 25 and Complete Standings

First of all, we extend congratulations to P.C. Hawj, the 2017 Angler of the Year! By winning two consecutive events in June and July, P.C. won the A.O.Y. title and prizes, which included a new Jackson Cuda HD, a new Bending Branches Ace paddle, a new YakAttack BlackPak,  and a $500 Get Outdoors gift card. For more information about his season follow the link to the AOY 2017 page on our website. Congratulations also to the anglers who qualified for the Tournament of Champions at Lake Norman! (We will post…

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