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KBNC 2025 Recap: Wyatt Hammond Becomes First Two-Time KBF National Champion

KBF sets the table and KBF anglers enjoy the meal. And this year, it was a buffet. North Alabama's Largemouth Bass were in the grass, under docks, schooling in open water and everywhere in between.

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News Feb 28, 2026

KBF Launches GREENHORN Challenge Series for 2026

You hear it often from kayak anglers: I'd like to try tournament fishing but the high entry fees and long travel days are a turn off. The new GREENHORN Challenge Series provides a low-cost option for getting started with CPR events.

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Press Release Jan 9, 2026

Press Release: Mark Fehner Gives KBF a New Look

If one quality jumps out about Mark Fehner from his resume, it is balance. As both an advocate for competitors and ambassador of the sport, Fehner has spent the past decade both directing a club and competing as an angler.

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Tournament Results Nov 10, 2025

Faircloth wins Ketch KBF Challenge Series Championship to become 2025 KBF AOY

I could hear the pride in his voice when he returned my call. Justin Faircloth became the new Ketch KBF Challenge Series Champion; by doing so, he became 2025 Kayak Bass Fishing Angler of the Year.

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History Nov 7, 2025

Fact Sheet: KBF National Championship History (2025 Edition)

North Alabama is hosting the 2025 Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship for the second consecutive year. A complete look back at every KBF National Champion and location from 2016 through 2024.

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News Oct 11, 2025

Huntsville to Host 2025 Kayak Bass Fishing Championship Events

The Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship presented by YakAttack returns to lakes Wheeler and Guntersville for the ninth edition of the kayak fishing tournament that started it all.

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Press Release Jan 27, 2025

Meet 2024 KBF Sportsman of the Year Marty Hughes

"He knows no stranger and inspires everyone who crosses his path." Marty Hughes has shaped the sport's growth in as many ways as any individual - as a pioneer, educator, guide and ambassador of kayak bass fishing.

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