KBF Ft. Gibson Recap: Metcalf wins on Home Turf

Memorial Day has come to a close and so has Kayak Bass Fishing's South Central Region event at Ft. Gibson.This event brought anglers from Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and the host state of Oklahoma despite high water and holiday boaters. Nevertheless, great anglers always find fish to catch and prize money still gets passed out. OKA angler Chris Metcalf came away with the top prize of $1,166 getting the win by .25" over fellow Okie Jason Ray.

Chris Metcalf originally from Texas grew up fishing Lake Murvaul near Gary City. Chris moved to Oklahoma at the age of 18 and fishing was put on hold for a short period. After making a few new friends, Metcalf was introduced to Ft. Gibson and his love for fishing was rekindled. Metcalf fishes FTG along with several other lakes in the Tulsa area.

As tournament day approached Chris watched the water level and weather constantly. Without prefishing Chris decided to fish a spot that he has the most confidence in which turned out to pay off in a big way. Chris fished a solid late Spring pattern, "1/2 oz war eagle spinnerbait and a 1/2 oz V&M flippin jig found a streatch of bank that had good amount of fish on it that was lined with buck brush....working that spinnerbait in the lanes of the bushes for the big bites and flipping the jig in the heart of the bush. Had my limit by 8 o clock." By winning this event Chris was able to qualify for the 2021 KBF National Championship, 2020 Trail Series Championship and the 2021 TENvitational.

Since the OKA partnered with the KBF, anglers throughout the state have been able to quailfy for the KBF National Championship along with other high-level KBF events. "Having OKA anglers qualify for big time events and getting trail series events on our home lakes is a great feather in our cap and advantage for our OK anglers." says OKA president Avery Metcalf. Hope to see everyone out there on the water and tight lines!

1st Place: Chris Metcalf - 78.75" - $1,166

2nd Place: Jason Ray - 78.50" - $881.78

3rd Place: Bubba Jones - 68.25" - $568.89

4th Place: Jack Wagner - 63" - $227

Big Bass Brawl: Paul Read - 21.75" - $299.08

Paul Read Big Bass

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