The NAFC staff has carefully chosen 10 finalists for the April 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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| Adam Arnott, Mission Viejo, CA, 13½-pound largemouth, bluegill swimbait. |
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| Danny Dugan, Indianapolis, In, 50-pound blue catfish, Tennessee River, dead bluegill with no tail drifting. |
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Bridget Beasley, Lady Lake, FL, 9¾-pound largemouth, Spring Lake, Altamonte Springs, FL, 7½-inch red shad green fleck culprit, ¾-ounce bullet weight Tennessee rigged.
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Tim Hundsrucker, Carney, MI, 35-inch 20-pound brown trout, Menominee, MI, rainbow trout colored 2/5-ounce little cleo.
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Brian Coe, Loon Lake, WA, 33½-inch 18½-pound walleye, Columbia River, WA, jigging with a Berkley Gulp minnow.
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Jason Baker, Loveland Colorado, 56-inch Tarpon, Puerto Rico, live perch.
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Chris Walsh, Sonoma,CA, 17-inch 3-pound crappie, private pond, 4-inch fatty craw Texas rigged.
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Edward Steblay, Biwabik,MN, 60½-inch Lake Sturgeon, Rainy River, night crawlers on bottom
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Dennis Musgraves, North Pole AK, 36-inch 20-pound Lake Trout, Berkley Power Bait white tube jig 3- inches.
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Dez Ruffin, Bellevue, WA, 6¼-pound smallmouth, Lake Washington, crankbait
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