STATE-RECORD FRESHWATER FISH (Information Courtesy of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Largemouth Bass 17.27 lbs. Billy M. O’Berry July 6,1986 Unnamed , Polk County Redeye Bass 7.83 lbs. William T. Johnson Feb. 18, 1989 , Gadsden Co. Spotted Bass 3.75 lbs. Dow Gilmore June 24, 1985 Apalachicola River, Gulf Co. Suwannee Bass 3.89 lbs. Ronnie Everett March 2,1985 , Gilchrist Co. Striped Bass 42.25 lbs. Alphonso Barnes Dec. 14,1993 Apalachicola River, Gadsden Co. Peacock Bass 9.08 lbs. Jerry Gomez Mar. 11,1993 Kendall , Dade County Oscar 2.34 lbs. Jimmy Cook Mar. 16,1994 , Palm Beach Skipjack Herring Open (Qualifying weight is 2.5 lbs.) White Bass 4.69 lbs. Richard S. Davis April 9,1982 Apalachicola River, Gadsden Co. Sunshine Bass 16.31 lbs. Thomas R. Elder May 9,1985 , Jackson County Black Crappie 3.83 lbs. Ben F. Curry, Sr. Jan. 21, 1992 , Gadsden County Flier 1.24 lbs. William C. Lane, Jr. Aug. 14, 1992 , Leon County 2.95 lbs. John R. LeMaster Apr. 19,1989 Crystal Lake Washington County Redbreast Sunfish 2.08 lbs. Jerrell DeWees, Jr. April 29, 1988 Suwannee River, Gilchrist County Redear Sunfish 4.86 lbs. Joseph M. Floyd Mar. 13, 1986 Merritts Mill Pond, Jackson Co. Spotted Sunfish .83 lbs. Coy Dotson May 12,1984 Suwannee River, Columbia Co. Warmouth 2.44 lbs. Tony Dempsey Oct. 19, 1985 Yellow Riv. (Guess Lk.) Okaloosa Chain Pickerel 6.96 lbs. Jep Dove June 11, 2004 Lake Talquin, Gadsden County Redfin Pickerel 1.06 lbs. Mike Wilkerson June 6, 1993 New River, Bradford County Common Carp Open (Qualifying weight is 35 pounds) Channel Catfish 44.50 lbs. Joe Purvis May 19,1985 Lake Bluff, Lake County Flathead Catfish 49.39 lbs. Tommy Fowler April 10, 2004 Apalachicola River, Gulf County White Catfish 18.88 lbs. Jim Miller Sept. 21, 1991 Withlacoochee River, Marion Co. Blue Catfish 64.50 lbs. James Mitchell Aug. 4, 2008 , Wash. Co. Brown Bullhead 5.72 lbs. Robert Bengis Mar. 28,1995 Cedar Creek, Duval County Yellow Bullhead 2.75 lbs. Jon Davis May 17, 2003 Little Withlacoochee Riv. Sumter Black Bullhead Open (Qualifying weight is 2 pounds) Bowfin 19.00 lbs. Jim Brown Nov. 5,1984 , Osceola Co. American Shad 5.19 lbs. Bud Dankert Feb. 15, 1990 St. Johns River, Seminole County American Shad 5.19 lbs. Albert M. Judy Mar. 18, 1992 St. Johns River, Volusia County Longnose 41.00 lbs. Evan D. Merritt April 14, 1985 Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter Co. Alligator Gar 123.00 lbs. Zachary Phillips July 8,1995 Choctawhatchee River, Walton Florida Gar 9.44 lbs.. Patric A. Daniel Mar. 25, 2001 Lake Lawne, Orange Co Blue Talapia Open (Qualifying weight is 10 pounds)

UNCERTIFIED RECORDS (believed to be reliable, based on witnesses or other acceptable evidence) Largemouth Bass 20.13 lbs. Frederick J. Friebel May, 1923 Big Fish Lake (private), Pasco Co. Chain Pickerel 8.00 lbs. Jimmy James July 5,1971 Lake Talquin, Gadsden County Common Carp 40.56 lbs. Bernard L. Rowan May 24,1981 Apalachicola River, Gadsden Co. Flathead Catfish 57.50 lbs. Tom Norman Dec. 9, 1975 Hillsborough River, Hillsborough