Freshwater Drum Fishing Records

All Tackle World Record

Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
54.5Nickajack Lake,
Tennessee, USA
Apr-20-1972Benny Hull

State Fishing Records

StateWeight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
Tennessee54.5Nickajack ReservoirApr-20-1972Benny Hull
Oklahoma47Neosho RiverMay-20-1966John Starks
Iowa46Spirit LakeOct-01-1962R. F. Farran
Arkansas45.4375Lake WilsonJul-11-2004Chuck Piker
Texas44ConroeMay-22-2011Jesse Ashley
Kentucky42.8125Dale Hollow LakeApr-26-2021Alan Cooper
Alabama41.5Wilson ReservoirJul-24-1949Wilson Brock
Missouri40.5Lake of the OzarksJul-11-1996Ronald P. Wagner
Illinios38.25Clinton LakeMay-24-2018NA
South Dakota36.5Missouri RiverSept-25-1971Alvin D. Williams
New York36Oneida LakeJun-16-2017Jason Bair
Wisconsin35.25Mississippi RiverAug-29-1992NA
Minnesota35.1875Mississippi RiverOct-05-1999NA
Kansas31.5Blue RiverSep-02-2008Bill Hull
Mississippi30.63Eagle LakeJan-07-2016John Smith
Indiana30White River1963Garland Fellers
Nebraska29.375Missouri RiverJun-23-2007Roque Ramirez
Virginia29.375Buggs Island LakeMar-26-2018Del Pool
Michigan28.61Muskegon Lake2015Mark C. Leep
Louisiana28.44Bayou Macon LakeMar-2011Paul R. Heideman
West Virginia27.88Kanawha River2021John A. Gibson
North Dakota26.125Lake SakakaweaJul-20-1988Larry Harris
Vermont25.5375Lake ChamplainSep-18-2016Joseph Whalen
Ohio23.5Sandusky RiverJul-21-2001James S. Williams
Wyoming22.58Keyhole ReservoirJul-15-2018James D. Potter, Jr.
North Carolina22Kerr LakeNov-27-2006Daniel Stotts
Montana21.59Fort Peck- Ghost CouleeMay-03-2003Matt Washut
Pennsylvania19.875Monongahela River1994Tim Rogers
Colorado17.1875Lonetree Reservoir1978Faye Lancamp