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The Bimini Big Game Club
Resort & Marina
The big game in town
Bimini in the Bahamas, is comprised of a chain of is-
lands located about 53 miles due east of Miami, and is
known as the “Big Game Fishing Capital of the World.”
Indeed, according to Robbie Smith, the Dock Master of
the Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina, the larg-
est fish ever caught in the Bahamas – a 1060 pound
blue marlin – was reeled in there in 1979.
The original Bimini Big Game Fishing Club was founded
in 1936, by Nassau entrepreneur, Neville Stuart, and
quickly began attracting famous people from around
the world, including American author and sportsman,
Ernest Hemingway. Originally a formal dining club, with
tuxedo and tie as the preferred attire for gentlemen,
the club moved to its current location in 1954 with the
completion of a marina and six cottages for visitors.
In 1963, the main hotel building opened, and some
years later, the property was acquired by the Bacardi
family, who renovated and operated it for many years.
Today, the Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina is
owned by the Southern California-based Hankey Group
