Kentucky Fishing Records
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SPECIES
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WEIGHT
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CAUGHT BY
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LOCATION
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DATE
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| Bowfin |
15.08 lbs. |
Norman Moran Lexington, KY |
Green River |
05/31/99 |
| Longnose Gar |
40 lbs. |
Kelsie Travis, Jr. Paducah, KY |
Ohio River
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08/08/56
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Paddlefish
(Spoonbill)
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106 lbs. |
William Chumbler
Calvert City, KY |
Ohio River |
03/23/2004 |
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Sturgeon |
36 lbs., 8 ozs. |
Barney Frazier
Corbin, KY
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Lake Cumberland
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10/03/54 |
Bass, Black |
| Kentucky Bass (Spotted Bass) |
7 lbs., 10 ozs. |
A.E. Sellers Louisville, KY |
Nelson County |
06/13/70 |
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Largemouth Bass
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13 lbs., 10.4 ozs.
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Dale Wilson
London, KY
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Wood Creek Lake
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04/14/84
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Smallmouth Bass
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8.46 lbs.
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Coolie Williams
London, KY
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Laurel River Lake
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05/16/98 |
| Coosa Bass |
0.15 lbs. |
Gerald Gallagher Louisville, KY |
Martin's Fork Lake |
07/04/2004 |
Bass, Temperate |
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Striped Bass
(Rockfish)
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58 lbs., 4 ozs.
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Roger Foster,
Somerset, KY
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Beaver Creek,
Lake Cumberland
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12/11/85
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Hybrid Striped Bass
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20 lbs., 8 ozs.
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Mark Wilson
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Barren River Lake,
Tailwaters
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04/27/91
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White Bass
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5 lbs.
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Lorne Eli
Dawson Springs, KY
---TIE---
B.B. Hardin
Mt. Eden, KY
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Kentucky Lake
Herrington Lake
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07/11/43
06/03/57
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Yellow Bass
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1 lb., 1 oz.
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DeWayne West
Hopkinsville, KY
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Little River,
Lake Barkley
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03/10/91
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Carp/Sucker
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Bighead Carp
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52 lbs.
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Donny Lee Johnson
Island, KY
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Green River
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07/08/2001
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Blue Sucker
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4 lbs., 15 ozs.
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Howard Hillard
Livermore, KY
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Green River
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04/25/2001
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Buffalo
(Smallmouth)
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55 lbs.
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Clinton Roby
Waddy, KY
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Kentucky Lake
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03/23/2000
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Common Carp
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54 lbs., 14 ozs.
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Ricky Vance
Paris, KY
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South Fork,
Licking River
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03/13/71
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Golden Redhorse
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4 lbs., 5 ozs.
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Leif Meadows
Stanton, KY
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Red River
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04/22/98
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Grass Carp
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55 lbs., 8ozs.
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Daniel Nally
Springfield, KY
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Private Lake
Washington County
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03/14/2001
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River Redhorse
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9 lbs., 1 oz.
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Denny Hatfield
London, KY
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Rockcastle River
Laurel County
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09/20/2003
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White Sucker
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1.63 lbs.
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Larry S. Salachi
Stanton, KY
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Slate Creek,
Montgomery County
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03/19/98
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Catfish
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Blue Catfish*
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104 lbs.
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Bruce W. Midkiff
Owensboro, KY
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Ohio River,
Cannelton Dam
Tailwaters
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08/28/99
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Bullhead Catfish
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5 lbs., 3 ozs.
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Harry Case
Paris, KY
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Guist Creek Lake
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10/18/92
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Channel Catfish
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32 lbs.
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Kyle Estep
South Point, OH
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Ohio River |
05/26/2004
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Flathead Catfish
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97 lbs.
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Esker Carroll
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Green River
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06/06/56
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| White Catfish |
1 lb., .82 ozs. |
Charlie Crain
Shelbyville, KY |
Guist Creek Lake |
05/03/2004 |
Drum
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Freshwater Drum
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38 lbs.
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Larry Cardwell
Morgantown, KY
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Green River
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06/05/80
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Herring
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Skipjack Herring
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2 lbs., 13 ozs.
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Greg Cary
Burkesville, KY
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Cumberland River
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05/19/2001
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Mooneye
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Goldeye
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2 lbs, .64 ozs.
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Mark Smith
Lexington, KY
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Kentucky River
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04/21/2001
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Perch
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| Logperch |
.02 lbs. |
Amanda Webb
Prestonsburg, KY |
Dewey Lake |
04/21/2004 |
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Sauger
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7 lbs., 7 ozs.
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Rastie Andrew
Jamestown, KY
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Lake Cumberland
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04/28/83
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Saugeye
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6.58 lbs.
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Chuck Kouns
South Shore, KY
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Ohio River,
Greenup County
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02/19/98
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Walleye
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21 lbs., 8 ozs.
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Abe Black
Shaker Heights, OH
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Lake Cumberland
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10/01/58
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Yellow Perch
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1.045 lbs.
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Greg Barker
Lowell, IN
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Paradise Resort,
Kentucky Lake
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04/04/2000
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Pike
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Chain Pickerel
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5 lbs., 6 ozs.
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Tommy Thompson
Bardwell, KY
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Forked Lake,
Carlisle County
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07/08/83
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Grass Pickerel
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.63 lbs.
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Gerald Gallagher
Louisville, KY
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Wilson Creek,
Bullitt County
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07/17/89
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Muskellunge
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44.38 lbs.
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Scott A. Flatt
Lexington, KY
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Cave Run Lake
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05/09/98
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Northern Pike
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9 lbs., 8 ozs.
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Howard F. Renfro
Madisonville, KY
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Strip mine lake
Muhlenberg County
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10/15/81
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Tiger Muskie
(Muskellunge Hybrid)
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13 lbs., 12 ozs.
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James Mollet
Auxier, KY
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Dewey Lake
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05/05/81
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Sunfish
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Bluegill
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4 lbs., 3 ozs.
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Phil Conyers
Madisonville, KY
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Strip mine lake
Hopkins County
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08/05/80
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Crappie
(White or Black)
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4 lbs., 6 ozs.
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Kevin Perry
Mt. Sterling, KY
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Farm Pond
Montgomery County
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06/27/97
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Green Sunfish
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1 lb., 5 ozs.
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Raymond Peyton
Lebanon, KY
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Farm Pond,
Marion County
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06/13/2000
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Longear Sunfish
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13.28 ozs.
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Anthony Lynch
Salyersville, KY
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Strip mine pond
Magoffin County
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06/23/94
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Redbreast Sunfish
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.88 lbs.
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Tim King
Stearns, KY
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Marsh Creek
McCreary County
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09/01/97
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Redear Sunfish
(Shellcracker)
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3 lbs., 1 oz.
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Betty Truax
Finchville, KY
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Farm Pond
Shelby County
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05/24/82
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Rock Bass
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1 lb., 10 ozs.
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H.S. White
Cadiz, KY
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Casey Creek
Trigg County
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05/26/75
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Warmouth
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1 lb., 6.2 ozs.
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Jon Hoover
Louisville, KY
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Farm Pond
Jefferson County
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07/21/2003
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Trout
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Brook Trout
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1 lb., 5 ozs.
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R. James Augustus
Louisville, KY
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Martins Fork
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08/21/82
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Brown Trout
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21 lbs.
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Thomas Malone
Crofton, KY
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Cumberland River,
Lake Cumberland
Tailwaters
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04/30/2000
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Lake Trout
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5 lbs., 5 ozs.
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John McDonogh
Jeffersontown, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
04/04/83 |
| Rainbow Trout |
14 lbs., 6 ozs. |
Jim Mattingly Somerset, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
09/20/72 |
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