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State Record Largemouth Bass
State
Weight, lbs
Length, in
Girth, in
Date
Water
Angler
Lure/Bait
Authority
Alabama
16.5
11/3/1987
Mountain View Lake
Burgin, Thomas

Link
Alaska
NOT Applicable

Link
Arizona
16.48
28
4/22/1997
Canyon Lake
White, Randall

Link
Arkansas
16.5
3/2/1976
Mallard Lake
Mardis, Aaron

Link
California
21.75
3/2/1991
Castaic Lake
Arujo, Michael
Renosky Super Shad

Link
Colorado
11.38
9/20/1997
Echo Canyon Reservoir
Edwards, Jarrett
6-inch blue-flecked Flow-Rite plastic worm

Link
Connecticut
12.875
6/5/1961
Mashapaug Lake
Domurat, Frank

Link
Delaware
11.1
2/23/2016
Wagamons Pond
Klein, Andre
Strike King Bleeding Shad white spinnerbait

Link
Florida (certified)
17.27
7/6/1986
Polk County
O'Berry, Billy

Link
Florida (uncertified)
20.125
5/19/1923
Big Fish Lake
Friebel, Frederick

Link
Georgia
22.25
32.5
28.5
6/2/1932
Montgomery Lake
Perry, George
Creek Chub Fintail Shiner

Link
Hawai'i
9.5875
1/26/1992
Waita Reservoir, Kaua'i
Broyles, Dickie

Link
Idaho
10.94
1958
Anderson Lake
Taylor, Mrs. M.W.

Link
Illinois
13.0625
28
23
2/15/1976
Stone Quarry Lake
Walbel, Ed

Link
Indiana
14.75
5/27/1991
Lake
Schultz, Jennifer

Link
Iowa
10.75
23.5
5/1/1984
Lake Fisher
Zar, Patricia

Link
Kansas
11.8
28.5
5/3/2008
Private Pit Lake
Hallam, Tyson
jig and pig

Link
Kentucky
14.5938
4/19/2019
Highsplint Lake
Ward, Mark

Link
Louisiana
15.97
2/12/1994
Caney Lake
Wiggins, Greg

Link
Maine
11.625
1968
Moose Pond
Kamp, Robert

Link
Maryland
11.4
7/31/2013
Huntingtown Farm Pond
Lambert, Colton

Link
Massachusetts
15.5
28
2/13/1975
Sampson Pond
Bolonis, Walter

Link
Michigan (TIE)
11.94
27



26.0000
25.75



22.5000
6/25/1934



9/5/1959
Big Pine Island Lake

Alcona Dam Pond (Oscoda County)
Maloney, William


Rorex, Jack
South Bend Bass Oreno


homemade plug

Link
Minnesota
8.9375
23.5
17.5
10/3/2005
Auburn Lake
Raveling, Mark
Blue Fox Double Buzzer

Link
Mississippi
18.15
12/31/1992
Natchez State Park Lake
Denny, Anthony

Link
Missouri
13.875
4/21/1961
Bull Shoals Lake
Bushong, Marvin

Link
Montana
8.8
22.5
5/2/2009
Noxon Rapids Reservoir
Williams, Darin

Link
Nebraska
10.6875
10/2/1965
Sand Pit near Columbus
Abegglen, Paul Sr.

Link
Nevada
12.0
26
3/8/1999
Lake Mead
Geary, Michael

Link
New Hampshire
10.5
25.8
May 1967
Potanipo Lake
Bullpitt, G.

Link
New Jersey
10.875
6/7/1980
Menantico Sand Wash Pond
Eisele, Robert
homemade bucktail with yellow Mister Twister trailer

Link
New Mexico
15.8125
26.5
24.75
3/24/1995
Bill Evans Lake
Estrada, Steve
Mann's Augertail worm (black)

Link
New York
11.25
25.5
9/11/1987
Buckhorn Lake
Higbie, John
spinnerbait

Link
North Carolina
15.875
3/29/1991
Farm Pond
Wofford, William
crankbait

Link
North Dakota
8.5
22
2/11/1983
Nelson Lake
Rixen, Leon

Link
Ohio
13.13
25.0625
5/26/1976
Farm Pond
Landsberger, Roy

Link
Oklahoma
14.8563
26.125
23
3/13/2013
Cedar Lake
Miller, Dale
swimbait on Alabama rig

Link
Oregon
12.1
26.75
22.25
7/5/2002
Ballenger Pond
Hastings, B. Adam

Link
Pennsylvania
11.1875
6/21/1983
Birch Run Reservoir
Shade, Donald

Link
Rhode Island
11.2
25
April 2016
Johnson's Pond
Migliore, B.

Link
South Carolina (TIE)
16.125
12/28/1949


2/6/1993
Lake Marion


pond (Aiken County)
Flanagan, Paul

Cummings, Mason
purple plastic worm on 12# line

Link
South Dakota
9.3125
4/27/2020
Indian Scout Lake
Dunham, Matthew

Link
Tennessee
15.1875
2/13/2015
Chickamauga Reservoir
Keen, Gabe
Tennessee rig

Link
Texas
18.18
25.5
1/24/1992
Lake Fork
St. Clair, Barry

Link
Utah
10.125
25.25
20
1974
Lake Powell
LaManna, Sam

Link
Vermont
10.25
2/21/1988
Lake Dunmore
Gale, Tony
live bait

Link
Virginia
16.25
5/20/1985
Connor Lake
Tate, Richard

Link
Washington
12.53
8/8/2016
Lake Bosworth
Evans, Bill

Link
West Virginia
12.28
24.8
April 1994
Pond
Heeter, David

Link
Wisconsin
11.1875
10/12/1940
Lake Ripley
Milkowski, Robert

Link
Wyoming
11.51
24.4
20.75
5/10/2018
Kleenburn Ponds
Salzman, Caleb

Link