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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 Arkansas 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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Alligator Gar

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Alligator Gar

- Weight: 240 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 8'2""
- Location: White River
- Record set by John Stortz in 2004
American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Gregg Armstrong in 2002
Bighead Carp

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Bighead Carp

- Weight: 70 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Crooked Creek
- Record set by Gregory Mitchell in 2008
Bigmouth Buffalo

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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 50 lbs
- Location: Lake Conway
- Record set by Tony Worm Conway in 2007
Black Buffalo

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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 92 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Maumelle
- Record set by Kenny DeLuca in 2001

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Black Bullhead

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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Point Remove Creek
- Record set by Janet Story in 1986
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Oladale Lake
- Record set by Danny Burfield in 1976
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 116 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Mississippi River W. Memphis
- Record set by Charles Ashley Jr. in 2001
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Location: not available
- Record set by Albert Sharp in 1998
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz
- Location: North Fork River
- Record set by Billy J. Meeks in 2002
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 40 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Little Red River
- Record set by Howard Rip Collins in 1992
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 53 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Hamilton Lake
- Record set by Lynn Bradley in 1985
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Little Red River
- Record set by Ave Vogel in 1979
Cutthroat Trout

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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 9 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Scott Rudolph in 1985
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 80 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Wesley White in 1989
Flier Sunfish

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Flier Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Saline River
- Record set by Harvey Jones in 1985
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 45 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Lake Wilson Brake
- Record set by Chuck Piker in 2004
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 65 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Horseshoe Lake
- Record set by Gary Brewer in 1995
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Dierks Pond
- Record set by Keith McCullough in 1976
Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 27 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Jerald C. Shaum in 1997
Lake Trout

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 11 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Clark Stevenson in 1997
Longear Sunfish

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Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Table Rock Lake
- Record set by Carl Bohannan in 1991
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 35 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Taylor Old River Lake
- Record set by Tommy Cantrell in 2005
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 16 lbs 1 oz
- Location: DeGray lake
- Record set by Dick Cooley in 1973
Pacu

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Pacu

- Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Lakewood Lake #1
- Record set by Gerald H. Kennedy in 1995
Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 102 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Beaver Lake
- Record set by Michael Curran Rogers in 2007

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Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 19 lbs 1 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Jim Miller in 1981
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Lake Bois dArc
- Record set by Glenda Tatom in 1985
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Claude Eubanks in 1976
Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 6 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Crown Lake
- Record set by Cleveland Henderson in 1993
Shovelnose Sturgeon

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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 1 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Ricky Ozment in 2000

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Skipjack Herring

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Skipjack Herring

- Weight: 2 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Ouachita River
- Record set by Monte Pascoe in 1997
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Acie Dickerson in 1969
Smallmouth Buffalo

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Smallmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 74 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Millwood Lake
- Record set by Zane Barrett in 2007
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Mike Heilich in 1983
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 64 lbs 8 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Jeff Fletcher in 2000
Tiger Muskellunge

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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 23 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Spring River
- Record set by Randy Wyatt in 1995
Tilapia

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Tilapia

- Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Lake Jewett
- Record set by Sheila Easterly in 2008
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 22 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Al Nelson in 1982
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Black Bayou
- Record set by Michael Curtis in 1998

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White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by William Wilson in 1984
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Big Mingo Creek
- Record set by Shelby D. Cooper in 1993
Yellow Bass

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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz
- Location: DeQueen
- Record set by Tony Dinger in 2009

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