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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 Kentucky 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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Bighead Carp

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Bighead Carp

- Weight: 64 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Jonathan Creek - Kentucky Lake
- Record set by Drew Fulmer in 2010
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 104 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Ohio River - Cannelton Dam tailwaters
- Record set by Bruce W. Midkiff in 1999
Blue Sucker

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Blue Sucker

- Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Ohio River
- Record set by Stacy L. Boik in 2009
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 4 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Strip mine lake
- Record set by Phil Conyers in 1980
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 1 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Martins Fork
- Record set by R. James in 1982
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 21 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Cumberland River - Lake Cumberland tailwaters
- Record set by Thomas Malone in 2000
Bullhead

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Bullhead

- Weight: 5 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Guist Creek Lake
- Record set by Harry Case in 1992
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 54 lbs 14 oz
- Location: South Fork Licking River
- Record set by Ricky Vance in 1971
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 5 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Forked Lake
- Record set by Tommy Thompson in 1983

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Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 28 lbs 4.8 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Hope Tinsley in 1994
Crappie

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Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Watershed Lake
- Record set by Penny Hopper in 2005
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 97 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Green River
- Record set by Esker Carroll in 1956
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 38 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Green River
- Record set by Larry Cardwell in 1980
Goldeye

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Goldeye

- Weight: 2 lbs 6.4 oz
- Location: Kentucky River
- Record set by Mark Smith in 2001
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 58 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Forest Lawn Lake
- Record set by Robert Marsh in 2009
Grass Pickerel

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Grass Pickerel

- Weight: 0 lbs 10.08 oz
- Location: Wilson Creek
- Record set by Gerald Gallagher in 1989
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 5 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Raymond Peyton in 2000
Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 20 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Barren River
- Record set by Mark Wilson in 1991

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Lake Trout

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 5 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Cumberland River
- Record set by John McDonogh in 1983
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 13 lbs 10.4 oz
- Location: Wood Creek Lake
- Record set by Dale Wilson in 1984
Longear Sunfish

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Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 13.28 oz
- Location: Strip mine lake
- Record set by Anthony Lynch in 1994
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Ohio River
- Record set by Kelsie Travis Jr. in 1956
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 9 lbs 8 oz
- Location: strip mine lake
- Record set by Howard F. Renfro in 1981
Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 82 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Parrish Lake
- Record set by Standley Shelton in 1982
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 14 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Cumberland River - Lake Cumberland tailwaters
- Record set by Jim Mattingly in 1972
Redbreast Sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 14.08 oz
- Location: Marsh Creek
- Record set by Tim King in 1997
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 1 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Betty Truax in 1982

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River Redhorse

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River Redhorse

- Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
- Location: North Fork Kentucky River
- Record set by Darrell W. Sparkman in 2000
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Casey Creek
- Record set by H.S. White in 1975
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Lake Cumberland
- Record set by Rastie Andrew in 1983
Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 6 lbs 9.28 oz
- Location: Ohio River
- Record set by Chuck Kouns in 1998
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 7.36 oz
- Location: Laurel River Lake
- Record set by Coolie Williams in 1998
Smallmouth Buffalo

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Smallmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 55 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Kentucky Lake
- Record set by Clinton Roby in 2000
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Location: not available
- Record set by A.E. Sellers in 1970
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 58 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Beaver Creek
- Record set by Roger Foster in 1985
Tiger Muskellunge

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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 13 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Dewey Lake
- Record set by James Mollet in 1981
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 21 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Cumberland
- Record set by Abe Black in 1958
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 6.2 oz
- Location: Farm Pond
- Record set by Jon Hoover in 2003
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Kentucky Lake
- Record set by Lorne E. Dawson in 1943
White Sucker

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White Sucker

- Weight: 1 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Slate Creek
- Record set by Larry S. Salchli in 1998
Yellow Bass

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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 6.4 oz
- Location: Cumberland River
- Record set by William Hinton in 2009
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Kentucky Lake
- Record set by Klint Thaxton in 2010

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