2026Dorado Shoot Out
- Dates
- July 16–18, 2026
- Location
- Los Barriles (East Cape), Mexico
- Target species
Overview
Van Wormer Resorts' one-day East Cape dorado tournament, billed as the largest dorado tournament in the world, with a Toyota Hilux for the heaviest fish and more than US$500,000 in cash and prizes.
Hosted at Hotel Palmas de Cortez in Los Barriles for more than 20 years, the Dorado Shoot Out is a single-day, heaviest-dorado tournament with a shotgun start off the hotel beach at 7:00 and weigh-in at the hotel's marlin gallows from 13:00 to 16:00. Teams fish from cruisers, pangas and super pangas.
The 2026 entry fee was US$800 per team with optional jackpots of US$200 to $2,000; the grand prize was a 2026 Toyota Hilux 4x4 plus a cash-and-prize pool over US$500,000.
ScheduleCabo San Lucas time
- ThursdayJul16July 16, 2026
- 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Registration
Hotel Palmas de Cortez, Los Barriles
- FridayJul17July 17, 2026
- 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Registration (deadline 20:00)
Hotel Palmas de Cortez, Los Barriles
- SaturdayJul18July 18, 2026
- 7:00 AM
Shotgun start
In front of Hotel Palmas de Cortez
Team numbers shown to officials 06:00–07:00.
- 1:00 PM– 4:00 PM
Weigh-in
Marlin gallows, Hotel Palmas de Cortez
- 7:00 PM
Awards
Hotel Palmas de Cortez
Results announced and symbolic prize delivery from 19:00.
Results
Results will be posted here when the tournament publishes them.
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