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Submit a Record

Stuck a giant? Submit it here with your photos and video. Our team reviews every submission before it enters the national record books.

Your information

Start typing your name to get your BAA member number.

Record type

Check all that apply — a fish can be both a State and a World record.

Fish details

Choose your species from the list.

Length is mandatory — records will be denied without a length measurement.

Photos & video

First time submitting? Watch our quick How to Weigh a Fish ▶ video so your weigh-in clip has everything we need.

Show the species, weight, and length on a zeroed digital scale in one continuous clip. Max 300 MB.

Please include:

  • The bowfisher holding a clean fish
  • A full side profile of the fish
  • The whole fish on a digital scale
  • Buffalo, Suckers & Quillback only: add close-up(s) of the full mouth closed (required for species ID)

Photos are automatically resized on upload — just add your originals. No Live Photos — on iPhone, turn Live off or send a screenshot (HEIC is fine).

By submitting this record, I certify that everything I have entered is true and accurate. I attest that this fish was legally taken by bow, in season and within legal method, in the state and category I am submitting for, and that the photos, weight, and measurements are of the actual fish I harvested. I understand the Bowfishing Association of America may verify any submission, and that falsifying a record — including misrepresenting the species, weight, location, or how the fish was taken — may result in disqualification, forfeiture of any records or awards, and a permanent lifetime ban from BAA competition and recognition.

Before you submit

  • The fish must be weighed on a digital scale.
  • Photos must clearly show the species, a full side profile, and the fish on the scale.
  • Length is required — no length, no record.
  • Buffalo, Suckers & Quillback require the extra mouth-closed close-up photos.

Note: we will email you a confirmation right after you submit. Our records email comes from a new domain, so it may land in your spam/junk folder at first — please check there and mark it “Not spam” so you get your approval and certificate.