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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 Missouri 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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American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Meramec River
- Record set by Steven Buerk in 1993
Bighead Carp

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Bighead Carp

- Weight: 80 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Lake of the ozarks
- Record set by Kyle Schneider in 2004
Bigmouth Buffalo

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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 56 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Lock Loma Lake
- Record set by Dr. W. J. Long in 1976
Black Buffalo

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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 53 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Lake Wappapello
- Record set by Marty R. Yount in 1989
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Private Pond
- Record set by Ray Babcock in 1967
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 130 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Missouri River
- Record set by Greg Bernal in 2010
Blue Sucker

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Blue Sucker

- Weight: 9 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Missouri River
- Record set by Randy Christian in 1997
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Private Pond Bevier
- Record set by Robert Giovanini in 1963
Brown Bullhead

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Brown Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Lock Loma Lake
- Record set by Greg Clanahan in 1990
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 26 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Rob Caudel in 1997
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 50 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Rothwell Park Lake
- Record set by Russell Tarr in 1996
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Clearwater Dam Spillway
- Record set by George Burlbaw in 1974
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 77 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Montrose Lake
- Record set by Scott L Brown in 2003
Flier Sunfish

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Flier Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Private Pond
- Record set by Anthony Sifford in 1991
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 40 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake of the Ozarks
- Record set by Ronald P. Wagner in 1996
Gizzard Shad

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Gizzard Shad

- Weight: 1 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Truman Lake
- Record set by Johnny L. Ash in 2001
Goldeye

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Goldeye

- Weight: 1 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Lake of the Ozarks
- Record set by Rachel A. Davis in 2012
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 69 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Crowder S P
- Record set by Jim Shull in 2002
Grass Pickerel

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Grass Pickerel

- Weight: 1 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Old River (farm pond)
- Record set by Will Dougherty in 2005
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Stockton Lake
- Record set by Paul Dilley in 1971
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 13 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Marvin Bushong in 1961
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 27 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Dale Davis in 1999
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 41 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Lake of the Ozarks
- Record set by Gene Snelling in 1981
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 18 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Stockton Lake
- Record set by Gene Moore in 1975
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 18 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Roaring River
- Record set by Jason Harper in 2004
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Whetstone Creek
- Record set by Glenda Gollaher in 1988
River Redhorse

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River Redhorse

- Weight: 8 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Meramec River
- Record set by Joe N. Tousignant in 1995
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Big Piney River
- Record set by William J. Rod in 1968
Shorthead Redhorse

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Shorthead Redhorse

- Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Truman Lake
- Record set by Gerald W. Wright in 2009
Shovelnose Sturgeon

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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Des Moines River
- Record set by James M. Dockery in 2001
Silver Redhorse

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Silver Redhorse

- Weight: 5 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Sac River
- Record set by Teresa Meadors in 2000
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Stockton Lake
- Record set by Kevin S. Clingan in 1994
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Table Rock Lake
- Record set by Gene Arnaud in 1966
Spotted Gar

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Spotted Gar

- Weight: 6 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Boeuf Creek
- Record set by Brent Meyer in 2005
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 60 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by James B. Cunningham in 2011
Tiger Muskellunge

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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 22 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Stockton Lake
- Record set by Ned Posenki in 1986
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Private Pond
- Record set by Tony Fincher in 1984
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Table Rock Lake
- Record set by Scott Flood in 2002
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Private Pond
- Record set by Samuel H. Barbee in 2000
White Sucker

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White Sucker

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Taneycomo
- Record set by James Baker Jr. in 1990
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals
- Record set by Vince G. Elfrink in 2009

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