Thirty-three super, high-powered boats got off to a roaring start at the ninth annual Rooster shootout – officially known as the “Bimini” start.

Just in case you haven’t heard about it, The Rooster Shootout has absolutely nothing to do with shooting roosters. Instead, it’s Cayman’s premier annual fishing event with more than $20,000 in total cash and prizes for the biggest and best fish.

This year, the Harbour House Marina was the centre of the Shootout’s activities, and every evening over the three days of the event, more than 100 anglers will be weighing their catch there.

“We’ve got the top weight fish in each category – tuna, wahoo and dolphin,” said Cheryl Birch, Sales Manager of Hurley’s Entertainment who are organizing the tournament.

“The heaviest fish of each category will each win $4,000. Then we’ve got First, Second and Third Prizes in each of those categories, as well as a category for highest combined weight for all three. That’s called the Grand Slam Whopper Prize, and it’s being sponsored by Burger King. This year we also have the District Cup won by the district with the top three scoring boats,” Ms Birch added.

The prizes will be awarded at Margaritaville on Tuesday evening, starting at six O’clock.

Caption for all photos: Boats got off to a flying start – known as the Bimini Start, at the Rooster Shootout.

Photos by Christopher Tobutt

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