CKA is excited to announce our new partnership with Zee Bait Co. and its product line of American made terminal tackle and excellent soft plastic baits. Zee Bait Company has generously made available the following prize packages to our anglers: Zee Baits will be our Length Lunker Sponsor. That means the angler who catches the largest bass at each event will receive a unique prize pack! Zee Baits has also donated variety packs to the 1st place angler at each event, as well as a selection of anglers outside of…
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Setting up your TourneyX Account and Photo Submissions
Summary CKA will continue to use Tourney X to judge tournament photographs for the 2019 season. This is a great website and very easy to use because the designers consult with kayak anglers year round. If you are a new angler, practice using the site, and even if you are a veteran angler, please familiarize yourself with the new features. Please review the information below. If there are still questions, ask CKA staff (or join the TourneyX group on Facebook), and remember to select CKA as the club you represent…
Read MoreCKA Tournament 1: The Burlington Battle
CKA Tournament 1 March 9th, 2019 Lake Mackintosh. Stony Creek, Graham-Mebane and Cammack 4 Lakes, 5 Launches….. Central location, on both new and familiar lakes…. The 2019 CKA season begins….. It’s time to fish! Welcome Anglers to 2019 season. If you are new to the Trail, welcome aboard and good luck in the Rookie of the Year race. If you are a CKA regular then you know the battle for Angler of the Year will be long and difficult against some of the best competition in the entire country. We…
Read MoreThe 2019 CKA Schedule
At long last, here is our schedule for next year! The decision making process changes every year, and this is how we arrived at the new schedule: We listened to feedback. Anglers who told us about favorite lakes, driving time and spacing of events were heard. This year’s schedule has a tighter geographic radius, returns to some favorite lakes and expands the multi-lake option. We increased cooperation with other regional trails and events. We enhanced the number of multi-lake and multi-launch events. We are working with more local sponsors (more…
Read MoreThe 2018 CKA Tournament of Champions
At the end of every season, the CKA hosts a bonus tournament for its top competitors. Last year, Melvin Yang won the 2017 crown at Lake Norman and the year before that it was Denny Romero on the Yadkin River. Who will be this year’s champion? What follows is a timeline for the tournament, a list of anglers who qualified/accepted roll down spots and a map showing the check-in spot. We hope the trophies will be shipped in time, but we can assure you, the other prizes are ready!
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