Every State Record Largemouth Bass

Whether you’re hitting the water for fun, taking your friends out for a friendly day of competition, or partaking in one of the countless bass tournaments held across the country each year, most anglers dream of landing the big one.

Just think about it…

These are beautiful fish. Their shape, their colors, their markings. Many anglers grow up envisioning the largemouth as the fish to catch.

Fortunately for most largemouth enthusiasts, it’s fairly common for experienced and dedicated anglers to pull some impressive fish in the 4-6 lb. range. Even slightly smaller largemouths — is that an oxymoron? — can put up a great fight!

Unfortunately, even a quality, Instagram-worthy fish is unlikely to land you on the list below. Unless you happen to land practically any largemouth in Alaska. That, however, is a completely different story…

While new entries make the list on a regular basis, these are the current state record largemouth bass in America.

List of Every State Record Largemouth Bass

State	Weight	Location	Angler	Date
Alaska	o.5 Lbs	Sand Lake	N/A	2018
Alabama	16 lbs, 8 oz	Mountain View Lake	Thomas Burgin	1987
Arizona	16 lbs, 7 oz	Canyon Lake	Randall White	1997
Arkansas	16 lbs, 5 oz	Lake Dunn	Paul Crowder	2012
California	21 lbs, 12 oz	Lake Castaic	Micheal Arujo	1991
Colorado	11 lbs, 6 oz	Echo Canyon Reservoir	Jarrett Edwards	1997
Connecticut	12 lbs, 14 oz	Mashapaug Pond	Frank Domurat	1961
Delaware	11 lbs, 10 oz	Wagamons Pond	AJ Klein	2016
Florida	17 lbs, 4 oz	Unnamed Lake	Billy O’Berry	1986
Georgia	22 lbs, 4 oz	Montgomery Lake	George Perry	1932
Hawaii	9 lbs, 9.4 oz	Waita Reservoir	Dickie Broyles	1992
Idaho	10 lbs, 15 oz	Anderson Lake	Mrs. M.W. Taylor	N/A
Illinois	13 lbs, 1 oz	Stone Quarry	Edward Walbel	1976
Indiana	14 lbs, 12 oz	Unnamed Lake	Jenifer Schultz	1991
Iowa	10 lbs, 14 oz	Lake Fisher	Patricia Zaerr	1984
Kansas	11 lbs, 12.8 oz	Private Pit Lake	Tyson Hallam	2008
Kentucky	13 lbs, 10.4 oz	Wood Creek Lake	Dale Wilson	1984
Louisiana	15.97 lbs	Caney Lake	Greg Wiggins	1994
Maine	11 lbs, 10 oz	Moose Pond	Rodney Cockrell	1968
Maryland	11.18 lbs	Potomac River	Justin Riley	2008
Massachusetts	15 lbs, 8 oz	Sampson Pond	Walter Bolonis	1975
Michigan	11 lbs, 15.04 oz	Big Pine Island Lake	William Maloney	1934
Minnesota	8 lbs, 12.75 oz	Tetonka Lake	Joseph Johanns	1959
Mississippi	18 lbs, 2.4 oz	Natchez State Park Lake	Anthony Denny	1992
Missouri	13 lbs, 14 oz	Bull Shoals Lake	Marvin Bushong	1961
Montana	8 lbs, 12.8 oz	Noxon Rapids Reservoir	Darin Williams	2009
Nebraska	10 lbs, 11 oz	Sandpit Near Columbus	Paul Abegglen Sr.	1965
Nevada	12 lbs even	Lake Mead	Micheal R. Geary	1999
New Hampshire	10 lbs, 8 oz	Lake Potanipo	G. Bullpit	1967
New Jersey	10 lbs, 14 oz	Menantico Sand Wash Pond	Robert Eisele	1980
New Mexico	15 lbs, 13 oz	Bill Evans Lake	Steve Estrada	1995
New York	11 lbs, 4 oz	Buckhorn Lake	John L. Higbie	1987
North Carolina	15 lbs, 14 oz	Private Pond	William H. Wofford	1991
North Dakota	8 lbs, 7.5 oz	Nelson Lake	Leon Rixen	1983
Ohio	13 lbs, 2 oz	Private Pond	Roy Landsberger	1976
Oklahoma	14 lbs, 12.3 oz	Cedar Lake	Benny Williams Jr.	2012
Oregon	11 lbs, 9.6 oz	Private Pond	Randy Spaur	1994
Pennsylvania	11 lbs, 3 oz	Birch Run Reservoir	Donal Shade	1983
Rhode Island	10 lbs, 6 oz	Johnson’s Pond	Brandon Migliore	2016
South Carolina	16 lbs, 2 oz	Lake Marion	P.H. Flanagan	1949
South Dakota	9 lbs, 3 oz	Hudson Gravel Pit	Richard Vierick	1999
Tennessee	15 lbs, 2 oz	Chickamauga Lake	Gabe Keen	2015
Texas	18 lbs, 2.8 oz	Lake Fork	Barry St.Clair	1992
Utah	10 lbs, 2 oz	Powell Lake	Sam Lamanna	1974
Vermont	10 lbs, 4 oz	Lake Dunmore	Tony Gale	1988
Virginia	16 lbs, 4 oz	Connor Lake	Richard Tate	1985
Washington	12 lbs, 8 oz	Lake Bosworth	Bill Evans	2016
West Virginia	9 lbs, 9.9 oz	Dog Run Lake	Eli Gain	2001
Wisconsin	11 lbs, 3 oz	Ripley Lake	N/A	1940
Wyoming	7 lbs, 14 oz	Private Pond	Dustin Shorma	1992