34 Of The Biggest State Record Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass scientifically known as Micropterus salmoides belongs to the family Centrarchidae. These species have been native to the Eastern United States. They have a wide range of distribution and live in various habitats. Due to their remarkable ability to adapt to different habitats, these species become very famous fishermen and anglers. The robust and sturdy body of these creatures, adds an element to their popularity by setting the biggest state records. Keep on reading to gain knowledge about state records of Largemouth bass.

34 Of The Biggest State Record Largemouth Bass

The 34 biggest state records set up by Largemouth bass are mentioned below:

Sr.#	State	Angler	Location	Weight	Year
1	Alabama	Thomas Burgin	Mountain View Lake	16. 8 pounds	1987
2	Arkansas	Paul Crowder	Lake Dunn	16.5 pounds	2012
3	California	Micheal Arujo	Lake Castaic	21.12 pounds	1991
4	Georgia	George Perry	Montgomery Lake	22.4 pounds	1932
5	Iowa	Patricia Zaerr	Lake Fisher	10.14 pounds	1984
6	Illinois	Edward Walbel	Stone Quarry Lake	13.1 pounds	1976
7	Hawaii	Dickie Broyles	Waita Reservoir	9.94 pounds	1992
8	Arizona	Randall White	Canyon Lake	16.7 pounds	1997
9	Colorado	Jarrett Edwards	Echo Canyon Reservoir	11.6 pounds	1997
10	Kansas	Tyson Hallam	Private Pit Lake	11.12 pounds	2008
11	Louisiana	Greg Wiggins	Caney Lake	15.9 pounds	1994
12	Michigan	William Maloney	Big Pine Island Lake	11.15 pounds	1934
13	Kentucky	Dale Wilson	Wood Creek Lake	13.10 pounds	1984
14	Nevada	Micheal R. Geary	Lake Mead	12 pounds	1999
15	North Carolina	William H. Wofford	Private Pond	15.14 pounds	1991
16	North Dakota	Leon Rixen	Nelson Lake	8.7 pounds	1983
17	New York	John L. Higbie	Buckhorn Lake	11.4 pounds	1987
18	South Carolina	P.H. Flanagan	Lake Marion	16.2 pounds	1949
19	Mississippi	Anthony Denny	Natchez State Park Lake	18.2 pounds	1992
20	New Mexico	Steve Estrada	Bill Evans Lake	15.13 pounds	1995
21	Washington	Carl Pruitt	Banks Lake	11.9 pounds	1977
22	Pennsylvania	Donal Shade	Birch Run Reservoir	11.3 pounds	1983
23	New Jersey	Robert Eisele	Menantico Sand Wash Pond	10.14 pounds	1980
24	Virginia	Richard Tate	Connor Lake	16.4 pounds	1985
25	Oklahoma	Benny Williams Jr.	Cedar Lake	14.12 pounds	2012
26	Wyoming	Dustin Shorma	Private Pond	7.14 pounds	1992
27	Texas	Barry St.Clair	Lake Fork	18.2 pounds	1992
28	West Virginia	Eli Gain	Dog Run Lake	9.9 pounds	2001
29	Tennessee	Gabe Keen	Chickamauga Lake	15.2 pounds	2015
30	Rhode Island	Brandon Migliore	Johnson’s Pond	10.6 pounds	2016
31	South Dakota	Richard Vierick	Hudson Gravel Pit	9.3 pounds	1999
32	Oregon	Randy Spaur	Private Pond	11.9 pounds	1994
33	New Hampshire	G. Bullpit	Lake Potanipo	10.8 pounds	1967
34	Vermont	Tony Gale	Lake Dunmore	10.4 pounds	1988

Bottom Line

The member of Centrarchidae family, the Largemouth basses are popular among the fisherman and anglers  because they are easily adapted to various habitat. Not only this, the bulky body of Largemouth Bass bags them a place on the list of state records of the biggest largemouth basses from time to time. Until now, the biggest Largemouth bass was recorded with a body mass of 22.9 pounds, captured from the Montgomery Lake of Georgia, by George Perry in 1932.