2026 Big Bass of the Year

Updated 9/14/2026

2026 Big Bass of the Year 9/14/2026
Place Lake Angler Big Bass
1 Crab Orchard LUCKSHIS, TJ 6.24
2 Kentucky RENSING, CHRIS 5.31
3 Kinkaid DAVIS, CAROL 5.02
4 Lake Egypt Spring RICE, SCOTT 5.01
5 Table Rock Spring Individual GANSNER, CARL 4.99
6 Crab Orchard MONTGOMERY, ED 4.94
7 Egypt – Fall RENSING, CHRIS 4.70
8 Truman DAVIS, ERIC 4.65
9 Egypt – Fall DONAHEY, JEFF 4.58
10 Lake Egypt Spring CARLSON, BRIAN 4.53
11 Table Rock Spring Individual WILSON, TERRY 4.51
12 Truman HARRELL, ANTHONY 4.51
13 Lake Egypt Spring LUCKSHIS, TJ 4.25
14 Lake Egypt Spring SPILLARI, CESAR 4.15
15 Truman DAVIS, CAROL 4.02
16 Kinkaid MCINTYRE, MACK 3.99
17 Lake Egypt Spring BAUER, LAUREN 3.97
18 Table Rock Spring Individual HARNETIAUX, DARIN 3.90
19 Crab Orchard SACKETT, JON 3.90
20 Kentucky ABRAM, MARK 3.88
21 Egypt – Fall GANSNER, CARL 3.87
22 Lake Egypt Spring LYONS, BUD 3.86
23 Kinkaid JAMES, DOUG 3.84
24 Kinkaid DAVIS, PAUL 3.83
25 Kinkaid BEITER, MELISSA 3.81
26 LOZ – Spring DAVIS, ERIC 3.74
27 Egypt – Fall RICE, SCOTT 3.71
28 Lake Egypt Spring HARRELL, ANTHONY 3.69
29 Forbes GANSNER, CARL 3.65
30 LOZ – Spring MONTGOMERY, ED 3.63
31 Kentucky SCHMITTLING, ARTHUR 3.58
32 Kinkaid FAIRBANKS, RUSS 3.52
33 Kinkaid BEITER, DENNY 3.48
34 Table Rock Spring Individual DAVIS, PAUL 3.46
35 LOZ – Spring LYONS, BUD 3.43
36 Truman RENSING, CHRIS 3.43
37 Kentucky RICE, SCOTT 3.42
38 Egypt – Fall BAUER, LAUREN 3.41
39 Kinkaid DONAHEY, JEFF 3.39
40 Crab Orchard RENSING, RUSS 3.35
41 Truman HARNETIAUX, DARIN 3.29
42 LOZ – Spring DAVIS, CAROL 3.28
43 Lake Egypt Spring DONAHEY, JEFF 3.27
44 Kinkaid LEWIS, KARTER 3.27
45 LOZ – Spring WILCOXON, FRANK 3.24
46 Kinkaid LYONS, JOHN 3.24
47 Lake Egypt Spring MCINTYRE, MACK 3.21
48 Kinkaid LYONS, BUD 3.21
49 Lake Egypt Spring MORRIS, JOHN 3.11
50 Kentucky BAKA, KEVIN 3.10
51 Crab Orchard JAMES, DOUG 3.08
52 Kinkaid WILCOXON, MARJ 3.05
53 LOZ – Spring RENSING, CHRIS 3.04
54 Egypt – Fall JAMES, DOUG 3.01
55 Lake Egypt Spring BAKA, KEVIN 2.99
56 Kinkaid RICE, SCOTT 2.97
57 Egypt – Fall ANDERSON, MIKE 2.97
58 Kentucky CARDENAS, RUDY Jr. 2.90
59 Truman FAIRBANKS, RUSS 2.89
60 LOZ – Spring GANSNER, CARL 2.84
61 Lake Egypt Spring DAVIS, PAUL 2.83
62 Forbes ANDERSON, MIKE 2.82
63 Kentucky HARNETIAUX, DARIN 2.81
64 Kentucky MONTGOMERY, ED 2.78
65 Lake Egypt Spring GANSNER, CARL 2.77
66 Crab Orchard ANDERSON, MIKE 2.77
67 Kinkaid RENSING, RUSS 2.76
68 Lake Egypt Spring BEITER, DENNY 2.75
69 LOZ – Spring TOLLIVER, DERRICK 2.73
70 Lake Egypt Spring VALLINO, MIKE 2.73
71 Crab Orchard LEWIS, KARTER 2.71
72 Table Rock Spring Individual CORTES, SERGIO 2.70
73 Kinkaid DAVIS, ERIC 2.69
74 Truman ANDERSON, MIKE 2.68
75 Kinkaid MORRISON, MIKE 2.67
76 LOZ – Spring SPILLARI, CESAR 2.66
77 Lake Egypt Spring ANDERSON, MIKE 2.65
78 Kinkaid RENSING, CHRIS 2.60
79 Table Rock Spring Individual RENSING, RUSS 2.59
80 Forbes BEITER, MELISSA 2.58
81 Crab Orchard GANSNER, CARL 2.56
82 Lake Egypt Spring HARNETIAUX, DARIN 2.54
83 Crab Orchard BEITER, MELISSA 2.52
84 Crab Orchard HARNETIAUX, DARIN 2.49
85 Kentucky KING, TRAVIS 2.47
86 Forbes RENSING, RUSS 2.44
87 LOZ – Spring HARNETIAUX, DARIN 2.38
88 Kinkaid SACKETT, JON 2.37
89 Kentucky MERSINGER, TODD 2.36
90 Crab Orchard LYONS, JOHN 2.35
91 Egypt – Fall BEITER, MELISSA 2.33
92 Crab Orchard WILCOXON, MARJ 2.32
93 LOZ – Spring LYONS, JOHN 2.30
94 Forbes WILCOXON, MARJ 2.26
95 Table Rock Spring Individual EVANS, TIM 2.25
96 Table Rock Spring Individual PETERSON, DAMON 2.25
97 LOZ – Spring WOOD, GREG 2.15
98 Kentucky GANSNER, CARL 2.12
99 Forbes DAVIS, CAROL 2.11
100 Forbes BEITER, DENNY 2.10
101 Kinkaid BAUER, LAUREN 2.09
102 Lake Egypt Spring MORRISON, MIKE 2.06
103 Truman WILCOXON, MARJ 2.06
104 Forbes DAVIS, ERIC 2.06
105 Table Rock Spring Individual BAUER, LAUREN 2.00
106 Table Rock Spring Individual MORRISON, WILLIAM 2.00
107 Kentucky WILCOXON, FRANK 1.95
108 Table Rock Spring Individual HEAGY, LARRY 1.94
109 Kentucky BEITER, DENNY 1.89
110 LOZ – Spring WILCOXON, MARJ 1.87
111 Table Rock Spring Individual STICKELS, BRYANT 1.79
112 Forbes LYONS, JOHN 1.76
113 Forbes SMITH, BRUCE 1.70
114 Egypt – Fall MCINTYRE, MACK 1.70
115 Forbes HARRELL, ANTHONY 1.63
116 Kentucky VALLINO, MIKE 1.57
117 Truman SACKETT, JON 1.55
118 Kentucky WOOD, GREG 1.53
119 Forbes LYONS, BUD 1.46
120 Crab Orchard SHONDY, ANDY 1.39
121 Forbes WILCOXON, FRANK 1.38
122 Kentucky HEAGY, LARRY 1.35
123 Forbes GESTES, DARREN 1.34
124 Truman MONTGOMERY, ED 1.21
125 LOZ – Spring MORRISON, MIKE 1.20
126 Forbes JAMES, DOUG 1.19
127 Lake Egypt Spring LALL, DAWN 0.98
128 Lake Egypt Spring SCHRAM, WILL 0.90
129 Egypt – Fall MORRISON, MIKE 0.81
130 Egypt – Fall LEWIS, KARTER 0.57

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