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Top 50 Striped Bass

RankWater BodyWeight (lb.)Length (in.)DateAnglerState RecordWater Record
1 Brazos River 53 48  05/27/1999 Ron Venerable X  X  
2 Guadalupe River 50 45  11/29/1996 Edward Scott   X  
3 Guadalupe River 49 47  10/27/1996 Shane Ouellette    
4 Rio Grande 46.5 43.5  05/12/1993 Johnny Freeman   X  
5 Guadalupe River 45.81 46.5  02/06/1994 Steven Anzalone    
6 Lady Bird Lake 45.5 44.25  03/02/1993 Morris Boyd   X  
7 Amistad 45 44  05/14/1990 Tom J. Reavis   X  
8 Austin 43.55 43  04/16/1986 Wayne Savoie   X  
9 Sabine River 43.31 44  01/27/1990 Ronald G. Kirkland   X  
10 Red River 42.7 43  04/02/2002 Edwin Padua   X  
11 Brazos River 42.66 44  03/28/1995 Skeet Hooks    
12 Red River 40.88 43  04/23/1989 Douglas Norwine    
13 Brazos River 40.4 41.5  05/05/1994 Shane Davies    
14 Rio Grande 40 44  04/20/1986 Dennis Charlton    
15 Guadalupe River 39.9 45.15  02/02/1988 Tod Fulcher    
16 Whitney 39.69 43.25  05/14/1989 Mark Turkali   X  
17 Austin 38.25 41  03/21/1981 Harry Lamb    
18 Lyndon B. Johnson 38.14 42  04/13/1991 Donald Hunziker   X  
19 Canyon 38.12 41.5  04/25/1997 Larry Royer Jr.   X  
20 Amistad 38 41.5  04/14/1988 David O'Keeffe    
21 Austin 37.5 45  04/29/1984 Charlie Meyers    
22 Inks 37.05 42  02/27/1992 Ronald Neusch   X  
23 Guadalupe River 36.65 43  12/02/2006 John Erskine    
24 Austin 36.25 43.5  05/14/2000 Frank Cruz IV    
25 McQueeney 36.15 45  07/02/1992 Gonzalo Ramos Jr.   X  
26 Austin 36 42  07/13/1990 Frank Cruz IV    
26 Red River 36 41  05/03/1982 W. Lowe Jr.    
28 E. V. Spence 35.13 41.75  04/21/1988 R. L. Flanagan   X  
29 Texoma 35.12 39  04/25/1984 Terry Harber   X  
30 Kemp (Baylor County) 35 39.12  05/07/1989 Danny Foix   X  
30 Colorado River 35 42  06/24/1988 Robin Whalon   X  
32 Inks 34.86 43  04/14/1991 Edward H. Alman, Jr.    
33 Austin 34.81 42.5  8/17/2014 Michael Patitucci    
34 E. V. Spence 34.62 43  08/11/1986 Tim Deveny    
35 E. V. Spence 34.5 42  04/19/1991 Tim J. Paul    
36 Red River 34.25 40.5  04/08/2003 Don Lewis    
37 Possum Kingdom 34.19 41  06/10/2000 Lisa Taylor   X  
38 Austin 34 41.75  06/02/1990 Frank Cruz IV    
39 Inks 33.38 42  05/10/1990 James Wood    
40 E. V. Spence 33.25 38  12/28/1989 Joe F. Taylor    
40 Canyon 33.25 41  03/16/1997 Steven Hinds    
42 Toledo Bend 33.22 41  02/08/1980 James Kent Jr   X  
43 Inks 33.13 42  02/02/1991 Raymond J. Theis    
44 Texoma 32.75 38.25  11/20/1978 David Cole    
45 E. V. Spence 32.38 41  04/28/1993 Bruce Brauneck    
46 Toledo Bend 32.12 39.5  11/11/1984 Dick Cain    
47 Toledo Bend 32 39  07/04/1985 Dick Cain    
48 Brazos River 31.75 41  05/28/1993 David Storey    
48 Marble Falls 31.75 45  02/14/1997 Charles Henigan   X  
50 Inks 31.63 41  04/05/1988 Larry Jenkins    

Contact:

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