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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 Tennessee 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: 90 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Guntersville Reservoir
- Record set by Jeffery J. Rorex in 2005
Bigmouth Buffalo

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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 62 lbs 0 oz
- Location: J. Percy Priest Reservoir
- Record set by Jeff Wilkins in 2010
Black Buffalo

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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 55 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Cherokee Reservoir
- Record set by Ed H. McLain in 1984
Black Bullhead

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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Emberton's Pond
- Record set by Hunter Chance Gaither in 1997
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 112 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Cumberland River - Lock C
- Record set by Robert E. Lewis in 1998
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Fall Creek
- Record set by Thelma Grissom in 1977
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Farm Pond
- Record set by Brad Pendergrass in 1987
Bowfin

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Bowfin

- Weight: 15 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Reelfoot Lake
- Record set by Charles Aaron in 1983
Brown Bullhead

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Brown Bullhead

- Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Chickamauga Reservoir
- Record set by John Thomas Hammond in 1980
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 28 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Clinch River
- Record set by Greg Ensor in 1988
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 53 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Marrowbone Lake
- Record set by John R. Pepper, Jr. in 1997
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Kentucky Reservoir
- Record set by Burke Williams in 1991
Cutthroat Trout

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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 0 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Obey River
- Record set by Philip Neyman in 1969
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 85 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Hiwassee River
- Record set by Larry Kaylor in 1993
Flier Sunfish

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Flier Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Kentucky Reservoir
- Record set by Craig Ellis in 2001
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 54 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Nickajack Reservoir
- Record set by Benny Hull in 1972
Golden Redhorse

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Golden Redhorse

- Weight: 2 lbs 15.5 oz
- Location: South Holston River
- Record set by W. Powell Partridge, Sr. in 2008

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Golden Shiner

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Golden Shiner

- Weight: 0 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Chickamauga Reservoir
- Record set by Dave Littlejohn in 1999
Goldeye

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Goldeye

- Weight: 0 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Cumberland River
- Record set by Harold A. Sanders in 1993
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
- Location: North Cross Creek
- Record set by Dwight M. Lehman in 1991
Lake Trout

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 22 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Watauga Reservoir
- Record set by Jack Forbes in 2008
Longear Sunfish

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Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Pond
- Record set by Kay Forsberg in 1985
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 38 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Barkley Reservoir
- Record set by Mathew A. Norton in 2002
Mooneye

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Mooneye

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Hiwassee River
- Record set by Steve D. Moss in 2005
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 42 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Norris Reservoir
- Record set by Kyle F. Edwards in 1983
Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 75 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Center Hill Reservoir
- Record set by Shane S. Henry in 1984
Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Dogwood lake
- Record set by Lynn Middleton in 1998
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir
- Record set by Ronnie Rowland in 2002
Redbreast Sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Holston River
- Record set by R. W. Gillespie in 1974
Redeye Bass

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Redeye Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Parksville Reservoir
- Record set by Harry E. Parker in 1991
River Carpsucker

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River Carpsucker

- Weight: 1 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Pickwick Reservoir
- Record set by Dr. Jim Youmans in 1980
River Redhorse

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River Redhorse

- Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Pigeon River
- Record set by David H. Ray in 2009
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Stones River
- Record set by Bill Sanford in 1958
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 7 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Kentucky Reservoir
- Record set by Rayford D. Voss in 1973

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Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 10 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Melton Hill Reservoir
- Record set by Chris Vittetoe in 1998
Shortnose Gar

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Shortnose Gar

- Weight: 6 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Kentucky Reservoir
- Record set by Kay Lynn Butterfield in 2001
Skipjack Herring

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Skipjack Herring

- Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Watts Bar Reservoir
- Record set by Chris Vittetoe in 2004
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Dale Hollow Reservoir
- Record set by D. L. Hayes in 1955
Spotted Bass

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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 6 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Ocoee River
- Record set by Wesley Strader in 2010
Spotted Gar

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Spotted Gar

- Weight: 9 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Cross Creek
- Record set by Victor Robinson in 1999
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 65 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Cordell Hull Reservoir
- Record set by Ralph H. Dallas in 2000
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 25 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Old Hickory Reservoir
- Record set by Mabry Harper in 1960
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Nolichucky River
- Record set by Frank E. Garrett in 1984

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White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Mississippi River
- Record set by Bill Nelson in 2003
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Garner Brown's Pond
- Record set by Bill Allen in 1968
Yellow Bass

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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Duck River
- Record set by John T. Chappell in 1998
Yellow Bullhead

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Yellow Bullhead

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Chickamauga Reservoir
- Record set by Jessie R. Johnson in 1979

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