Big-game fishing is what put Bimini on the map. The drop-off east of the islands brings deep-water pelagic fish — blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, mahi-mahi, yellowfin and bluefin tuna, wahoo — within minutes of leaving the harbour. The Bimini Big Game Club, founded in 1936, still runs charter boats and hosts a calendar of annual tournaments.
Even non-fishermen will find the marina life at Alice Town interesting: it is one of the most concentrated sportfishing scenes in the Caribbean, and the boats coming back in the late afternoon to weigh their catch are part of the daily rhythm. Day charters can be expensive but split between four or six people are not unreasonable, and a half-day reef-and-troll trip is a good introduction.