Los Cabos isn’t the only place where fishermen and women can haul in catches worth millions of dollars. The title “world’s richest fishing tournament” is traditionally given to Bisbee’s Black and Blue, Los Cabos’ biggest event for over 40 years. However, the White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland is competitive with similar purses. Where no other destination comes close to Los Cabos is the number of tournaments with million-dollar-plus prizes: there will be at least four this year.

It is worth noting that almost all local big-money tournaments are held in Cabo San Lucas, except for Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore, which is based in Buena Vista. For those interested in participating or at least keeping up with the action, here’s the tournament schedule for 2025.

Water sports apparel giant Pelagic returns to host this annual season kick-off, after the event was canceled in 2024. It’s a two-day team fishing competition (six anglers per team maximum) that targets billfish like black, blue, and striped marlin; and game fish such as tuna, wahoo, and dorado. Base entry is US $4,000 per team, with $93,000 across the board for all jackpots and challenges; the highest figure ever for this event. The purse exceeded $400,000 in 2023 and should easily top half a million this year. 

• Dates: June 19 – 22
• Location: Cabo San Lucas 
• Cost: $4,000 base entry per team, $93,000 across the board

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