The Annual Dorado Shoot Out

Establish in 2005 Hosted by Capt. Kit Mc Near, this tournament offers some of the best fishing and prizes of any tournament in the East Cape. One team will walk away with brand new Volkswagen Amarok 4x4 Pick Up Truck. This is a one day tournament. Largest dorado wins! There will be optional jackpots available of $200, 300, $500, $1,000 and $2,000. Don't miss the biggest one day tournament in the East Cape. For tournament information contact Kit McNear at sportfishingkit@cox.net. To make room reservations for the Dorado Shootout call 877-777-8862. TO SIGN UP ONLINE click here Don't miss all the fun and excitement of the 20th annual Dorado Shoot Out. One Team will walk away with a BRAND NEW 4x4 Pickup Truck. Terrific Prizes to the top three teams that catch the largest Dorado. Great Drawing prizes of tackle, lures and return trips to one of the Van Wormer Hotels! All participants will receive an event t-shirt and hat! Awards dinner on July 20th at Hotel Palmas de Cortez is included for participants. You can purchase additional dinner tickets at registration for friends and family that are not on the team, but would like to attend the awards dinner.

Schedule of Events

July 9th - Teams can register for the Dorado Shoot Out Tournament in La Paz at Baja Mark from 6pm-8pm. Teams will be given their wristbands, rules and goodie bags, so there is no need to drive to the East Cape to register. If you are not prepaid prior to arrival, we will accept at at this registration.

Address: Allende 165 entre Revolucion y Madero, 23000 La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico

Phone:+52 612 122 5175

July 18th and 19th – Teams can register and check in for the 2024 Dorado Shoot Out Tournament at Hotel Palmas De Cortez in the convention center from 4pm-8pm. Teams will be given their wristbands, rules and goodie bags. Tournament director Kit McNear will be on hand to answer all your questions. If you are not prepaid, we will accept cash, visa or mastercard for payment on site.

July 20th - 7:00am: Dorado Shoot Out shot gun start at Palmas De Cortez! Scale will be open at 1:00pm and will close at 4:00pm Sharp in front of Palmas De Cortez.

July 20th - 7:00pm: Awards dinner at Hotel Palmas de Cortez.

2024 Van Wormer Resorts

East Cape Dorado Shoot-Out

Entrants that are under the age of 18 years must have written consent from their parent or legal guardian.
It is suggested that there be only 4 anglers maximum plus 2 crew aboard a cruiser, and 3 anglers plus 1 crew aboard a super panga/skiff.
It is the sole responsibility of the participating anglers to know and abide by the Shoot-Out (Tournament) rules. By entering the Shoot-Out they acknowledge such and agree to all rules. If anglers do not attend check-in/sign-up on Thursday or Friday, July 18 or 19, 2024 from 4pm - 8 pm at Hotel Palmas de Cortez they automatically accept and agree to be bound by all the rules. Deadline for check-in/sign-up is Friday, July 19th, at 8pm, at Hotel Palmas De Cortez.
Entry fee will be $700 per team with optional cash jackpots of $200, $300, $500, $1,000 & $2,000
Each team must check in with tournament officials on Saturday, July 20, 2024 between 6:00am-7:00am. Each team will be given a team number which they must show the tournament officials prior to the flare start. Tournament officials will be on a boat in front of hotel Palmas De Cortez. The boat will be directly in front of the dock at Hotel Palmas De Cortez. If a team does not check in prior to 7:00am, they will be disqualified from the tournament.
There will be a flare start Saturday, July 20, 2024 in front of Hotel Palmas de Cortez at approximately 7 a.m. Weigh-in will be at the Hotel Palmas de Cortez dock. The scale will open at 1 p.m. and close at 4 p.m. All boats planning to weigh-in fish must be inside (shore side) of the anchored hotel boats in front of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez dock by 4 p.m. Boats returning after the 4 p.m. deadline will be disqualified.
There is no restriction on when and how much bait can be obtained prior to the flare start.
Any boat deemed operating in an unsafe manner will be disqualified from the Tournament.
There are no fishing boundaries.
There is no restriction on tackle that can be used other than fish must be taken on hook and line using rod and reel. More than one team member may fight the fish, and team members / crew may assist the angler by touching the main line at any time during the fight. Prizes – The angler that catches the heaviest Dorado will win a new 4x4 Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Truck (Subject to Change).
Prizes will also be awarded to the anglers that catch the second and third heaviest Dorado. There will also be prizes awarded for the largest tuna and wahoo. In the event no Dorado are caught, the heaviest Wahoo will be the # 1 standby specie and Tuna the # 2 standby specie.
It is the responsibility of the team to decide which fish to weigh prior to docking at Hotel Palmas de Cortez. Only one fish per boat will be weighed per species (dorado, tuna, wahoo). No other species may be weighed during the tournament.
Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, no vessel entered in the Tournament may be involved in handing off or receiving anything from another vessel whether that vessel is in the Tournament or not. The Tournament Director may choose to grant special permission to a team to waive this rule in the event that someone’s personal safety or health is at risk. In the event that a boat is disabled, they must contact Tournament control on channel 23. The team may be granted permission to bring their fish to the scale area on another boat prior to 4:00 p.m.
The Tournament channel is 23 U.S.A.
Mutilated fish will not be weighed in.
In the event of a tie, the first fish weighed wins.
Van Wormer Resorts reserves the right to deny any team or individual entry into the Tournament.
All verbal protests and supporting evidence must be presented to the Tournament Director immediately upon returning to the weigh-in area, followed by a written protest no more than 30 minutes after the verbal protest. Said evidence will be ruled on by the Tournament Director by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
Any and all winners agree to take a polygraph test in case a dispute arises. The tournament director reserves the right to polygraph any winners prior to awarding any prizes. If a participant refuses to take a polygraph test, they will be automatically disqualified and will not be awarded any prize.
Any verbal or physical abuse or threats from entrants toward Tournament Staff is cause for a team’s disqualification.
The Tournament Director reserves the right to alter starting and finishing times to coincide with the weather.
Teams that weigh-in fish cannot continue to fish.
Wrist bands will be distributed to team members at sign-up/check-in and must be worn at ALL TIMES. Additional wrist bands will be available for guests to attend the awards dinner for $20 each. Entrants must wear wrist bands at awards dinner.
In the event that the tournament is cancelled after registration has been completed on July 19th , all prizes will be raffled off including the grand prize and all jackpots will be refunded. The raffle will take place at the awards dinner the evening of July 20, 2024 weather permitting.
Payment of winnings can take 4-6 weeks after the tournament is completed.
NEW RULE: Video of all dorado landed in the tournament must be taken. Video must include angler fighting the dorado, gaffing of dorado, and must show tournament issued wristbands & team number. There will be a professional video examiner on site to verify all video for authenticity. If a winning team can not provide video evidence that meets all the above requirements, they will be disqualified