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Record Largemouth Bass

Alabama Record Largemouth Bass
State and Lake Records

The Alabama state record largemouth bass is sixteen and a half pounds.
Jerry Moss poses with the Alabama record largemouth bass, which was caught November 3, 1987 by T. M. Burgin of Birmingham from Mountain View Lake in Shelby County.


Aubrey Boothe of Coker, Alabama, holds the Oliver Pool lake record after catching an 11 pound, 10 ounce largemouth bass.

Eleven pounds and two hundredths largemouth bass from Smith Lake in 2007
David Lockhart shows off a 2007 eleven pound largemouth bass from Smith Lake on June 3, 2007. This current Smith Lake record largemouth bass was caught at night on a shakey head jig and finessse worm. He gave special thanks to his net man, Heath Smith. David also earned a Trophy Angler Certificate.

   

Record spotted bass from Wheeler Lake.
Danny Joe Betterton of Hartselle caught this 6-pound, 3-ounce spotted bass from Wheeler Lake on February 24, 2008.

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