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CKA 2024-2025 Winter Series Resumes

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CKA 2024-2025 Winter Series Resumes

The CKA Winter Series is a low-stakes series that is ideal for trying new gear, keeping the rust off and exploring new water. This year the CKA Winter Series began on Saturday, December 14th and it returns on January 18th. It will conclude with a February event and a meet & greet at Get: Outdoors on February 22 with seminars, awards and a kick-off for the 2025 regular season. We added a few new wrinkles to this year’s Winter Series event, too! What is the CKA Winter Series? First, the…

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Preview: The Battle on the Border VI

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Preview: The Battle on the Border VI

What is the Battle on the Border? The short answer: it’s a kayak fishing tournament, Virginia versus North Carolina, the Old Dominion versus the Old North State. The longer answer: it’s also when we fish for fun and celebrate our sport at the end of another successful season. The Battle on the Border is a time to camp and relax, compete and catch-up. It’s when anglers from Virginia and North Carolina renew old friendships and make new ones. It’s when our kayak fishing clubs send their crews to one of…

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Lanier, Gearhart, and Lambert take top 20 for 24 spots

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Lanier, Gearhart, and Lambert take top 20 for 24 spots

When CKA expanded its portfolio of tournament offerings in 2023, we finally added a friendly, low-stakes on-line series for anglers to enjoy. And we added a little extra incentive: the anglers in the top two places would qualify for the CKA Tournament of Champions In this way, an angler who missed an event or two, or had a work schedule that conflicted with the main trail schedule could still qualify by another route. And that is precisely what Will Lambert did in 2023. After missing some events, he was in…

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Faircloth wins at Mayo, Gate City Classic is Next

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Faircloth wins at Mayo, Gate City Classic is Next

Another fun season is winding down and CKA celebrates another year of kayak fishing tournaments. The “regular season” closed at Mayo; the eight and final tournament will be the Gate City Classic on September 21, 2024. Many things have yet to be decided, as spots in the Tournament of Champions will be determined (that’s the top 15% of membership). We have an interesting points race to finish between Will Lambert and Justin Faircloth, who have battled hard all season, the Rookie of the Year race, Duff Digital Big Bass and…

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Dave Hart Wins at Mackintosh

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Dave Hart Wins at Mackintosh

For the second straight tournament, a new angler has etched his name in the CKA Hall of Champions. First, Dontrell Sullivan earned his first victory at Jordan in late June, and this past weekend Dave Hart earned his first win at Mack. In addition to the money and the nice Ketch trophy, Dave Hart is now a member of a new club – he’s a CKA champion. By now, the name “Mack” resonates in a different way. When we compete on Lake Mackintosh, we expect big results. The lake out-produces…

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