Paris, TN – March 25, 2018 – Dwayne Taff won the Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship held on Kentucky Lake, taking home $100,000. Torqeedo renewed its longtime commitment to the sport and returned to the 2018 tournament as Title sponsor. Dwayne’s 10 fish total measured 173.50 inches, besting his closest competitor by less than two inches. Last year’s champion, Kurt Smits, won Continue Reading
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Wilderness Systems Announces Major Kayak Tournament Sponsorships
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 19, 2017) – Wilderness Systems will sponsor the world’s largest freshwater and saltwater tournaments in 2017, including KBF National Championship and Ride the Bull. “Wilderness Systems is dedicated to promoting, strengthening and growing the kayak fishing community,” said Evan Lyendecker, marketing director for Wilderness Systems. “We’re proud to support some of the sport’s best anglers.” In 2017, Continue Reading
Fishing Reel Rankings for 2016
Spending time at outdoor shows, tackle shops, and making a few too many purchases has allowed me to play with a lot of different reels this year. Some are pretty new and some have been around for more than a year. I wanted to make two lists. The first will have all the fishing reel rankings in order. The second Continue Reading
2016 KBF OPEN Toledo Bend Final Results
The two day KBF Open on Toledo Bend is in the books and a winner has been crowned. Matthew Scotch of Texas, who finished second last year, was the 2016 Champion. Scotch finished with 103.25 inches. The winning pattern was fishing grass in up to 12 feet of water, throwing a five inch worm with a slow retrieve. With his Continue Reading
Toledo Bend Day 1 Update
At 6 AM this morning the KBF OPEN on Toledo Bend kicked off. The two day event has competitors from 16 different states competing for Angler of the Year points through Kayak Bass Fishing as well as cash and prizes. Additional KBF Members and Bonus Bucks members can cash in on additional incentives. Day 1 saw Jason Broach of Florida Continue Reading
Free Isn’t Free
The word “free” has such a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Our brain hears the word free and translates it to “I get something that costs me nothing!” The only problem is, it really isn’t free. Nothing is. I can hear some of you mumbling already but hang with me here. I’ll make this free article as painless as Continue Reading
Picking a PFD
You have the kayak but now you need a life jacket (Personal Flotation Device,PFD). What should you look at? What should you buy? Here are some things to know when picking a pfd. In PFDs there are three basic styles. #1- Inflatables– These are lightweight and do not float you until you hit the water, at which point it inflates Continue Reading
2016 Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship Results
The long anticipated Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship is in the books for 2016. 230 anglers from 30 different states traveled to Paris, TN to fish Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley to determine the National Champion. After bluebird skies and warm temperatures through prefishing earlier in the week, Day One weather took a crazy twist. The night before the start Continue Reading
Should Tournament Directors Fish Their Own Tournaments?
Anytime you get tournament directors from across the nation together and they start talking kayak fishing you get opinions. Lots of them. We have never been a group accused of being without input. In a side conversation yesterday afternoon and then again at dinner last night the same topic came up: Should tournament directors fish their own tournaments? Many sides Continue Reading
Membership and Angler Buy In Programs Mean More Money
Big money, memberships and angler buy in options for tournament trails are becoming more popular and prevalent in the tournament angling world. At first glance many are dismissive of these programs as a money grab when in actuality the can pay for themselves many, many times over. The question is, should you consider purchasing memberships and bonus programs for the Continue Reading
