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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 Alabama 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: 151 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Tensaw River
- Record set by Richard Johnson in 2009
American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Shechi
- Record set by Tod A. Groover in 1989
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Fort Payne Res
- Record set by Shelley Meadows in 2007
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 120 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Holt Reservoir
- Record set by John Paul in 2012
Bowfin

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Bowfin

- Weight: 18 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Lake Tuscaloosa
- Record set by Nelson Ray Sansing in 2005
Buffalo

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Buffalo

- Weight: 57 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Guntersville Reservoir
- Record set by Ralph B. Lowery in 1990
Bullhead

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Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 13 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Charles A. Lane in 1984
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 35 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Bear Creek
- Record set by Darrin Jackson in 1980
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Inland Lake
- Record set by Donald R. Cox in 1967
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 80 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Alabama River near Selma
- Record set by Rick Conner in 1986
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 41 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Wilson Reservoir
- Record set by Wilson Brock in 1949
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 73 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Guntersville Reservoir
- Record set by Bradley D. Bridges, Sr. in 2012
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 9 oz
- Location: McLamore Pond
- Record set by Caleb Miller in 2005

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Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 25 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Sipsey Fork
- Record set by E.H. Hodges in 1996
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 16 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Mountain View Lake
- Record set by Thomas Burgin in 1987
Longear Sunfish

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Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Yellow River
- Record set by Jerry Jones in 1990
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 32 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Jordan Reservoir
- Record set by Gary Smyth in 1985
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 19 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater
- Record set by Steve Leatherwood in 1972

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Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 52 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Wilson Reservoir
- Record set by Susan Holland in 1982
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Mud Creek
- Record set by Otha Hamm in 2006
Redbreast Sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Choctawhatchee River
- Record set by Archie Russ in 2010
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Chattahoochee State Park
- Record set by Jeff Lashley in 1962
Redfin Pickerel

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Redfin Pickerel

- Weight: 0 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Armstrong Creek
- Record set by Frank Lambert in 2010
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Paint Rock River
- Record set by James R. Stewart in 1995
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 5 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater
- Record set by William F. Huntley in 1972
Silver Redhorse

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Silver Redhorse

- Weight: 14 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater
- Record set by Chris Stephenson in 1995
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Lewis Smith Reservoir
- Record set by Phillip C. Terry in 1978
Spotted Gar

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Spotted Gar

- Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Cotaco Creek
- Record set by Winston Baker in 1987
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 55 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Tallapoosa River
- Record set by Charles Totty in 1955
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 10 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Weiss Reservoir
- Record set by Julia Hurley in 1980
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Warrior River
- Record set by Ben DeMott in 1987
White Catfish

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White Catfish

- Weight: 10 lbs 5 oz
- Location: not available
- Record set by Roy T. Britton in 1981
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Martin Lake
- Record set by Jeremy S. White in 2000
Yellow Bass

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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Guntersville Reservoir
- Record set by Dennis M. Woebbeking in 2000
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Wheeler Reservoir
- Record set by Matthew K. Patterson in 2000

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