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Freshwater Records 15
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Largemouth Bass |
16 lb 8 oz |
Thomas (T.M.) Burgin |
1987 |
Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co. |
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| Smallmouth Bass |
10 lb 8 oz |
Owen F. Smith |
1950 |
Wheeler Dam tailwater |
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| Spotted Bass |
8 lb 15 oz |
Phillip C. Terry |
1978 |
Smith Lake |
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| Striped Bass |
69 lb 9 oz |
James Bramlett |
2013 |
Bankhead Reservoir |
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| Hybrid Striped Bass |
25 lb 15 oz |
E. H. Hodges |
1996 |
Sipsey Fork |
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| Blue Catfish |
120 lb 4 oz |
John Paul Nichols |
2012 |
Holt Reservoir |
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| Channel Catfish |
40 lb |
Donald R. Cox |
1967 |
Inland Lake |
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| Flathead Catfish |
80 lb |
Rick Conner |
1986 |
Alabama River, Selma |
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| Walleye |
10 lb 14 oz |
Julia Hurley |
1980 |
Weiss Reservoir |
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| Muskellunge |
19 lb 8 oz |
Steve Leatherwood |
1972 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
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| Black Crappie |
4 lb 5 oz |
Shelley Meadows |
2007 |
Fort Payne Reservoir |
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| White Crappie |
4 lb 9 oz |
Jeremy S. White |
2000 |
Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co. |
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| Bluegill |
4 lb 12 oz |
T. S. Hudson |
1950 |
Ketona Lake, Birmingham |
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| Rainbow Trout |
9 lb 1 oz |
Otha Hamm |
2006 |
Mud Creek, Tannehill Historical State Park |
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| Alligator Gar |
151 lb 9 oz |
Richard Johnson |
2009 |
Tensaw River |
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Saltwater Records 25
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Red Drum |
45 lbs 9 oz |
Al Mead |
2013 |
Theodore, AL |
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| Spotted Seatrout |
12 lbs 4 oz |
Willford Ducherme |
1980 |
Orange Beach, AL |
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| Cobia |
117 lbs 7 oz |
Benjamin Elberry Fairey |
1995 |
Pensacola, FL (Alabama record) |
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| Sheepshead |
16 lbs 6.6 oz |
Kendale M. Jeans |
2022 |
Elberta, AL |
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| Black Drum |
61 lbs |
Robert Dean Disney |
2002 |
Irvington, AL |
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| Southern Flounder |
13 lbs 3 oz |
Pete C. Melech |
1975 |
Mobile, AL |
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| Spanish Mackerel |
8 lbs 12 oz |
Linton Larry Matthews |
1993 |
Mobile, AL |
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| King Mackerel |
69 lbs 15.84 oz |
Jeremy Alan Goldman |
2014 |
Dauphin Island, AL |
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| Wahoo |
123 lbs 6 oz |
David Matthew Sumrall |
2006 |
Mobile, AL |
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| Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) |
65 lbs 8 oz |
Ashton Troy Mabire |
2007 |
Pensacola, FL (Alabama record) |
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| Blackfin Tuna |
43 lbs 5.12 oz |
David Denicola |
2014 |
Colts Neck, NJ (Alabama record) |
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| Yellowfin Tuna |
237 lbs 1.6 oz |
Donald R. Rhodes |
2025 |
Dauphin Island, AL |
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| Bluefin Tuna |
831 lbs 6 oz |
David Gaston |
2024 |
Sylacauga, AL |
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| Blue Marlin |
1,145 lbs 9 oz |
Scott Lee Anderson, Jr. |
2023 |
Gulf of Mexico |
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| White Marlin |
98 lbs 13 oz |
James Ashley Walters |
1997 |
Satsuma, AL |
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| Sailfish |
81 lbs |
R. L. Meador, Jr. |
1974 |
Birmingham, AL |
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| Swordfish |
448 lbs |
Wendell L. Sawyer, Jr. |
2006 |
Mobile, AL |
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| Mako Shark (Shortfin) |
737 lbs |
Larry A. Johnson |
1978 |
Orange Beach, AL |
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| Tiger Shark |
1,019 lbs |
Robert Brett Rutledge |
2023 |
Mobile, AL |
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| Amberjack (Greater) |
132 lbs 12.8 oz |
Brian S. Andrews |
2019 |
Citronelle, AL |
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| Red Snapper |
44 lbs 12 oz |
Melvin E. Dunn, Jr. |
2002 |
Theodore, AL |
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| Gray Snapper (Mangrove) |
18 lbs |
Pam Ward |
2007 |
Fairhope, AL |
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| Gag Grouper |
74 lbs 8 oz |
Jere Austill, Jr. |
1963 |
Mobile, AL |
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| Warsaw Grouper |
226 lbs |
Michael J. Driver |
1981 |
Pensacola, FL (Alabama record) |
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| Tarpon |
203 lbs |
Billy Wildberger |
1992 |
Mobile, AL |
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Records compiled from official state wildlife/DNR agencies where available, cross-checked against
independent angling record databases. Standards, categories and titleholders change as new fish are
certified — always confirm current records with the state agency before citing officially.