2009 Top Three Fish for Each Species

Vermillion

Top Rockfish Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
169.75 Imgp3855_resize-thumb Imgp3856 Imgp3857_resize-thumb FisHunter 24.25 August 1, 2009 fooled with a thrown-up octopus!! NorCalCoast 8/1 Zoom-in
164.5 P8090105-thumb   yakuza 23.5 August 8, 2009 Big Sur on a 6" swimbait Zoom-in
161.0 Imgp0021__800x600_-thumb Imgp0022__800x600_-thumb Imgp0024__800x600_-thumb KzReelRods 23.0 September 5, 2009 Mendocino co coast. Zoom-in


Cabezon

Top Cabezon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
168.0 Imgp6263-thumb Imgp6264-thumb  mooch 24.0 August 19, 2009 Bean Hollow Zoom-in
166.25 P5140449a-thumb P5140450a-thumb P5150452a-thumb Jedmo 23.75 May 15, 2009 First cabezon at Shelter Cove.I got sick and had to paddle back from looking down while stringing the fish. Zoom-in
164.5 Abscab1-thumb Abscab2-thumb Abscab3-thumb Abking 23.5 May 16, 2009 Big cab caught on tournee day out at the Bell with Dom, Ariel, Pete and Padre. It took the huge ass Panther Martin rubber trout with two hooks that I got for $2.99 on closeout. 8>} Zoom-in


Salmon

Top Salmon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
200.0 River_008 River_005  otobepelagic 40.0 November 7, 2009 Ten seconds into my first drift I thought I caught a snag.....then the snag tugged back. Zoom-in
190.0 Happy_boy-thumb Aoty2-thumb Aoty3-thumb HOLY TOLEDO 38.0 August 26, 2009 Klamath River on a silver spinner. Zoom-in
175.0 Imgp3398-thumb Imgp3393-thumb  mako1 35.0 October 31, 2009 Smith tidewater, float and eggs. Tough getting a good measurement on fish larger than the trough! This buck had an attitude! Fish swam strongly away unharmed. Zoom-in


Halibut

Top Halibut Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
195.0 Domenics_aoty_shot_number_one-thumb Domenics_aoty_shot_number_two-thumb Domenics_aoty_shot_number_three-thumb domenic 39.0 May 15, 2009 Insane! Zoom-in
191.25 Aoty_measure-thumb P7030012-thumb  scallen 38.25 July 3, 2009 Zoom-in
190.0 Halibut38inotw-thumb Halibut38ina-thumb Halibut38inb-thumb ChuckE 38.0 May 23, 2009 Caught at 2009 Paradise Halibut Hunt/Potluck/BBQ drifting live top smelt. Zoom-in


Lingcod

Top Lingcod Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
205.0 Imgp3873_resize-thumb Imgp3873 Imgp3877_resize-thumb FisHunter 41.0 August 2, 2009 broke me off once, paddled over it again, dropped a scampi on it....POW!! 15min.later,up it comes. NorCal Ocean 8/2 Zoom-in
185.0 Imgp9681-thumb Imgp9683-thumb Imgp9679-thumb KzReelRods 37.0 July 3, 2009 Mendocino coast Zoom-in
182.5 Side_ling-thumb Ling1-thumb Ling2-thumb HOLY TOLEDO 36.5 August 19, 2009 San Mateo Coast. Zoom-in


Trout

Top Trout Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
232.75 065-thumb Imgp3162-thumb Imgp3161-thumb otobepelagic 33.25 March 12, 2009 Russian River Solo..personal best steelie caught on bait (SGPB). Zoom-in
224.0 Imgp2523-thumb Imgp2524-thumb Imgp2525-thumb mako1 32.0 March 26, 2009 S. Fork Eel, pulling a plug in a slow, clear tailout, in the evening. A boat drifted through an hour earlier and hooked nothing. Easy release, no net, only touched the tail wrist to push it back into the current after slipping out hooks. Awesome creatures! Zoom-in
217.0 Steelie_014-thumb Steelie_017-thumb  Guitarzan 31.0 March 13, 2009 Russian river drift with Allen and Patrick, witnessed and photographed by Patrick. Zoom-in


Smallmouth_bass

Top Smallmouth Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
180.0 Trinity_twenty_reel-thumb Trinity_twenty-thumb Trinity_twenty_tail-thumb HOLY TOLEDO 20.0 April 18, 2009 Trinitay Twentay Zoom-in
162.0 Aoty_smallie_1-thumb Imgp0230-thumb  jonesz 18.0 May 14, 2009 Caught up at Almanor just before dark, plugging the bank with a Rapala minnow. Zoom-in
159.75 Trinity_019-thumb Trinity_022-thumb  otobepelagic 17.75 April 18, 2009 Trinity Lake Fatty Zoom-in


Largemouth_bass

Top Largemouth Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
198.0 P4230020-thumb P4230021-thumb  Ariel Sea 24.75 April 23, 2009 Delta LMB (Turner Cut) caught on Baby Bass green senko.......SO F'n STOKED!!!! Zoom-in
194.0 Imgp2999-thumb Imgp3000-thumb Imgp2998-thumb mako1 24.25 July 10, 2009 On a topwater frog, Clear Lake, in 2 feet of water. Zoom-in
188.0 Fish_2_pic_2__small_-thumb P3220157__small_-thumb  jmstub 23.5 March 23, 2009 Caught at the delta on a crank bait. Released safely. Zoom-in


Sturgeon

Top Sturgeon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
186.75 62_and_a_sunset-thumb Sturglong-thumb Sturgclose-thumb HOLY TOLEDO 62.25 January 13, 2009 OAP on grass/ghost combo. Zoom-in
185.25 P1040103-thumb P1190006-thumb  scallen 61.75 January 19, 2009 Caught, beaten, and eaten Zoom-in
178.5 Fish_pics_029-thumb Fish_pics_030-thumb Fish_pics_036-thumb ravensblack 59.5 January 18, 2009 This was a truly awesome day. I also caught and released a green sturgeon over 4ft long. Amazing! Zoom-in


Striped_bass

Top Striped Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
221.25 Big_striper-thumb 44_inchses-thumb Inseine_sb_41_and_44_2-thumb InSeine 44.25 July 18, 2009 The biggest kayak fish of my life. Fish weighed in at just over 29 lbs. I also bagged a second fish at 41 inches and 21 lbs. Botat LM fish caught on Magnum Rapal Zoom-in
210.0 Clear1-thumb Aoty1-thumb Aoty2-thumb HOLY TOLEDO 42.0 July 17, 2009 In the surf on a Rapala. Wild! Zoom-in
207.5 P7180005f-thumb P7180004-thumb P7180006j-thumb Fishin-Jay 41.5 July 18, 2009 Linda Mar, measure witnessed by Ariel Sea. Zoom-in
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