2026 Big Bass of the Year

Updated 6/5/2026

2026 Big Bass of the Year – Top 50 only
Place	Name	Big Fish
1	LUCKSHIS, TJ	6.24
2	RENSING, CHRIS	5.31
3	RICE, SCOTT	5.01
4	GANSNER, CARL	4.99
5	MONTGOMERY, ED	4.94
6	CARLSON, BRIAN	4.53
7	WILSON, TERRY	4.51
8	LUCKSHIS, ANTHONY ( TJ )	4.25
9	SPILLARI, CESAR	4.15
10	BAUER, LAUREN	3.97
11 (Tie)	HARNETIAUX, DARIN	3.90
11 (Tie)	SACKETT, JON	3.90
13	ABRAM, MARK	3.88
14	LYONS, BUD	3.86
15	DAVIS, ERIC	3.74
16	HARRELL, ANTHONY	3.69
17	MONTGOMERY, ED	3.63
18	SCHMITTLING, ARTHUR	3.58
19	DAVIS, PAUL	3.46
20	LYONS, BUD	3.43
21	RICE, SCOTT	3.42
22	RENSING, RUSS	3.35
23	DAVIS, CAROL	3.28
24	DONAHEY, JEFF	3.27
25	WILCOXON, FRANK	3.24
26	MCINTYRE, MACK	3.21
27	MORRIS, JOHN	3.11
28	BAKA, KEVIN	3.10
29	JAMES, DOUG	3.08
30	RENSING, CHRIS	3.04
31	BAKA, KEVIN	2.99
32	CARDENAS, RUDY Jr.	2.90
33	GANSNER, CARL	2.84
34	DAVIS, PAUL	2.83
35	HARNETIAUX, DARIN	2.81
36	MONTGOMERY, ED	2.78
37 (Tie)	GANSNER, CARL	2.77
37 (Tie)	ANDERSON, MIKE	2.77
39	BEITER, DENNY	2.75
40 (Tie)	VALLINO, MIKE	2.73
41 (Tie)	TOLLIVER, DERRICK	2.73
42	LEWIS, KARTER	2.71
43	CORTES, SERGIO	2.70
44	SPILLARI, CESAR	2.66
45	ANDERSON, MIKE	2.65
46	RENSING, RUSS	2.59
47	GANSNER, CARL	2.56
48	HARNETIAUX, DARIN	2.54
49	BEITER, MELISSA	2.52
50	HARNETIAUX, DARIN	2.49

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