#6 Raymond Easley
#1a Manabu Kurita
Rank: 1a*
Related: See our complete world-record largemouth bass list for a broader look at the biggest documented catches.
Weight: 22.311 lbs
Angler: Manabu Kurita
Location: Lake Biwa, Shiga, Japan
Date: July 2, 2009
*Manabu Kurita officially tied Perry’s record from 1932 but his fish did not weigh 2 ounces more than Perry’s so it did not officially beat it. For the current broader ranking, see our bass world records reference.
Weight: 22.25 lbs
Angler: George Perry
Location: Montgomery Lake, Georgia, USA
Date: June 2, 1932
#3 Bob Crupi
Rank: 3
Weight: 22.01 lbs
Angler: Robert “Bob” Crupi
Location: Castaic Lake, California, USA
Date: March 12, 1991
Bob caught his record bass using a live crayfish as bait.
Weight: 21.75 lbs
Angler: Michael Arujo
Location: Castaic Lake, California, USA
Date: March 5, 1991
#5 Jed Dickerson
Rank: 5
Weight: 21.688 lbs
Angler: Jed Dickerson
Location: Lake Dixon, California, USA
Date: May 31, 2003
The fish that Jed caught was the famous Dottie. She was caught by Mike Long two years earlier weighing 20.75 lbs. She is one of the most popular bass to ever lived and widely considered to be the biggest.
#6 Raymond Easley
Rank: 6
Weight: 21.2 lbs
Angler: Raymond Easley
Location: Lake Casitas, California, USA
Date: March 4, 1980
#7 Robert Crupi
Rank: 7
Weight: 21.01 lbs
Angler: Robert “Bob” Crupi
Location: Castaic Lake, California, USA
Date: March 9, 1990
#8 Dave Zimmerlee
Rank: 8*
Weight: 20.938
Angler: Dave Zimmerlee
Location: Miramar Reservoir, California, USA
Date: June 23, 1973
*Several anglers claimed to have seen Zimmerlee pull the dying bass from the water instead of actually catching it. Zimmerlee denied those claims and was featured on the cover of Bassmaster a few months later.
#9 Leo Torres
Rank: 9
Weight: 20.86 lbs
Angler: Leo Torres
Location: Castaic Lake, California, USA
Date: February 4, 1990
#10 Mike Long
Rank: 10
Weight: 20.75 lbs
Angler: Mike Long
Location: Lake Dixon, California, USA
Date: April 27, 2001
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