2020 Tournament of Champions Saturday, October 17th, 2020 CKA established the Tournament of Champions to reward the top 25 anglers in the AOY standings with an opportunity to fish for one last prize. The 2016 edition was a single day event won by Denny Romero on the Yadkin River, the 2017 event was a two day long event won by Melvin Yang. Joey Sullivan won a 2 day event in 2018, and Keith McGee won a single day event in 2019. Who will win 2020? This post contains Lake information…
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Mid Season Update!
CKA Mid-Season Update First, we want to begin by thanking each and every angler who has fished with us this season. It has been a wild, unpredictable and dangerous spring and we didn’t know if anglers would take the risk of heading out. So it’s with great pride that we tell you our attendance is up this season, and it’s with tremendous gratitude that we thank you. In the second place, this is where things get real. With four events to go, anything can happen. One good or bad event…
Read MoreCKA Tournament #3 Tuckertown Reservoir
CKA Tournament #3 Tuckertown Reservoir May 2, 2020 Overview Welcome anglers to Event #3 of the CKA tournament season. The tournament will be held on Tuckertown Reservoir. We did not fish Tuckertown since 2015 and returned to the lake last year with low expectations. It turned out to be an amazing event. Tuckertown is a Yadkin chain lake, but with a unique profile for a water body, the upper half being a tailrace and river and the lower half being a lake that grows wide and deep as it approaches…
Read MoreCKA EVENT 2 Wild Card Waters
CKA EVENT 2 Wild Card Waters April 11, 2020 The Burlington Bash has been postponed to a later date. The reason is simple: we are in a national emergency and we have to balance our commitment to fishing with public safety. After considerable discussions with CKA anglers and lake authorities we have decided to hold the scheduled event in modified by allowing anglers to spread out as much as possible on public waters. Therefore, CKA will continue to follow CDC recommendations to make gatherings /sporting events “virtual” until the current…
Read MoreTournament Recap: Shearon Harris Event 1
We never thought we would have to write these words: yesterday, we ran an event following CDC and North Carolina Health Department Pandemic Prevention Regulations. We’ve fished and held many historic events, but that’s a twist. First, we want to thank TourneyX for its check in/out system. Dwayne and TourneyX built in that feature, and without it we would not have been able to run the tournament. Second, we want to thank Duke Energy, Harris Lake County Park, and NCWRC for their assistance with the event permits and changes/cancellations. Communication…
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