Fish Identification; White, Striper, or hybrid?

[rkbrowntrout78]

Greetings everyone, my name is Ryan and I am from the West Okoboji area in Iowa (see Bassmasters Top 100 Bass Lakes of 2015; #67). I originally came to this forum to research current tactics and trends on TR as we were staying in the Clevenger Cove area this past week for a family get together (Disclaimer: I am not the psycho meth-head that attacked the bow-fishermen). The reason for my post is I need a positive ID on a fish I caught trolling from point to point with a KVD crankbait. We have white bass here in the Iowa Great Lakes region but I don't fish for them and they are typically less than 13". I've never fished striper water so not sure if this one is white, striper, or hybrid; my guess is hybrid. Measured fish out to 18" and 2lb 10oz. This fish fought like a whipped stallion and was barely hanging on the hook when landed.

As far as the fishing went I had a decent couple of days considering the high water. Had some luck with a jig and craw in orange/brown, KVD deep crank in chart. sexy shad, and a Rebel Pop-R in the Ole' Bass color all dependent of course on time of day. Tried a Foxy Mama colored Super spook Jr. and a BPS Slim Dog in pearl red eye without any success. I thought the Slim Dog would be close enough to the bone colored Spooks I've read have been working so well but apparently not. Top-water bite was just all around difficult. First and last light were key. Drop shot was not working for me either save for a few angry little rock bass. Don't know if it was just where I was fishing or the whole lake.

I loved fishing Table Rock; incredible resource you guys have there. Very different fishing than our natural glacial lakes as they have a mix of jungle like weed structure and gravel, stone and rock bottoms. Hope to return again some day.

[Bird Watcher]

typically hybrids have more than one line that runs uninterrupted to the base of the tail.

[fishinwrench]

Looks like just a nice white.

[J-Doc]

Looks like a big white to me but....I've seen some mixed hybrids and whites where it was almost impossible to tell the difference. Usually the tongue patch is split into two separate pat he's on whites and one patch on hubrids. But I've seen some that had two patches so close together it was hard to determine if it had two or a single. The tongue patch is definitely the deciding factor. The broken lines on the sides are also an indicator.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Looks like a white, I have fished up in your neck of the woods before, we were on Spirit Lake, The guide told us during the summer Okaboji is a wild place. Very pretty lakes

[rkbrowntrout78]

Looks like a white, I have fished up in your neck of the woods before, we were on Spirit Lake, The guide told us during the summer Okaboji is a wild place. Very pretty lakes

Yes, they are beautiful lakes. Okoboji can get real busy. There are weekends where 50-75 "pleasure" boats will be anchored in one bay. Spirit Lake is the home base for Berkley and the Pure Fishing Corp. Who was your guide? I work at the GM/Toyota dealership in Spirit Lake and our parts manager, Shannon Green, happens to be a guide.

So this fish is a big white bass.

[Quillback]

Yeah based on the picture, I would say white bass. A nice one for sure, but that size is not unusual for Table Rock.

[gitnby]

trolling in a kayak?

I fish from my kayak now and then, just for a break from norm.

never thought of doing that?

[Dewayne French]

Picture is of a White Bass & Very Typical of the White River chain of lakes. I love catching them on top

when that bite is on. I'm like the Proverbially Kid in the Candy Store!!!

[Cindyjo]

White bass. June has been an exceptional month for whites. I have caught 200+ so far this month. One outing 50+ in 2 hours.