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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 Mississippi 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: 215 lbs
- Location: Mississippi River near Natchez
- Record set by Earl Stafford in 2003
American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Mississippi River - near Vicksburg
- Record set by Mitch McLendon in 1994
Bighead Carp

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Bighead Carp

- Weight: 67 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Sardis Lower Lake
- Record set by Ron Maxwell in 2007
Bigmouth Buffalo

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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 46 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Private pond
- Record set by Willie Hearn in 2007
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Arkabutla Reservoir
- Record set by Gerald Conlee in 1991
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 95 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Mississippi River - Natchez
- Record set by Dakota Hinson in 2009
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 7.2 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Gerald E. Thurmond in 1995
Bowfin

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Bowfin

- Weight: 18 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Ross Barnett Reservoir
- Record set by B. H. Toney in 1978
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 74 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Pelahatchie Lake
- Record set by Curtis Wade in 1963
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 6 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Bay Springs Lake
- Record set by Ronnie Boren in 1986
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 51 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Lake Tom Bailey
- Record set by Tom Edwards in 1997
Drum

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Drum

- Weight: 29 lbs 13.6 oz
- Location: MP&L Lake - near Cleveland
- Record set by Bryan A. Christian in 2011
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 53 lbs 3.2 oz
- Location: Prairie Waters
- Record set by Melvin Murphy in 2008
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 4.16 oz
- Location: Waltmans Lake
- Record set by Craig Jones in 1986
Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 17 lbs 12.32 oz
- Location: Lower Sardis Lake
- Record set by Robert F. Fulce in 1991
Hybrid Sunfish

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Hybrid Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 3.68 oz
- Location: private pond - near Olive Branch
- Record set by Troy M. Wright in 1986
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Grenada Lake Spillway
- Record set by J.E. Bennett in 2004
Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 65 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Ross Barnett Reservoir - spillway
- Record set by Randy Pues in 1974
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 2 lbs 15.36 oz
- Location: Lake Whittington
- Record set by William Tribble in 2001
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 5.28 oz
- Location: Tippah County Lake
- Record set by James K. Martin in 1991
Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 4 lbs 10.56 oz
- Location: Bay Springs Lake
- Record set by Scott Wood in 2000
Shortnose Gar

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Shortnose Gar

- Weight: 5 lbs 13.28 oz
- Location: Enid Reservoir - spillway
- Record set by Robert Mills in 1999
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Pickwick Lake - Yellow Creek Arm
- Record set by Thomas Wilbanks in 1987
Smallmouth Buffalo

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Smallmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 57 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Ross Barnett Reservoir
- Record set by Charles M. Cox in 1983
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by S. Ross Grantham in 1974

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Spotted Gar

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Spotted Gar

- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Lee
- Record set by Greg Sarringar in 2003
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 37 lbs 13.12 oz
- Location: Bowie River
- Record set by Tony C. Graves in 1993
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 9 lbs 10.56 oz
- Location: Tennessee River
- Record set by Clayton E. Hobbs in 1985
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Black Creek
- Record set by Lillian Morris in 1979
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 5 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Enid Reservoir
- Record set by Fred Bright in 1957
Yellow Bass

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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 12.16 oz
- Location: Lake Cavalier
- Record set by John Hopper in 2010
Yellow Bullhead

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Yellow Bullhead

- Weight: 2 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Mossy Lake
- Record set by Robert Cason in 1974

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