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Rank Weight Location Angler Date 1. 22-lbs., 4-oz. Montgomery Lake George Perry 6/2/32 2. 18-lbs., 1-oz. Marben PFA Ron Petzelt 9/15/87 (Lake Margery) 3. 17-lbs., 14-oz. Chastain’s Lake Nickey Rich 4/27/65 (Cobb Co.) 4. 17-lbs., 9-oz. Lake Lanier Emory Dunahoo 12/19/65 5. 17-lbs., 4-oz. Marben PFA Jerry Jones 4/22/90 (Lake Margery) 6. 17-lbs., 0-oz. Lake Gale Robert C. Stone 3/18/74 (Midway, Ga.) 7. 16-lbs., 11-oz. Lake Chatuge David Presely 3/27/76 8. 16-lbs., 9.3-oz. Marion Co. Lake Sam Taylor 3/15/02 9. 16-lbs., 9-oz. Lake Allatoona Greg Rymer 8/31/82 10. 16-lbs., 8-oz. Lake Eufaula John Giles 3/12/80 11. 16-lbs., 4-oz. Lake Spivey Annie Malcolm 1971 16-lbs., 4-oz. Lake Seminole Charles Tyson 5/23/61 13. 16-lbs., 2-oz. Morgan Co. Pond Robert Hilsman 4/7/62 14. 16-lbs., 1.2-oz. Fort Stewart David Gregory 5/26/01 (Big Metz Lake) 15. 16-lbs., 0-oz. Forsyth Co. Pond Donald L. Smith 5/19/97 16. 15-lbs., 15.4-oz. Marion Co. Lake Sam Taylor 3/16/02 17. 15-lbs., 13-oz. Lamar Co. Pond Bryan McBride 12/10/98 18. 15-lbs., 12-oz. Fort Stewart Don Harlow 2/20/93 (Dogwood Lake) 19. 15-lbs., 10-oz. Lake Seminole R.P. Bolton 1970 20. 15-lbs., 9.6-oz. Fort Stewart Greg Harvey 2/12/99 (Canoochee Creek Reservoir) 21. 15-lbs, 9.4-oz. Lake Petit (Big Canoe) Jacob Ramey 05/03/05 22. 15-lbs., 9-oz. Fort Stewart Paul Smith 09/08/92 (Big Metz Lake) 15-lbs., 9-oz. Clayton Co. Lake William Stone 1981 24. 15-lbs., 8.5-oz. Dodge Co. PFA David Hudson 03/16/02 25. 15-lbs., 6.5-oz. Hart Co. Pond Brad McCall 3/21/92 26. 15-lbs., 6-oz. Lake Juliette Alonzo Dunn 1/4/90 27. 15-lbs., 2.1-oz. Carroll County Pond Brice Rhodes 2/29/04 28. 15-lbs., 1.8-oz. Upson County Lake Sam Taylor 3/19/99 29. 15-lbs., 1.4-oz. Fort Stewart Paul Smith 1997 (Pineview Lake) 30. 15-lbs., 1-oz. Fort Stewart Josh Pacut 12/31/02 (Pineview Lake) 31. 15-lbs., 0-oz. Lake Lanier Grady Watkins 3/25/67 15-lbs., 0-oz. Savannah River Mike Stille 11/6/99 15-lbs., 0-oz. Wilkes Co. Pond Greg Wolfe 7/16/00 34. 14-lbs., 15-oz. Private Lake Lewis McGahee 4/7/98 35. 14-lbs., 14.4-oz. Fort Stewart (Big Metz) Chuck King 2/-/00 36. 14-lbs., 14-oz. Taylor Co. Pond Zeke Rhodes 4/6/75 14-lbs., 14-oz. Clarks Hill Lake Carl Sasser 1960s 38. 14-lbs., 12-oz. Bartow Co. Pond Andy Brock 5/30/97 39. 14-lbs., 11-oz. Upson Co. Pond Randy Wilkins 6/15/89 40. 14-lbs., 9.6-oz. Taylor Co. Pond Sam Taylor 4/6/04 41. 14-lbs., 7.5-oz. Lake Eufaula Randy Dassinger 2/28/85 42. 14-lbs., 7-oz. Lake Jackson John Burnett 3/9/86 43. 14-lbs., 4.3-oz. Marion County Lake Sam Taylor 7/9/00 44. 14-lbs., 4-oz. Marion County Lake Sam Taylor 4/7/97 45. 14-lbs., 3-oz. Dodge Co. PFA Lenn Chandler 3/13/07 14-lbs., 3-oz. Fort Stewart (Big Metz) Eddie Hancock 3/15/87 14-lbs., 3-oz. Goat Rock Lake Gary Brannon 3/13/90 48. 14-lbs., 2-oz. West Point Lake Richard Little 4/15/88 49. 14-lbs., 0.8-oz. Dodge Co. PFA Charles Sloan 3/20/99 50. 14-lbs., 0-oz. Lake Burton Carl Lovell Jr. 5/28/93.

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