November 11–14, 2026 · Huntsville, AL

    KBF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

    Compete with the best kayak bass anglers on Lakes Guntersville and Wheeler.

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    2026 Events

    2026 Ketch KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship Protected by Guardian Angel - November 11-12th, 2026.

    KBF 2026 YakAttack NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Protected by Guardian Angel - November 13th, 2026.

    CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS Presentation - Saturday, November 14th, 2026.

    KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship and KBFNC contenders will be fishing the entire fisheries of Guntersville and Wheeler Lakes centered around Huntsville, Alabama.

    Event HQ: Ditto Landing – Kingston Pavilion, 293 Ditto Landing Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803

    2026 Format

    • • Day 1 $500 Hourly Big Bass
    • • Day 2 $500 Hourly Big Bass
    • • Day 1 Overall Big Bass – $500
    • • Day 2 Overall Big Bass – $500
    • • Overall Leader for combined two-day total will receive $1,000
    • • Day 3 – Field resets to ZERO for TOP 100 Anglers; payouts for the top 10% of the field or 10 anglers, whichever is higher

    All numbers above are based on 200 Anglers and will be adjusted accordingly based on final entry total.

    Event Management Team

    Championship Schedule of Events

    Tuesday, November 10th

    Captain's Meeting and Kickoff Party

    • Competitor check-in: 4:00 – 6:00 pm (BRING MEASURING BOARD)
    • Check-in location: Ditto Landing – Kingston Pavilion
    • Pre-fishing on eligible water ends: 4:00 pm
    • Lifetime Members Lounge: Ditto Landing – Kingston Pavilion
    • Fisherman's Fellowship – 5:00 pm (Marty Hughes)
    • Mandatory Captain's Meeting: 6:00 pm (Back Up: 4:30–6:00 Wednesday AM)
    • DAY 1 ID Code will be released on Fishing Chaos: 7:00 pm

    Wednesday, November 11th

    KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship | DAY 1

    • Back up Captain's Meeting: Wednesday 4:30 to 6:30 AM (Ditto Landing – Kingston Pavilion)
    • Earliest Launch Time: 5:30 AM
    • Competition Starts/Lines In: 6:00 AM
    • Sunrise: 6:14 AM
    • Competition Ends/Lines Out: 3:00 PM
    • Photo Upload Deadline: 5:00 PM
    • Virtual Check-in Deadline: 5:00 PM - Reporting your safety status when returning to the launch "Out of Water" is mandatory.
    • Physical Check In is NOT REQUIRED.
    • No Lifetime Lounge.
    • Day 2 ID Code will be released on Fishing Chaos: 7:00 pm

    Thursday, November 12th

    KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship | DAY 2

    • Earliest Launch Time: 5:30 AM
    • Competition Starts/Lines In: 6:00 AM
    • Sunrise: 6:14 AM
    • Competition Ends/Lines Out: 3:00 PM
    • Photo Upload Deadline: 5:00 PM
    • Virtual Check-in Deadline: 5:00 PM - mandatory safety check-in.
    • Physical check in required by 5:00 CST at Ditto Landing for KBFNC TOP 100 Announcement, TOP 100 Board/Decal Issue
    • KBFNC Captain's Meeting - 6:00 PM
    • KBFNC IDENTIFIER RELEASED AT 7:00 PM CST

    Friday, November 13th

    KBF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (TOP 100)

    • Earliest Launch Time: 5:30 AM
    • Competition Starts/Lines In: 6:00 AM
    • Sunrise: 6:15 AM
    • Competition Ends/Lines Out: 4:00 PM
    • Photo Upload Deadline: 6:00 PM
    • Virtual Check-in Deadline: 6:00 PM - mandatory safety check-in.
    • Physical check in NOT required

    Saturday, November 14th

    KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship and KBFNC AWARDS CEREMONY (Backup Weather Day 1)

    • KBF The TEN at 10 – Q&A Panel with the KBF The TEN Anglers – 10:00 AM
    • KBF Challenge Series NATIONAL Championship Awards – 11:30 AM
    • KBFNC Awards – 12:00 PM
    • Location: Ditto Landing – Kingston Pavilion

    Sunday, November 15th

    Backup Weather Day 2

    • If needed, November 15th will serve as backup weather day and awards will follow competition per the same timeline above.

    Eligible Water

    Launch from any public-access launch point contiguous with eligible water.

    Compete on Lakes Wheeler and Guntersville.

    Guntersville Boundaries

    • •Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam
    • •Short Creek – First Set Of Shoals
    • •Town Creek – First Set Of Shoals
    • •Bucks Pocket – First Set Of Shoals
    • •North Sauty Creek – Hwy 35
    • •Raccoon Creek – First Set Of Shoals
    • •Crow Creek – County Rd 55 Bridge
    • •Long Island Creek – First Set Of Shoals

    Wheeler Boundaries

    • •Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam
    • •Shoals Creek to Co Rd 8 Bridge
    • •Town Creek to E 2nd Street (HWY 184) Bridge
    • •Bluewater Creek to Lee Hwy (HWY 2) Bridge
    • •Big Nance Creek – First Set Of Shoals
    • •Richland Creek (Elk River) to Easter Ferry Rd Bridge
    • •Flint Creek to Vaughn Bridge Rd (Co Rd 28) Bridge
    • •Limestone Creek to I-565 Bridge
    • •Cotaco Creek to E Upper River Rd (Co Rd 40) Bridge
    • •Indian Creek to Dodd Rd Bridge
    • •Flint River to Old Big Cove Rd (HWY 61)
    • •Paint Rock River to US 431 Bridge
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