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Rod and Reel Record Fish
Common Name	Lbs.	Ozs.	Length	Girth	Where	When	Angler
Bass, Largemouth	14	11	28	22 3/4	Broken Bow	3-14-99	William Cross
Bass, Smallmouth	8	3	23 1/2	19	Eufaula Lake	3-4-06	Steve McLarty
Bass, Spotted	8	2	23 1/2	17 1/2	Pittsburg Co. Pond	6-27-58	O. J. Stone
Bass, Striped	47	8	48	30	Lower Illinois River	6-10-96	Louis Parker
Bass, White	5	4	21	15	Lake Eufaula	10-26-84	Paul Grace
Bass, Hybrid Black	8	5.6	22 3/4	16 1/2	Veterans Lake	3-27-06	Dru Kinslow
Bass, Hybrid Striped	23	4	33 1/2	27	Altus-Lugert Lake	4-1-97	Paul Hollister
Bass, Hybrid Yellow	2	5	15 3/4	12 5/8	Kiamichi River	3-26-91	George R. Edwards
Buffalo, Bigmouth	59	15	43 3/4	33 1/2	Greenleaf	11-12-88	Leroy Broaddrick
Buffalo, Black	22	4	35	23 1/4	Fort Gibson Lake	4-2-10	Dale Dampf
Buffalo, Smallmouth	44	2	35	31	Konawa Reservoir	8-15-07	Marvin Williams
Bullhead, Black	6	13	18 5/8	17 3/4	Jackson Co. Pond	5-24-84	Gary Cole
Carp, Common	39	10.4	39 1/4	30 3/4	Grady Co. Pond	4-23-02	Brandon Hughes
Carp, Grass	68	15.2	49	34	Chelsea City Lake	4-5-08	Jereme Budgick
Carpsucker, River	7	11	24	17	Canadian Co. Pond	4-18-90	W.C. “Bill” Kenyon
Catfish, Blue	98		54 1/2	39 1/2	Lake Texoma	11-11-04	Billy Nabors
Catfish, Channel	35	15	39 1/4	26 1/4	Taft Lake	9-11-05	Gary Doak, Jr.
Catfish, Flathead	78	8	51	36 1/2	El Reno City Lake	5-11-10	Richard Williams
Crappie, Black	4	10	20 1/4	17 3/4	Ottawa Co. Pond	6-16-74	Rollie Williams
Crappie, White	4	15	19	16 1/4	Kingfisher Co. Pond	5-4-91	Frank Robinson
Drum, Freshwater	38		41 3/4	28 3/4	Tenkiller Lake	5-23-76	Harold Phillips
Eel, American	5	7	39 1/2	9 7/8	Lower Illinois River	6-3-95	Dolores Munsell
Gar, Alligator	192	1	91 1/2	39	Red River	1-27-11	James Tucker
Gar, Longnose	41		62	21 1/2	Red River	1-3-88	Dean Pittman
Gar, Shortnose	5	9.6	32 1/2	10 1/2	Pittsburg Co. Pond	8-16-03	Robert Byrd
Goldeye	2	8	18 5/8	10 3/4	Arkansas River	4-27-96	James R. Smith
Grass Pickerel		7	13	5 1/8	Beaver Creek	3-17-95	Barry Bryant
Herring, Skipjack	3	6	19	13 3/8	Eufaula Tailwaters	4-3-92	Bobby Moore
Paddlefish	125	7	55	41 1/4	Arkansas River	4-10-11	Aaron Stone
Pickerel, Chain	2	10	22 1/2	9 1/2	Lower Mt. Fork River	4-22-82	Eric Lowe
Pike, Northern	36	8	44		Lake Carl Etling	6-13-76	Raymond Fernandez
Redhorse, River	8	5	28 1/2	17 1/8	Illinois River	2-11-77	Willis Pippin
Sauger	5	5	23	14	Kerr Reservoir	1-18-81	Chet Munds
Saugeye	10	10	28 1/4	19	Fort Cobb Lake	2-24-06	Curt Wilkerson
Sunfish, Bluegill	2	6	12 3/4	14 1/2	Kay Co. Pond	5-8-87	Tom Shorter
Sunfish, Green	2	7	13	14 1/4	Pontotoc Co. Pond	10-16-72	Eddie Shulanberger
Sunfish, Hybrid	1	14	12 3/8	13 7/8	Bryan Co. Pond	5-24-97	Hal Smith
Sunfish, Redear	2	1	12 3/4	13	Logan Co. Pond	11-15-73	Ruby Lee Farmer
Trout, Brown	17	4.6	32 3/4	20	Lower Mtn. Fork River	4-10-05	Jason Archie
Trout, Rainbow	10	4	27	16	Lower Illinois River	7-3-66	Billy Payne
Walleye	12	13	30 3/8	19 1/2	Robert S. Kerr	5-8-04	Kerry Carter

Unrestricted Division Record Fish
Common Name	Lbs.	Ozs.	Length	Girth	Where	When	Angler / Method
Buffalo, Black	57	12	43 1/4	31	Tenkiller Lake	6-30-84	Chester Penn / trotline
Buffalo, Smallmouth	50	4	39 1/2	33 1/2	Broken Bow Lake	5-20-10	Rickey Smith / trotline
Carp, Common	48	13	40	32	Broken Bow Lake	5-16-10	Scotty Littles / bow & arrow
Carp, Grass	77		53	36 1/4	Arbuckle Lake	7-30-02	Brandon Taber/bow & arrow
Carpsucker, River	8	11.8	24 3/4	18	Ft. Cobb Lake	4-25-10	Jeffrey Ray / bow & arrow
Catfish, Blue	118	8	57	41 3/4	Lake Texoma	5-4-88	Dan Grider / jugline
Catfish, Flathead	106		60	39 1/2	Wister Lake	4-5-77	C. Clubb / trotline
Eel, American	5	8.7	40	9 3/4	Webbers Falls	8-15-02	Billy Davison / trotline
Gar, Shortnose	9	11.5	43 1/4	13 3/8	Kaw Dam Tailwaters	9-2-07	Dwayne Carter/bow & arrow
Gar, Spotted	9	12.8	37 1/4	13.5	Arbuckle Lake	4-19-08	Jimmy Nelson / bow & arrow
Hogsucker, Northern	2	1	15 5/8	9 1/4	Illinois River	3-15-10	Clint Williams / gigging
Paddlefish	134		55	44	Grand Lake	8-13-92	Charles Ham / trotline
Redhorse, Black	5	11	25 3/4	12 3/4	Illinois River	12-6-09	Brandon Taber/bow & arrow
Redhorse, Golden	8	12	29	16 1/4	Illinois River	3-16-08	Everett Noblin, Jr. / gigging
Redhorse, River	10	19	28 1/2	15	Illinois River	3-17-10	Carl Williams / gigging
Sturgeon, Shovelnose	2	15	29	8 1/2	Arkansas River	10-12-97	Paul R. Forman / throw line

How to Certify a State Record

1. Fish must be caught on rod and line and must be hooked and played by only one person. (Except for unrestricted division, which recognizes fish species taken by legal means other than rod and reel (such as bow and arrow, gig, spear, trotline, jugline, limbline, etc.) These records must tie or exceed the weight of the existing rod and reel record.)
Fish must be caught in accordance with Oklahoma fishing regulations.
No fish caught from any hatchery or commercial put-and-take lake is eligible.
Accredited or certified weight scales must be used to weigh the fish. Accredited steel measuring tapes must be used to measure the fish. The fish should be measured from tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with fish laid flat on a ruler, mouth closed and tail lobes pressed together, giving length of fish in inches. Measure the girth of the fish in inches around its widest point. Three witnesses, one of which must be an employee of the Wildlife Department, must witness the weighing and measuring of the fish and sign the affidavit.
The fish may be frozen, but must be in a thawed, natural, live-weight condition when approved by a Wildlife Department biologist or technician. Preserve the fish until you receive an official letter of verification from the Director of the Wildlife Department.
A clear photograph showing a close-up side view of the fish must accompany the completed fish affidavit form. All photographs become the property of the Wildlife Department.
The Wildlife Department reserves the right to collect fish scale, tissue or spine samples to check fish identification and to refuse any questionable fish affidavit submitted. The affidavit must be submitted within 30 days of the date the fish is caught.
With the exception of grass carp, no restricted exotic species will be eligible for state record fish recognition.

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