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Top Ten NWA NSKA Anglers 2017-2019 – Who is Money?

The internet is full of Top Ten lists and rankings for everything from athletes to movies to Netflix shows (check out Bodyguard). Had a conversation the other day where someone was asking me who the best tournament angler in NSKA was. It was an interesting question and I had two or three names that came to mind. Got me thinking, can we look back at the past three years and see who have been the top performing anglers in NSKA tournaments? Would some names in the Top Ten list be surprising? Maybe, maybe not.

DISCLAIMER – This does NOT indicate that these are the best anglers in NSKA, there are many many great kayak fishermen in the group and many of them could teach everyone on this list a thing or two. Nor is this some sort of “power ranking” – it is for interesting info purposes only. It’s simply a list of the most consistent anglers from the past three years in tournament events.

Methodology

To calculate the Top Ten Performance Rankings for NSKA, I tried to follow a methodology that matched the criteria of being NSKA focused and looking at finishes in the money.

  1. Looked back at 17 NWA NSKA regular season tournaments (counting toward AOY points) in 2017, 2018, and 2019. KBF, RTT, Hobie, online or state events were not included.  I also looked at 24 total events from 2015-2019.
  2. Awarded points to the top FIVE finishers in each NSKA event. First place received 5 points, Second place received 4, and so on with Fifth place receiving 1 point.
  3.  Added up the total points for each angler who finished in the top five of an event. Took the total points of all anglers to identify the Top Ten Performance Rankings in NSKA Tournaments.
  4. With two events remaining in 2019, the rankings will likely change at the end of the season.
Quick Observations About NSKA History
  • 45 different anglers have finished in the top five of an NSKA Tournament in the past three years. This is an amazing number and shows the diversity of skill in our group.
  • 16 different anglers have won the Big Bass prize in 17 events.
  • Only one angler has won Big Bass in more than one event in the past three years. Who is that? “Big Bass” John Evans.
  • The last three 2019 NSKA tournaments have had a different top five. Fifteen different people in the money over three events.
Junior anglers or not, Carson and Declan have made their mark in the NSKA Top Ten for the past three years.
Top Ten NSKA Performers for 2017-2019

Using the methodology described above, below is a chart of the Top Ten over the past three years. Again, this will change as 2019 plays out. The impact of young anglers over the past three seasons is notable, but it is clear there are two anglers who have been the most consistent overall.

 

There are some truly amazing anglers in NSKA and I would put the top couple of dozen up against any other club in the country. Many anglers not listed here have won or placed highly in other national and regional events. Fishing in a club like this is a lot of fun and creates many friendships – and the competition makes us all work harder to become better anglers.