International Master’s Angling Tournament

Celebrating 63 years of angling excellence and our 8th tournament in beautiful Costa Rica

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to The Masters Angling Tournament

The 63rd International Masters Angling Tournament will be held February 3 – 6, 2026

Entry forms, schedules, and concierge services are located right here on the website and electronic forms can be sent by contacting Heather at heather.maxwell@mastersanglingtournament.com

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2026 Master’s Awards Presentation

The 63 rd International Masters Angling Tournament will go down in history with a record number of releases – 537 by 30 anglers over 3 days of fishing!
Costa Rica never disappoints, nor does our fleet of exceptional boats and crews.

Our hats off to all of our Captains who resisted the urge to boat assist on the fight and instead made the Masters Stopwatch an essential tool in the fight. Tournament anglers fought their fish “deadboat” style in keeping with the rules created by John Rybovich 64 years ago, fighting the clock for every second! That hard work paid off big time with a record 20 anglers earning over 1000 points on the leader board.

Congratulations to all and especially to our Even Anglers Team who racked up an amazing 17,775 points for the win over their Odd competitors!

Boat Awards

Last Fish Awards
Day One – Goose at 4:00pm with angler Patrick Healey
Day Two – Team Galati at 4:03pm with angler Dale Creamer
Day Three – Team Galati at 4:03 with angler Mike Rich

Daily High Boats Awards
Day One – Miss AC Capt Rob Mahoney with 20 Fish
Day Two – Fin Tech Capt. Jamie Esfeller with 23 Fish
Day Three – Dealers Choice Capt. Danny Solorzano with 17 fish

Third High Boat – Reel Joy with 42 Fish
Second High Boat – Scandaloso with 43 fish
Top Boat Overall – Dealers Choice with 52 fish

Top Captain – Capt. Danny Solorzano of Dealers Choice

Rybovich Achievement Awards
Bronze (20 – 34 fish) – Tonya Cheatham +25 = 55 total
Silver (35 – 49 fish) – Jonathan Guarisco +19 = 63 total
Gold (50 – 99 fish) – Lach Cheatham +25 = 115 total
Platinum (100 – 174 fish) – Dale Creamer +25 = 175
Diamond (175 – 249 fish) – Patrick Healey +17 = 240

Angler Awards

High Freshman Angler: Ryan O’Boyle with 1425 points

Pete Boinis Fastest Fish Award: JC Gonzalez :5 seconds

High Daily Angler
Day One – Tonya Cheatham with 1000 points
Day Two – Rick Stavola with 940 points
Day Three – Dale Creamer with 575 points

Most Fish Overall
Lach Cheatham with 25 releases (on time)

High Angler Overall
Third High Angler – Tonya Cheatham with 1650 Points
Second High Angler – Rick Stavola with 1675

Master Angler 2026
Lach Cheatham with 1690 points

2026 Anglers Final Standings

Place NameAngler NumberDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeTotals
1Lach Cheatham144208753951690
2Rick Stavola284309403051675
3Tonya Cheatham2510003752751650
4Frank Bongiorno83358603801575
5Mike Rich164807003851565
6Justin Healey297605252501535
7Dale Creamer65553305751460
8Dennis Coleman77055451501400
9Ryan O’Boyle304855803251390
10Jonathan Guarisco115904203001310
11Keith Beaty133654604701295
12Chris Lazzara53356652751275
13Serena Wilson216105301301270
14Patrick Healey176204002251245
15Shon Craig222705753951240
16Sammy Peters20906354051130
17JC Gonzalez95804401001120
18Tim Wills244404601951095
19Karen Comstock122105502951055
20Alex Stavola1190760801030
21Trey Wills26475270175920
22Aileen Gonzalez27215430210855
23Bill Shockley3435240125800
24John Temple1010665110785
25Rocky Franich183703355710
26Burton Gray439520055650
27Ryan Davis19275120255650
28Michael Hoffman15300135200635
29Stephan Pfeifer2320537055630
30Andrew Dean2282.5160165607.5

2026 Boat Final Standings

PlaceNameDay 1Day 2Day 3Total
1Dealers Choice153552102
2Miss AC20344195
3Scandaloso14334390
4Lucky 717303885
5Miss Emma17313785
6Reel Joy13294284
7Amarula Sun13333783
8Goose14323783
9Pura Vida18253679
10Fin Tech7303875
11Team Galati14253675
12MDALA11252965
13JUJU11222760
14Nsatiabill12212356
15Whiskey Blues6111734

Congratulations to Lach Cheatham, Master Angler 2024

Friday, January 26 – Congratulations to all of our anglers and many thanks to our boats and crews!

Final Angler’s Standings

Place NameDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeTotals
1Lachalan Cheatham10155053501870
2JC Gonzalez5952508101655
3Carmine Galati7952753751445
4David Johnson7351754201330
5Trey Wills3852206901295
6Angler X X2503855551190
7Shon Craig5404002351175
8Burt Moss57504201175
9Keith Beaty5602203301110
10Myles Reis6053401151060
11Pat Healey245440290975
12Dale Creamer225315415955
13Chase Offield460305165930
14Stephan Pfeifer130180505815
15Josh Shields445125225795
16Chris Lazzara280315180775
17Frank Bongiorno210215330755
18John Temple240350160750
19Rocky Franich270215255740
20Charlie Greenberg35531025690
21Tim Wills36060270690
22Justin Healey6540535640
23Dennis Coleman27555210540
24Tonya Cheatham65205260530
25Rodger Comstock15160305480
26Rich Lazzara19055235480
27Karen Comstock21050155415
28Michael Hoffman10560175340

Final Boat Standings

PlaceNamePoints
1Amarula Sun41
2Pura Vida38
3Ohana37
4Finn Tech34
5Lucky 733
6Fish Tank32
7Miss AC31
8Dealers Choice28
9Vaquero26
10Whiskey Blues24
11Scandalous23
12Nsatiabill19
13Maya19
14G Rod17

Master’s 2026 Schedule of Events

Monday, February 2: Captains Meeting at the Beach Club
Tuesday, February 3: Angler Meetings, Boat Draw and Kick-Off Dinner
Wednesday, February 4 – Friday, February 6: Fishing Days

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Make your plans to fish today!

Entry forms, schedules, and tournament rules are now available.

Calling all Freshmen – if you have an eligible Freshman in mind please contact us for a 2026 Freshman Application. We would love to host an exceptional Freshman Class this year!

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2025 Master’s Tournament Highlights

Masters 2025 Angler Scores

Place NameDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeTotals
1Alex Stavola5007205001720
2Tommy Hancock5105704251505
3Burton Gray5103855301425
4Keith Beaty5255402801345
5Chris Lazzara4057551701330
6David Johnson5804852401305
7Patrick Healey8152752051295
8Justin Healey455730851270
9Miles Reis3654853751225
10Frank Bongiorno2206003851205
11Angler X1706902901150
12Karen Comstock5051504751130
13Trey Wills235240632.51107.5
14Dennis Coleman3256001751100
15Andrew Dean450520901060
16Bill Shockley4902153451050
17Carmine Galati4453052501000
18Shon Craig535185255975
19Lach Cheatham330280365975
20Sam Peters46555380900
21Serena Wilson41040080890
22Aileen Gonzalez330335215880
23John Temple105605117.5827.5
24Jonathan Guarisco385285150820
25Dale Creamer145360285790
26Michael Hoffman245370170785
27Burt Moss330155295780
28Stephan Pfeifer43523585755
29Angler X507150715
30Rocky Franich255205110570
31Angler X2905150515
32Mike Rich190115210515
33Tonya Cheatham415070485
34Ryan Davis160070230

Masters 2025 Boat Scores

PlaceNamePoints
1Team Galati46
2Pura Vida44
3Reel Joy43
4Fish Tank39
5Ohana39
6Miss AC36
7Miss Emma31
8Amarula Sun29
9Silly Goose29
10Dealers Choice28
11Whiskey Blues26
12Contango25
13Vaquero24
14Finn Tech21
15Maya20
16Lucky 719

2025 Tournament Awards

Past Tournament Results

News

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