Estepona will host on Sunday the IV Open Sea-Coast ‘Playas de Estepona’ sport fishing, which will bring together participants from all over the country.

The test will take place on Sunday, October 5, from 09:00 hours, on the beach of La Rada, between the river La Cala and La Escollera.

Estepona City Council reports that next Sunday October 5 will be held on the beach of La Rada the IV Open Sea-Coast ‘Playas de Estepona’ sport fishing, organized by the Club Amigos de la Pesca ‘Playas de Estepona’, in collaboration with the Consistory.

The councilman attached to the delegation of Sports, Luis Gil, has highlighted the attraction of this test for fans of the art of fishing, as well as the high participation expected this year, to be of national character, so it attracts fans from all over the country. It has also valued the charitable nature of this activity whose participants can collaborate by delivering 2 kilos of non-perishable food, which will go to Caritas.

For their part, representatives of this local fishing club, Manuel Ruiz Rendón and Francisco Rodríguez, have highlighted the success of the three previous editions of this event, which was born with the aim of promoting the sport of angling from the shore, called ‘surfcasting’, while serving as a reference for future competitions at provincial, regional and national levels.

The test will start from 09:00 hours and will run until 13:00 hours, on the beach of La Rada, between the river La Cala and the beach of La Escollera, with a maximum of 80 participants. The bases will be those of the Andalusian Federation of Sport Fishing and the Spanish Federation of Fishing and Casting.

According to the program, after the end of the competition will be carried out the collection of catches, which will be transferred to the Municipal House of the fairgrounds, where they will be weighed around 14:00 hours.

The prizes will be a trophy and 1,000 euros for first place, a trophy and 500 euros for second place and a gift of choice for third place. Also, the best piece will receive a Serrano ham and, as in previous years, there will be a ‘Prize for the Lady’ of 100 euros, with the intention of encouraging female participation. The rest of the participants will receive gifts of sports equipment in order of position obtained, until stocks last. Also, at the end of the awards and gifts, will proceed to the draw for a kayak among all participants, courtesy of the establishment Nautical and Drugstore Ramirez.

Registration is priced at 40 euros, and can be formalized in local fishing stores, such as Náutica y Droguería Ramírez (952807169), Deportes Miguelito (952780399), Duopesca (697115254), and Tienda de Pesca Pato (622002200), and telephone 699134893.