Placencia BTIA Yamaha Marelco Saltwater Fishing Tournament Coming Up Sept. 22-23

Sept. 22-23: Placencia BTIA- Yamaha Marelco Salt-water Fishing Tournament

Calling all fishing enthusiasts! This intense two-day tournament brings crowds of spectators and huge cash prizes for the big catch!

Catch or Just Watch the Big Fish!

● BZ$12,000 in total cash prizes!

● BZ$4,000 Best Boat prize!

This September fishing tournament is always a highlight during the September Celebrations! Teams head out early on both Saturday and Sunday mornings returning each day to the Placencia Municipal Pier for weigh-in. Final scores are tallied at the Sunday weigh-in followed by exciting award presentations.

Organized by the Placencia Chapter of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) who is also the publisher of this newspaper, the event is one of the Chapter's four major annual fund raisers. Others include the February Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival, the June Placencia Lobsterfest in partnership with the Placencia Village Council and the December Placencia Mistletoe Ball. In addition to major sponsor Yamaha Marelco, other sponsors help with the printing of the official tournament t-shirts and cash prizes. Sponsorship support, t-shirt sales and registration fees not only contribute to the success of the tournament, but also help to sustain the grassroots destination marketing and advocacy efforts of the Placencia BTIA.

Want to sign up?! Fill out the application form on page 12 and submit to the Placencia BTIA office at the Placencia Tourism Center located just behind the ReMax office on the Placencia Road in Placencia Village. As of press time, cash prizes total over BZ$12,000, and The Insurance Corporation of Belize is sponsoring a grand BZ$4,000 for the Best Boat win!

We know we're pretty chill about most things in Placencia, but when it comes to fishing tournaments things get serious! Missing the deadline for weigh-in time can disqualify the entire team! Needless to mention, there's a lot of pressure on the volunteer judges to make sure those scores are to the mark!

Women, men and children are encouraged to participate! In addition to the Best Boat prize, cash prizes are awarded to the Best Female Angler, Best Junior Angler, Largest Extraordinary Fish, Largest Jack, Largest Kingfish, Largest Tuna and Grand Slam. Look out for second place prizes too! Good luck to this year's anglers!▪