Chris Holubecki nominated his son Jack, 11, (left) for “catching his favorite species,’’ crappie to 12 inches, Friday at Heidecke Lake on blue Flicker Shad crankbaits.

Nick Langton nominated Skyler Jordan (above) for catching a “pretty big post-spawn fish,’’ a largemouth bass on a suburban private pond.

FOTW, the celebration of big fish and good stories, runs Wednesdays on the Sun-Times outdoors page. The story part matters as much as the big fish part.

Send nominations by Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).