{"id":5849,"date":"2023-04-26T07:46:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2023-05-21T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T23:24:38","slug":"cka-returns-to-hickory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinakayakanglers.com\/?p=5849","title":{"rendered":"CKA Returns To Hickory for Carolina Classic!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CKA Season 10<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tournament 4: Carolina Classic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

  Lake Hickory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by Sipe Roofing & General Contracting<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CKA fished Lake Hickory for the first time in 2017. Anglers enjoyed the lake and asked to return, so it became a regular stop and we went back every season until 2020. This year, we are going back to see our old friend Lake Hickory to celebrate our 10th<\/sup> anniversary on this beautiful Piedmont reservoir for our fourth points event of the CKA 10th anniversary season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also going back for another, exciting reason: it\u2019s the first edition of the Carolina Classic<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Carolina Classic is a joint event organized to celebrate kayak fishing in our state. It will be held every season, and this is the first edition. To that end, we invite every kayak angler to compete with us and meet everyone at the post-event check in. If you haven\u2019t been around tournaments in a while, come see old friends. If you are new to the scene, make some new friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get ready to fish the Catawba Chain at the best time of the season- it\u2019s time for pandemonium in the Piedmont at the Carolina Classic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that CKA pays out 100% of entry fees (zero hold back!). So far this season, CKA has paid on average over 1,300 to first place, and the Str8UpMounts Big Bass Pot has had an average payout of over $500 per each over. With the enhanced entry fee for the Carolina Classic, expect big payouts on May 20!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus Raffles and Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to bringing on more sponsors for our 10th<\/sup> anniversary season, CKA is also enhancing cooperation with local clubs and businesses. To that end, Foothills Kayak Anglers has organized a special boat raffle for this event. Working in tandem with Outdoor Supply Company, FKA is selling $10 raffle tickets for a new kayak: a NuCanoe Flint model! For the raffle, you do not have to register to fish, so it is open to anyone. However, you must be present to win at the venue (see address below). The raffle tickets are capped at 100 for sale, and the proceeds go back to event prizes. To purchase tickets, contact Coty Barlowe, Ashley Barlowe, or Garrett Whisnant, or speak with Collin Cates at Outdoor Supply Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, CKA will provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n