Bottom line is we'll never know for certain unless you have it DNA tested. B Body deep, more than 1/3 length. White Bass inhabit large lakes and small to large rivers. Stripes are gray, olive, or black and are not continuous below the lateral line. In hybrids, several of the black stripes will extend to the base of the tail and some of the stripes, especially the lower ones, will be interrupted or wavy rather than straight. Adult size: 15 to 20 inches. http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/2115.pdf, Quote from: -Shawn- on September 30, 2009, 10:02:31 AM. Striped Bass, White Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Yellow Bass: 30 singly or in aggregate 1, no more than 4 fish may exceed 15 inches: ... Two tooth patches on back of tongue are joined or nearly so, first stripe below lateral line complete to tail, stripes above lateral line usually broken, stripes distinct, body deep and more than 1/3rd length. I know that's how you can tell one from the other by the broken lines. In cross-section their body is distinctly round in shape. Must have been an awesome fight! In white bass, the teeth are in one patch, while the teeth in hybrid stripers and striped bass, are arranged in two distinct patches. White Bass . hybrid, hybrid striper. Can someone tell me what type of bass this is? The hybrid only had one toothpatch just like the white bass I caught. Not every bass with stripes is a Striped Bass. explain the differnce is the White Bass body is really deep and over 1/3 of total length. Striped bass are relatively easy to ID, with strong, unbroken black stripes extending the length of the body. That fish is the Hybrid Striped Bass, also known as Wiper, Whiterock Bass, or Sunshine Bass. C. Stripes faint, only one extends to tail. Hybrid Striped Bass are both food fish and game fish. Mo I think you might be right on that . Like white and striped bass, hybrid stripers are sensitive to low oxygen levels, and in periods of hot weather will move to deeper waters and almost cease feeding and moving. A white bass tongue has a heart-shaped tooth patch. I've gotta go with Stripper on that one. Their life span is 5 to 6 years, similar to that of the white bass, but shorter than the 30 to 40 years of striped bass. a white bass will only have one while a wiper will have two. The front dorsal fin is slightly separated from the rear dorsal fin. B: Color - silvery yellow. Smallest and not involved in the hybridization program is the yellow bass. The mouth of a white bass is nearly vertical and relatively small. HABITAT. The stripes on the side of white bass are regular, without any interruptions, but only one stripe — the center one — extends all the way to the base of the tail. North America is blessed with hundreds of suitable species for fishermen to catch, yet the pursuit of superfish for anglers to chase has led fisheries biologists to cross breed many naturally occurring species. He is an active writer, book author and outdoorsman. Striped Bass, White Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Yellow Bass: 30 singly or in aggregate 1, no more than 4 fish may exceed 15 inches: ... Two tooth patches on back of tongue are joined or nearly so, first stripe below lateral line complete to tail, stripes above lateral line usually broken, stripes distinct, body deep and more than 1/3rd length. I consider that a hybrid striper or "wiper". However, striped bass have two distinct tooth patches on the back of the tongue, and white bass have one tooth patch. \My Mind is a Library Full of Worthless Information\. As they grow older, hybrid bass become thicker and deeper-bodied, giving them a distinctive short and stocky appearance. Body slender, less than 1/3 length. Because of sharply differing bag limits (50 each for white and yellow bass; five fish with no more than two fish over 30 inches for stripers and hybrids), it is important that fishermen be able to identify species. Check out the white bass, hybrid bass, and striped bass plus the keys for tongue ID, for each of the three, found at the twra link.. The world record for the species, — 6.8 pounds — was caught right here in Louisiana by Corey Crochet in 2000. In God We Trust!!! They grow larger than white bass, reaching weights of over 20 pounds, although the Louisiana record is 16 pounds, 4 ounces. B. The white bass is light in color, a washed out look, usually one stripe reaching to the tail and it has 1 tooth patch on it's tongue, and if cut in a cross section it would be taller than wide. The hybrid stripper which is a cross between a white bass and a true striped bass. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass have been mated to create the meanmouth bass. Regulations. Jerald Horst is a retired Louisiana State University professor of fisheries. Striped Bass A Stripes distinct, several extend to tail. C. Stripes distinct, several extend to tail. The stripes are much more distinct in the hybrid than the white bass. Smaller individuals are sometimes confused with white perch; however, white bass have one tooth patch on the back of the tongue, while white perch do not. They are not found in Louisiana. JOIN THE CLUB, get unlimited access for $2.99/month This is a striped bass x white bass cross, with a body shape between that of striper and white bass. White bass can be distinguished from the others by the tooth patch on the tongue (one is present on white bass whereas there are two on striped bass and hybrid striped bass). The state record wiper weighed 22 pounds. He fought like hell. Hybrid’s bodies are cross-sectionally shaped between white bass and striped bass, although this feature has limited usefulness unless a white bass is present for comparison. The fish you have pictured is long and slender looking to me from that picture. Thanks. (Read 2940 times). C Has one tooth patch near the midline towards the back of the tongue. The White Bass’s mouth is basslike. A: Stripes distinct, broken above anal fin. The tongue has only one tooth patch at its base. Look for current. The term “palmetto bass” was hung on these fish. Hybrid bass can be distinguished from white bass by its two tooth patches on the tongue, as opposed to only one tooth patch on the white bass. Hybrid bass can be distinguished from white bass by its two tooth patches on the tongue, as opposed to only one tooth patch on the white bass. Cox downs big-bodied buck in Tensas Pa... Another Lincoln Parish trophy bites th... Action starts with pigs; ends with tro... Rocky and Bullwinkle bucks downed in Sabine Parish, Another Lincoln Parish trophy bites the dust, Brallier battles high winds for trophy buck, Speckled trout at the Great Wall of Chalmette. White Bass. As they grow older, hybrid bass become thicker and deeper-bodied, giving them a distinctive short and stocky appearance. Up here in Wisconsin everyone refers to them just as White Bass...However, I think when they have the broken line on their sides, that is the tell tale marking of a Hybrid?? Copyright 1999 - 2020 Louisiana Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved. Hybrids will have characteristics of both species. Note: For hybrids, all characteristics should be considered in combination, as characteristics in individual fish may vary. Identifying Yellow, White, Striped and Hybrid Striped Bass The following characteristics may be used in identifying species: White Bass A Stripes faint, only one extends to tail. Anglers take a few hybrids while fishing for catfish, largemouth bass or white bass. !. 115-18-08 (PDF - 9.48 kB) Retrieval and possession of game animals and migratory game birds - Requirements. White bass stripes are broken, faint and few go all the way to the tail. … The difference is that White Bass only have a single patch, while Stripers have a double one. When Bass Meets Bass: Hybrid Striped Bass. Therefore, hybrid striped bass must be cultured in a fish hatchery situation. I read about the toothy patch info AFTER i started wondering what he was and long after he was in the water. Like its white bass cousin, the yellow bass is found statewide in fresh waters. Moreover, the tooth patch in white bass is only one whereas striped bass has two patches. Re: Is this a White bass or a Hybrid White Bass? The horizontal stripes on a white bass usually stop just short of the tail. These were called “Cherokee bass” when produced in Tennessee and “sunshine bass” when produced in Florida. The Stipper is Less than 1/3 total body length. The white bass is a larger fish. Identification. It's not definitive for a hybrid. Men, it seems — more specifically fishermen — like to mess with Mother Nature. Would be fun to get into fish this sized, but i think he might of been a loner! In the said competition, fishing enthusiasts try their best to capture the largest, the longest, and the heaviest bass may it be a white bass or a striped bass. Re: Fish identification: Striper, hybrid, or white bass? Yellow Bass. Hybrids between the striped bass and white bass are stocked by the Missouri Department of Conservation in many impoundments around the state. In the 1970s, hybrids were produced from the eggs of white bass and the sperm of striped bass. Thanks for the info. The two patches vs. one patch only can tell if it's a striper or a white bass. Some Striped Bass may have broken lines, but the stripes of a fresh hybrid … They have almost runined a home lake of mine. White bass only have one patch, while striped bass have two. The lake-record hybrid striped bass is 15.25 pounds, while the lake-record white bass is 1.56 pounds. Hybrids superficially resemble white bass, but they grow larger than white bass, exceeding a weight of 5 pounds. Brown, brook, lake, rainbow and cutthroat, trout have been crossed to produce tiger trout, splake and cutbows. Hybrid bass can be distinguished from white bass by its two tooth patches on the tongue, as opposed to only one tooth patch on the white bass. A key feature that can be used to separate hybrid stripers from white bass are the rough tooth patches found on the back of their tongues. Whatever they are called, hybrid striped bass do have some advantages over their parent species. White bass are laterally compressed with olive or gray-blue above fading to silver or white on the sides. FYI: Hybrids have the broken line. Last edited by brucevannguyen; 05/03/18 01:11 PM . As their name implies, hybrid striped bass are not a naturally occurring species but one of those hybrids between separate species in the temperate bass family, Moronidae. Has two, distinct tooth patches near the midline towards the back of the tongue. Other names used for these hybrids include “whiterock bass” and “wiper,” the latter still a commonly used name in Texas and the Midwest. Become the most informed Sportsman you know, with a membership to the Louisiana Sportsman Magazine and LouisianaSportsman.com. It was first produced in South Carolina in 1965, using eggs from striped bass and sperm from white bass. The lines below the lateral line are barely visible and irregular. It's important to understand, however, that there are many more black bass species than what many anglers might think. Page created in 0.078 seconds with 23 queries. Other Common Names. As they grow older, hybrid bass become thicker and deeper-bodied, giving them a distinctive short and stocky appearance. but the best way to tell is by looking at there tooth patch on their tongue. I caught quite a few white bass in the nueces and medina rivers and they had one tooth patch like in the TPWD chart. The lower jaw projects beyond the upper jaw. White Bass have the same horizontal lines as a stripper but the way the Missouri Fishing Regs. The white perch of which we are speaking are not the crappie that we locally call white perch in Louisiana, but a small (under 1 pound), silvery bass-like fish living in brackish or tidally influenced fresh waters from South Carolina to Canada. C: Dorsal fins joined. Tooth patches may be distinct or close together. White bass can be identified because they have a single center tooth patch, and their stripes are faint. Also called wipers, these fish superficially resemble white bass but have 2 patches of teeth on the tongue very close together or else a single distinct tooth patch. Two elongated patches for wiper, one squarish patch for a white bass. White bass bodies in cross-section are distinctly flattened from side-to-side. The younger hybrids double tooth patch may look slightly translucent but the patches are there. Striped Bass. All others pay cash! The striped bass (world record 81 pounds 14 ounces) has historically had a much more restricted natural range in Louisiana, verified only from the rivers east of the Mississippi River that drain into Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne. Is this a White bass or a Hybrid White Bass? Striped bass and hybrid striped bass also have several distinct “stripes” that extend to the tail, while the white bass has only one stripe extending to the tail. ADULT SIZE: 15 to 20 in (380 to 508 mm). White bass are also silver, but they have horizontal black stripes that are unbroken above the lateral line. White bass and striped bass are the two main subjects in bass fishing competition. First of all, most the time white bass don't get nearly as big as wipers, but when wipers are small, they almost look the same, except wipers have darker lines. A Hybrid Striped Bass — sometimes called Whiterock, sunshine, or palmetto bass — is a cross between Morone saxatilis (striped bass) and Morone chrysops (white bass).. The back of the tongue of a hybrid has one distinct tooth patch or two close patches very close together. The white bass pictured is from Medina. White bass and hybrids look most alike. 2014, 2016 & 2017 TCTC AOY - With a little help from the man upstairs! The world record wiper is listed at 27 pounds, 5 ounces. I'm saying Striper. C: Has two tooth patches near the midline towards the back of the tongue. Striped bass are more slender, with darker lines, have 2 flat spines on opercle (1 or 2 in white bass), 2 tooth patches on tongue (1 in white bass), and 2nd anal spine is 1/2 length of 3rd spine (2/3 in white bass); hybrid striped bass have the deeper body like white bass but have 2 tooth patches, more distinct lines, many broken, several that reach the tail. White Bass have teeth in a patch on the base of the tongue, unlike the White Perch, which has a thin band of teeth around the front edge of its tongue. B. The family is small, consisting of only white perch, yellow bass, white bass and striped bass. patches of teeth on the tongue. Probably a wiper, but the tooth patch is the best way to tell. But the other three species, all with prominent black stripes are. Black bass are the most popular freshwater gamefish in the world, largely due to their voracious appetites and outstanding pound-for-pound fighting power. Like mentioned earlier that's the best way of making sure. The color of this bass is mostly silver with dark green along its back.. Silvery-white with up to 8 dark broken stripes; first stripe below lateral line complete to tail. I might send this to the Iowa DNR for some info. On a white bass, the first stripe below the lateral line is not distinct nor complete to tail. (The tongue of a white bass has a heart-shaped tooth patch, and the tongue of a striped bass has 2 distinct parallel tooth patches.) The hybrid fish was developed for aquaculture in the United States in the 80s. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. They grow faster and can tolerate high water temperatures and low oxygen — both common conditions in the Deep South — better than either parent. white bass by far.........whatever you do DO NOT GET ANY HYBRIDS IN YOUR WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tongue tooth patches are intermediate between white and striped bass. Next time I'm going to look in the mouth for a positive ID. It is easy to separate from its two larger relatives by a strong break in the black stripes on each side of the fish. The back of the tongue of a striped bass has two distinct parallel tooth patches. The back of the tongue of a hybrid has either 1 distinct tooth patch or 2 patches very close together. Muskellunge and northern pike have been hybridized to make tiger muskellunge. Has one tooth patch near the midline towards the back of the tongue. Striped and White Bass are pretty easy to recognize, but there’s one fish that throws a spanner into the works. makes life interesting . Topic: Is this a White bass or a Hybrid White Bass? The most surefire way to tell the difference is to look at the tooth patches on their tongues. If it's a white bass, it was pretty big at 16.5" for Iowa waters. I still lean toward striper LOL I like going against the crowd. Morone hybrid. Body deep, more than 1/3 length. A. The white bass has a single tooth patch on its tongue. A. However, since Josh agrees that it's a hybrid and he's NEVER wrong, I'm still saying HYBRID - lol! The white bass usually has faint horizontal stripes or lines on its sides, which can often be difficult to see. Striped bass stripes are distinct and most go all the way to the tail. I truly believe due to the size it could go either way without knowing what the tooth patch on the tongue is. The white bass, a.k.a., sand bass, has a small head and almost appears to have sort of a hunch back.It is a tall but slender fish.. You will notice the yellow eyes of this bass along with one or two patches of teeth at the back of the tongue.. In white bass, the teeth are in one patch, while the teeth in hybrid stripers and striped bass, are arranged in two distinct patches. In the Southeast, which includes Louisiana, they are usually called “hybrids” or “hybrid striped bass.”. 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