Tag: Carolina Kayak Fishing

The 2023 Gate City Classic: Friendship and Fishing

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The 2023 Gate City Classic: Friendship and Fishing

The 2023 edition of the Gate City Classic brought many storylines to a close. It crowned the Angler of the Year and Rookie of the Year and it finalized the club’s NC BASS and KBF qualifications. It also capped ten successful years for North Carolina’s oldest Kayak bass Fishing tournament series. Finally, it set the table for the CKA Tournament of Champions, which will be held beginning September 30 on Lake Mackintosh. The tournament also opened new story-lines. Among those, it announced a new tradition, as CKA presented the first…

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VKAE and FKA join the Battle on the Border!

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VKAE and FKA join the Battle on the Border!

Virginia Kayak Anglers Elite [VKAE] and Foothills Kayak Anglers [FKA] have joined the inter-state stable of kayak tournament organizations who participate in organizing and running the annual Battle on the Border kayak fishing tournament. Their participation expands the event’s number of actively participating clubs to a total of six organizations. There is balance in the numbers, too: there are now three clubs from Virginia and also three clubs from North Carolina. VKAE VKAE is located in northern Virginia and the DelMarVa region. Their membership overlaps with the kayak bass fishing…

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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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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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