Bassmasters Limited
Fishing Club
Established 1968
2026 Season complete
Two brutal days, but the championship was decided!
Fourteen teams participated in the 2-day championship event on East Harbor. Cold temps and strong winds the first day gave way to sunshine before weigh-in, while the second day started calm, but still cold, before the winds picked up again.
Day 1
At the end of day 1, four teams brought in a 5 fish limit, with Bob Collins and Jay Minadeo finishing first and staking their claim on a second straight AOY title! After increasing their lead to 17 points and only 14 teams in the field, the second day results would most likely be moot.
Jay Cobb and Fred Ramski took second place, followed by Andy Vavro and Kenny Ramsey in third. Andy also had the big bass on the day, a 4.04 lb largemouth.
Day 2
Expectations for this day were higher, since the winds settled down, but the fish didn't get the memo. There were no limits brought in, but Tony Petras and Joe Pettry Jr finished first with 4 bass weighing 13.57 lbs, including Tony's kicker of 5.07 lbs which won him day 2 big bass honors.
Jay Cobb and Fred Ramski came in second, again, propelling them to a total of 23.43 pounds for the two days. Josh Beaver and John McGregor finished third.
Final Results
Bob and Jay gained 1 point on the final day and are the 2026 AOY Champions!
Jay Cobb and Fred Ramski won the two-day championship event, ending the season with bookend wins!
Bob had the biggest bass on the year! A 6.55 pound largemouth caught at Sandusky Bay in April.
Tony and Joe win mosquito
Pettry and Petras team up for the win on Mosquito Creek Reservoir
Fifteen of sixteen boats weighed in a limit of 5 fish by wading through dozens of short ones. Finding 12 inchers was a struggle on what turned out to be a beautiful early September day.
Tony Petras and Joe Pettry Jr finished first with two kickers over 4lbs and a winning weight of 12.84 pounds. Joe's 4.71 was the biggest bass on the day.
Bob Collins and Jay Minadeo finished second, while Bo & Pat Pieffer took third.
Bob and Jay have extended their lead in the AOY race to 15 points and the new second place team is Andy Vavro and Kenny Ramsey. The two day championship event is next!
Marty and Tim with an edgewater win
The father son duo take the honors at Edgewater
With calm winds and limited boat traffic, navigating the waters off the Cleveland Harbor breakwall was comfortable, although the fishing was tough at times.
Marty Matus and his son Tim weighed in 4 smallmouth and one largemouth to take first place.
Bob Collins and Jay Minadeo finished second, with Jason Aberegg and Austin Wroble in third. Gary Teel won big bass with a 3.80lb smallmouth.
Bob and Jay improved their standings in the AOY race and are 9 points ahead of the now second place team of Garry Reynolds and Karl Nickel. We've got 2 events to go, which includes the 2-day championship in October.
Vavro DOES IT SOLO
All by himself, Andy wins both first place and big bass
For most of the two-man teams, Portage proved difficult, but not for Andy Vavro who won it fishing alone and by a margin of over 3 pounds. He also won big bass with a 4.42 lb kicker!
Garry Reynolds and Karl Nickel came in second, which allowed them to gain on the AOY leaders.
In third were Don Kovacs and his brother Paul, who fished in place of Don's steady partner, Kelsey.
We now have a 4-way race for AOY, with 4 events to go. Stay tuned, it's going to be a tight one!
just another father/daughter day on the bay
Don and Kelsey Kovacs notch another July win on Sandusky Bay
The weights were close, but it's tough to beat the Kovacs on Sandusky Bay in July! Winning by a tenth of a pound, Don Kovacs and his daughter Kelsey claimed first place for the second year in a row.
Jim Anderson and Ed Seegert, who substituted for Dennis Prahl, placed second, while Jim won big bass with a 4 pounder.
Finishing third were Gerry Reynolds and Karl Nickel.
Bob and Jay lost some ground to Boag and Beckham in the AOY race, but remain in first, while Reynolds and Koch gained and are only 7 points behind.
Bob & Jay continue to stick the 'fork
What the Clearfork? Collins/Minadeo do it again!
It was an interesting day on Clearfork, with calm winds early, followed by some rain, then wind and plenty of sub 12-inch bass as reported by all of the contestants.
Bob & Jay bested the field with a 5-fish limit weighing 14 3/4 pounds.
Second place went to Garry Reynolds and Karl Nickel, while Dave Yanke and his sister Von came in third with gigantic grins that they just could not suppress!
Chris Peer brought in the big bass on the day for the second straight tournament, a 6.08 behemoth!
Bob and Jay extended their lead in the AOY race to 9 points over Brian Boag and Jason Beckham.
The conquest of berlin by PEER & PETTRY
Chris and Mike find them while the rest of the field struggles
Berlin Reservoir held great promise because of its high water levels and flooded bushes, but only Chris Peer and Mike Pettry could solve the puzzle by catching a limit and culling several times. With a total weight of 9.45 lbs and the day's 3.09lb big bass, they bested the second place team of Jay Cobb and Dave Morris, who substituted for Fred Ramski.
Coming in third were our BML Veterans, Gary Teel and Joe Pettry, Sr.
On the strength of a 4th place finish, Bob and Jay have taken sole possession of first place in the AOY race, with Brian Boag and Jason Beckham moving into second place.
Bob & Jay Rule the Bay
Collins/Minadeo crush the field on Sandusky Bay
A beautiful flat calm morning on Sandusky Bay created perfect conditions for Bob and Jay to get to their spot and put on a whooping, bringing in a heavy 21.06 pound bag. Bob's kicker 6.55lb largemouth was the day's big bass and is the current leader for the 2026 season.
Weighing in a nearly 19.5 lb bag, Andy Vavro and Kenny Ramsey took second place; while repeating their success on the Bay last year, Don Kovacs and his daughter Kelsey placed third with 17.18 pounds.
After two events, we have a tie in the Anglers-of-the-Year race between Collins/Minadeo and Varo/Ramsey. Bob & Jay have the slight edge with a higher total weight tie-breaker.
2026 Season opener
Ramski and Cobb finish the job!
On a wet and windy day on East Harbor, Fred Ramski and Jay Cobb finished on top, bringing to the scales a 5 fish limit that weighed in at 18.23 pounds!
In second place was Brian Boag and Jason Beckham, weighing in 16.59 pounds with Brian also catching the big bass of the tournament, a 5.35lb largemouth.
Third place went to Andy Vavro and Kenny Ramsey with 16.17 pounds.
About Us
History
The Bassmasters Limited fishing club was founded in 1968. We fish at least 7, and sometimes as many as 10, tournaments per year beginning in April and ending in October, on public waters across northern Ohio.
Locations
Our locations are all within an hour and a half drive of Cleveland. Each team brings its best five fish (largemouth and/or smallmouth) to a weigh-in, after which we release them for others to enjoy another day!