{"id":4653,"date":"2020-10-26T08:23:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4653"},"modified":"2021-10-17T18:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T23:09:55","slug":"cka-at-2020-kbf-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4653","title":{"rendered":"CKA Anglers at 2020 KBF Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020 was a chaotic but busy year for the sport of kayak fishing, as one crisis after another forced anglers, tournament directors and trails to innovate, adapt and evolve. In the end, CKA anglers were widely represented ambassadors of the sport on the regional and national stages, overcoming both competition and crisis. As in previous years, CKA anglers reminded the world that North Carolina remains a hotbed for elite kayak bass fishing talent. And for the first time, CKA anglers had the KBF Mid-Atlantic Region bringing large Trail events closer to home.<\/p>\n

This page recognizes their hard work and celebrates their achievements. Before proceeding, CKA staff thanks everyone who represented North Carolina in these events. It was a great year for CKA anglers on the national competition circuit and it was fun to follow events and see the results.<\/p>\n

KBF events are sorted into 3 categories below: KBF Trail tournaments, KBF Challenges and the KBF National Championship.<\/p>\n

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  1. KBF Trail Events    & Trail Series Championship                                 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Where the National Championship (see section 3 below) is currently the largest kayak fishing tournament event in the world, KBF Trail events are large regional events where anglers must travel, compete on large lakes and earn AOY points.<\/p>\n

    CKA anglers represented North Carolina at a high level in 2020 Trail events in the Mid Atlantic region and beyond. Three of our anglers won 1st<\/sup> place titles, other anglers placed in the money and several friends who regularly fish CKA also performed at a high level (particularly, Jody Queen). Additionally, Adam Petrone, an angler who started tournament fishing in CKA, won the Southwest KBF Trail AOY title. This section lists the most notable results of the season.<\/p>\n

    The best KBF Trail finishes by CKA anglers were as follows:<\/p>\n

    Eric Nelson                            Mid-Atlantic Region Angler of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Marcus Smith, 1st<\/sup> Place          KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, Santee Cooper<\/p>\n

    Eric Nelson, 1st<\/sup> Place             KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, High Rock<\/p>\n

    Cory Dreyer, 1st<\/sup> Place            KBF Southeast Trail, Lanier<\/p>\n

    Arlie Minton, 2nd<\/sup> place           KBF Southeast Trail, Loudon<\/p>\n

    Charles Crews, 3rd<\/sup> place         KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, High Rock<\/p>\n

    Jacob Miles, 4th<\/sup> Place             KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, High Rock<\/p>\n

    Dontrell Sullivan, 5th<\/sup> Place    KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, Potomac River<\/p>\n

    Christopher Decker, 7th<\/sup> place KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, High Rock<\/p>\n

    Jamie Denison, 8th<\/sup> place         KBF Mid Atlantic Trail, Santee Cooper<\/p>\n

    Additionally, the KBF Trail Series Championship<\/a> was held alongside the KBF National Championship at Guntersville Lake this year. In it, Cory Dreyer<\/strong> led the field after day 1, and finished 2nd<\/sup> overall.<\/p>\n

    Honorable mention to Adam Petrone, who fished with CKA in 2019 prior to moving to the South-Central region, where he won the Trail RAOY title in 2020.<\/p>\n

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    1. KBF Challenges & Challenge Series Championship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Kayak Bass Fishing holds two categories of \u201cChallenge\u201d events every season. First, there are the popular KBF Monthly Challenges, which are organized by state. Second, there are the \u201cSpecial Challenges\u201d that generally run Friday \u2013 Sunday and are regional events. These are divided into Night Fishing Events (\u201cOne Night Stands\u201d) and Special Challenges that mark important calendar dates like Father\u2019s Day, etc.<\/p>\n

      KBF held roughly 15 Special Challenges in 2019, and the best finishes by CKA anglers were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
       o        Matt Dunn 1st<\/sup> place<\/td>\no    (Freedom to Fish Challenge)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      o        Arlie Minton 1st<\/sup> Place<\/td>\no    (Mother\u2019s Day Challenge)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      o        Arlie Minton 2nd Place<\/td>\no   (July One Night Stand)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

       In the other category, the North Carolina Monthly Challenges, CKA anglers earned the following notable finishes:<\/p>\n

      Matt Dunn: 2020 North Carolina State Challenge Points Champion<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Matt Dunn, 1st<\/sup> Place                           (March, June, July)<\/p>\n

      Eric Nelson, 1st<\/sup> place                          (April, May)<\/p>\n

      Arlie Minton, 1st<\/sup> place                        (August)<\/p>\n

      Henry Veggian, 2nd<\/sup> place                   (July, September)<\/p>\n

      Charles Crew  2nd<\/sup> Place                      (April)<\/p>\n

      Will Hayes      2nd<\/sup> place                      (March)<\/p>\n

      Finally, several CKA anglers competed in the Challenge Series Championship<\/a> at Guntersville Lake on Oct.7th<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup>, 2020. The top 3 finishers in a field of 228 anglers were:<\/p>\n

      Jereme Olshefski 28th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

      Brain Falbe 77th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

      Henry Veggian 83rd<\/sup> place <\/p>\n

      William Queen 92nd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

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      1. The 2020 KBF National Championship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The 2020 KBF National Championship was a 3 day event with a cut after day 2. It was held on Lake Guntersville (AL). CKA sent more than one dozen anglers to fish the tournament and several represented the club well in a field of 281 anglers. Two anglers made the day 3 cut while a few others missed it only by a few inches. Here are the top 5 CKA finishes in the final event standings<\/a>:<\/p>\n

        Cory Dreyer 10th<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n

        Ryan Freeman 46th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

        Brian Falbe 110th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

        Henry Veggian 118th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

        William Queen 132nd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n

        [ Note: KBF Tournament standings are searchable and archived at https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/category\/(kbf)-kayak-bass-fishing\/archive?page_num=8<\/a><\/p>\n

        text and photos \u00a9 CKA 2020<\/p>\n

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        2020 was a chaotic but busy year for the sport of kayak fishing, as one crisis after another forced anglers, tournament directors and trails to innovate, adapt and evolve. In the end, CKA anglers were widely represented ambassadors of the sport on the regional and national stages, overcoming both competition and crisis. As in previous years, CKA anglers reminded the world that North Carolina remains a hotbed for elite kayak bass fishing talent. And for the first time, CKA anglers had the KBF Mid-Atlantic Region bringing large Trail events closer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4619,"parent":1125,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4653","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8fryh-1d3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4653"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4658,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4653\/revisions\/4658"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}