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<strong>Stephen Knott</strong></p>
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13 pounds, 6 ounces</p>
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Grasslands GCC</p>
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1/2 oz. Zman ChatterBait (chartreuse)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_KnottStephen_SO.jpg)
Stephen Knott
13 pounds, 6 ounces
Grasslands GCC
1/2 oz. Zman ChatterBait (chartreuse)
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<strong>Haskell Higgins</strong></p>
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10 pounds, 12 ounces</p>
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Lake Fork, Texas</p>
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Scroungerhead with Fluke</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_higginsHaskell_SO_1.jpg)
Haskell Higgins
10 pounds, 12 ounces
Lake Fork, Texas
Scroungerhead with Fluke
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<strong>Bryce Odom</strong></p>
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10 pounds, 6 ounces</p>
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Lake Okeechobee, Fla.</p>
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Zoom Horny Toad (green pumpkin pearl)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_odomBryce_SO_1.jpg)
10 pounds, 6 ounces
Lake Okeechobee, Fla.
Zoom Horny Toad (green pumpkin pearl)
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<strong>Justin Rempel</strong></p>
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6 pounds</p>
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Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia</p>
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3 1/2 inch Predator Baits salty tube</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_RempelJustin_SO_1.jpg)
Justin Rempel
6 pounds
Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia
3 1/2 inch Predator Baits salty tube
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<strong>Darin Tennyson</strong></p>
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10 pounds, 5 ounces</p>
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Private Lake, Fla.</p>
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5 inch Yamamoto Senko (watermelon with copper, orange and red)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_TennysonDarin_SO_1.jpg)
Darin Tennyson
10 pounds, 5 ounces
Private Lake, Fla.
5 inch Yamamoto Senko (watermelon with copper, orange and red)
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<strong>George McPhillips</strong></p>
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7 pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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Lake Michigan</p>
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crankbait</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_McPhillipsGeorge_SO_1.jpg)
George McPhillips
7 pounds, 2 ounces
Lake Michigan
crankbait
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<strong>Perry W. Meeks</strong></p>
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13 pounds, 8 ounces</p>
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Withlacoochee River, Fla.</p>
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wild shiner</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_meeksPerry_SO_1.jpg)
Perry W. Meeks
13 pounds, 8 ounces
Withlacoochee River, Fla.
wild shiner
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<strong>Jack Naylor</strong></p>
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6 pounds, 1 ounce</p>
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Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota</p>
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sucker minnow</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_naylorJack_SO_1.jpg)
Jack Naylor
6 pounds, 1 ounce
Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota
sucker minnow
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<strong>Kevin Gruppen</strong></p>
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7 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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Burt Lake, Mich.</p>
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Snack Daddy Elite tube</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_GruppenKevin_SO_1.jpg)
Kevin Gruppen
7 pounds, 4 ounces
Burt Lake, Mich.
Snack Daddy Elite tube
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<strong>Cole Johnson</strong></p>
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6 pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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Dale Hollow, Tenn.</p>
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minnow</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_JohnsonCole_SO_1.jpg)
Cole Johnson
6 pounds, 2 ounces
Dale Hollow, Tenn.
minnow
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<strong>Mike Speziale</strong></p>
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7 pounds, 1 ounce</p>
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Lake Ontario, N.Y.</p>
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3/8 oz. Strike King Coffee Tube (green pumpkin)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_SpezialeMike_SO_1.jpg)
Mike Speziale
7 pounds, 1 ounce
Lake Ontario, N.Y.
3/8 oz. Strike King Coffee Tube (green pumpkin)
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<strong>Dale Shinavar</strong></p>
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10 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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Private Lake, Fla.</p>
<p>
Zoom worm (black/blue)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_ShinavarDale_SO_1.jpg)
Dale Shinavar
10 pounds, 4 ounces
Private Lake, Fla.
Zoom worm (black/blue)
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<strong>Keith Poulin</strong></p>
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6 pounds, 13 ounces</p>
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Wassookeag Lake, Maine</p>
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1/2 oz. blade bait (gold)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_Keith20Poulin203_SO.jpg)
Keith Poulin
6 pounds, 13 ounces
Wassookeag Lake, Maine
1/2 oz. blade bait (gold)
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<strong>Dick DeWiggins</strong></p>
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10 pounds, 14 ounces</p>
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Lake Kerr, Fla.</p>
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1/2 oz. Rattle Trap (Tennessee shad color)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_Dick20DeWiggins_SO.jpg)
Dick DeWiggins
10 pounds, 14 ounces
Lake Kerr, Fla.
1/2 oz. Rattle Trap (Tennessee shad color)
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<strong>Rob Kennedy</strong></p>
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6 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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Nickajack, Tenn.</p>
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1 oz. homemade spinnerbait</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_KennedyRob202_SO.jpg)
Rob Kennedy
6 pounds, 4 ounces
Nickajack, Tenn.
1 oz. homemade spinnerbait
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<strong>Larry Martin</strong></p>
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11 pounds</p>
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El Salto, Mexico</p>
<p>
BPS Excalibur X23 (color #02)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_martinLarry_SO_1.jpg)
Larry Martin
11 pounds
El Salto, Mexico
BPS Excalibur X23 (color #02)
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<strong>Bee Patrick</strong></p>
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6 pounds, 12 ounces</p>
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Wilson Lake, Ala.</p>
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1/2 oz. Strike King swimming jig (sexy shad)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_PatrickBee_SO_1.jpg)
Bee Patrick
6 pounds, 12 ounces
Wilson Lake, Ala.
1/2 oz. Strike King swimming jig (sexy shad)
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<strong>William Webb</strong></p>
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10- pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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Hobbâs Farm</p>
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1/4 oz. Stanley jig (blue/black)</p>](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lunker_webbWilliam_SO_1.jpg)
William Webb
10- pounds, 2 ounces
Hobbâs Farm
1/4 oz. Stanley jig (blue/black)