The next edition will take place between August 29 and 31, and the organization, together with the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce, hopes to surpass its participation record
The southern coast of Gran Canaria will have its summer postcard with the participation of nearly fifty participating boats, between August 29 and 31, in the fourth edition of the Gran Canaria Deep Sea Fishing International Open, which in this This occasion is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria, together with the Pasito Blanco Yacht Club, in addition to the sponsorship of Turismo de Gran Canaria and the participation of the sports docks of Puerto Rico and Mogán, together with Pasito Blanco. The contest has 35 editions since the initial proposal of the traditional fishing contest, the embryo of the current model and which was a pioneer in the concept of catch and release, converted four years ago into Open International, and hopes to surpass its participation record.
The Tourism Minister of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Carlos Álamo, assured that this summer event has become an important attraction for the sector, since it allows us to attract clients who are also lovers of the sea and deep-sea fishing. Álamo spoke about the growth in international client interest in this event at the Pasito Blanco Pier, together with the vice president and president of the Tourism Commission, Santiago de Armas; and the director of the Pasito Blanco Marina, Francisco Torres. The event allowed us to discover the poster announcing the next edition, which has been designed, for the second consecutive year, by the American journalist and 'influencer', a reference in the world of Deep Sea Fishing, Carey Chen, highlighting the tourist value it presents. the sports test.
The counselor highlighted that it is a product that allows the destination to be attractive to new market niches, such as the North American customer, and allows progress in both the diversification of the destination's offer and in billing and spending per customer.
Santiago de Armas, vice president of the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce, explained that “this is a sporting event that has the tradition and more than three decades of history and experience of the Pasito Fishing Contest. Furthermore, he explained that with the Chamber's entry into the organization of the event it will allow us to delve deeper into the international nature of this event. “It is an event that wants to continue growing, as it has done through the commitment of Gran Canaria Tourism and will continue to do so now also with the help of the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce. "We hope to continue in this line and that in the sporting part the conditions will help us to guarantee its success."
Both the Councilor and the vice president of the chamber highlighted the presence of vessels and crews from Europe and also from the United States. In this sense, Francisco Torres, director of the Pasito Blanco Marina, announced that the North American presence has been added by important personalities of sport fishing in this territory such as the artist Carey Cheng and the journalist, Bill Pino, “both They are prominent media personalities who guarantee us a greater presence and a step forward in promoting the event,” according to Torres. This revealed that the “registration process is increasing. At the moment there are just over 30 boats registered, but there is still more than a week left and it is these days when the most people register, so we trust that we will be able to reach 50 boats and beat the registration record.”
In this way, once again this year, the Open International Deep Sea Fishing Gran Canaria returns to the summer calendar, during the last weekend of August, with its usual dose of happiness under the blue sky of Gran Canaria and enormous possibilities of catching, before proceeding to its regulatory release, a precious specimen of Blue Marlin, the greatest sprinter in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is a unique edition, according to the organization, full of surprises and novelties, since this competition, which has consolidated its growth in recent editions under the new international nomenclature, has been 35 years since the embryo of the competition was established. same, the Pasito Blanco Deep Sea Fishing Contest, one of the first fishing championships in Europe to adopt the concept of catch and release, which was imposed on the Gran Canaria initiative even before the IGFA regulations itself required it for the international fleet. These values not only remain valid, but have multiplied as an attribute of the identity of Canarian society and defended by all participants.
In recent years, the presence of international and regional participants has not stopped growing, until consolidating a catalog of 40 boats. In recent years, its media impact has been consolidated, with the collaboration and dissemination of the MoviStar Plus platform through specific programs included in its programming spaces such as 'Al Acecho' and 'Veda Abierta'. The latest edition featured the talent of artist and fisherman Carey Chen. On this occasion, the Open will feature the participation of a truly luxury prescriber, Bill Pino, founder of Squid Nation, specialist in sport fishing in the Mid-Atlantic and one of the most influential personalities in the United States market, who has confirmed his presence and participation in the event and becomes an ambassador of the championship.
The registration period for the test is enabled and can be formalized through the website www.pasitoblanco.com.
