The North Alabama Kayak Anglers held their first event of the year on Saturday. 70 anglers braved the persistent breeze, whitecaps, and the threat of strong afternoon storms on a mild weather day on Lake Guntersville. Many anglers had spent the night camping out at Goosepond Colony in Scottsboro, AL, the site of the early Saturday morning Captain’s Meeting.
Jason Lack won the Guntersville tournament with a 57.25-inch three-fish stringer. He won $675 for his first place finish. His big stringer was anchored by a 21.75-inch largemouth bass which won him the tournament’s “biggest bass” pot and a bonus $350. Lack won $1,025 on the day. His winning stringer:
NAKA is giving away a Jackson Kayak Skipper to the Top Youth Angler of 2017. Riley Johnston jumps out to an early lead in that race by scoring an 18-inch fish yesterday.
Top 10 results from the 2017 NAKA Guntersville event:
Angler – Inches
- Jason Lack – 57.25
- Brandon Watson – 51
- David Meeks – 50
- Greg Massa – 47.25
- Jeff Murray – 47.25
- Justin Geirhart – 45.75
- John Taylor – 45.5
- Chris Odem – 45.25
- Randy Butler – 45.25
- Bubba Jones- 44.75
Full results can be found here.
Of note, big congrats to NAKA members Lisa and Will Green yesterday. Will was on the water fishing this tournament when he got the call from his wife that she was going into labor. They have since had a healthy baby girl.
NAKA is hosting an online “biggest bass” tournament throughout the month of April. Their next day tournament is at Smith Lake on May 20th. NAKA is also hosting a demo day and tackle swap on April 1 at Jackson County Park in Scottsboro, Alabama.
The Top 10 NAKA anglers in the NAKA Angler of the Year race will qualify for the Alabama Classic later this year in Wetumpka.
For a list of other kayak fishing events in Alabama, check out our Alabama kayak fishing events listing page.