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.

 

Michelle Randall
Michelle Randall daughter of Life Member Scott Randall, Lemoore, CA 20-pound Chinook Salmon, Sacramento River, CA. Caught Trolling sardine wrapped Kwikfish
Wes Bayers
Wes Bayers, Kimberly, AL, 8 ½ -pound largemouth, Pond in Oneonta, AL, caught using a 3-inch Berkeley Gulp minnow
 
Brandon Lehre

Brandon Lehre, Boca Raton, FL, 27-pound and permet, Key Largo, FL, live crab
 
 Roger Lai

Roger Lai, South Pasadena, CA, 10 ⅛-pound largemouth, Canyon Lake, CA, using a jig and crawdad
 
Paul DesChene

Paul DesChene, Detroit Lakes, MN, 27-inch walleye, Detroit Lakes, MN, caught using a Northland jig tipped with a shiner minnow.
Eric Mondschein

Eric Mondschein, 5 ¾ -pound smallmouth, Quabbin Reservoir MA, caught using a Texas rig and nightcrawler.
Josh Harris

Josh Harris, Pelham, AL, 20-pound redfish, Pensacola, FL, using a swim bait while sight fishing
James Kosorek

James Kosorek, Springfield MA, 42-inch 38-pound, striped bass, Atlantic Ocean out of Harwich Port Harbor, top water squid
John Leppink

John Leppink, Highlands Ranch, CO 40-inch tiger muskie, caught at Lathrop State Park in Walsenburg, CO with a buzz bait

 
 
Jack Stryker Mundy

Jack Stryker Mundy, Birmingham, AL, 10 ½ -pound, largemouth, farm pond, using a 6-inch Gary Yamamoto senko worm

 

 

 

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