The NAFC staff has carefully chosen 10 finalists for the February 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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Ken Melland, Cable WI, 29 ¾-inch Walleye, Lake of the Woods, on a rattlin’ spoon.
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Tony Roberts, 62 -pound blue catfish, Lake Tawakoni, TX, caught on cut hotdogs mixed in a garlic and cherry cool aid mixture.
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Thomas Maxey, 11 ⅛-pound largemouth, California Delta, using a blak and blue jig.
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Mike Shepker, 29-inch steelhead, Kegs Creek, Olcott, NY, caught on a jig.
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Ricardo Ortiz, Fort Lauderdale, FL 40-inch snook, Sewell Lock, Davie, FL, caught on a Rapala X-Rap.
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Chris Dial 25-inch largemouth, caught in a small reservoir near Houston, TX
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David Strietzel, Kennewick, WA, 56-inch sturgeon, Columbia River, bottom fishing with a pickled herring.
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Jason Canen, Logan, UT, 34-inch lake trout, Bear Lake, caught on a 4-inch tube jig through the ice.
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Jason Debord, Creston, WA 32½-inch 13 5/8-pound walleye, caught on Lake Roosevelt, WA using a silver blade bait.
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Paul Strong, Bigfork, MT, 4-pound largemouth through the ice, Peterson Lake, MT, using a small red and silver Swedish pimple with a maggot.
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