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Top 50 Striped Bass

Listing of Current: Top 50 Striped Bass
RankWater BodyWeight (lb.)Length (in.)DateAngler
1 Brazos River 53.00 48.00  5/27/1999 Ron Venerable
2 Guadalupe River 50.00 45.00  11/29/1996 Edward Scott
3 Guadalupe River 49.00 47.00  10/27/1996 Shane Ouellette
4 Rio Grande 46.50 43.50  5/12/1993 Johnny Freeman
5 Guadalupe River 45.81 46.50  2/6/1994 Steven Anzalone
6 Lady Bird Lake 45.50 44.25  3/2/1993 Morris Boyd
7 Amistad 45.00 44.00  5/14/1990 Tom J. Reavis
8 Austin 43.55 43.00  4/16/1986 Wayne Savoie
9 Sabine River 43.31 44.00  1/27/1990 Ronald G. Kirkland
10 Red River 42.70 43.00  4/2/2002 Edwin Padua
11 Brazos River 42.66 44.00  3/28/1995 Skeet Hooks
12 Canyon Lake 41.2 44.5  3/23/2023 Steven Hinds
13 Red River 40.88 43.00  4/23/1989 Douglas Norwine
14 Brazos River 40.40 41.50  5/5/1994 Shane Davies
15 Rio Grande 40.00 44.00  4/20/1986 Dennis Charlton
16 Guadalupe River 39.90 45.15  2/2/1988 Tod Fulcher
17 Whitney 39.69 43.25  5/14/1989 Mark Turkali
18 Austin 38.25 41.00  3/21/1981 Harry Lamb
19 Lyndon B. Johnson 38.14 42.00  4/13/1991 Donald Hunziker
20 Canyon 38.12 41.50  4/25/1997 Larry Royer Jr.
21 Amistad 38.00 41.50  4/14/1988 David O'Keeffe
22 Austin 37.50 45.00  4/29/1984 Charlie Meyers
23 Inks 37.05 42.00  2/27/1992 Ronald Neusch
24 Guadalupe River 36.65 43.00  12/2/2006 John Erskine
25 Austin 36.25 43.50  5/14/2000 Frank Cruz IV
26 McQueeney 36.15 45.00  7/2/1992 Gonzalo Ramos
27 Red River 36.00 41.00  5/3/1982 W. Lowe Jr.
27 Austin 36.00 42.00  7/13/1990 Frank Cruz IV
29 E. V. Spence 35.13 41.75  4/21/1988 R. L. Flanagan
30 Texoma 35.12 39.00  4/25/1984 Terry Harber
31 Colorado River 35.00 42.00  6/24/1988 Robin Whalon
31 Kemp (Baylor County) 35.00 39.12  5/7/1989 Danny Foix
33 Inks 34.86 43.00  4/14/1991 Edward H. Alman Jr.
34 Austin 34.81 42.50  8/17/2014 Michael Patitucci
35 E. V. Spence 34.62 43.00  8/11/1986 Tim Deveny
36 E. V. Spence 34.50 42.00  4/19/1991 Tim J. Paul
37 Brazos River 34.37   4/22/2022 Anthony Sandlin
38 Red River 34.25 40.50  4/8/2003 Don Lewis
39 Possum Kingdom 34.19 41.00  6/10/2000 Lisa Taylor
40 Brazos River 34.03 42.00  6/9/2019 Derek Bond
41 Austin 34.00 41.75  6/2/1990 Frank Cruz IV
42 Inks 33.38 42.00  5/10/1990 James Wood
43 E. V. Spence 33.25 38.00  12/28/1989 Joe F. Taylor
44 Canyon 33.25 41.00  3/16/1997 Steven Hinds
45 Toledo Bend 33.22 41.00  2/8/1980 James Kent Jr
46 Inks 33.13 42.00  2/2/1991 Raymond J. Theis
47 Texoma 32.75 38.25  11/20/1978 David Cole
48 E. V. Spence 32.38 41.00  4/28/1993 Bruce Brauneck
49 Toledo Bend 32.12 39.50  11/11/1984 Dick Cain
50 Toledo Bend 32.00 39.00  7/4/1985 Dick Cain
 

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