Rank

Weight

Angler

Lake

State

Date

1

22.25

Perry, George W.

Montgomery Lake

Georgia

06/02/32

2

22.01

Crupi, Robert J.

Castaic, Lake

California

03/12/91

3

21.75

Arujo, Michael

Castaic, Lake

California

03/05/91

4

21.69

Dickerson, Jed

Dixon, Lake

California

05/31/03

5

21.20

Easley, Raymond D.

Casitas, Lake

California

03/04/80

6

21.01

Crupi, Robert J.

Castaic, Lake

California

03/09/90

7

20.94

Zimmerlee, Dave

Miramar, Lake

California

06/23/73

8

20.86

Torres, Leo

Castaic, Lake

California

02/04/90

9

20.75

Long, Mike

Dixon, Lake

California

04/27/01

10

20.25

Dupras, Gene

Hodges, Lake

California

05/30/85

11

20.13

Friebel, Fritz

Big Fish Lake

Florida

05/19/23

12

19.70

Coniglio, George

Mission Viejo, Lke

California

03/21/06

13

19.50

Balloid, Mark

Castaic, Lake

California

05/28/90

14

19.50

Crabtree, Randy

Casitas, Lake

California

04/09/02

15

19.50

Gunsauls, Keith

Miramar, Lake

California

02/29/88

16

19.44

Weakley, Mac

Dixon, Lake

California

05/20/03

17

19.25

Brant, Chris

Miramar, Lake

California

03/22/98

18

19.19

Beasley, Steve

Wohlford, Lake

California

02/03/86

19

19.19

Hanline, Arden Charles

Morena, Lake

California

02/17/87

20

19.15

Shimada, Kazuya

Ikehara, Lake

Japan

04/22/03

21

19.06

DeFresco, Sandra W.

Miramar, Lake

California

03/14/88

22

19.04

Kadota, Dan T.

Castaic, Lake

California

01/08/89

23

19.03

Kerns, Larry

Success, Lake

California

01/27/01

24

19.00

Witt, Riley

Tarpon, Lake

Florida

06/26/61

25

18.94

Harper, Keith

Isabella, Lake

California

04/07/84

Weight

Body of Water

Angler

Date

1

22lbs. 4oz.

Montgomery Lake

George Perry

6/2/1932

2

18lbs. 1oz.

Lake Margery (Charlie Elliot)

Ron Petzelt

9/15/1987

3

17lbs. 14oz.

Chastain’s Lake

Nickey Rich

4/27/1965

4

17lbs. 9oz.

Lake Lanier

Emory Dunahoo

12/19/1965

5

17lbs. 4oz.

Lake Margery (Charlie Elliot)

Jerry Jones

4/22/1990

6

17lbs. 0oz.

Lake Gale

Robert C. Stone

3/18/1974

7

16lbs. 11oz.

Lake Chatuge

David Presely

3/27/1976

8

16lbs. 9.3oz.

Marion County Pond

Sam Taylor

3/15/2002

9

16lbs. 9oz.

Lake Allatoona

Greg Rymer

8/31/1982

10

16lbs. 8oz.

Lake Eufaula

John Giles

3/12/1980

11

16lbs. 4oz.

Lake Spivey

Annie Malcolm

1/1/1971

12

16lbs. 4oz.

Lake Seminole

Charles Tyson

5/23/1961

13

16lbs. 2oz.

Morgan County Pond

Robert Hilsman

4/7/1962

14

16lbs. 1.2oz.

Big Metz Lake (Fort Stewart)

David Gregory

5/26/2001

15

16lbs. 0oz.

Forsyth County Pond

Donald L. Smith

5/19/1997

16

15lbs. 15.4oz.

Marion County Pond

Sam Taylor

3/16/2002

17

15lbs. 13oz.

Lamar County Pond

Bryan McBride

12/10/1998

18

15lbs. 12oz.

Dogwood Lake (Fort Stewart)

Don Harlow

2/20/1993

19

15lbs. 10oz.

Lake Seminole

R.P. Bolton

1/1/1970

20

15lbs. 9.6oz.

Canoochee Creek Res. (Fort Stewart)

Greg Harvey

2/12/1999

21

15lbs 9.4oz.

Lake Petit

Jacob Ramey

5/3/2005

22

15lbs. 9oz.

Big Metz Lake (Fort Stewart)

Paul Smith

9/8/1992

23

15lbs. 9oz.

Clayton County Pond

William Stone

1/1/1981

24

15lbs. 8.5oz.

Dodge County PFA

David Hudson

3/16/2002

25

15lbs. 8.0oz.

Pineview Lake (Fort Stewart)

Marcus Deloach

4/1/1999

26

15lbs. 6.5oz.

Hart County Pond

Brad McCall

3/21/1992

27

15lbs. 6oz.

Lake Juliette

Alonzo Dunn

1/4/1990

28

15lbs. 2.1oz.

Carroll County Pond

Brice Rhodes

2/29/2004

29

15lbs. 1.8oz.

Upson County Pond

Sam Taylor

3/19/1999

30

15lbs. 1.4oz.

Pineview Lake (Fort Stewart)

Paul Smith

1/1/1997

31

15lbs. 1oz.

Pineview Lake (Fort Stewart)

Josh Pacut

12/31/2002

32

15lbs. 0oz.

Lake Lanier

Grady Watkins

3/25/1967

33

15lbs. 0oz.

Savannah River

Mike Stille

11/6/1999

34

15lbs. 0oz.

Wilkes County Pond

Greg Wolfe

7/16/2000

35

14lbs. 15oz.

Private Lake

Lewis McGahee

4/7/1998

36

14lbs. 14.4oz.

Big Metz Lake (Fort Stewart)

Chuck King

2/1/2000

37

14lbs. 14oz.

Taylor County Pond

Zeke Rhodes

4/6/1975

38

14lbs. 14oz.

Clarks Hill Lake

Carl Sasser

1/1/1965

39

14lbs. 12oz.

Bartow County Pond

Andy Brock

5/30/1997

40

14lbs. 11oz.

Upson County Pond

Randy Wilkins

6/15/1989

41

14lbs. 9.6oz.

Taylor County Pond

Sam Taylor

4/6/2004

42

14lbs. 7.5oz.

Lake Eufaula

Randy Dassinger

2/28/1985

43

14lbs. 7oz.

Jackson Lake

John Burnett

3/9/1986

44

14lbs. 4.3oz.

Marion County Pond

Sam Taylor

7/9/2000

45

14lbs. 4oz.

Marion County Pond

Sam Taylor

4/7/1997

46

14lbs. 3oz.

Dodge County PFA

Lenn Chandler

3/13/2007

47

14lbs. 3oz.

Big Metz Lake (Fort Stewart)

Eddie Hancock

3/15/1987

48

14lbs. 3oz.

Goat Rock Lake

Gary Brannon

3/13/1990

49

14lbs. 2oz.

West Point Lake

Richard Little

4/15/1988

50

14lbs. 0.8oz.

Dodge County PFA

Charles Sloan

3/20/1999

51

14lbs. 1.0oz.

Pineview Lake (Fort Stewart)

Sheldon Deloach

5/1/1997

52

14lbs. 0oz.

Lake Burton

Carl Lovell Jr.

5/28/1993

 Some interesting facts:

Excluding the 5 caught on January 1 (month unknown)
64% were caught between March and May.
30% were caught in March.
22% were caught from lakes on Fort Stewart.
13% were caught by Sam Taylor.

Weight

Angler

Lake

State

Date

16lbs. 8oz.

Thomas Burgin

Mountain View Lake

Alabama 

11/03/87

16lbs. 8oz.

Randall E. White

Canyon Lake

Arizona 

04/22/97

16lbs. 4oz.

Aaron Mardis

Mallard Lake

Arkansas

03/02/76

21lbs. 12oz.

Michael Arujo

Lake Castaic

California

03/05/91

17lbs. 4oz.

Billy Oberry

unknown

Florida

07/06/86

22lbs. 4oz.

George Perry

Montgomery Lake

Georgia

06/02/32

13lbs. 10oz.

Dale Wilson

Wood Creek Lake

Kentucky

04/14/84

18lbs. 2oz.

Anthony Denny

Natchez State Park Lake

Mississippi

12/31/92

15lbs. 13oz.

Steve Estrada

Bill Evans Lake

New Mexico

03/24/95

15lbs. 14oz.

William H. Wofford

private pond

North Carolina

03/29/91

14lbs. 12.3oz.

Benny Williams Jr.

Cedar Lake

Oklahoma

03/23/12

16lbs. 2oz.

P.H. Flanagan

Lake Marion

South Carolina

05/02/05

14lbs. 8oz.

James Barnett

Sugar Creek

Tennessee

10/17/54

18lbs. 3oz.

Barry StClair

Lake Fork

Texas

01/24/92

16lbs. 4oz.

Richard Tate

Connor Lake

Virginia

04/16/85

12lbs. 4oz.

unknown

Sleepy Creek Lake

West Virginia

02/15/96