{"id":4689,"date":"2020-12-07T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4689"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:26:25","slug":"cka-hall-of-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4689","title":{"rendered":"CKA Hall of Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/shopgetoutdoors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sponsored by<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shopgetoutdoors.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/get-outdoors.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5255\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><u><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolina Kayak Anglers [CKA] is a grassroots kayak tournament fishing trail based in North Carolina. Based in central North Carolina, our annual schedule challenges anglers to compete on a variety of waters. As a result of the long standing tradition of intense competition, many CKA anglers have attained national prominence in the sport of kayak bass fishing. All that accomplishment may have begun elsewhere when anglers were younger, but it was all fine-tuned in one place: CKA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winning a CKA tournament requires scouting, pre-fishing, and flawless execution. One mistake can cost you a win, but one victory can turn years of near misses into distant memories. It has been that way from the first event, when anglers who were seasoned against tough competition in the defunct Carolina Yakfish Trail (2010-2013) moved to CKA. CKA anglers were born directly into battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This page acknowledges those victors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Top Competitors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In single-event competition, including only the &#8220;regular season&#8221; trail (and not including team, on-line, charity or winter series events) through 12 complete seasons (2025):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/will.lambert3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will Lambert<\/a> has the most first place finishes, with ten total victories in live, single-event competition. Lambert&#8217;s first win came in 2019, when he also won Angler of the Year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bryan Tsiolkas (8 wins). Tsiolkas notched his first victory in 2014 and has seven wins in the period from 2021-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tourneyx.com\/angler\/rrowland\/\">Ricky Rowland<\/a> (7 wins). Rowland&#8217;s wins span the 2014-2023 era, for which he won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?p=6041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angler of the Decade title<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tourneyx.com\/angler\/PC%20Hawj\/\">PC Hawj<\/a> (6 wins). Hawj last fished a CKA tournament in 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/toba\">Bob Dainton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-admin\/!%20https:\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/Yakapex\">Keith McGee<\/a> (4 wins each).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/Swilson1221\">Sammy Wilson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/Matthawj\">Matt Hawj<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/justin.faircloth.75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Faircloth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/Joey%20Sullivan\">Joey Sullivan<\/a> (3 wins each).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tourneyx.com\/angler\/Reelgame\/\">Jamie Denison<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/jimlor\">Jim Lor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/Meldyang10\">Melvin Yang<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/profile\/buster.swisher84\">Buster Swisher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-badin-lake-and-lake-tillery\">Christopher Decker<\/a>, Clay Lanier, Jared Stanley, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tad.whitley.7\">Tad Whitley<\/a> have two wins each in live competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Assorted Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No angler has ever swept all 3 major titles (AOY, ROY and TOC). One angler (Charles Crews\u2020) won both the AOY and ROY in a single season (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2019 (Keith McGee) and 2021 (Jared Stanley), the CKA Rookie of the Year also won the Tournament of Champions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five anglers have won back to back single live events. They are: PC Hawj (2017); Rick Rowland (2020); Bryan Tsiolkas (2022); Justin Faircloth (2024) and Will Lambert (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three anglers (Bryan Tsiolkas in 2023, Will Lambert in 2024\/2025 and Justin Faircloth in 2024) have ever won three events in a single season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only four anglers have won the same event in consecutive years. Bob Dainton won the Gate City Classic (2018 &amp; 2019), Jim Lor won at Shearon Harris (2018 &amp; 2019), Keith McGee won the Tournament of Champions (2019 &amp; 2020) and Will Lambert won the Gate City Classic (2023 &amp; 2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four anglers have won both a single season event and a Tournament of Champions (TOC) in the same year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 105 events through 2026 (not including team, Winter Series or on-line tournaments), 21 anglers have won 1st place multiple times for a total of 62 events, while 43 other anglers have won 1st place once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 105 tournaments, an active CKA director has won 1st place only six times: Eric Nelson won the 2022 Tournament of Champions, Cory Dreyer won the CKA event at Falls Lake (2022), Justin Faircloth won the Burlington Bash, High Rock and Mayo (2024) and Wayne Butler won at Lake Hickory (2018). Hank Veggian won Shearon Harris (2021) and a charity event (The Blair Fish Project in 2020), but he won both when he was inactive as a CKA director.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No angler has ever placed in the money in all 8 regular season events. Charles Crews\u2020 nearly did so in 2020, when he placed in 7 of 8 tournaments on his way to winning the Angler of the year title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Year-by-Year Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Team Event (Randleman Reservoir): Record not found<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1st-CKA-event-Oct-2013-HV-front-6th-from-left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1st-CKA-event-Oct-2013-HV-front-6th-from-left.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1st-CKA-event-Oct-2013-HV-front-6th-from-left.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1st-CKA-event-Oct-2013-HV-front-6th-from-left-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1st-CKA-event-Oct-2013-HV-front-6th-from-left-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First ever CKA Tournament Lake Randleman, Fall 2013 (TAKA originally stood for &#8220;Triad Area Kayak Anglers). This was a team event. Co-Founding TD Wayne Butler is front-center, blue shirt (KFNC was managed by an angler named Phillip Ruckert.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 1 (Shearon Harris): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vang.yang.144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vang Yang<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 2: (Randleman): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tsiolkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event&nbsp; 3 (Lake Reese): Record not found<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 4 (Badin Lake): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shelly.efird.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelly Efird<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event &nbsp;5 (Yadkin River\/High Rock): Dwayne Houser,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 6 (Lookout Shoals, July): Record not found<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 7 (Gate City Classic): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/buster.swisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buster Swisher<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 1 (Jordan Lake): Jeremy Coggins,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 2 (Randleman): Matt Hawj,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 3 (Shearon Harris): Bob Dainton,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 4 (Yadkin): Rick Rowland,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 5 (Tuckertown): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.ladd.18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Ladd<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 6 (Lake James): Vinny Ferreri,&nbsp;1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 7 (Gate City Classic): P.C.&nbsp; Hawj,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 1 (Norman): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Jamie.denison.71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Denison<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 2 (Harris): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nomku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nomku Thao<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 3 (Randleman): Rick Rowland,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 4 (Falls): PC Hawj,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 5 (Yadkin River): Richard Kennedy,&nbsp;1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Team Event (Randleman): Cory Dreyer\/Buster Swisher, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 6 (Mackintosh): Jamie Denison,&nbsp;1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Event 7 (Gate City): Rick Rowland,&nbsp;1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Tournament of Champions (Yadkin River):<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/denny.romero.56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Denny Romero<\/a>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gate-City-Classic-Sept-2017-4-2048x1177.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CKA group photo after 2017 Gate City Classic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-1-lake-norman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norman<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/melvin.yang.58\" target=\"_blank\">Melvin Yang<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-2-falls-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Falls<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brandon.jessup.5\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Jessup<\/a> 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-3-jordan-lake\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan<\/a>) <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100078160729544\" target=\"_blank\">Mitchel Rhodes<\/a>, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-4-lake-hickory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hickory<\/a>):&nbsp; <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wayne.butler.165\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Butler<\/a>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-tournament-5-badin-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Badin<\/a>): PC Hawj, 1<sup>st<\/sup> place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/event-6-randleman-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Randleman<\/a>): PC Hawj, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-7-shearon-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jim.lor\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Lor<\/a>, 1st&nbsp; Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tommy.xiong.7311\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Xiong<\/a>, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament of Champions (Lake Norman) Melvin Yang, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2018-event-1-hyco-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Hyco<\/a>): Bob Dainton,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2018-event-2-lake-hickory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hickory<\/a>): Keith McGee,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2018-event-3-high-rock-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High Rock<\/a>): PC Hawj, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-tournament-event-4-w.kerr-scott-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kerr Scott<\/a>):<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jacob.shepherd.125\" target=\"_blank\"> Jacob Shepherd<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-5-shearon-harris-reservoir\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): Jim Lor,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-6-jordan-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Jordan<\/a>): Rick Rowland,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-7-lake-mackintosh-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mackintosh<\/a>): PC Hawj, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-8-2018-gate-city-kayak-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City<\/a>): Bob Dainton,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament of Champions (Falls Lake) Joey Sullivan,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-1-the-burlington-bash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burlington Bash<\/a>): Melvin Yang,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/jordan-lake-event-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan<\/a>): Matt Hawj, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-eenet-3-high-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(High Rock<\/a>): Joey Sullivan,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-event-4-tuckertown-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuckertown<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sammy.wilson\" target=\"_blank\">Sammy Wilson<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-event-5-randleman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Randleman<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/will.lambert3\" target=\"_blank\">Will Lambert<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-event-6-kerr-buggs\">Kerr Lake<\/a>): Tim Sabella, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-event-7-kerr-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kerr Scott<\/a>):&nbsp; Keith McGee, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2019-event-8-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): Bob Dainton, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament of Champions (Jordan Lake): Keith McGee 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bigguns for the Dunns: Mike Wimmer,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolina Shootout: Joey Sullivan,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-1-2020-shearon-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): L<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/larry.moua.9\" target=\"_blank\">arry Moua<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-event-2-wild-card-waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Wild Card<\/a>): Sammy Wilson,&nbsp;1st Place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-3-tuckertown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuckertown<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100000243564582\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Crews<\/a>\u2020,&nbsp;1st Place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-4-high-rock-randleman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High Rock\/Randleman<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/james.wevers\" target=\"_blank\">James Wevers<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-5-lake-hickory\">Lake Hickory<\/a>): Teng Vue,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-6-cape-fear-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cape Fear<\/a>): Rick Rowland, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-7-reese-lucas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reese\/Lucas<\/a>): Rick Rowland,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2020-event-8-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City Classic)<\/a>:&nbsp; <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dustin.matthews.7\" target=\"_blank\">Dustin Matthews<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament of Champions (Kerr Lake): Keith McGee,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/the-blair-fish-project\" target=\"_blank\">The Blair Fish Project<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HankVFishing\/\">Hank Veggian<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-1-shearon-harris\" target=\"_blank\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HankVFishing\/\">Hank Veggian<\/a>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-2-burlington-brawl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burlington Brawl<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/christopher.decker.50\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Decker<\/a>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-3-w-kerr-scott-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kerr Scott<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nick.huddleston.906\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Huddleston<\/a>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-4-badin-lake-shootout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Badin Lake<\/a>): Preston Hampton, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-5-falls-lake\">Falls Lake<\/a>): Rick Rowland, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-6-randleman-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Randleman<\/a>): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010280645460\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Smith<\/a> 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-7-east-v-west-anglers-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayo\/James<\/a>): R. Murphy 1st Place (James), <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jereme.olshefski.7\" target=\"_blank\">Jereme Olshefski<\/a> (Mayo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-8-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): Matt Hawj 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 T<a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/leaderboard\/standings\/cka-2021-tournament-of-champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ournament of Champions<\/a> (Santee Cooper): <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jared.stanley.963\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Stanley<\/a>,&nbsp;1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Gate City Classic\" class=\"wp-image-5191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-Gate-City-Classic.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2021 Gate City Classic at Get Outdoors Pedal and Paddle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/falls-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Falls Lake<\/a>):&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CoryDreyerFishing\" target=\"_blank\">Cory Dreyer<\/a> , 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/lake-mackintosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Mackintosh<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeremy.hicks.353\">Jeremy Hicks<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (J<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-jordan-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordan Lake<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bruce.deel.9\">Bruce Deel<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-badin-lake-and-lake-tillery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Badin\/Tillery<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-badin-lake-and-lake-tillery\">Christopher Decker<\/a> 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-east-v-west-lakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East\/West<\/a>) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-east-v-west-lakes\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Stanley<\/a> 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-summer-lakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer Lakes<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-summer-lakes\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-east-vs-west-rivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-east-vs-west-rivers\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2022-gate-city-classic\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Stanley<\/a>, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 CKA Tournament of Champions (Lake Tillery): Eric Nelson, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2023<\/strong> (10th Anniversary Season)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-lake-norman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Norman<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tsiolkas\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-shearon-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): Clay Lanier, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-lake-gaston\">Lake Gaston<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-lake-gaston\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-lake-hickory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Hickory<\/a>): Clay Lanier, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-randleman-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\">Randleman Reservoir<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cka-2023-lake-gaston\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Tsiolkas<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/S4Z1a5noS3ju5Rf3AKOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Mackintosh<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sean.boorsma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sean Boorsma<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/auhFYkX0bOSqHzZTvlp9\" target=\"_blank\">Tuckertown<\/a>): Brooks Lanier, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/z01BEnDillhtj9WExpfy\" target=\"_blank\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/will.lambert3\" target=\"_blank\">Will Lambert<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/club\/hcdRny0qxmGvi5nnjxjR\/tournament-series\/nllzCEgmeV0FO7MpU8BH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 for 23 Series<\/a>: Will Lambert, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 Tournament of Champions: Will Lambert, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CKA-Mack-July-2023-2-2048x1306.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CKA at Red Oak Lager Haus in Whitsett, NC after competing on Lake Mackintosh, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>CKA Winter Series 2023-2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/Y7LFpRn3c6O5hbDNjfOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event 1<\/a> (December 2023): Juan Medina, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/fP3Bt2Mi2yQHD2cLhe2X\" target=\"_blank\">Event 2<\/a> (January 2024): Bryan Tsiolkas, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/mU2rio5vmoVW05q6LOhp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event 3<\/a> (February 2024): Jeremy Hicks, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023-2024 Winter Series Champion: Juan Medina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/i6eWCrnAgO2HV3D9TUGr\" target=\"_blank\">Burlington Bash<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/justin.faircloth.75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Faircloth<\/a>, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/qWQOOnUq0mJX5yeMIMkJ\" target=\"_blank\">High Rock<\/a>): Justin Faircloth, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/42bZIlj7T5fEItQctIpo\" target=\"_blank\">Falls Lake<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/will.lambert3\" target=\"_blank\">Will Lambert<\/a>, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/hGrU12NEMKSBNaAmYYqC\" target=\"_blank\">Randleman<\/a>): Will Lambert, 1st place.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/n8zjgat2s3AoGbiCTLIu\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100079986841491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dontrell Sullivan<\/a>, 1st place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/rXBNSeHXWBLQyp5oVPch\" target=\"_blank\">Mackintosh<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chasin20kayakfishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dave Hart<\/a>, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/GfMazRvwxjKHIxw0pps5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayo<\/a>): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/justin.faircloth.75\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Faircloth<\/a>, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/oRLDBbvEHIHMlADr4lHU\" target=\"_blank\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): Will Lambert, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/moq8WvI3gK6AgXcEpjXb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Tournament of Champions<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100024097212180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ryan Hayes<\/a>, 1st Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/club\/hcdRny0qxmGvi5nnjxjR\/tournament-series\/mLIwKFcrAX3z3qACSoMj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 for 24 Series<\/a>: Will Lambert, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024-2025 Winter Series Champion: Will Lambert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/0cI0HeLPShOlHBtnynpS\">Lake Tillery<\/a>): Bryan Tsiolkas, 1st place <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/f9snBl7mZYIkDtJmdP8t\">Shearon Harris<\/a>): Isaiah Stanley, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/SDJvkAKC8z3bocsb73Tv\">Lake Mackintosh<\/a>): Will Lambert, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/lknYGwIIyIgBYmxcLAuH\">Carolina Classic\/Lake James<\/a>): Tad Whitley, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 5: (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/QreqAsMwbYDBBeh7xZS8\">Tuckertown<\/a>): Drew Blair, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 6: (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/CJJ05zb9CTNUCQgDyYYM\">Reese\/Lucas<\/a>): Will Lambert, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/l0LFRLvgdWrdHKioE4KX\">Falls Lake)<\/a>: Will Lambert, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/cxfepovatWNsT5xIWQSb\">Gate City Classic<\/a>): Bryan Tsiolkas, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 Tournament of Champions (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/QmLl4jXU8JIIBFv7Hava\">Tuckertown<\/a>): Tad Whitley, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/club\/hcdRny0qxmGvi5nnjxjR\/tournament-series\/QnUD6wfD6OBgY9kT8Rwl\">2025-2026 Winter Series<\/a> Champion: Bryan Tsiolkas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/3vxHnujNFjmwkG3vtyCz\">Belews<\/a>): Sammy Wilson, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/ieavRdQOR42SWE4wRYAH\">Jordan<\/a>): Will Lambert, 1st Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/tournament\/wwpFQAHFByRbv5fcAikd\">Yadkin Chain<\/a>): Jonathan Sayers, 1st place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Separate pages on our site are dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=908\">the annual AOY and ROY titles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Denotes a club record (104.25&#8243; for a five-fish limit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever possible we have tried to tag every angler&#8217;s social media profiles at least one time. Please follow and support your local trail champs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Note: The research for this page was conducted using TourneyX event records, <em>Fishing Chaos<\/em>, review of old posts to the CKA Facebook page and also internal documents held by CKA tournament directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To consult individual angler records, search anglers by name on TourneyX or see the CKA club page on TourneyX here: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/club\/carolina-kayak-anglers\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/club\/carolina-kayak-anglers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CKA began using TourneyX in 2017 and those events through 2021 can be searched there at <a href=\"https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/category\/nc---carolina-kayak-anglers\/archive\">https:\/\/tourneyx.com\/app\/category\/nc&#8212;carolina-kayak-anglers\/archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CKA started using <a href=\"https:\/\/app.fishingchaos.com\/club\/cka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fishing Chaos<\/a> as a tournament management system in 2022; other events can be found there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partial records, including AOY standings and event standings, may also be found on the CKA Facebook Page.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All text and photographs \u00a9 CKA 2014-2025&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharelinks\" style=\"\">\n\t<a title=\"CKA Hall of Champions\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"20\" alt=\"facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/facebook.png\"><\/a>\n\t<a title=\"CKA Hall of Champions\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"20\" alt=\"google plus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/googleplus.png\"><\/a>\n\t<a title=\"CKA Hall of Champions\" Nagar\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=CKA Hall of Champions https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?page_id=4689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"20\" alt=\"twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-google-twitter-share\/images\/twitter.png\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by Carolina Kayak Anglers [CKA] is a grassroots kayak tournament fishing trail based in North Carolina. Based in central North Carolina, our annual schedule challenges anglers to compete on a variety of waters. As a result of the long standing tradition of intense competition, many CKA anglers have attained national prominence in the sport of kayak bass fishing. All that accomplishment may have begun elsewhere when anglers were younger, but it was all fine-tuned in one place: CKA. Winning a CKA tournament requires scouting, pre-fishing, and flawless execution. 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