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I live in Bama and it was actually 4 pounds 12 ounces, caught in 1950 in Lake Ketona ..See here http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/record/state/
That was the bama record SC...
Guinness World Records do not pay any money to those who break or set records. However, they do award an official certificate of the achievement free of charge.