Tag: Yak Attack

Whitley wins Classic, AOY & ROY Updates

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Whitley wins Classic, AOY & ROY Updates

The third edition of the Carolina Classic marked another milestone for North Carolina’s home-based fishing clubs: since 2023, each of the three founding clubs has hosted the event one time. The event has become a staple of our busy state-wide community and the 2025 edition, hosted perfectly by Foothills Kayak Anglers (with an assist from Waterways of Old Fort N.C.) added a memorable chapter in the event’s story. What will 2025 bring for the Carolina Classic? We shall see! The Carolina Classic also imparted some definition to the respective CKA…

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Welcome CKA’s 2023 Sponsors

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Welcome CKA’s 2023 Sponsors

Please extend a warm CKA welcome to your club’s 2023 sponsors! The businesses listed below have donated generously to support CKA’s 10th anniversary season powered by Dakota Lithium Batteries. Please follow them, share their posts on social media, and post your prizes when you win! Thanks to our sponsors, CKA anglers will benefit from 100% payout at events (no hold back!) Additionally, Vance County has again pledged $500 to the Battle on the Border, too – that cash supplements the prize payout as well!. Additional prizes include: Angler of the…

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CKA 2020: The Year in Review

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CKA 2020: The Year in Review

2020 has been a year like no other, and it presented unique challenges to CKA’s tournament plans. But innovation and adaptation prevailed, and CKA developed a safe plan for tournament management and proceeded with our schedule as planned.  CKA anglers confronted history head on; some also made history. Highlights Larry Moua landed the longest bass ever posted in CKA competition, a 24.25” battleship he caught at the Shearon Harris tournament. It has been added to the CKA Big Bass Gallery. For the 1st time ever, an angler (Charles Crews) won…

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CKA Event #1 2020 Shearon Harris

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CKA Event #1 2020 Shearon Harris

Shearon Harris Lake, NC March 21, 2020 (updated 3.20.20) Overview 6 years have passed since CKA kicked off a tournament season at legendary Shearon Harris Reservoir. 2014 was the first full season of CKA events, and we have fished the lake once every season since then – except for last season. Now we return. Shearon Harris is a small lake that fishes big. Many of you know it well and fish it hard, and year round. But it is an unforgiving lake and one that changes dramatically from day to…

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CKA Tournament of Champions update

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CKA Tournament of Champions update

After 6 events, the following anglers have qualified for the Tournament of Champions: Melvin Yang (1st place, Burlington Bash) Joey Sullivan (1st Place, High Rock) Sammy Wilson (1st Place, Tuckertown) Will Lambert (1st Place, Randleman) As it stands, the cash prize pot is over $1,000. Additional spots will be awarded to the Rookie of the Year and the AOY top 25. The 1st place winners at Kerr-Scott and the Gate City Classic will also become eligible. 1st Place winners at Kerr Lake and Jordan Lake would have qualified but did…

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