Lake Charles 10/26/2011

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by Gerald

So, the difference in a White Bass and a hybrid bass is the "broken" lines on the hybrids.

IE. all the little dots are not in a straight line on the hybrids.

White and hybrid is the same thing. The difference in a hybrid and a striper is the broken lines. A striper don't have broken lines.

[Ray]

Saw your pics on saltycajun of the hybrid striper. LDWF released 300,000 in the river in 2009.

I used to catch some pretty nice stripers up around the saltwater barrier. hard to identify from hybrids when they are smaller. the true test is the medial tooth patch on the back of thetongue. the hybrid and the striper have 2 patches while the white only has one. I am not so sure what you had was a true striper because of the upbroken lines.

[Ray]

5 daily No more than two over 30” total length

[huntin fool]

Nobody likes to listen to the kid
Lol that's interesting that they released 300k... But I wonder why? They can't reproduce correct?

[1fastmerc]

I caught a hybrid 22yrs ago off the bank of West Fork up around Cypress Lake Subdivision that went around 6lbs. Caught it on a spinnerbait. Talk about a fight. We brought it Phil Broussards house to make sure had identified it correctly. They even put my picture in the lagniappe. I'll see if my mom can send me a copy of it.

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

Nobody likes to listen to the kid
Lol that's interesting that they released 300k... But I wonder why? They can't reproduce correct?

No reproduction naturally. Nice to know they put that many in, hell of a fight!

[huntin fool]

Been catching them in my yak.. the 4-5 lbers really do give you a ride in the yak

[Ray]

The 4 I caught were all around 2 lbs.
I guess them's the ones they turned loose in 2009.

[yigodiver]

White bass (sand bass) are very good to eat, that used to be primary catch in Oklahoma, the larger ones need the red meat trimmed, as do the large stripers and Hybrids. They are good fighters and like rooster tails, rattle traps, and many of the Storm cranks such as wiggle wart, hot-n-tot and thin fin. Great fish to get some kids into once they school they are hungry for anything!
Would give anything to have a mess of them now.