Fun Day on the Water

[Coosa]

The water was falling fast but I did manage to get one good day in before it fell too much. 

 

 

[Coosa]

It would be great if someone could point out differences to me between whites, hybrids, and strippers. I'm not even 100% sure what I'm catching. 

[vonreed]

Wow what a neat looking spot, and to be catching those in that swift water has got to be a blast.  What area are you in?  I don't need exact location, was just curious cause I don't recognize that dam.

[moguy1973]

46 minutes ago, Coosa said:

It would be great if someone could point out differences to me between whites, hybrids, and strippers. I'm not even 100% sure what I'm catching. 

http://www.arkansasstripers.com/identification-white-bass-striped-bass-hybrid-bass.htm

Those look like stripers

[Coosa]

That's the website I looked at also. And I also thought stripers. I just thought maybe some guys that fish for them alot could share how they tell them apart easily. 

  Just like I can pick up a largemouth or a spot and immediately tell the difference but some people cant.

I was wondering how that is with these white things

[Johnsfolly]

Coosa

Body shape and the horizontal lines are the best indicator when you have one in hand. If you are cleaning them then you can look at the tooth patches on the tongue.

Here is a striper - the body is more slender and the horizontal lines are complete or nearly so and many extend through to the tail. This one is from a tidal bay. Seems like the landlocked stripers are not as streamlined as this guy. If you cut open the mouth or catch one big enough to look inside, the striper has two patches of small teeth on its tongue.

Here is a hybrid from the Truman dam tailwater. It's body size is stockier and the lines are broken with several extending to the tail. They should also have two patches of teeth.

The white bass are shorter in body length versus the height between the pelvic fins and the dorsal fins. Almost more like the shape of a crappie than the hybrid. Only one of the lines extends to the tail. They would only have a single patch of teeth. Usually these guys are too small to look at the tooth patches on live fish.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries also has a great chart laying out the differences between these fish. Yours look like stripers and are nice looking fish!

[Coosa]

Well I got back out and the water was pretty much done but I did manage to haul in one last fish!

[Al Agnew]

And this is what a stripper looks like...notice the lack of stripes at all

[Mitch f]

43 minutes ago, Al Agnew said:

And this is what a stripper looks like...notice the lack of stripes at all

 But some have Chinese symbols tattooed on them 😂😂

[MOPanfisher]

What has our world come too?  I was waiting to see who was gonna say it first, but never expected to be Al, and he even had a photo.  Hope he threw that one back!