The Oklahoma Kayak Anglers will be hosting a fundraising tournament February 8th and 9th at Sooner Lake. Proceeds will benefit the OKA general fund for the 2020 season. Costs that will be paid for through this tournament are as follows: Lake tournament fees, plaques and trophies, sponsorship banners, door prizes and yearly website payments. This idea came from new OKA President Avery Metcalf. "If we as an organization can raise funds for direct operating costs that we have year in and year out, we will have the opportunity to raise the tournament payout structure to 80 - 90 %." said Metcalf. "Paying 80 - 90 % would be a huge plus for anglers placing in the top 10 % of the field of a given tournament." The OKA has also decided to raise the tournament entry fee from 35$ to 45$ with 5$ of that fee going to Tourneyx per angler per tournament. This decision was based on 51% of anglers voting to raise the entry fee. An example of the new payout structure at 80% of 40$ p...
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