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Striped Bass
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2012 | Pamela Holland | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 6 oz. | |
| 1/30/2012 | Frank Schmitt | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 2/2/2012 | Wayne Cox | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs. | 38 |
| 2/7/2012 | Gary Dunkum | Waller Mill Reservoir | 20 lbs., 13 oz. | 39 |
| 2/13/2012 | Stephen Nagel | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 2/13/2012 | Macky May | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 2/15/2012 | Terry Markham | Smith Mountain Lake | 25 lbs., 4 oz. | 42 |
| 2/18/2012 | Joel Brown | Lake Gaston | 24 lbs. | 37 |
| 2/18/2012 | Stephen Nagel | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 2/29/2012 | Barry Hunter | New River | 23 lbs. | 38 |
| 3/4/2012 | Brandon Waid | James River | 32 lbs. | 44 |
| 3/13/2012 | Christopher Lantz | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 1/2 | |
| 3/17/2012 | John Robertson Sr. | Little Creek Reservoir | 22 lbs., 4 oz. | 41 |
| 3/18/2012 | Michael Lechleidner | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs., 12 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 3/25/2012 | Christopher White | James River | 26 lbs. | 42 1/4 |
| 4/1/2012 | Rudolph Modelfino, Jr. | James River | 37 | |
| 4/1/2012 | Daniel Leech | James River | 35 lbs. | 42 |
| 4/1/2012 | David Brown | Lake Prince | 39 1/4 | |
| 4/2/2012 | Grant Alvis | James River | 42 1/4 | |
| 4/3/2012 | Ralph Barton | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 4/4/2012 | Travis Patsell | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 |
| 4/5/2012 | Debra Blankenship | James River | 26 lbs. | 39 |
| 4/7/2012 | Gabriel Price | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 1/4 |
| 4/12/2012 | Craig Rasmusson | Lake Anna | 21 lbs. | |
| 4/12/2012 | Darian Brown | James River | 31 lbs. | 40 1/4 |
| 4/13/2012 | Thomas Balestrieri | Potomac River | 32 lbs. | 36 |
| 4/14/2012 | Mike Farmer | Leesville Lake | 20 lbs., 8 oz. | 37 1/4 |
| 4/14/2012 | Kevin Lesser | Potomac River | 46 lbs. | 46 |
| 4/15/2012 | Robert Short | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs., 8 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 4/16/2012 | Darian Brown | James River | 20 lbs. | 39 1/2 |
| 4/20/2012 | Darian Brown | James River | 21 lbs. | 38 |
| 4/27/2012 | Elizabeth Armentrout | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 lbs., 7 oz. | 49 |
| 4/27/2012 | David Clifton | Smith Mountain Lake | 38 | |
| 4/28/2012 | William Wood Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 23 lbs., 10 oz. | |
| 4/30/2012 | Jacob Rothgeb | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 5/3/2012 | Jacob Rothgeb | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 6 oz. | 35 1/2 |
| 5/4/2012 | Thomas Gerakaris | Smith Mountain Lake | 42 lbs., 14 oz. | 46 1/4 |
| 5/5/2012 | Mitzi Williams | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 5/13/2012 | James Briggs Jr. | Lake Gaston | 22 lbs., 3 oz. | 34 1/2 |
| 5/19/2012 | Thomas Shapcott | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 5/22/2012 | Michael Bendzus | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 5/27/2012 | Danny Walls | Blackwater River | 19 lbs. | 37 1/4 |
| 6/4/2012 | William Phillips, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
| 6/5/2012 | Bryan Martin | Smith Mountain Lake | 24 lbs. | 37 |
| 6/5/2012 | Timothy Creech | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs. | 36 |
| 6/5/2012 | Travis Patsell | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs. | 38 |
| 6/13/2012 | Louis Miles | Claytor Lake | 25 lbs., 5 oz. | 41 3/4 |
| 6/16/2012 | Jake Reynolds | Leesville Lake | 24 lbs., 2 oz. | 38 |
| 6/18/2012 | Archie Thornton | Claytor Lake | 20 lbs. | 38 |
| 6/19/2012 | Fred Dove | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/4 | |
| 6/22/2012 | Fred Dove | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 6/27/2012 | Rebecca Clevenger | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs., 8 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 7/17/2012 | Jeffery Loving | Claytor Lake | 24 lbs., 2 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 7/17/2012 | Jeffery Loving | Claytor Lake | 29 lbs., 2 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 7/18/2012 | Christopher Sigmon Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 19 lbs., 13 oz. | 37 3/4 |
| 7/23/2012 | Cynthia Mabry | Claytor Lake | 24 lbs., 8 oz. | 39 1/2 |
| 7/26/2012 | Richard Millar | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 lbs. | 39 |
| 8/3/2012 | Dennis Collins | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs., 3 oz. | 37 |
| 8/9/2012 | Walter Hogle, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 28 lbs., 8 oz. | 39 |
| 8/22/2012 | Jeffery Loving | Claytor Lake | 21 lbs., 1 oz. | 38 |
| 8/22/2012 | Jeffery Loving | Claytor Lake | 23 lbs., 3 oz. | 41 |
| 9/11/2012 | Robert Scruggs | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 9/24/2012 | Larry Smith | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 lbs., 2 oz. | 39 |
| 10/6/2012 | Bobby Smith | Smith Mountain Lake | 35 lbs. | 42 |
| 10/9/2012 | David Burnette | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 10/15/2012 | Joseph Coppedge, Sr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 | |
| 11/21/2012 | Gerald Slaughter | Smith Mountain Lake | 37 1/2 | |
| 11/22/2012 | Michael Fanning | Smith Mountain Lake | 23 lbs., 9 oz. | 37 3/4 |
| 11/28/2012 | Joe Burwell, Sr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 38 |
| 12/8/2012 | Ronald Wilson, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 39 1/4 | |
| 12/12/2012 | Jacob Thomasson | Buggs Island Lake | 24 lbs. | 39 |
| 12/19/2012 | Jacob Thomasson | Buggs Island Lake | 24 lbs. | 39 |
| 12/25/2012 | Joe Burwell, Sr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 |
| 12/31/2012 | Charles Davis, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
Years Available
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