The company Playa de Cortez, S. A. de C. V. invites all sport fishermen, and the general public, to participate in the sport fishing tournament to be held on July 18, 2026, called Dorado Shoot Out 2026, based at the Hotel Palmas de Cortez, which will start at 07:00 hours in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, and will end the same day at 16:00 hours. 

Anyone who registers and complies with the registration and participation rules may participate. In the event that a participant is a minor, they must present an authorization letter with the consent of parents or guardians. 

It is exclusively the responsibility of each participating fisherman to know and observe these tournament rules; therefore, by registering, they are bound to read, understand, and abide by them. 

In addition to these registration and participation rules, all participants must observe and comply with state and federal rules and regulations regarding sport fishing and navigation. 

Up to four participants per team may register according to the capacity of the vessel in which they will participate, plus two crew members on board the cruisers, and a maximum of three fishermen plus one crew member on board the super pangas, or as provided by the maritime authority in the maritime safety certificate of each vessel in question. 

The deadline to register will be Friday, July 17, 2026, until 20:00 hours, and may be done in advance on previous days by telephone, online (internet), via WhatsApp, or in person at the host hotel, Hotel Palmas de Cortez, on July 16 and 17, 2026, from 16:00 hours to 20:00 hours, which must be carried out jointly with the Port Captaincy of Los Barriles to obtain the corresponding departure authorization. 

The registration fee will be $800.00 dollars (eight hundred dollars 00/100 USD) per team or its equivalent in national currency at the exchange rate defined by the tournament director on the day the registration is made. 

There will be no restrictions on when and how much bait can be obtained before the start signal. 

It will be the obligation of the registered participating teams to attend or pass by the tournament officials on Saturday, July 18, 2026, prior to the start signal, between 06:00 hours and 07:00 hours to show their team number from on board the vessel in which they are participating. The officials will be on board a vessel directly in front of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez dock carrying out this verification. Any team that fails to show its team number before 07:00 hours will be disqualified from the tournament without the right to a refund of the registration fee. 

The tournament will officially begin with the start signal that will be given on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in front of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez at exactly 07:00 hours 

The official weigh-in of the catch will be done with the official tournament scale that will be installed on the day of the event at the marlin gallows in front of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez starting at 13:00 hours and will close at 16:00 hours. 

Torneo Dorado Shoot Out 2026 

All vessels wishing to weigh their catch must be lined up no later than 16:00 hours within the buoy area where the boats are anchored in front of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez; vessels arriving after that deadline hour will be disqualified and will no longer be able to weigh their catch. 

Any vessel considered to be operating in an unsafe manner will be disqualified from the tournament and will be reported to the port captaincy in case they require assistance. 

There are no fishing limits regarding weight and quantity except for those established by the fishing law and other regulations on the matter, which all participants are obligated to know and respect. 

There will be no restrictions on what type of fishing equipment can be used, as long as the catch is with a hook and using a rod and reel. The hooked fish may be fought by any or all members of the team, and crew members may assist and help the fisherman by touching the main line at any time during the fight. 

The company will award a NEW TOYOTA HILUX (subject to change) to the team and/or fisherman who has caught the heaviest dorado and has fully complied with all the tournament rules. Likewise, there will be consolation prizes for the team that catches the second and third heaviest dorado. There will also be additional consolation prizes for the teams that catch the heaviest wahoo and tuna. 

If there is no dorado catch, the main prize will be awarded to the team that has caught and weighed the heaviest wahoo, and failing that, that is, in the absence of dorado and wahoo catch, the main prize will be delivered to the team that has caught and weighed the largest tuna. 

Only one piece per species may be weighed by each participating team (dorado, wahoo, tuna) and in the event that more than one piece of each species has been caught, it will be the responsibility of each team to decide which piece to weigh. 

The tournament director has the authority to grant permission to waive this rule in the event that someone's health or safety is at risk. In this case, said vessel will be suspended; they must contact the Tournament control on channel 23 USA. The team must request permission to bring their catch to be weighed on another vessel before 16:00 hours. 

The official channel of the Tournament will be channel 23 USA. 

Prior to the weigh-in, every piece of catch will be inspected by the weigh judge and by the tournament director, with the understanding that any piece of fish presented mutilated or damaged cannot be weighed. 

In case of a tie, the first dorado that has been weighed on the official tournament scale will be the winner, meaning, the one who ties loses. 

The organizer reserves the right to deny participation in the tournament to any person or team that the tournament director considers for any reason or circumstance. All decisions made by the tournament director will be final and unappealable. 

Any protest or complaint must first be formulated verbally and must be backed by evidence and presented to the tournament director immediately upon arrival at the weigh-in area, then the protest must be presented in writing within the following 30 minutes after the verbal protest is presented. The evidence backing the protest may be presented to the tournament director until 19:00 hours on Saturday, July 18, 2026. 

Any aggression or threat, physical or verbal, from a participant towards the tournament staff will be cause for team disqualification, at the discretion of the tournament director. 

Torneo Dorado Shoot Out 2026 

In case of protest or dispute, any participant may be subjected to a polygraph test, for which the tournament director reserves the right to decide who or whom must pass the test, including the winners, prior to the delivery of the prizes. 

The tournament organizer reserves the right to change the departure and arrival time due to weather reasons or for any other reason or circumstance. 

Any person or team that winner of any prize may be subjected to a polygraph test to verify the truth of any fact or circumstance that happened during the tournament and that is considered important to give validity to their participation, and if they refuse the test, they will be automatically disqualified. 

The team that brings its catch to be weighed can no longer continue fishing. 

Wristbands will be distributed to each and every one of the team members at the time of registration, which must be worn at all times during the duration of the tournament. 

In the event that the event has to be canceled for any cause after all registrations have been made, the prizes will be raffled, including the main prize. The raffle will be published via live broadcast on digital media, on the afternoon of the same day, July 18, 2026, if the weather or any other cause of force majeure allows it, or when conditions allow it. 

On the same day, July 18, 2026, starting at 19:00 hours, the AWARDS DINNER will be celebrated at the events patio of the Hotel Palmas de Cortez, where it will be informed who or whom are the winners of the tournament and a symbolic delivery of the prizes will be made, which will be delivered physically, formally, and legally any day of the week from Monday, July 20, 2026, to Friday, July 24, 2026.