Tag: Bass Fishing

The Official 2026 CKA Schedule

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The Official 2026 CKA Schedule

The official 2026 CKA schedule was a group effort, a combination of angler feedback, TD meetings and collaboration with other entities. CKA has been rejuvenated with an influx of anglers who are new to the sport. At the same time, kayak fishing has new gadgets available to it. The combined demographic and technological changes have provided CKA with the opportunity to bring tournaments into the future while also maintaining the traditions of fair sportsmanship that have made CKA the state’s longest running kayak bass fishing series. The new 2026 schedule…

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Late Season Recap: Tsiolkas, Avery and Whitley Win Out

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Late Season Recap: Tsiolkas, Avery and Whitley Win Out

Every CKA season is its own chapter but each one is also its own book. We traveled hard, made new memories and caught a lot of big Carolina bass. Let’s take a look at how the 2025 season concluded, and also look ahead…. The Gate City Classic Greensboro area lakes host the Gate City Classic tournament that closes every CKA season, and this year those lakes produced some big fish and some even bigger surprises.

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Falls Lake 100, Home Stretch Preview

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Falls Lake 100, Home Stretch Preview

As we head into the home stretch of the 2025 CKA tournament season, let’s take a look at where things stand across the various points races, payouts and more! The Pre-Fishing Rule New champions and challenges emerge every season, but CKA 2025 has been different in one important way: for the first time, CKA instituted a ban on pre-fishing during the weekdays prior to tournament day. The goal was to decrease pressure on fisheries and increase the challenge of tournament day problem-solving. So far this season, we have had five…

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The 2020 CKA Tournament Schedule

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The 2020 CKA Tournament Schedule

Angler feedback, location scouting, mock schedules, coordination and discussion – these are some of the ingredients that go into each year’s CKA schedule. This year the process was amplified by several important announcements in the kayak bass fishing world. And now, the CKA 2020 schedule is ready. Some highlights: For the first time since 2014, we will open our season at the mighty Shearon Harris reservoir. KBF Trail events return to North Carolina (May 30) after a one year hiatus. We added a river event, for the first time ever,…

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CKA 2019 Tournament of Champions

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CKA 2019 Tournament of Champions

The 2019 CKA Tournament of Champions will be held from 7 am – 3 pm at Jordan Lake on Saturday, October 26th. We will use the Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp for the post-event check in. The ramp address is: 2582 Beaver Creek Rd, Apex, NC 27502 Format The tournament will follow all of the standard rules, with the following changes: The Tournament will be a 1 day event(rain date is Sunday, October 27th) The event will have a 5 fish limit There is no entry fee Anglers can use any…

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