NBAD have established three new categories on records.
Team Award
NBAD will award to record holder of the highest 48+ pounds.
Richard Kujawa Jr and Teddy Hall received the award, 54.87 lb at Lake Guntersville 2019.
Big Bass Awards
NBAD will award the record holder of the highest 7+ pounds, for each men and women.
Noah Myers received the award, 9.46 lb at Chickamauga Lake 2022.
Beth Couch received the award, 8.43 lb at Chickamauga 2022.
Hope you ll be able to beat these records.
Records
Big Bass Record
On June 16, 2022, during the second day of the tournament held at Chickamauga Lake, Noah Myers brought big bass to the scale. The scale registered at whopping 9.46 lb, scattering the previous record of 9.07 lb held by Jerry Belew for 30 years. Also, Beth Couch brought in her big bass, weighing at 8.43 lb. This record is the first time held by a female angler.
Jerry Belew caught big bass 9.07 lb at Lake Ouachita, AR in June 18, 1992.
Ron Smith caught big bass 9.06 lb caught at Clear Lake, CA in 2008.
Historical Overview
All of the tournaments since 1976 are 3 consecutive days, from Tuesday to Thursday and the team is two persons, which continues to present. Lunker or Big Bass Day usually was held on Monday and was discontinued in 2012.
The first two years, 1976 and 1977, the tournaments were individual weights with 10 bass per person. Also, in these two years, there were two individuals per boat.
In 1978, the tournament format limit was changed to 20 bass per day per team, totaling 60 bass per team which continued until 1999. From 2000 to 2012, the limit was lowered again to 5 bass per day per person, totaling 30 bass per team.
Starting at Lake Amistad in Texas in 2013, the limit is lowered again to 5 bass per day per team, totaling 15 bass for three days. The 5-bass limit still continues to present.
Therefore, there are four set of records, 60-bass limit for 1976 to 1977, 60-bass team limit for 1978 to 1999, 30-bass team limit for 2000 to 2012, and 15-bass team limit for 2013 to present.
2013 to present (15-bass team limit)
2019 – Richard Kujawa Jr & Teddy Hall caught a total of 54.87 lb at Guntersville Lake, AL.
2013 – Brett Ketchum & Martin West caught a total of 44 lb with big bass at 5.75 lb at Lake Amistad, TX.
2018 – Noah Myers & Teddy Hall caught a total of 40.95 lb at Kentucky Lake, KY.
2000 to 2012 (30-bass team limit)
2008 – Otto Rechenberg of CA & Glenn Giudice of CO caught a total of 90.03 lb at Clear Lake, CA.
2005 – J. Colton Armstrong & D. J. Jorgensen, both from TX caught a total of 50.46 lb at Wheeler Lake, AL.
1978 to 1999 (60-bass team limit)
1983 – Gene Amons and Harry Trahan of LA caught a total of 85.875 lb at Lake Eufaula, OK.
1976 – 1977 (30-bass individual limit)
1977 – Meford Magill 19.50 lb
1976 – Gene Amons 16.44 lb