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Outstanding Catch: September 2009
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The NAFC staff has carefully chosen 10 finalists for the September 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 (click on the thumbnail to enlarge), 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.



 Gregg Carneal  Chris Delavera  Kevin Oldenburg 
Gregg Carneal
22 1/2 inches, 5 lb. 10 oz.
New River; Princeton, W.V.
White spinner with chartreuse split trailer
Chris Delavera
Smallmouth bass
Otiso Lake, N.Y.
Bucktail Jig tipped with night crawler tail; light rod and 6 lb. test line
Kevin Oldenburg
36-inch King salmon
Salmon River; Pulaski, N.Y.
Fly rod
 Paul Lucas  Leonard Wojcik  Steven Kohl 
Paul Lucas
3 lb. 14 oz. three days after catch
Farm pond in Kansas
A white roadrunner with a 2-inch curl tail grub
Leonard Wojcik
Sleepy Hollow Lake; Akron, N.Y.
Booyah jig and craw trailer
Steven Kohl
52-inch musky
Pike Lake chain; Bayfield Co., Wisc.
Figure 8 with a double cowgirl
 Mike Fabin  Vernon Stone Jr.  Robert Leinen 
Mike Fabin
35-inch flathead
6 lb. test line w/ small piece of hotdog

Vernon Stone Jr.
47 inch-Chinook salmon
Columbia River; Vantage, Wash.
Lucky Glow

Robert Leinen
15 lb.-bass
Castaic Lake Lagoon, Calif.
 Cheri Lovell   
Cheri Lovell
41 inches, 35 lb.
Mississippi River; LaCrosse, Wisc.
Live bluegill during NAFC LaCrosse Meet