Every Single State Smallmouth Bass Record, Listed

Smallmouth bass are hands down my favorite fish to target. Their looks, curiosity, habitat and ferociousness are a few reasons why they top my list. To put it simply, they’re just bad to the bone. Growing up, I mainly fished small creeks and rivers for bronzebacks. Anything over 16 inches was a dandy in my eyes and a new personal smallmouth bass record. Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to fish throughout the upper midwest chasing smalljaws in some truly world class fisheries. Here's a full breakdown of all of the word class smallmouth bass fisheries in the country, and the records they've produced. Here are all of the smallmouth bass records by state. Which are you going to try and break this season? StateWeightLocationAnglerDateTennessee11 lbs 15 ozDale Hollow LakeDavid L. Hayes1955Kentucky11 lbs 15 ozDale Hollow LakeDavid L. Hayes1955Alabama10 lbs 8 ozWheeler Dam tailwaterOwen F. Smith1950North Carolina10 lbs 0 ozHiwassee ReservoirArchie Lampkin1951Ohio9 lbs 8 ozLake ErieRandy Van Dam1993South Carolina9 lbs 7 ozLakeJocasseeTerry Dodson2001California9 lbs 13 ozPardee Reservoir (Amador)Harold Hardin2007West Virginia9 lbs 12 ozSouth BranchDavid Lindsay1971Idaho9 lbs 11.5 ozDworshak ReservoirDan Steigers2006Michigan9 Lbs 15 ozIndian RiverRobert Bruce2016Wisconsin9 lbs 1 ozIndian Lakeunknown1950Washington8 lbs 12 ozColumbia River – Hanford ReachRay Wonacott1966Nevada8 lbs 11 ozSheep Creek ReservoirCurtis Ockerman2010Pennsylvania8 lbs 8 ozScotts Run LakeRobert T. Steelman1997Maryland8 lbs 4 ozLiberty ReservoirGary Peters1974New York8 lbs 4 ozLake Erie+ Lake OntarioAndrew C. Kartesz + Patrick Hildenbrand1995 + 2016Oklahoma8 lbs 3 ozLake EufaulaSteve McLarty2006Massachusetts8 lbs 2 ozWachusett ReservoirBarbara Sasen1991Virginia8 lbs 1 ozNew RiverDonald S. Eaton, Jr2003Maine8 lbs 0 ozThompson LakeGeorge Dyer1970Minnesota8 lbs 0 ozWest Battle LakeJohn Creighton1948Utah7 lbs 6 ozMidview Reservoir (Lake Borham)Alan Iorg1996Arkansas7 lbs 5 ozBull Shoals LakeAcie Dickerson1969Indiana7 lbs 4 ozTwin LakeDana Yoder1992New Jersey7 lbs 2 ozRound Valley ReservoirCarol Marciniak1990Georgia7 lbs 2 ozLake ChatugeJack Hall1973Missouri7 lbs 2 ozStockton LakeKevin S. Clingan1994Mississippi7 lbs 15 ozPickwick Lake – Yellow Creek ArmThomas Wilbanks1987Texas7 lbs 14.88 ozLake MeredithTimothy Teague1998New Hampshire7 lbs 14.5 ozGoose PondFrancis H. Lord1970Oregon7 lbs 14 ozHenry Hagg LakeKevin Silver2000Connecticut7 lbs 12 ozShenipsit LakeJoseph Mankauskas Jr.1980Iowa7 lbs 12 ozWest Okoboji LakeRick Gray1990Nebraska7 lbs. 4 ozMissouri RiverDennis Swanson2000Arizona7 lbs 0.96 ozRoosevelt LakeDennis K. Barnhall1988New Mexico7 lb 3 ozCanadian ReservoirCale Sanders2006North Dakota6 lbs 13 ozLake DarlingBruce Elberg2007Vermont6 lbs 12.96 ozLake EdenIssac Spaulding2003South Dakota7 lbs 3 ozHorseshoe LakeLyal Held2016Kansas6 lbs 8.8 ozMilford ReservoirFrank Evans Jr.2010Colorado6 lbs 11 ozAurora ReservoirRaymond Ong2011Illinois6 lbs 7 ozstrip mine lakeMark Samp1985Montana6 lbs 6.6 ozFort Peck ReservoirMike Otten2002Rhode Island6 lbs 4 ozWash PondB. Ferris1977Wyoming5 lbs .94 ozFlaming Gorge ReservoirBubba O’Neil2003Hawaii4 lbs 15.68 ozSecret LocationChad Boteilho2004Delaware4 lbs 15 ozBrandywine RiverJerry Proffitt1989LouisianaN/AN/AN/AN/AFloridaN/AN/AN/AN/AAlaskaN/AN/AN/AN/A