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Top 50 Smallmouth Bass

RankWater BodyWeight (lb.)Length (in.)DateAnglerState RecordWater Record
1 Meredith 7.93 23  03/13/1998 Timothy Teague X  X  
2 Whitney 7.72 22  11/20/1988 Ronald Gardner   X  
3 Whitney 7.68 23.25  10/14/1997 Ronald Gardner    
4 Whitney 7.55 24.25  12/18/1997 Ronald Gardner    
5 Whitney 7.46 25.13  03/09/1994 Ronald Gardner    
6 Bridgeport 7.41 23  03/21/1997 Mike Roberts   X  
7 Whitney 7.37 23.38  10/28/1996 Ronald Gardner    
8 Whitney 7.25 21  01/04/1998 Darrell Ferguson    
9 Whitney 7.21 25  02/11/1996 Ron Gardner    
10 Whitney 7.06 23.13  04/06/1995 Ronald Gardner    
10 Texoma 7.06 22.75  01/29/2006 Jay Fuller   X  
12 Brazos River 7 22.5  05/07/1997 Chris Shafer   X  
12 Greenbelt 7 21  08/03/1991 Jim Braswell   X  
14 Whitney 6.96 23.5  10/04/1995 Gary Payne    
15 Whitney 6.94 24.25  12/25/1998 Gary Mitchell    
16 Whitney 6.91 22.5  04/05/1995 Wendell Walker    
16 Texoma 6.91 24  01/22/1996 Yarri Schreibvogel    
18 Whitney 6.9 23.5  03/07/1994 Chris Shafer    
19 Whitney 6.89 24.25  04/10/1992 Ron Gardner    
20 Whitney 6.88 23  12/08/1997 Thomas Peterson    
21 Whitney 6.87 23  10/24/1994 Ronald Gardner    
22 Possum Kingdom 6.8 24  01/28/1999 Bob Borg   X  
23 Stillhouse Hollow Lake 6.75 22  01/31/1993 Arnold Bragewitz   X  
24 Bridgeport 6.68 22  02/02/1997 Damian Kline    
25 Stillhouse Hollow Lake 6.65 22.63  11/28/1992 Chris Hadash    
25 Texoma 6.65 22.25  02/10/1996 John Dewey    
27 Whitney 6.63 22.5  10/17/1991 Chris Shafer    
27 Texoma 6.63 22  02/22/1992 George Chrisman    
29 Brazos River 6.62 22  04/18/1992 Klifford Bohne    
30 Texoma 6.59 21.75  12/13/1991 Greg Scott    
30 Whitney 6.59 22.5  10/06/1995 Ron Leake    
32 Texoma 6.53 22  01/07/1989 Mark Schmitt    
33 Whitney 6.52 23.25  10/06/1994 Tom McIntosh    
34 Whitney 6.5 21.5  11/21/1987 Floyd Teat    
35 Meredith 6.47 23  03/28/1993 Craig Stewart    
36 Lyndon B. Johnson 6.46 17  03/02/1985 Donald Edgar   X  
37 Belton Lake 6.43 22.5  02/24/1999 Ron Gardner   X  
38 Texoma 6.41 21  03/03/1991 Ted Baca    
39 Meredith 6.4 23.5  05/02/1998 Doc Thompson    
39 Bridgeport 6.4 22  04/10/1998 Kyle Pliskal    
39 Possum Kingdom 6.4 23  03/08/1987 Steve Andrua    
42 Blanco River 6.37 20.87  03/22/1992 Billy Cockrell   X  
43 Whitney 6.35 23.25  11/05/1987 Don Wooten    
44 Texoma 6.3 22.3  02/01/1998 Jonathan Thompson    
45 Meredith 6.29 22.25  12/24/1989 David Conditt    
46 Belton Lake 6.23 21.75  04/29/1994 Darlo Sneed    
47 Meredith 6.2 22.25  03/28/1989 Henry McWilliams    
48 Ray Roberts 6.16 21.25  11/19/2011 Mark Petri   X  
49 Meredith 6.14 23  08/03/1993 Johnny Freeman    
49 Bridgeport 6.14 21  12/25/1996 Michael Curley    

Contact:

Ron Smith–Inland Fisheries • (512) 389-8302 • anglers@tpwd.texas.gov
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department • 4200 Smith School Road • Austin, Texas 78744