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Manabu Kurita displays the largest bass ever caught - A 22 pound, 5 ounce beast taken from Biwa Lake in Japan. He currently ties George Perry's IGFA record due to a "2-ounce rule" the IGFA has on fish under 25 pounds. Will the next world record come from Japan? No one knows for sure but Lake Biwa is said to have "schools" of 20+ pound bass that gorge themselves on the carp population there. |
| No. |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| 1 |
22 pounds, 5 ounces |
Manabu Kurita |
Biwa Lake - Japan |
July, 2009 |
| 2 |
22 pounds, 4 ounces |
George Perry |
Montgomery Lake - Georgia |
June 2, 1932 |
| 3 |
22 pounds, .5 ounce |
Bob Crupi |
Castaic Lake - California |
March 12, 1991 |
| 4 |
21 pounds, 12 ounces |
Mike Arujo |
Castaic Lake - California |
March 5, 1991 |
| 5 |
21 pounds, 11.2 ounces |
Jed Dickerson |
Dixon Lake - California |
May 31, 2003 |
| 6 |
21 pounds, 3.5 ounces |
Raymond Easley |
Casitas Lake - California |
March 4, 1980 |
| 7 |
21 pounds, .5 ounce |
Bob Crupi |
Castaic Lake - California |
March 9, 1990 |
| 8 |
20 pounds, 15 ounces |
David Zimmerlee |
Miramar Lake - California |
June 23, 1973 |
| 9 |
20 pounds, 14 ounces |
Leo Torres |
Castaic Lake - California |
February 4, 1990 |
| 10 |
20 pounds, 12 ounces |
Mike Long |
Dixon Lake - California |
April 27, 2001 |
| 11 |
20 pounds, 4 ounces |
Johnny Garduno |
Miramar Lake - California |
March 25, 1990 |
| 12 |
20 pounds, 4 ounces |
Gene Dupras |
Hodges Lake - California |
May 30, 1985 |
| 13 |
20 pounds, 2 ounces |
Fritz Friebel |
Big Fish Lake - Florida |
May, 1923 |
| 14 |
19 pounds, 10 ounces |
George Coniglio |
Lake Mission Viejo - California |
March 21, 2006 |
| 15 |
19 pounds, 8 ounces |
Mac Weakley |
Dixon Lake - California |
May, 2003 |
| 16 |
19 pounds, 8 ounces |
Randy Crabtree |
Casitas Lake - California |
April 9, 2002 |
| 17 |
19 pounds, 8 ounces |
Mark Balloid |
Castaic Lake - California |
May 28, 1990 |
| 18 |
19 pounds, 8 ounces |
Keith Gunsauls |
Miramar Lake - California |
March 7, 1988 |
| 19 |
19 pounds, 4 ounces |
Chris Brandt |
Miramar Lake - California |
March 22, 1998 |
| 20 |
19 pounds, 3 ounces |
Ardon Hanline |
Morena Lake - California |
February 17, 1987 |
| 21 |
19 pounds, 3 ounces |
Steve Beasley |
Lake Wohlford - California |
February 3, 1986 |
| 22 |
19 pounds, 2 ounces |
Kazuya Shimada |
Lake Ikehara - Japan |
April 22, 2003 |
| 23 |
19 pounds, 1 ounce |
Bruce Knutsen |
Lake Baccarac - Mexico |
January 17 1993 |
| 24 |
19 pounds, 1 ounce |
Sandy DeFresco |
Miramar Lake - California |
March 14, 1988 |
| 25 |
19 pounds, .5 ounce |
Dan Kadota |
Castaic Lake - California |
January 8, 1989 |
Interesting Facts:
20 of the top 25 LMB were taken in California.
20 of the top 25 LMB were taken from February through May.
1 angler - Bob Crupi, has more than one entry on the top 25 list.
Castaic Lake in Southern California produced 6 of the top 25 LMB.
Miramar Lake in Southern California produced 4 of the top 25 LMB.
All except one (Hodges) of the California Lakes in the top 25 list are heavily stocked with rainbow trout. |
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