Dorado Shoot Out 2019 and Other Cabo Fishing Tournaments

Cabo San Lucas has some of the best sport-fishing waters because they are teeming with marlin, dorado, tuna, and mackerel. Sportsmen flock to the tip of the Baja California Peninsula every year to be part of the fishing tournaments in Los Cabos. As these Cabo San Lucas events approach during the summer and fall, it’s time to register your team and get excited to watch the boats haul in their massive catches. Check out these Cabo fishing tournaments 2019 has to fill your summer with adventure and competition for a vacation like no other.

East Cape Dorado Shoot Out

The East Cape Dorado Shoot Out will be celebrating its 15th year of competition on July 20. With an average turnout of 130 teams, this is one of the biggest Cabo San Lucas events of the year even though it’s a single day. What makes the East Cape Dorado Shoot Out the star of the Cabo fishing tournament season is the low entry fee and big prizes. For 2019, the team entry fee is $500, and whoever catches the biggest dorado walks away with a brand new truck. After over $100,000 is given out in jackpot prizes, the party starts with live music, dinner, and $30,000 in raffle prizes. If you’ve never participated in any of the fishing tournaments in Los Cabos, this is the perfect choice for you. It’s easy to enter this day-long competition, and you’ll enjoy some friendly competition and deliciously fresh seafood.

Bisbee’s Tournaments

Bisbee's are some of the original fishing tournaments in Los Cabos, beginning in 1981. Today, the Cabo fishing tournament season includes three Bisbee tournaments: Bisbee’s Black & Blue, Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore, and Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore. Each of these tournaments have their own vibe and rules, but each of these Cabo fishing tournaments 2019 will have the classic Bisbee’s festivities with kick-off events and festive award ceremonies and parties. With the desert mountains and city of Cabo as the backdrop for the competitions, the marina fills with spectators, family members, and fishing teams during these Cabo San Lucas events to watch the scales get loaded with massive catches.

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament

The hunt for billfish goes down in October during the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. This week long event towards the end of the Cabo fishing tournament season is all about being on the open water and hauling in billfish. With their uniquely long and pointed bills, the chance to watch these tropical fish get hauled in fills the Los Cabos marina with spectators. However, when the fish have been weighed and jackpots awarded, it’s time to celebrate at the Gala Banquet Dinner.

No matter when you come during the season, the Cabo fishing tournaments 2019 are sure to be spectacular hunts, and with so many options, it’s easy to fit one into your vacation schedule. Whether you’re getting a team of friends together to hit the sea or are attending the parties and weigh ins, being a part of the Cabo fishing tournament season makes your vacations unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences.