We have been fortunate to have many of the top fishermen on the Great Lakes fish successfully with Rapture Trolling Flies® on a continuous basis. Some of the results of their tournament achievements over the last four years are listed below. Our flies were significant in their success. First Place July 2000 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura July 2000 Manistee Big Boys Tournament Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura July 2001 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura July 2001 Manistee Big Boys Tournament Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura First Place August 2001 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Sand Piper Charters Captain Kevin Hughes
First Place July 2002 Holland Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Assassin Charters Captain James Borst July 2002 Tri-Port Challenge: G. Haven, S. Haven, Holland Assassin Charters Captain James Borst First Place July 2002 Ludington Pro Am Ladies Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura
First Place July 2002 Ludington Pro Am Tournament: Am Division "Fishin’ Machine" Scott and Dave Keene
First Place July 2002 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Riverside Charters Captain Paul Schafley
First Place July 2002 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Am Division "True Blue" (Midland) Kirk Mosher
Largest Salmon July 2002 Manistee Big Boys Tournament Sand Piper Charters Captain Kevin Hughes
First Place August 2002 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Am Division "True Blue" (Midland) Kirk Mosher
First Place August 2002 Frankfort Pro Am Ladies Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura August 2002 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura
First Place June 2003 Grand Haven Pro Am Ladies Tournament: Pro Division North Muskegon Charters Captain Vince Pannucci
First Place June 2003 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Sand Piper Charters Captain Kevin Hughes
First Place August 2003 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Am Division Miss Muffitt III Jason Schroeder
First Place August 2003 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Nibbles Charters Captain Wes Newberry
First Place June 2004 Grand Haven Pro Am Ladies Tournament: Pro Division Hit Man Charters Captain Chip Klein
First Place June 2004 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura
First Place June 2004 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Am Division Fishin’ Machine Scott and Dave Keene
First Place July 2004 Racine, WI Salmon-a-Rama Super Sweepstakes Finnish Line Jim Carrington
Largest Salmon August 2004 Milwaukee, WI Brew City Tournament Treble Hook Craig Bender First Place August 2004 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura First Place August 2004 Frankfort Pro Am Tournament: Am Division Fishin’ Machine Scott and Dave Keene
Largest Salmon August 2004 Mackinac Island Snag-n-Brag E.U.P. Fishing Charters Captain Dennis Gorsuch
"Boat of the Year" 2004 Racine, WI Wisconsin Salmon Unlimited Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers
First Place September 2004 Grand Haven Pedro Tournament Hit Man Charters Captain Chip Klein
Note: The Pedro "King of Kings" Tournament was fished by many of the top charter captains on Lake Michigan. It was reported to be the largest money tournament on the lake in 2004 and paid first through eighth places. Three Rapture Trolling Flies® representatives finished as follows: First Place Hit Man Charters Captain Chip Klein Fourth Place Tammy Too Charters Captain Ken Melvin Seventh Place North Muskegon Charters Captain Vince Pannucci Michigan Tournament Trail First Place Summer 2004 Total Point Winner Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura
First Place July 2005 Holland Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Hit Man Charters Captain Chip Klein Captain Jon Selbig First Place July 2005 South Haven Pro Am Tournament "333": Pro Division Hit Man Charters Captain Chip Klein Captain Jon Selbig First Place June 2005 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Am Division Fishin’ Machine Scott and Dave Keene First Place July 2005 Winthrop Harbor, IL Vector Open: Pro Division Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers First Place July 2005 Wisconsin S.U. Womens’ Tournament Racine, WI Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers First Place July 2005 Sign Pro "Two on a Boat" Tournament Racine, WI Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers "Boat of the Year" 2005 Racine, WI Wisconsin Salmon Unlimited Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers First Place August 2005 Sturgeon Bay Off-Shore Challenge Sturgeon Bay, WI Netminder Charters Captain George Peplinski First Place June 2006 Grand Haven Pro Am Ladies Tournament: Am Division Reel Obsession Tony Anderson First Place June 2006 Waukegan, IL PFC Geoffrey Morris Memorial Governor’s Cup Tournament Prove It Charters Captain Gabe Powers First Place June 2006 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura First Place June 2006 Manistee Pro Am Tournament: Am Division Fishin’ Machine Scott and Dave Keene
First Place June 2006 Manistee Pro Am "333" Big Fish True Blue Charters Captain Denny Blue Captain George Peplinski First Place August 2006 Sturgeon Bay Off-Shore Challenge Sturgeon Bay, WI Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura First Place August 2006 Gold Coast Tournament Holland, MI Captain Tony Wolte First Place September 2006 Big Jon Invitational Traverse City, MI Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura Michigan Tournament Trail First Place Summer 2006 Total Point Winner Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura
First Place July 2007 Ludington Pro Am Tournament: Pro Division Pier Pressure Charters Captain Mark Chmura First Place summer 2007 North Division "333" Big Fish Netminder Charters Captain George Peplinski
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