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Freshwater Records 17
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Largemouth Bass |
22 lb 4 oz |
George Perry |
1932 |
Montgomery Lake |
source ↗ |
| Smallmouth Bass |
7 lb 2 oz |
Jack Hall |
1973 |
Lake Chatuge |
source ↗ |
| Spotted Bass |
8 lb 2 oz |
Wayne Holland |
2005 |
Lake Burton |
source ↗ |
| Striped Bass |
63 lb |
Kelly A. Ward |
1967 |
Oconee River |
source ↗ |
| Hybrid Bass |
25 lb 8 oz |
David Hobby |
1995 |
Lake Chatuge |
source ↗ |
| Blue Catfish |
110 lb 6 oz |
Tim Trone |
2020 |
Chattahoochee River |
source ↗ |
| Channel Catfish |
44 lb 12 oz |
Bobby M. Smithwick |
1972 |
Altamaha River |
source ↗ |
| Flathead Catfish |
83 lb |
Carl Sawyer |
2006 |
Altamaha River |
source ↗ |
| Walleye |
14 lb 2 oz |
Wes Carlton |
2016 |
Lake Rabun |
source ↗ |
| Northern Pike |
18 lb 2 oz |
Keith Gragg |
1982 |
Lake Rabun |
source ↗ |
| Muskellunge |
38 lb |
Rube Golden |
1957 |
Lake Blue Ridge |
source ↗ |
| Black Crappie |
4 lb 4 oz |
Shirley Lavender |
1971 |
Acree's Lake |
source ↗ |
| White Crappie |
5 lb |
Theresa Kemp |
1984 |
Bibb County pond |
source ↗ |
| Bluegill |
3 lb 5 oz |
P.F. Gumm |
1977 |
Shamrock Lake |
source ↗ |
| Rainbow Trout |
17 lb 8 oz |
Mark Cochran |
2004 |
Soque River, Habersham County |
source ↗ |
| Brown Trout |
20 lb 14 oz |
— |
2014 |
Chattahoochee River |
source ↗ |
| Brook Trout |
5 lb 10 oz |
Russell Braden |
1986 |
Waters Creek |
source ↗ |
Saltwater Records 67
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Tarpon |
161 lb |
Christopher Charles Edwards |
— |
— |
source ↗ |
| Amberjack, Greater |
92 lb 1 oz |
Ben W. Key, Jr. |
1975 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Barracuda, Great |
54 lb 8 oz |
Wayne Hall |
1999 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Bass, Black Sea |
5 lb 12 oz |
Willie J. Oakman |
1998 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Bluefish |
17 lb 12 oz |
Gary Q. Altman |
1980 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Cobia |
88 lb 12 oz |
Jeffrey Clark |
1985 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
5 lb 12 oz |
David Flynt |
1977 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) |
68 lb 9.28 oz |
Cade Quick |
2025 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Drum, Black |
92 lb |
John H. Thomas, Jr. |
2010 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Drum, Red (Channel Bass) |
47 lb 7 oz |
Richard Price |
1986 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Flounder (Composite) |
15 lb 8 oz |
Walter C. Hewitt |
1982 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Gag |
38 lb |
David Sapp |
2002 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Goliath |
124 lb |
James Chumley |
1976 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Graysby |
2 lb 2.24 oz |
Justin Bythwood |
2024 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Red |
26 lb 6.4 oz |
Bruce C. Bartlett, Jr. |
2021 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Scamp |
27 lb 2 oz |
Jakob Hallstrom |
2014 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Grouper, Warsaw |
252 lb |
Gene Whitehurst |
1981 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Jack, Almaco |
27 lb 8 oz |
James W. Thompson |
2024 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Jack, Crevalle |
38 lb 8 oz |
Lex Bazemore |
2001 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Kingfish (Whiting) |
2 lb 12 oz |
Harold Guinn |
1975 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Ladyfish |
3 lb 12 oz |
Dwight Thornton |
1977 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Mackerel, King |
75 lb 12 oz |
Joe H. Bell |
2004 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Mackerel, Spanish |
8 lb 4 oz |
James I. Geiger |
1991 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Marlin, Blue |
491 lb 8 oz |
John C. Howard, Jr. |
1985 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Marlin, White |
49 lb 12 oz |
Thomas Hester |
1986 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Mullet, Striped |
9 lb 3 oz |
Steve Middleton |
1994 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Pinfish |
2 lb 3.2 oz |
Spencer N. Schutte |
2023 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Pompano, African |
40 lb 0.48 oz |
Richard Bjorneby |
2021 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Pompano, Florida |
5 lb 4 oz |
Bill Knightbuford |
2002 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Porgy (Composite) |
15 lb 14 oz |
Louis F. Jiran |
1988 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Porgy, Red |
5 lb 6 oz |
Jimmy Ginn |
1980 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Runner, Rainbow |
17 lb 12 oz |
Tyler Bond |
1984 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Sailfish |
65 lb |
Vann Downs |
1981 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Seatrout, Spotted |
9 lb 7 oz |
Tommy Hall |
1976 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Blacktip |
131 lb |
Albert Lee Boyd |
1978 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Bonnethead |
22 lb 8 oz |
Zachery Gross |
2009 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Bull |
455 lb |
Mark D. Noble |
1978 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Dusky |
272 lb 8 oz |
Bill Hunter |
1978 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Hammerhead |
770 lb |
Charlie Marshall |
1973 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Lemon |
375 lb |
Thomas Winslow |
1974 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Mako |
440 lb |
Tyler Gary |
2017 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Nurse |
244 lb |
Bill Watson |
1981 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Sandbar (Brown) |
158 lb 8 oz |
Chet Lee Kirby |
1979 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Sand Tiger |
290 lb |
Billy Castle |
1977 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Spinner |
145 lb 6 oz |
Edward J. Hawie |
2009 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Thresher |
116 lb |
Mark D. Noble |
1976 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Shark, Tiger |
794 lb |
Chuck Hall |
1975 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Sheepshead |
14 lb 14 oz |
Ben Golden III |
2023 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Cubera |
10 lb |
Chris Gray |
2012 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Gray |
12 lb 9 oz |
David Blackshear |
2011 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Lane |
2 lb 15.8 oz |
Marcus M. Hanson |
2024 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Mutton |
18 lb 6.56 oz |
Benjamin Lewis |
2019 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Red |
37 lb 8 oz |
Bill Shearin, Jr. |
1988 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Vermillion |
5 lb 11.68 oz |
Mark Brandon Neville |
2022 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snapper, Yellowtail |
5 lb |
Eddie N. Vanmeter II |
2014 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Snook |
10 lb 2 oz |
Lester Rooks |
1990 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Spadefish, Atlantic |
13 lb 2 oz |
Shahram Zare |
2004 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Spot |
1 lb 0.32 oz |
Joel E. Duck |
2023 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Swordfish |
205 lb 8 oz |
Brendin A. Page |
2014 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Triggerfish, Queen |
9 lb 6.24 oz |
Brian C. Richburg |
2024 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Triggerfish, Gray |
11 lb 3 oz |
Dean Williams |
1989 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Tripletail |
38 lb 14 oz |
Kyle Thigpen |
2005 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Tuna, Blackfin |
40 lb 8 oz |
Tyler Deal |
2016 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Tuna, Yellowfin |
249 lb 2 oz |
Ken Cooper |
1980 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Tunny, Little |
22 lb 1 oz |
Rusty Blackburn |
2017 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Wahoo |
123 lb 3 oz |
Michael Stefanick |
2000 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Weakfish (Summer Trout) |
6 lb 8 oz |
Frank Taylor |
1976 |
— |
source ↗ |
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.