Water Body Records for Aransas Bay
Updated April 25, 2024
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This page ranks weight records caught by rod & reel, fly rod and bow fishing. All-Tackle rankings are displayed on a separate page.
All-Ages
Rod & Reel
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Catfish, Gafftopsail |
4.63 |
23.38 |
May 6, 2018 |
Loy Davis |
cut shrimp |
Drum, Black |
45.23 |
42.00 |
Feb 9, 2022 |
Elizabeth Russian |
Live Mullet |
Drum, Red |
35.00 |
44.25 |
Jun 6, 2006 |
Daniel Markey |
croaker |
Flounder, Southern |
7.95 |
24.00 |
Nov 18, 2007 |
Reymond Acosta |
cut bait |
Gag |
0.94 |
11.75 |
Sep 15, 2007 |
Clifford Wiedman |
jighead with Berkley gulp |
Jack, Crevalle |
20.44 |
41.50 |
Jul 30, 2008 |
Jimmy Adkinson |
mullet |
Kingfish, Southern |
1.10 |
13.00 |
Apr 16, 2005 |
Mariechen Spivey |
live shrimp |
Ladyfish |
5.70 |
28.75 |
Sep 5, 2008 |
Sharon Podraza |
live shrimp |
Lizardfish, Inshore |
0.81 |
14.75 |
Nov 1, 2016 |
Ronald Thompson |
assassin |
Pigfish |
3.75 |
12.00 |
Nov 8, 1999 |
Jon McIntyre |
|
Pinfish |
1.30 |
13.50 |
Feb 26, 2022 |
Matt Murphy |
Shrimp |
Puffer, Smooth |
0.56 |
10.25 |
Oct 8, 2011 |
Karen Osborn |
|
Seatrout, Sand |
1.30 |
15.50 |
Apr 16, 2005 |
Mariechen Spivey |
live shrimp |
Seatrout, Silver |
1.25 |
15.00 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Brandi Huff |
live shrimp |
Seatrout, Spotted |
10.44 |
30.00 |
Dec 10, 2006 |
Filip Spencer |
riptide |
Shark, Blacktip |
17.50 |
47.00 |
May 14, 2007 |
Johnathan Reed |
mullet |
Shark, Bull |
515.00 |
108.00 |
May 18, 2007 |
Randall Rickerson |
mullet |
Sheepshead |
8.25 |
21.50 |
Jan 25, 2015 |
Cody Fisher |
Fly Rod, fly:crippled crab |
Snapper, Gray |
6.00 |
22.00 |
Jun 17, 2008 |
Anthony Matamoros |
piggy perch |
Snook, common |
3.12 |
23.00 |
Sep 12, 2006 |
Filip Spencer |
|
Toadfish, Leopard |
3.13 |
16.31 |
Jul 16, 1991 |
Tanya Page Fain |
|
Tripletail |
16.25 |
26.50 |
Sep 2, 2023 |
Layton Chesser |
Dead Shrimp |
Fly Fishing
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Drum, Black |
3.13 |
19.13 |
Mar 27, 2015 |
Kelly W. Keith |
tutti fruity |
Drum, Red |
9.63 |
30.00 |
May 22, 2000 |
Paul Brown |
|
Flounder, Southern |
5.37 |
21.50 |
Nov 5, 2008 |
Rod Spivey |
redfish bay nemo |
Jack, Crevalle |
18.90 |
38.75 |
Jul 16, 2009 |
Rob Burlingame |
bunny fly |
Sheepshead |
8.25 |
21.50 |
Jan 25, 2015 |
Cody Fisher |
fly:crippled crab |
Tripletail |
8.63 |
23.50 |
Aug 15, 2011 |
Charles (Chuck) Naiser |
seaducer |
Bow Fishing
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Flounder, Southern |
7.09 |
23.75 |
Jan 6, 2024 |
Kyle Ardoin |
Mullet, Striped |
3.32 |
19.50 |
May 18, 2012 |
Joseph P. Trevino |
Needlefish, Atlantic |
0.50 |
21.00 |
Mar 5, 2006 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Pinfish |
0.50 |
9.50 |
Aug 8, 2005 |
Wayne Trammell Sr. |
Sheepshead |
6.10 |
22.00 |
May 15, 2005 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Spadefish, Atlantic |
2.69 |
14.50 |
May 7, 2006 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Stingray, Southern |
33.90 |
29.00 |
May 29, 2005 |
Wayne Trammell Sr. |
Note: Bow fishing for blue, channel and flathead catfish was legal only from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2008. Applications for bow fishing records can no longer be accepted for these species.
Junior Angler
Rod & Reel
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Drum, Black |
9.12 |
25.25 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Brandi Huff |
live shrimp |
Drum, Red |
18.80 |
35.00 |
Oct 20, 2004 |
Nathan Gathright |
live shrimp |
Flounder, Southern |
7.95 |
24.00 |
Nov 18, 2007 |
Reymond Acosta |
cut bait |
Kingfish, Southern |
1.10 |
13.00 |
Apr 16, 2005 |
Mariechen Spivey |
live shrimp |
Ladyfish |
4.99 |
28.50 |
Aug 14, 2005 |
Clint Smith |
piggy perch |
Pinfish |
0.37 |
9.50 |
Oct 1, 2005 |
Tyler Johnson |
shrimp |
Seatrout, Sand |
1.30 |
15.50 |
Apr 16, 2005 |
Mariechen Spivey |
live shrimp |
Seatrout, Silver |
1.25 |
15.00 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Brandi Huff |
live shrimp |
Seatrout, Spotted |
5.14 |
23.25 |
Jul 17, 2004 |
Wade Greene IV |
bass assasin |
Sheepshead |
4.40 |
18.75 |
Apr 16, 2005 |
Mariechen Spivey |
live shrimp |
Snapper, Gray |
6.00 |
22.00 |
Jun 17, 2008 |
Anthony Matamoros |
piggy perch |
Fly Fishing
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Drum, Red |
3.50 |
21.50 |
Aug 14, 2004 |
Albert Chapa |
Spoonfly |
Flounder, Southern |
2.13 |
16.75 |
Aug 13, 2004 |
Anthony Chapa |
CBF automatic |
Bow Fishing
Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Flounder, Southern |
3.28 |
20.00 |
May 18, 2012 |
Cody A. Smith |
Mullet, Striped |
1.88 |
17.50 |
Aug 8, 2005 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Needlefish, Atlantic |
0.50 |
21.00 |
Mar 5, 2006 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Sheepshead |
6.10 |
22.00 |
May 15, 2005 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Spadefish, Atlantic |
2.69 |
14.50 |
May 7, 2006 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
Stingray, Atlantic |
1.25 |
12.00 |
Jul 30, 2006 |
Wayne Trammell Jr. |
All Ages
Rod & Reel
Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Catfish, Gafftopsail |
21.00 |
Aug 5, 2018 |
Lance Profyt |
bucktail |
Drum, Black |
56.25 |
Jun 16, 2009 |
Gary Barclay |
shrimp |
Drum, Red |
42.25 |
May 28, 2017 |
Austin Veldekens |
live croaker |
Seatrout, Spotted |
28.00 |
Feb 5, 2011 |
Michael Marquis |
sand eel |
Junior Angler
Rod & Reel
Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
Drum, Black |
42.00 |
Dec 4, 2021 |
Cooper Case |
Blue Crab |
Drum, Red |
42.25 |
May 28, 2017 |
Austin Veldekens |
live croaker |
Seatrout, Spotted |
28.00 |
Feb 5, 2011 |
Michael Marquis |
sand eel |