Tag: Kayak Tournament Fishing

CKA Event preview: Lake Mackintosh

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CKA Event preview: Lake Mackintosh

July 22, 2023 Presented by Faircloth Chimney Sweeps and Wildlife Removal   There is before and after. Before 2020, CKA had a three-fish limit. After 2020, CKA adopted a five fish limit. A new kayak fishing club (CCKF) that was founded that year did the same. Since those two North Carolina kayak fishing clubs adopted five fish limits, no lake in the state has produced more 100” limits than Lake Mackintosh. And it isn’t even close. From a total of 22 CCKF tournaments since 2020, Mackintosh has produced two of…

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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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Tsiolkas Continues Hot Streak with Gaston Win

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Tsiolkas Continues Hot Streak with Gaston Win

Intro Carolina Kayak Anglers (CKA) held its third tournament of the 2023 season this weekend at Lake Gaston. Sponsored by Greensboro Gardens and Powered by Dakota Lithium, the event also featured the Str8UpMounts Big Bass prize, making for a trifecta of excellent top prizes. Additionally, CKA delivered on a raft of other prizes for the more than forty anglers who braved difficult weather to explore a new lake and grind out points toward the Angler of the Year title. Blair Heats Up, Wins Tie-Breaker Gaston is literally an outlier because…

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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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2023 Pre-Season Tournament Checklist

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2023 Pre-Season Tournament Checklist

Carolina Kayak Anglers encourages all anglers review rules, check gear and otherwise prepare to be compliant with all rules and regulations that apply to our tournaments. This is because we want anglers to have a safe, enjoyable time at our events. The last thing anyone wants is to have their submitted fish disqualified due to a mental error or oversight. We understand it happens, even to the most veteran anglers. To that end, here is a check list of some basic items to review prior to the start of the…

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