What is your state record LM? 2025
optimator reply :
Here in Oregon it's 12lb 1.6 oz. Of the 8 record Oregon largemouths, 5 of them were caught within an hour of my house. 3 of them at the same lake. I caught the one in my avatar at one of those lakes. I think this year will bring more nighttime swimbait fishing.....
What is your state record?
greentrout reply :
18.15 lbs. Dec 12/31/1992 on a Rattlin' Rogue in less than 3 ft. of water in a jon boat Natchez State Park, MS.
Believe MS. is number 4 behind GA, CA & TX...could be wrong...
WRB reply :
21 lbs 12 oz official California LMB, unofficial 22.01 lbs or 25.1 lbs, take your pick.
Tom
Graham reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 11:45 AM, greentrout said:
What a hoss. Dude has that state record holder look down.
As for Virginia, the state record largemouth is 16.4, back in ‘85 on Connor Lake. Doesn’t look like a 16 the way he’s holding it, gotta love the modesty!
BassWhole! reply :
Lazy, lost or lonely?
https://mysterytacklebox.com/blog/state-largemouth-bass-record-america/
Chowderhead reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 6:17 PM, reason said:Lazy, lost or lonely?
https://mysterytacklebox.com/blog/state-largemouth-bass-record-america/
While I appreciate the list you provided, it the conversation (and pics) that flows from the question that makes it a good discussion. I don’t find it a case of the OP being lazy, lost, or lonely.
BassWhole! reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 6:30 PM, Chowderhead said:While I appreciate the list you provided, it the conversation (and pics) that flows from the question that makes it a good discussion. I don’t find it a case of the OP being lazy, lost, or lonely.
So not lazy or lost?...
Chowderhead reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 6:34 PM, reason said:So not lonely, lazy or lost?...
Are you now referencing yourself...?
As for my state, 10-11 is the Nebraska record. It was caught 50+ years ago in a sandpit. Trying to find a picture and some details.
Glaucus reply :
13.1 pounds for Illinois. Couldn't find a photo but I didn't look too hard. I personally know a guy who caught a 12 pounder not too long ago. It can be broken.
Team9nine reply :
Indiana; Jennifer Schultz; 14-12; 1991, Pop-R. Will never be broken in my lifetime, maybe ever...
Scarborough817 reply :
10.43
caught in 76 on a jitterbug
optimator reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 6:34 PM, reason said:So not lazy or lost?...
Uh, I'm talking fishing on a fishing forum? 
CroakHunter reply :
Glad you posted the picture, don't think I've seen this exact one. 14-12 northern strain is unreal.
bagofdonuts reply :
Interesting story on the Arkansas bass listed on the link as the state record. It was invalidated because the dude bought his license after he caught the bass.
moguy1973 reply :
Missouri's record is 13lbs 14oz caught out of Bull shoals in 1961
Todd2 reply :
Kentucky
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs., 10.4 ozs. | Dale Wilson |
Paul Roberts reply :
Colorado:
11-6, 22.5 inches long, 1997. A trout stuffed beast. At 22.5" a "normal" bass would be in the 6lb bracket.
The state website also lists a C&R record of 28" but the consensus, including an account of someone who was there, said it was 22" if that. All our bass here seem to be on the short side. If they have the food, they just seem to get round.
TnRiver46 reply :
15 lb 2 oz from chickamauga. We have the world record smallmouth and walleye
SDoolittle reply :
Oklahoma: 14 lbs 12.3 oz
Caught by Benny Williams Jr out of Cedar Lake in 2012 on a Strike King jig.
Gilly Gals reply :
7 pounds 14 oz for Wyoming, smallest record out of all the states 
Todd2 reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 10:24 PM, TnRiver46 said:We have the world record smallmouth
So do we... ????
Koz reply :
In SC the record is 16 pounds, 2 oz. Record was set in 1949 and tied in 1993.
I've seen pictures of a 12 pound bass caught in a nearby private community. It just so happens my father lives there and there are over 300 lagoons with most being connected by the stormwater systems. The biggest I have caught there is 6.5 pounds, but I plan to beat that fishing all summer long. Maybe there's a new record bass hiding out there as well.
12poundbass reply :
Michigan: 11lbs 15oz (hence my screen name) set back in the 30's about a half hour drive from my house. Like @Team9nine said probably wont be broken in my lifetime if ever at all.
I'm kind of suspect of it, but I've heard stories from reputable people that there have been record breakers spotted while doing electro shock surveys. We'll see.
All about da bass reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 10:40 PM, Gilly Gals said:7 pounds 14 oz for Wyoming, smallest record out of all the states
I thought Montana did.
RHuff reply :
In West Virginia, the record largemouth is 12.28lbs from a farm pond in Grant Co, and the record smallmouth is 9.75lbs from the south branch of the Potomac River.
optimator reply :
Good stuff!
dgkasper58 reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 7:43 PM, Glaucus said:13.1 pounds for Illinois. Couldn't find a photo but I didn't look too hard. I personally know a guy who caught a 12 pounder not too long ago. It can be broken.
I read an 11.71 Was just caught out of Crab orchard lake at a tourney last Sunday.
Gilly Gals reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 12:11 AM, All about da bass said:I thought Montana did.
nope there's is over 8, ares is right under
Bankbeater reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 9:34 PM, moguy1973 said:Missouri's record is 13lbs 14oz caught out of Bull shoals in 1961
Wow this is the first time I have ever seen a pic of the state record.
long island basser reply :
NY- 11.4 in 1987.
tholmes reply :
Kansas - 11 lbs. 12.8 oz. caught in a private strip pit in Cherokee County on a jig'n'pig.
The young man was 14 years old at the time (May 3, 2008).
Tom
MIbassyaker reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 11:58 PM, 12poundbass said:Michigan: 11lbs 15oz (hence my screen name) set back in the 30's about a half hour drive from my house. Like @Team9nine said probably wont be broken in my lifetime if ever at all.
I'm kind of suspect of it, but I've heard stories from reputable people that there have been record breakers spotted while doing electro shock surveys. We'll see.
Which, of course, immediately raises the question: Where exactly are the results of the surveys on which record-breakers were spotted?
12poundbass reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 7:33 AM, MIbassyaker said:
Which, of course, immediately raises the question: Where exactly are the results of the surveys on which record-breakers were spotted?
Good question. I'd assume they'd be available to the public, how would one go about getting those results?
MIbassyaker reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:05 AM, 12poundbass said:Good question. I'd assume they'd be available to the public, how would one go about getting those results?
DNR hosts survey reports online for some lakes:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/SFRR_Waterbody_363630_7.html
Although they clearly conduct more surveys than get written up and posted; for instance, reports will sometimes cite comparison figures from other lakes don't have a report posted, but must have come from a survey of some sort.
Also, occasionally, you can find surveys commissioned by lake homeowner associations posted on the association's site.
A-Jay reply :
On 4/24/2018 at 11:58 PM, 12poundbass said:Michigan: 11lbs 15oz (hence my screen name) set back in the 30's about a half hour drive from my house. Like @Team9nine said probably wont be broken in my lifetime if ever at all.
I'm kind of suspect of it, but I've heard stories from reputable people that there have been record breakers spotted while doing electro shock surveys. We'll see.
On 4/25/2018 at 8:31 AM, MIbassyaker said:DNR hosts survey reports online for some lakes:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/SFRR_Waterbody_363630_7.html
Although they clearly conduct more surveys than get written up and posted; for instance, reports will sometimes cite comparison figures from other lakes don't have a report posted, but must have come from a survey of some sort.
Also, occasionally, you can find surveys commissioned by lake homeowner associations posted on the association's site.
OK - so on the topic of State Record Bass - specifically in Michigan - here's a procedural question . . .
With year long C & R now legal - how does one go about 'documenting' a potential state record catch during said C & R Only periods ? According to the DNR site a potential fish must be weighted on a certified / state inspected scale (ie Grocery store) - all of which would be 'illegal' IAW current published regs and I see no mention of an exception noted anywhere.
So I ask you - when I catch my record smallie in two weeks - Am I mostly hosed ?
A-Jay
TnRiver46 reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:46 AM, A-Jay said:
OK - so on the topic of State Record Bass - specifically in Michigan - here's a procedural question . . .
With year long C & R now legal - how does one go about 'documenting' a potential state record catch during said C & R Only periods ? According to the DNR site a potential fish must be weighted on a certified / state inspected scale (ie Grocery store) - all of which would be 'illegal' IAW current published regs and I see no mention of an exception noted anywhere.
So I ask you - when I catch my record smallie in two weeks - Am I mostly hosed ?
A-Jay
Interesting. Unfortunately I think the answer to your last question is yes
A-Jay reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:49 AM, TnRiver46 said:Interesting. Unfortunately I think the answer to your last question is yes
You're probably right ~
But despite have no 'official' bearing, you can bet there will be plenty of 'A-Jay' documenting going on all over the place !
A-Jay
TnRiver46 reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:53 AM, A-Jay said:You're probably right ~
But despite have no 'official' bearing, you can bet there will be plenty of 'A-Jay' documenting going on all over the place !
A-Jay
If you get an 11 lb smallmouth we will all know that you are the true state record holder. Does anywhere sell live gobies??
A-Jay reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:57 AM, TnRiver46 said:If you get an 11 lb smallmouth we will all know that you are the true state record holder. Does anywhere sell live gobies??
Yea - I know I'm just talk'in smack and seriously dreaming -
But that gobie thing - hold on a minute now.
You may be onto something.
I'm thinking an A-Rig with 5 Live ones . . . . .
A-Jay
MIbassyaker reply :
Ajay just needs a 10! The current record is 9.98, and a little under 2 years old. The michigan smallmouth record may actually be one of the more breakable records right now nationwide.
We'll recognize it here, at least!
All about da bass reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 5:09 AM, Gilly Gals said:nope there's is over 8, ares is right under
Wow, didn't think they were that much! 
Scott F reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:46 AM, A-Jay said:
OK - so on the topic of State Record Bass - specifically in Michigan - here's a procedural question . . .
With year long C & R now legal - how does one go about 'documenting' a potential state record catch during said C & R Only periods ? According to the DNR site a potential fish must be weighted on a certified / state inspected scale (ie Grocery store) - all of which would be 'illegal' IAW current published regs and I see no mention of an exception noted anywhere.
So I ask you - when I catch my record smallie in two weeks - Am I mostly hosed ?
A-Jay
If you carry a state certified scale, and fish with a witness, (I’ll volunteer) you might be covered.
MassYak85 reply :
Massachusetts is interesting, at 15 1/2 lbs it almost shouldn't have existed from what we know/think we know about Northern Strain Largemouth...but it was caught, so the dream lives on for a Teener up here in New England. Most likely nothing will ever be caught even in the same ballpark as that fish, to break 10 is nearly unheard of, but I do hold out hope that some offshore structure in Wachusett has a big girl that doesn't even know fishing exists (Wachusett is the largest reservoir in the state that does not allow fishing from boat, and has heavily regulated bank access). For now though I'll set my sights on that elusive 10 haha.
optimator reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 10:00 AM, MassYak85 said:Massachusetts is interesting, at 15 1/2 lbs it almost shouldn't have existed from what we know/think we know about Northern Strain Largemouth...but it was caught, so the dream lives on for a Teener up here in New England. Most likely nothing will ever be caught even in the same ballpark as that fish, to break 10 is nearly unheard of, but I do hold out hope that some offshore structure in Wachusett has a big girl that doesn't even know fishing exists (Wachusett is the largest reservoir in the state that does not allow fishing from boat, and has heavily regulated bank access). For now though I'll set my sights on that elusive 10 haha.
15 1/2??? Wow, that's surprising.
CroakHunter reply :
Who has came the closest to breaking their state record? I know it's not me. I'm 7.5lbs off
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 10:13 AM, optimator said:15 1/2??? Wow, that's surprising.
To make it even more unbelievable, he caught it while ice fishing.
optimator reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 11:35 AM, CroakHunter said:Who has came the closest to breaking their state record? I know it's not me. I'm 7.5lbs off
My PB was 4 lbs less.
12poundbass reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:46 AM, A-Jay said:
OK - so on the topic of State Record Bass - specifically in Michigan - here's a procedural question . . .
With year long C & R now legal - how does one go about 'documenting' a potential state record catch during said C & R Only periods ? According to the DNR site a potential fish must be weighted on a certified / state inspected scale (ie Grocery store) - all of which would be 'illegal' IAW current published regs and I see no mention of an exception noted anywhere.
So I ask you - when I catch my record smallie in two weeks - Am I mostly hosed ?
A-Jay
If I'm not mistaken the last time I looked at our state records there were some fish that were only measured and said (C&R). I don't remember which particular species they were, so maybe just maybe we have or they recognize C&R?
On a side note the smallie record that was just set a couple years ago wasn't too far from A-Jay country.
On another note the MIDNR released a 'survey' I guess you could call it, where every bass tourney held in Michigan last year reported several different things including size. The largest largemouth caught during a tourney last year was 8 lbs. Far cry from the 12 lbs mark but still really impressive for Michigan. I tried looking for this 'survey's but I can't seem to find it on line and it's no where to be found on the forum I saw it on. It had some pretty good info on it though.
Gilly Gals reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 11:35 AM, CroakHunter said:Who has came the closest to breaking their state record? I know it's not me. I'm 7.5lbs off
I was about 2 pounds, with my pb being 5.5 and the state record 7.9
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 11:35 AM, CroakHunter said:Who has came the closest to breaking their state record? I know it's not me. I'm 7.5lbs off
My best smallie weighed 7-6 and the PA record smallie is 8-8 that is 87% or 1lb-2oz.
gimruis reply :
In Minnesota you pretty much have to kill the fish in order to get state record certification because of all the hoops and hurdles required. However, they just introduced a C & R state record category for large fish including flathead catfish, muskie, sturgeon, and northern pike. I think eventually there will be a C & R category for every species.
State record largemouth 8 lbs, 15 oz
smallmouth 8 lbs
MIbassyaker reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 9:18 PM, 12poundbass said:If I'm not mistaken the last time I looked at our state records there were some fish that were only measured and said (C&R). I don't remember which particular species they were, so maybe just maybe we have or they recognize C&R?
On a side note the smallie record that was just set a couple years ago wasn't too far from A-Jay country.
On another note the MIDNR released a 'survey' I guess you could call it, where every bass tourney held in Michigan last year reported several different things including size. The largest largemouth caught during a tourney last year was 8 lbs. Far cry from the 12 lbs mark but still really impressive for Michigan. I tried looking for this 'survey's but I can't seem to find it on line and it's no where to be found on the forum I saw it on. It had some pretty good info on it though.
You're probably thinking of the MTIFS summary report for 2017:
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_79146_82441_82442---,00.html
Not very detailed, unfortunately, other than a handful of summary facts. Here's what it says about the big fish; no mention of whether it was LM or SM:
"Heaviest bass reported by any tournament was an 8-pound fish caught-and-released from Sand Lake (Lenawee County - July 2017)."
And then there's this:
"Overall, tournaments reported catching-and-releasing 43 bass exceeding 6 pounds."
and
"Total fish entered in tournaments was estimated in excess of 90,000 fish (70,000 largemouth / 20,000 smallmouth)."
So only 43 of 90,000 bass (.048%, or less than 5 hundredths --1/20th-- of one percent) weighed in tournaments across the state in 2017, LM or SM, were over 6lb.
12poundbass reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 4:20 AM, MIbassyaker said:You're probably thinking of the MTIFS summary report for 2017:
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_79146_82441_82442---,00.html
Not very detailed, unfortunately, other than a handful of summary facts. Here's what it says about the big fish; no mention of whether it was LM or SM:
"Heaviest bass reported by any tournament was an 8-pound fish caught-and-released from Sand Lake (Lenawee County - July 2017)."
And then there's this:
"Overall, tournaments reported catching-and-releasing 43 bass exceeding 6 pounds."
and
"Total fish entered in tournaments was estimated in excess of 90,000 fish (70,000 largemouth / 20,000 smallmouth)."
So only 43 of 90,000 bass (.048%, or less than 5 hundredths --1/20th-- of one percent) weighed in tournaments across the state in 2017, LM or SM, were over 6lb.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ifTaVJErd2ToZNu2gx3Oc5quj8M1gHHa/view?usp=sharing
Found it!
It isn't as detailed as I remember but never the less Rainbow lake isn't too far from either of us.
MIbassyaker reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 6:30 AM, 12poundbass said:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ifTaVJErd2ToZNu2gx3Oc5quj8M1gHHa/view?usp=sharing
Found it!
Heh, must be a different draft -- notice the pointer to Sand Lake in Kent county for the 8 pounder. The one published on the DNR site is mostly identical, but locates the catch to a different Sand Lake in Lenawee County.
The other thing worth following is the master angler listings:
http://www.michigandnr.com/MasterAngler/
Apparently, somebody pulled a 26.75" largemouth out of Fletcher's last year (and released)
12poundbass reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 6:36 AM, MIbassyaker said:Heh, must be a different draft -- notice the pointer to Sand Lake in Kent county for the 8 pounder. The one published on the DNR site is mostly identical, but locates the catch to a different Sand Lake in Lenawee County.
The other thing worth following is the master angler listings:
http://www.michigandnr.com/MasterAngler/
Apparently, somebody pulled a 26.75" largemouth out of Fletcher's last year (and released)
Mine shows Sand Lake in Lenewee like you previously stated. Horseshoe was the lake not Rainbow like I had previously stated. Either way both are fairly close to us.
OCdockskipper reply :
I find it surprising that Hawaii hasn't kicked out a 10lb bass, even if they only have Northerns there. One would think the long growing season and moderate temperatures would lead to some really large fish. I can't imagine there being a lack of forage, a tropical environment should lead to lots of little critters for them to eat.
The other thing I noticed is the size of the largest bass out of Lakes Mead (12 lbs) and Powell (10 lbs). I believe I heard Aaron Martens talk about how the striper populations there are detrimental to growing really big largemouth. I have no reason to doubt Aaron, but the Delta is full of stripers and grows some really big largemouth, so maybe it has more to do with those massive reservoirs being deep & clear instead of being loaded with vegetation and forage.
Joshua Vandamm reply :
Why ask here? You can google the whole list. It’s on wideopenspaces . Com
optimator reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 1:24 PM, Joshua Vandamm said:Why ask here? You can google the whole list. It’s on wideopenspaces . Com
Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web?
TnRiver46 reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 9:38 AM, OCdockskipper said:I find it surprising that Hawaii hasn't kicked out a 10lb bass, even if they only have Northerns there. One would think the long growing season and moderate temperatures would lead to some really large fish. I can't imagine there being a lack of forage, a tropical environment should lead to lots of little critters for them to eat.
The other thing I noticed is the size of the largest bass out of Lakes Mead (12 lbs) and Powell (10 lbs). I believe I heard Aaron Martens talk about how the striper populations there are detrimental to growing really big largemouth. I have no reason to doubt Aaron, but the Delta is full of stripers and grows some really big largemouth, so maybe it has more to do with those massive reservoirs being deep & clear instead of being loaded with vegetation and forage.
I agree with you instead of martens. Big striper and largemouth coexist here very well
Joshua Vandamm reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 8:12 PM, optimator said:Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web?
...for insight you can’t find on google. LOL
the thread morphed into something else
optimator reply :
On 4/27/2018 at 6:16 AM, Joshua Vandamm said:...for insight you can’t find on google. LOL
the thread morphed into something else
They usually do. Welcome to the world wide web! I like the way it's gone, a lot of insight from guys and their home state chase.
soflabasser reply :
On 4/27/2018 at 6:18 AM, optimator said:They usually do. Welcome to the world wide web! I like the way it's gone, a lot of insight from guys and their home state chase.
Well said @optimator. People come to internet forums to discuss subjects they like and there would be no point for a internet bass fishing forum if people used Google to get all the answers they are looking for bass fishing. With that said the "official" Florida state largemouth bass is 17.27 pounds and the unofficial Florida state record largemouth bass is 20.13 pounds. There have been old reports of bass even bigger than these caught in Florida but they where not killed and examined by Florida biologist which is required to make a largemouth bass a official state record largemouth bass. All these bass where all natural, not stocked in a man made lake with easy to catch trout to feed so its impressive they got as big as they did without trout. Last year in Florida a young man caught a bass that was almost 17 pounds. It is only a matter of time before the Florida state record gets beaten and I am certain it will happen this decade or the next.Here's a article that dicuss some of the biggest bass caught in Florida;
https://sites.google.com/site/biggestfloridalargemouthbass/
BassThumb reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 2:50 AM, gimruis said:In Minnesota you pretty much have to kill the fish in order to get state record certification because of all the hoops and hurdles required. However, they just introduced a C & R state record category for large fish including flathead catfish, muskie, sturgeon, and northern pike. I think eventually there will be a C & R category for every species.
State record largemouth 8 lbs, 15 oz
smallmouth 8 lbs
In the first Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship a couple years ago, Ish Monroe caught and released a smallie during practice that many of the competitors felt would had toied or beat the record if he had submitted it. Ish tossed it back hoping that he may catch it a day or two later during the tournament. Later, Ish said he wasn't aware that it could be a record-caliber fish or he would have submitted it.
https://www.bassmaster.com/blog/just-how-big-was-ish-s-smalliie
All about da bass reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 8:12 PM, optimator said:Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web?
Ha Ha Got eeem ???? Dang bro
bigbill reply :
In ct it’s 12 lbs 14 oz. my Pb is 10lbs.
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