The NAFC staff has carefully chosen 10 finalists for the December Outstanding Catch Awards contest. Now it's up to you! Vote for the catch you feel is the most outstanding, considering not only the fish's size, but also the body of water, geographic location and method used. Review the finalists below and consider their photos, and then cast your vote below. Also, one random voter will be selected to win a prize, so please submit your name and e-mail address below when you vote for your favorite outstanding catch. Enter your own photo for the next Outstanding Catch contest, and see past winners.
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| Sheridan One Feather; 15-pound, 4-ounce walleye; Oahe Dam tailrace, Lake Sharpe, SD; casting. |
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| Jared Parker; 18 ½-inch largemouth bass; Lake Lucerne, WI; wacky-rigged Strike King Zero. |
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Ray Mills; 32-inch striped bass; Chesapeake Bay, VA; casting a live eel.
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Travis Bellinger; 5.6-pound largemouth bass; Lake Ticonderoga, NY; shaky head worm.
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Taylor Custer; 29-inch seatrout; Apollo Beach, FL; Rapala Skitter Walk.
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Rich Pittsley; 15 ½-inch yellow perch; Whitney Point Dam Spillway, NY; Carolina-rigged nightcrawler.
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Bob Coski; 21-pound chinook salmon; Oak Orchard River, NY; nymph on fly rod.
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Louis Robinson; 27-inch walleye; Mississippi River; MN; shorefishing a jig-and-softbait.
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Scott Lucia; 48-inch flathead catfish; Minnesota River; cutbait.
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Jaime Flores; 44-inch redfish; Pt. Mansfield jetties, TX; live finger mullet.
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