The Blair Fish Project

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The Blair Fish Project

  A Charity Event for Drew Blair On October 25th, 2020, Drew Blair woke up and headed outside to his truck. As usual, he was planning on spending the day at Shearon Harris reservoir catching bass on his beloved frog pattern. Only his truck, kayak, fishing gear and rods were not in his driveway. His kayak was recovered, but his other fishing gear was a total loss. So was his pedal drive. Drew is a CKA angler, a friend, a brother and a fellow competitor. CKA is asking the North…

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CKA 2020: The Year in Review

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CKA 2020: The Year in Review

2020 has been a year like no other, and it presented unique challenges to CKA’s tournament plans. But innovation and adaptation prevailed, and CKA developed a safe plan for tournament management and proceeded with our schedule as planned.  CKA anglers confronted history head on; some also made history. Highlights Larry Moua landed the longest bass ever posted in CKA competition, a 24.25” battleship he caught at the Shearon Harris tournament. It has been added to the CKA Big Bass Gallery. For the 1st time ever, an angler (Charles Crews) won…

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CKA-VKBC-CCKF Battle on the Border 2020

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CKA-VKBC-CCKF Battle on the Border 2020

CKA-VKBC-CCKF Kerr Lake (Bugg’s Island), NC/VA The 2020 Battle on the Border  Overview In 2019, CKA paired up with Virginia Kayak Bass Challenge for a friendly border war.  We called it the Battle on the Border, and nearly 100 kayak anglers fished the event. On a beautiful sunny day, Tim Sabella (SC) lifted the 1st place trophy. Who will win it this year? The 2020 Battle on the Border will take place at Kerr Lake. This year, a new club joins the event – the Central Carolina Kayak Fishing Club…

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2020 CKA Tournament of Champions

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2020 CKA Tournament of Champions

2020 Tournament of Champions Saturday, October 17th, 2020 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. The 2016 edition was a single day event won by Denny Romero on the Yadkin River, the 2017 event was a two day long event won by Melvin Yang. Joey Sullivan won a 2 day event in 2018, and Keith McGee won a single day event in 2019. Who will win 2020? This post contains Lake information…

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CKA 2020 Tournament of Champions update

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CKA 2020 Tournament of Champions update

The Gate City Classic is the last points-awarding event of the season, so it is the last chance to win a spot in the Tournament of Champions. You can do that by winning the Classic or by finishing in the top 25 to earn a spot in this exclusive, entry-free event. After 7 events, the following anglers have qualified for the Tournament of Champions: Larry Moua (1st place, Shearon Harris) Sammy Wilson (1st Place, Wild Waters) Charles Crews (1st Place, Tuckertown, AOY & ROY) James Wevers (1st Place, High Rock/Randleman)…

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