On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, at a press conference at Baja Cantina Marina, the 4th Marlini Tournament, part of the “Fishing in the Five ” series to promote sport fishing in the five municipalities of the state, was announced for October 12th and 13th, 2024.
The tournament has a goldfish and wahoo category, with a prize for 1st place of 500,000 pesos, 2nd place of 250,000 pesos and 3rd place of 150,000 pesos in the Dorado category. There will also be a clinic for children’s fishing to encourage boys and girls to soak up the world of fishing.
“It is a function of the Fideicomiso Fondo para la Protección de los Recursos Marinos (FONMAR) to support, protect and promote sustainable and responsible sport fishing that will last for many generations to come for the enjoyment of all Southern Californians, visitors from around the world, and Mexico. Of course, I thank Aristeo Gutierrez, from the sport fishing clothing brand Marlini, for allowing us to partner with his tournament and initiate the Fishing in the Five series, Pescando en los 5 Municipios. We have supported 102 offshore tournaments and sport fishing throughout the state with them,” said Martin Isunza Tamayo, head of FONMAR BCS.
“Marlini has a guaranteed purse of 1 million pesos, which will be distributed as prizes. We also have jackpots for the Dorado and Wahoo categories. I have 29 years in sport fishing; I know about fabrics and products, which is why Marlini was born: to support sport fishing,” said Aristeo Gutiérrez of Marlini.
“On the instructions of our governor, Prof. Victor Manuel Castro Cosío, we are throughout the length and breadth of Baja California Sur with small and larger tournaments. We are bringing all the logistics; we will be present at the registration, the starting shot, and the certified scales that will give us the official weights. The star species will be the dorado with a prize of 500,000 pesos and 100,000 for the wahoo. With this tournament on the 12th and 13th of October, 2024, we will kick off the Fishing in the Five 2024-2025 series,” said Juan Garcia Davis, sport fishing tournament coordinator for FONMAR BCS. *** Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) ***
On the other hand, the sport fisherman, Nidia Yukari Ruiz, emphasised that FONMAR has taken women’s and children’s sport fishing training to the whole state. “We have been working on the whole of 2024, and we take advantage of this celebration of the 2024-2025 series to tell you that on Saturday, October 12, 2024, we will hold a children’s training session on the shore of La Empacadora beach. These tournaments are for children from 6 to 12 years old, who are taught the basics of fishing and how to maintain sustainable fishing”.
After thanking the sponsors and the press, the podium participants invited everyone to participate in this new tournament. More information at marlinicapital.com
