The airport in San Juan was the place to meet and greet many of the Masters Anglers and their wives over the past weekend. Prefishing was the norm for most of the anglers who hadn’t gotten a taste of the action during leg one of the Los Suenos Triple Crown and Pelagic Rockstar events. The buzz around baggage claim was the good numbers of sails and marlin during both of these world-class tournaments.
Tuesday is the day anglers load line at CR Primo and ready their equipment for three days of fishing ahead. It is also the day when freshman anglers are schooled on the history of the Masters Tournament and all the anglers meet for the annual Boat Draw. 2023 welcomed five Freshman anglers and Board Members, Dale Creamer and Pat Healey explained all of the rules created 60 years ago by John Rybovich and his dock partners.
2023 Rules & Boat Draw
The Annual Angler Meeting went off without a hitch and the Rules Committee once again took the stage to focus on a big change for 2023. Marlins, of all species, were officially added as eligible for scores – dead boat fights at twice the scores for sailfish and boat-assisted marlin earning the same score. Sailfish, as it has been for 60 years, are fought exclusively from a dead boat.
The 60th Boat Draw was a festive one with 30 anglers including three husband and wife teams. But keep in mind that the Masters is an angler event – man vs. fish and all fight times are gauged with a stopwatch. The faster the fight, the higher the score!
Anglers will fish for the next three days. Two anglers, with two active rods per boat, and no anglers will fish together more than once or on the same boat for more than one day. The official Boat Draw follows.
Follow the Fleet
Tight Lines, 60th International Masters Anglers! We are standing by on channel 19A.
To follow the fleet download the International Masters Angling Tournament APP on Google Play or the Apple App Store. Keep up with our website for scores in the evening!
| No. | Boat Name | Day One ANGLER ASSIGNMENT | Day Two ANGLER ASSIGNMENT | Day Three ANGLER ASSIGNMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reel Joy | 12 Geoff Mayfield 28 Rocky Franich | 22 Keith Beaty 23 Shon Craig | 1 Tonya Cheatham 29 Rich Lazzara |
| 2 | Ragin Cajun | 27 Pat Healey 30 Sam Peters | 14 Frank Bongiorno 25 Charlie Greenberg | 21 Ryan Davis 26 Carmine Galati |
| 3 | Dealers Choice | 8 Karen Comstock 23 Shon Craig | 2 Myles Reis 26 Carmine Galati | 9 Lach Cheatham 15 Rodger Comstock |
| 4 | Pura Vida | 13 Chase Offield 26 Carmine Galati | 6 Dale Creamer 17 David Johnson | 10 JC Gonzales 11 Brian Kirkpatrick |
| 5 | Maya | 6 Dale Creamer 11 Brian Kirkpatrick | 13 Chase Offield 15 Rodger Comstock | 8 Karen Comstock 30 Sam Peters |
| 6 | Outage | 7 Dennis Coleman 20 Jonathan Guarisco | 4 Chris Lazzara 5 John Temple | 17 David Johnson 23 Shon Craig |
| 7 | Scandalous | 17 David Johnson 21 Ryan Davis | 19 Chris Jessen 24 Laura Jessen | 25 Charlie Greenberg 28 Rocky Franich |
| 8 | Team Galati | 1 Tonya Cheatham 22 Keith Beaty | 16 Burt Moss 18 Mike Ivancevic | 6 Dale Creamer 13 Chase Offield |
| 9 | Bolita Too | 14 Frank Bongiorno 18 Mike Ivancevic | 20 Jonathan Guarisco 27 Pat Healey | 2 Myles Reis 5 John Temple |
| 10 | Contago | 16 Burt Moss 25 Charlie Greenberg | 3 Angler X 21 Ryan Davis | 4 Chris Lazzara 7 Dennis Coleman |
| 11 | Miss AC | 2 Myles Reis 4 Chris Lazzara | 7 Dennis Coleman 10 JC Gonzales | 12 Geoff Mayfield 27 Pat Healey |
| 12 | Mann Cave | 24 Laura Jessen 29 Rich Lazzara | 1 Tonya Cheatham 9 Lach Cheatham | 19 Chris Jessen 22 Keith Beaty |
| 13 | Amarula Sun | 15 Rodger Comstock 19 Chris Jessen | 8 Karen Comstock 12 Geoff Mayfield | 16 Burt Moss 24 Laura Jessen |
| 14 | Huntress | 9 Lach Cheatham 10 JC Gonzales | 28 Rocky Franich 30 Sam Peters | 3 Angler X 18 Mike Ivancevic |
| 15 | Vaquero | 3 Angler X 5 John Temple | 11 Brian Kirkpatrick 29 Rich Lazzara | 14 Frank Bongiorno 20 Jonathan Guarisco |