Captain Dave Engel and Captain Bill Bale of Best Chance Too are the winningest Salmon and Trout tournament fishing team on Lake Michigan.  Best Chance Too is the only team to win tournaments in all four states surrounding Lake Michigan. They travel the entire Lake Michigan tournament circuit and fish from Michigan City, Indiana at the south end of the lake to Manistee, Michigan in the northern part of the lake. 

Past Tournaments - First Place Wins

2009 Offshore Tackle Challenge
2009 Muskegon Salmon Shootout
2009 South Haven Pro/Am
2008 Geoffrey Morris Memorial - Waukegan
2007 Manistee Big Boys Only
2007 Bob Uecker Invitational Best Catch 
2007 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge Ladies and Kids 
2007 South Haven 333 Port Champion
2007 South Haven Pro/Am
2007 St. Joseph Big Boys 
2007 St. Joseph Pro/Am
2006 Tournament Trail 333 Division 1
2006 Waypoint/Tower Marine Second Chance
2006 Holland Salmon Slam
2006 Bob Uecker Invitational Best Catch
2006 Michigan City Big Boys
2006 St. Joe Summer Challenge
2006 St. Joe Big Boys
2006 St. Joe 333 Port Champion
2005 St. Joe Spring Challenge
2005 Waukegan Governors Cup
2005 Saugatuck Way Point Pro/Am
2005 Tri-Port Challenge
2005 Tri-Port Catch 3
2005 Tournament Trail 333 Division 1

2004 Bob Uecker Invitational
2004 St. Joe Summer Challenge 2nd Chance
2002 Tri-Port Challenge
2002 Manistee Super Splash/Big Boys Only
2002 Manistee Diamond Splash
2002 South Haven Pro/Am
2001 Michigan City Pro/Am
2001 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge Ladies and Kids
2001 Holland Steelheaders Ladies and Kids
2000 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge
2000 Tri-Port Challenge
2000 Tiara Shoot Out
2000 Holland Steelheaders Ladies Classic
1999 Tiara Offshore Challenge
1998 Manistee Super Salmon Slam $20,000
1998 Saugatuck Way Point Tournament
1997 Way Point Pro/Am
1997 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge
1996 Manistee Pro/Am
1996 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge
1994 Holland Salmon Slam

Past Tournaments - Second Place Finishes

2009 Huntington Waypoint Big Lake Classic
2009 Manistee Salmon Splash
2009 Manistee Big Boys Only
2009 Ludington Offshore Classic
2009 Huntington Grand Haven Offshore Challenge Ladies
2008 GL2S Huntington Championship Points Series
2008 Manistee Big Boys Only
2008 Ludington Offshore Classic
2008 Holland Big Red Classic 
2008 Big Jon South Haven Steelheaders
2007 Huntington Bank Free4All 4 Port Challenge
2007 Manistee Salmon Splash 
2007 Manistee Big Boys Only
2007 Ludington Offshore Classic Ladies Pro/Am 
2007 Holland Big Red Classic
2006 Big Jon's Second Chance
2006 Muskegon Cabela's Salmon Shoot Out
2006 Waukegon Governor's Cup
2006 Michigan City Classic
2005 South Haven Pro/Am
2005 Chmura's Big Dawg Challenge
2004 Michigan City Hoosier Coho Club Big Boys
2004 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge Big Boys
2004 St. Joe Summer Challenge


2003 Saugatuck Way Point Tournament
2003 Manistee Ladies Pro/Am
2003 Tri-Port Challenge
2002 Offshore Challenge Ladies and Kids
2001 Michiana Steelheaders
2001 Waypoint Tower Marine Pro/Am
2001 Big Jon Challenge Holland
2001 Tri-Port Challenge
2000 Hoosier Coho Club Pro/Am
2000 Grand Haven Ladies And Kids Classic
1999 Hoosier Coho Classic Big Boys Tournament
1999 Manistee $10,000 Tournament
1999 Tri-Port Challenge
1998 Manistee $10,000 Tournament
1998 Holland Sea Ray Salmon Slam
1998 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge
1996 Holland Sea Ray Salmon Slam
1998 Grand Haven Offshore Challenge
1996 Holland Sea Ray Salmon Slam