Anglers the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at anytime, weighed on an International Game Fish Association-certified scale at any number of tackle shops or marinas, and compared to the IGFA’s online records database. Sport-fishing enthusiasts can even have their own scales certified by the IGFA for a $40 fee.
Stacker compiled a list of record fish caught in Kansas using data from Land Big Fish. Fish pictured are not the actual record catch. Keep reading to see which bodies of water in your state hold some of the most massive fish around.
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American Eel
– Weight: 4 lbs 7.04 oz
– Length: 35.25″
– Location: Kansas River
– Record set by Ralph B. Westerman in 1987
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Bigmouth Buffalo
– Weight: 58 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 40″
– Location: Lovewell Reservoir
– Record set by Tammie Overton in 2009
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Black Crappie
– Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz
– Length: 22″
– Location: Woodson Lake
– Record set by Hazel Fey in 1957
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Blue Catfish
– Weight: 94 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 57″
– Location: Kansas River
– Record set by James Edmiston in 2000
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Bullhead
– Weight: 7 lbs 5.4 oz
– Length: 24.5″
– Location: private pond
– Record set by David A. Tremain in 1985
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Carp
– Weight: 47 lbs 1.6 oz
– Length: 40.25″
– Location: Carey Park
– Record set by Phil McAmis in 1997
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Channel Catfish
– Weight: 36 lbs 8 oz
– Length: 38″
– Location: Mined Land
– Record set by RickBarnow in 2003
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Drum
– Weight: 31 lbs .5 oz
– Length: 40 1/8″”
– Location: Blue River
– Record set by Bill Hull in 2008
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Flathead Catfish
– Weight: 123 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 61″
– Location: Elk City Reservoir
– Record set by Ken Paulie in 1998
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Goldeye
– Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz
– Length: 17.75″
– Location: Milford Reservoir
– Record set by Mike Augustine in 1980
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Grass Carp
– Weight: 60 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 48″
– Location: Sugar Valley Lakes
– Record set by Darrell Lancaster in 2000
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Green Sunfish
– Weight: 2 lbs 5.76 oz
– Length: 11.5″
– Location: private pond
– Record set by Fae Vaupel in 1982
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Largemouth Bass
– Weight: 11 lbs .80 oz
– Length: 28.5″”
– Location: Private Pit Lake
– Record set by Kenneth M. Bingham in 2008
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Longnose Gar
– Weight: 31 lbs 8 oz
– Location: Perry Reservoir reservoir outlet
– Record set by Ray Schroeder in 1974
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Northern Pike
– Weight: 24 lbs 12 oz
– Length: 44″
– Location: Council Grove Reservoir
– Record set by H.A. Bowman in 1971
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Paddlefish
– Weight: 144 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 54.25″
– Location: Kansas River
– Record set by Ralph B. Westerman in 2004
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Rainbow Trout
– Weight: 15 lbs 6.88 oz
– Length: 33″
– Location: Shawnee Mission Park Lake
– Record set by Nicole Wilson in 2012
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Redear Sunfish
– Weight: 1 lbs 0.04 oz
– Length: 11.75″
– Location: Finney Wildlife Area
– Record set by Larry Fox in 1995
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Sauger
– Weight: 4 lbs 12.8 oz
– Length: 23.75″
– Location: Melvern Reservoir
– Record set by Jimmy Barnes in 1996
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Saugeye
– Weight: 9 lbs 13 oz
– Length: 28.5″
– Location: Sebelius Reservoir
– Record set by Raymond Wait in 1997
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Shortnose Gar
– Weight: 6 lbs 11.04 oz
– Length: 36.5″
– Location: Perry Reservoir
– Record set by Mathew Heinz in 2011
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Smallmouth Bass
– Weight: 6 lbs 14.08 oz
– Length: 21.5″
– Location: Milford Reservoir
– Record set by Frank Evans Jr. in 2010
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Smallmouth Buffalo
– Weight: 51 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 41″
– Location: private pond
– Record set by Scott Butler in 1979
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Spotted Bass
– Weight: 4 lbs 7 oz
– Length: 18.5″
– Location: not available
– Record set by Clarence E. McCarter in 1977
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Spotted Gar
– Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
– Length: 33.5″
– Location: Chetopa dam
– Record set by Charles Harbert in 1983
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Striped Bass
– Weight: 44 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 44″
– Location: Wilson Reservoir
– Record set by Paul Bahr in 2010
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Sturgeon
– Weight: 5 lbs 3.68 oz
– Length: 35.5″
– Location: Lovewell Reservoir
– Record set by Edwin P. Hood in 1999
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Walleye
– Weight: 13 lbs 2.56 oz
– Length: 29″
– Location: Wilson Reservoir
– Record set by Dustin Ritter in 1996
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Warmouth
– Weight: 1 lbs 1.76 oz
– Length: 10.5″
– Location: Mined Land WA #7
– Record set by Vivian A. Bradley in 1988
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White Bass
– Weight: 5 lbs 10.72 oz
– Length: 20 3/8″
– Location: Rvr. above John Redmond
– Record set by Marvin W. Gary, in 2002
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White Crappie
– Weight: 4 lbs 0.25 oz
– Length: 17.5″
– Location: private pond
– Record set by Frank Miller in 1964
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Wiper (Whiterock) Bass
– Weight: 25 lbs 0 oz
– Length: 33.5″
– Location: Perry Reservoir Outlet
– Record set by James M. Moore in 2010
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Yellow Perch
– Weight: 1 lbs 1 oz
– Length: 14″
– Location: private pond
– Record set by Walker Trimble in 2000
