Oklahoma Kayak Anglers

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

Oklahoma Kayak Anglers received an exciting and unexpected message from Joe Haubenreich, Kayak Bass Fishing's creative service director. The email extended 4 National Championship invites to OKA anglers. The surprise came after the OKA decided to become a KBF member organization once again. It was originally thought that NC invites would not be available until the 2020 season began. The stipulations were for 3 OKA anglers and 1 board member to receive invites. Anglers were chosen by the 2019 Angler of the Year standings and spots rolled down as anglers declined their invitations. Anglers who accepted invites are as follows: Josh Barlow, Josh Crosby, Jon Queen, and board member Danny Bowen. Additional OKA anglers attending the KBF NC are Jason Ray, Luke Aryan, and Mike Ring. Both Ray and Ring qualified through the State Challenge Series and Aryan through the One Night Stand Online Event. The Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship presented by Torqeedo will be held on legendary A