The list below is a work in progress. The catches on the lists are accurate and authentic as far as we have been able to determine. We are aware, however, that other legitimate catches have been made that deserve to be on this list. For that, we want and need your help. If you are aware of a catch that warrants consideration, please submit it to [email protected] or mail your entry to Ken Duke, Senior Editor, B.A.S.S. Publications, 1170 Celebration Boulevard, Celebration, FL 34747.

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RANK

WEIGHT

ANGLER

WATER

LOCATION

DATE

1

11.9375

David L. Hayes

Dale Hollow Lake

Kentucky

7/9/1955

2

10.875

John T. Gorman

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

4/24/1969

3

10.5

Paul E. Beal

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

4/14/1986

3

10.5

Owen F. Smith

Wheeler Dam tailwater

Alabama

10/8/1950

5

10.125

Archie Lampkin

Hiwassee Reservoir

North Carolina

6/1/1951

6

10.0625

Billy Westmorland

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

3/17/1972

7

10

Billy Westmorland

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

3/29/1970

8

9.8438

Andy Anderson

Birch Lake

Ontario

?/?/1954

9

9.8125

Willis E. Spear

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

9/9/1951

9

9.8125

Harold Hardin

Pardee Reservoir

California

7/3/2007

11

9.75

David Lindsay

South Branch

West Virginia

?/?/1971

12

9.7188

Dan Steigers

Dworshak Reservoir

Idaho

10/28/2006

13

9.6563

M.H. Groom

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

3/17/1951

14

9.625

Mike Curry

Pickwick Lake

Tennessee

4/?/1989

15

9.5

R.T. Ballard

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

9/28/1953

15

9.5

Randy VanDam

Lake Erie

Ohio

6/16/1993

17

9.4375

Sam Woodroof

Center Hill Lake

Tennessee

2/4/1968

18

9.375

Terry Dodson

Lake Jocassee

South Carolina

5/3/2001

19

9.3125

Billy Westmorland

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

n/a

20

9.25

W.F. Shoemaker

Long Lake

Michigan

?/?/1906

21

9.1875

Thomas L. Cecil

Dale Hollow Lake

Tennessee

2/4/1953

22

9.0625

Tim Brady

Clair Engle Lake

California

3/20/1976

22

9.0625

Leon Stefoneck

Indian Lake

Wisconsin

6/21/1950

22

9.0625

William Muir

West Rutland

Massachusetts

?/?/1925

25

9

George Tennyson

Friends Lake

New York

?/?/1925

25

9

Eric E. Chambers

Tellico Lake

Tennessee

4/22/1991

25

9

David Lane

Center Hill Lake

Tennessee

3/23/2003

Be aware that we'll want something more than a claimed weight and a fuzzy photo. Entries should include the exact weight of the bass, the name of the angler and contact information, date of the catch, location of the catch, names and contact information for any witnesses to the catch and weighing of the fish and one or more photos of the catch and angler. B.A.S.S. will give serious consideration to any applicant.