biggest bass in texas - Bass Fishing Facts https://bassfishingfacts.com Largemouth Bass Records, Science, History & Fishing Facts Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://bassfishingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-bffvector-32x32.png biggest bass in texas - Bass Fishing Facts https://bassfishingfacts.com 32 32 Record Holding Largemouth Bass From All 50 States https://bassfishingfacts.com/record-holding-largemouth-bass-from-all-50-states/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:50:57 +0000 http://bassfishingfacts.com/?p=171 Updated October 13, 2026 – Originally posted October 2016 We have all heard of Manabu Kurita’s world record-tying 22-pound, 4-ounce bass caught at Lake Biwa in Japan on July 2, 2009 (see IGFA record...

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Bill Evans holding his record largemouth bass he caught on August 8, 2016 – breaking an almost 40 year Washington record.

Updated October 13, 2026 – Originally posted October 2016

We have all heard of Manabu Kurita’s world record-tying 22-pound, 4-ounce bass caught at Lake Biwa in Japan on July 2, 2009 (see IGFA record details). And we have heard legends of George Perry’s 22-pound, 4-ounce bass caught at Montgomery Lake in Georgia on June 2, 1932. But what if you live in a state where the average weight of a bass caught is between 1-2 pounds? How do you know if your personal best stacks up to the record held within your own state?

Below is a list of all the current record holding largemouth bass from all 50 states. Use this state-by-state list to compare the biggest officially recognized largemouth bass across the country. For catches beyond state records, see our world-record largemouth bass guide and the story of Dottie, the legendary 25-pound bass.
Related record lists: smallmouth bass records from all 50 states · Texas Top 50 largemouth bass · Texas Top 50 smallmouth bass.

United States largemouth bass records: state, weight, catch date, location and angler.
State Weight Date Location Angler Name
Alabama 16 lbs 8 oz 11/3/87 Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co Thomas (T. M.) Burgin
Alaska N/A N/A N/A N/A
Arizona 16 lbs 7.68 oz 4/22/97 Canyon Lake Randall E. White
Arkansas 16 lbs 4 oz 3/2/76 Mallard Lake Aaron Mardis
California 21 lbs 12 oz 3/5/91 Castaic Lake (at the main boat ramp) Michael Arujo
Colorado 11 lbs 6 oz 9/20/97 Echo Canyon Reservoir (Archuleta County) Jarrett Edwards
Connecticut 12 lbs 14 oz 1961 Mashapaug Lake, Union Frank Domurat
Delaware 11 lbs 1.6 oz 2/20/16 Wagamons Pond Andrew Klein
Florida 17.27 lbs 7/6/1986 Not listed (Polk County) Billy O’Berry
Georgia 22 lbs 4 oz 6/2/32 Montgomery Lake George Perry
Hawaii 9 lbs 9.4 oz 1/26/92 Waita Res., Kaua’i Dickie Broyles
Idaho 10.94 lbs 10/22/1948 Anderson Lake Mary Alice Hurt Taylor
Illinois 13 lbs 1 oz 2/15/76 Stone Quarry Lake Edward J. Walbel
Indiana 14 lbs 12 oz 5/27/91 Seven Springs Lake Jenifer Schultz
Iowa 10 lbs 12 oz 5/1/84 Lake Fisher Patricia Zaerr
Kansas 11.8 lbs 5/3/08 Private Pit Lake, Cherokee Co. Tyson Hallam
Kentucky 14 lbs 9.5 oz 4/19/19 Highsplint Lake Mark Ward
Louisiana 15.97 lbs 1994 Caney Lake Greg Wiggins
Maine 11 lbs 10 oz 1968 Moose Pond Robert Kamp
Maryland 11.4 lbs 7/31/2013 Huntington Farm Pond Colton Lambert
Massachusetts 15 lbs 8 oz 2/13/1975 Sampson Pond, Carver Walter Bolonis
Michigan 11.94 lbs (tie)* 1934 & 1959 Big Pine Island Lake & Alcona Dam Pond N/A
Minnesota 8 lbs 15 oz 10/3/2005 Auburn Lake Mark Raveling
Mississippi 18.15 lbs 12/31/1992 Natchez State Park Lake Anthony Denny
Missouri 13 lbs 14 oz 4/21/1961 Bull Shoals Lake Marvin Russell Bushong
Montana 9.58 lbs 4/24/2021 Lake Elmo Brandon Wright
Nebraska 10 lbs 11 oz 10/2/1965 Sand Pit near Columbus Paul Abegglen Sr.
Nevada 12 lbs 3/8/1999 Lake Mead Michael R. Geary
New Hampshire 10 lbs 8 oz May 1967 Potanipo Lake, Brookline G. Bullpitt
New Jersey 10 lbs 14 oz 1980 Menantico Sand Wash Pond Robert Eisele
New Mexico 15 lbs 13 oz 3/24/1995 Bill Evans Lake Steve Estrada
New York 12 lbs 6 oz 7/11/24 Cayuga Lake James Britenbaugh
North Carolina 15 lbs 14 oz 3/29/91 Farm Pond, Union County William H. Wofford
North Dakota 8 lbs 8 oz 2/11/1983 Nelson Lake Leon Rixen
Ohio 13 lbs 2oz 5/26/1976 Private Pond Roy Landsberger
Oklahoma 14 lbs 13.7 oz 3/13/13 Cedar Lake Dale Miller
Oregon 12 lbs 1.6 oz 2002 Ballenger Pond, Springfield B. Adam Hastings
Pennsylvania 11 lbs 3 oz 1983 Birch Run Reservoir, Adams County Donald Shade
Rhode Island 11 lbs 3.2 oz 04/2016 Johnson’s Pond B. Migliore
South Carolina 16 lbs 2 oz (tie)* 1949 & 1993 Lake Marion & Aiken Co. Pond P.H. Flanagan & Mason Cummings
South Dakota 9 lbs 5 oz 4/27/2020 Indian Scout Lake Matthew Dunham
Tennessee 15 lbs 7.5 oz 2/28/2026 Nickajack Reservoir Darren Nunley
Texas 18.18 lbs 1/24/1992 Lake Fork Barry St. Clair
Utah 10 lbs 2 oz 1974 Lake Powell Sam LaManna
Vermont 10 lbs 4 oz 1988 Lake Dunmore Tony Gale
Virginia 16 lbs 4 oz 5/20/1985 Conner Lake Richard Tate
Washington 12.53 lbs 8/8/2016 Lake Bosworth, Snohomish County Bill Evans
West Virginia 12.28 lbs 1994 Pond, Grant County David W. Heeter
Wisconsin 11 lbs 3 oz 10/12/1940 Lake Ripley, Jefferson County Robert Milkowski
Wyoming 11.51 lbs 5/10/2018 Kleenburn Ponds, Sheridan County Caleb Salzman

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