2026 Big Bass of the Year

Updated 6/15/2026

2026 Big Bass of the Year – Top 50 only 
Place Name Big Fish
1 LUCKSHIS, TJ 6.24
2 RENSING, CHRIS 5.31
3 DAVIS, CAROL 5.02
4 RICE, SCOTT 5.01
5 GANSNER, CARL 4.99
6 MONTGOMERY, ED 4.94
7 CARLSON, BRIAN 4.53
8 WILSON, TERRY 4.51
9 LUCKSHIS, ANTHONY ( TJ ) 4.25
10 SPILLARI, CESAR 4.15
11 MCINTYRE, MACK 3.99
12 BAUER, LAUREN 3.97
13 HARNETIAUX, DARIN 3.90
14 SACKETT, JON 3.90
15 ABRAM, MARK 3.88
16 LYONS, BUD 3.86
17 JAMES, DOUG 3.84
18 DAVIS, PAUL 3.83
19 BEITER, MELISSA 3.81
20 DAVIS, ERIC 3.74
21 HARRELL, ANTHONY 3.69
22 MONTGOMERY, ED 3.63
23 SCHMITTLING, ARTHUR 3.58
24 BEITER, DENNY 3.48
25 DAVIS, PAUL 3.46
26 LYONS, BUD 3.43
27 RICE, SCOTT 3.42
28 DONAHEY, JEFF 3.39
29 RENSING, RUSS 3.35
30 DAVIS, CAROL 3.28
31 DONAHEY, JEFF 3.27
32 LEWIS, KARTER 3.27
33 WILCOXON, FRANK 3.24
34 LYONS, JOHN 3.24
35 MCINTYRE, MACK 3.21
36 LYONS, BUD 3.21
37 MORRIS, JOHN 3.11
38 BAKA, KEVIN 3.10
39 JAMES, DOUG 3.08
40 WILCOXON, MARJ 3.05
41 RENSING, CHRIS 3.04
42 BAKA, KEVIN 2.99
43 RICE, SCOTT 2.97
44 CARDENAS, RUDY Jr. 2.90
45 GANSNER, CARL 2.84
46 DAVIS, PAUL 2.83
47 HARNETIAUX, DARIN 2.81
48 MONTGOMERY, ED 2.78
49 GANSNER, CARL 2.77
50 ANDERSON, MIKE 2.77

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