Tag: kayak bass fishing

Recap: Tsiolkas wins at Randleman, Stiff stays constant

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Recap: Tsiolkas wins at Randleman, Stiff stays constant

Introduction The second half of CKA’s 10th anniversary season features familiar lakes and summer bites. As the Randleman event approached to start the back half of the schedule, the news was that the lake’s bite was great (and an 11 pounder caught in early June only fed the anticipation). With Randleman returning to the Gate City Classic list of lakes (and Mackintosh, too), it was time to return to the lake where CKA started. The weather tried its best to ruin that parade, however. All week long, band after band…

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Event preview: CKA returns to Randleman!

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Event preview: CKA returns to Randleman!

CKA Tournament 5 Randleman Reservoir, NC June 24, 2023 Presented by Miller Shed Haulers It all began on Randleman on a bright autumn day in 2013. Earlier that year, anglers like Shelly Efird were finishing up what would be the fourth and final season of the Carolina Yakfish kayak tournament trail. When Carolina Yakfish closed shop, they arranged a hand off to a new kayak fishing club. First known as Triad Area Kayak Anglers (TAKA), the club changed its name to CKA in late 2013, shortly after that bright day…

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Clay Lanier wins first ever Carolina Classic at Hickory

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Clay Lanier wins first ever Carolina Classic at Hickory

“Yesterday, today and tomorrow: that’s what the Carolina Classic represents, on one lake, and once a year.”

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New CKA Gear is on the Way!

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New CKA Gear is on the Way!

If you love new gear, CKA has some news for you! First, our new hats are on order. We will be re-stocking the popular green hats, plus we also have a limited number of black and gray hats (with black and gray logo) and also black and gray hats (with color logo) coming in! To pre-order, go to Shop CKA and click on “BUY NOW” next to the hats. Tell us the color you want in the payment info line. The cost is $20 (we do not ship!), and we…

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Get Ready for Lake Gaston!

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Get Ready for Lake Gaston!

CKA Tournament 3 Tournament 3: Lake Gaston Sponsored by Greensboro Gardens Carolina Kayak Anglers has never fished the same schedule two years in a row. There are simply too many great fisheries in North Carolina, and we want to fish them all. Take a look at the lakes and rivers that are eligible water for the 20 for 23 series on the Carolina Kayak Anglers website, and you will see over 40 of them listed. That’s unique among fishing clubs and trails that use any type of vessel – power…

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