The NAFC staff has carefully chosen 10 finalists for the January 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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Donald J. Darling III, Abilene, TX, 22-inch and 24-inch largemouth, Lake Fort Phantom, TX, Caught on live shad using two hook catfish rigs with 3-ounce sinker from shore while cat fishing.
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Dareus Borgine, Cranston, RI, 12-pound carp, Pond in Cranston, RI, caught using bread.
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Nichalos S. Desantis, St. Augustine, FL, 43-pound, 41-inch red drum, St. Augustine Pier, FL, using a bluefish head as bait.
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Devaar Crandall, Whapeton, ND, 27-inch walleye, using a minnow and jig.
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Olen Stacklie, Grand Rapids, MN 27-inch rainbow trout, caught in Tioga Pit Lake using powerbait
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Ken Langenhahn, Green Bay, WI, 10 ½ -pound largemouth, Lake Fork, TX
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Bob Baum, Inverness, FL 8-pound bonefish, Key West, FL, using a fly rod and reel and artificial shrimp
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Matt Connor son of Edward Connor, Matthews, NC 8 ½-pound, largemouth, public lake, on a ½-ounce black and red Booyah jig with a matching youm craw trailer
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Lyndon Watkins, Loon 14 ½-pound Longnose Gar, caught South Bay of Lake Champlain, NY, on cut bait
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Nick Massey, Beckley, WV, 5-pound smallmouth, New River on a pop-r
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