Casting For A Cure Kids Fishing Tourney is May 31

Casting For A Cure Kids Fishing Tourney is May 31

The Orange Beach Sport Fishing Club will host the Casting for a Cure Children’s Fishing Tourney on May 31.
With its motto being “Reel in the Fun for a Great Cause,’’ the tourney will produce a day full of smiles and sunshine in support cancer care and research at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. Whether you’re catching your first fish or your biggest one yet, every cast helps make a difference.
Entry fee is $30 per child, and participants will be divided by age into three groups: Ages 3-6, 7-11 and 12-15. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age division for the heaviest fish and for the longest fish. T-Shirts will be provided to participates who register at obsfc.org before May 14.
“The purpose of this tournament is to get kids outdoors and involved in fishing. Keep the sport going for the future. Also, to raise money for the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham,’’ said Tim Howard of OBSFC. “All sponsorship money will go directly to the hospital.’’
“We are hoping for big success to get kids involved in fishing as well as raise money for cancer and research,’’ added Bethany White. “There are approximately 1,800 new childhood cancer cases brought to Children’s each year, and 85 percent of these cases are kids from the southeast. That includes our area, for sure. Just last week, I met a child who is currently attending Children’s. They have touched so many lives including mine.’’
A rain or shine event, fishing may begin at daylight with lines out by 3 p.m. The weigh-in from 4- 5:30 p.m. at OSO at Bear Point Harbor (5749 Bay La Launch Ave in Orange Beach) and will include refreshments will be provided while supplies.
Awards will be announced at 6 p.m. for the top three heaviest fish and longest fish in each age group. In addition, awards will be presented for the largest and smallest pinfish weighed in.
Pictured: Ella McKain, a seven year old at Swift School, is pictured catching her very first fish on grandfather Tim Howard’s boat, Blue Sky. Ella is a junior angler member of Orange Beach Sportfishing Club.