Enter the Accent Triple Crown of Kayak Fishing and benefit MountainTrue!

The Accent Triple Crown of Kayak Fishing is an online, photo-based tournament based in Asheville. The competition is May 15-16, with kayak anglers fishing for Smallmouth Bass, Panfish and Musky.

It’s as simple as submitting photos of fish caught on the tournament dates by following the rules here.

Anglers are invited to come fish the waters of the French Broad River in and near Asheville, but are not discouraged from fishing in other regions or states.

The weigh-in and award ceremony will be May 16 in Asheville, where anglers must be present to win. Prizes include a $1,000 cash purse from Accent Paddles and other great prizes from Astral, Jackson Kayak and more.

Event organizers will raffle the Coosa HD, a brand-new design for 2015. Read all about it at Jackson’s website. 

Proceeds from the boat raffle will be donated to MountainTrue, a non-profit organization that looks after the well being of our beautiful and precious rivers, wildlife, mountains, trails and outdoor resources in Western North Carolina.

Jackson Kayak is the exclusive boat sponsor for this event. Eric Jackson is a multiple-time World Champion Freestyle Kayaker, Olympic Slalom Kayaker, and all around paddling legend. He and his family created Jackson Kayak out of the sheer passion for paddling. 

Diamond Brand is the competition’s exclusive retail sponsor. The local, independent retailer is Asheville’s only fully equipped kayak fishing dealer with Accent & Cannon Paddles, Jackson Kayak, Astral PFDs and Footwear and much more. Diamond Brand contributes to the Accent Triple Crown by hosting the award ceremony at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at its Parkway store, 1378 Hendersonville Road in Asheville.

Accent Paddles will award $1,000 to the best Kayak Anglers and will give away door prizes and draw a name to give away a new Jackson Coosa HD Fishing Kayak to benefit MountainTrue.