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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 Georgia 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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Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Acrees Lake
- Record set by Shirley Lavender in 1971
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Lake Spivey
- Record set by Steve Cheek in 1975
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 80 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Walter F. George Lake
- Record set by Earnest Timpson in 2010
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Shamrock Lake
- Record set by P. F. Gumm in 1977
Bowfin

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Bowfin

- Weight: 16 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Foster State Park
- Record set by Charles Conley in 1976

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Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 5 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Waters Creek
- Record set by Russell Braden in 1986
Brown Bullhead

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Brown Bullhead

- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by James Andrews in 1978
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 18 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Chattahoochee River
- Record set by Charles E. Ford in 2001
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 35 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Lake Jackson
- Record set by Donald Clark in 1972
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 9 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Homerville
- Record set by Baxley McQuaig Jr. in 1961

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Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 44 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Altamaha River
- Record set by Bobby Smithwick in 1972
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 83 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Altamaha River
- Record set by Jim Dieveney in 2010
Flier Sunfish

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Flier Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Curt Brooks in 1996
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 7 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Jeff Sumner in 2006
Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 25 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Chatuge
- Record set by David Hobby in 1995
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 22 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Montgomery Lake
- Record set by George Perry in 1932
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 30 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Alapaha River
- Record set by Chad Leonard in 2008
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 38 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Blue Ridge Lake
- Record set by Rube Golden in 1957
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 17 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Soque River
- Record set by Mark Cochran in 2004
Redbreast Sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 11 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Emory Walden in 1998
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 4 lbs 2 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Pat Larence in 1995
Redeye Bass

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Redeye Bass

- Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Lake Hartwell
- Record set by Steve Williams in 2004
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 4 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Clarks Hill Reservoir
- Record set by Stuart Bowers in 1986
Shad

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Shad

- Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Savannah River
- Record set by Henry Baxley in 1986
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Lake Chatuge
- Record set by Jack Hall in 1973
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Lake Burton
- Record set by Wayne Holland in 2005
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 11 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Richard B. Russell Lake
- Record set by Neal Watson in 1995
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Carlton Robbins in 1974
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Lanier Lake
- Record set by J. M. Hobbins in 1971
White Catfish

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White Catfish

- Weight: 8 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Savannah River
- Record set by James Sanders in 1996
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Savannah River
- Record set by Larry Poole, Jr. in 2008

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