White Bass?

[BassPastor]

Got a chance to come down and fish Thursday through Saturday this past weekend. We stay just south of the dam so we spent all of our time chasing warmer water down Long Creek. Not sure if anyone else got on them down there but boy the bite was tough for us. Blue bird skies, cold water, and nothing biting. I'm embarrassed to share the amount of fish that we boated in about 25 hours of fishing. 

There was a high point to the weekend however when I was able to hook up what I think was a good size white bass. Hit pretty close to the boat in about 15' of water on a craw inspired Wiggle Wart. I wanted to run it by the board, this is a white bass right? I didn't think there were hybrids in TR though I know a few can make their way in. The only reason I question is because I did a brief check of the length/weight estimation charts and the numbers don't seem to add up. This fish was 17" long, but a beefy 3lb 3oz. This is a pretty heavy fish according to the charts I looked at. Wasn't sure if the recent shad kill gave her the chance to get abnormally bit. What do ya'll think?

P.S. Don't mind the hater in the back, he's just showing the size of the fish he caught all day.

[Quillback]

Looks like a white to me.  Table Rock has some really nice sized white bass and that is a dandy for sure!

[BilletHead]

9 minutes ago, BassPastor said:

Got a chance to come down and fish Thursday through Saturday this past weekend. We stay just south of the dam so we spent all of our time chasing warmer water down Long Creek. Not sure if anyone else got on them down there but boy the bite was tough for us. Blue bird skies, cold water, and nothing biting. I'm embarrassed to share the amount of fish that we boated in about 25 hours of fishing. 

There was a high point to the weekend however when I was able to hook up what I think was a good size white bass. Hit pretty close to the boat in about 15' of water on a craw inspired Wiggle Wart. I wanted to run it by the board, this is a white bass right? I didn't think there were hybrids in TR though I know a few can make their way in. The only reason I question is because I did a brief check of the length/weight estimation charts and the numbers don't seem to add up. This fish was 17" long, but a beefy 3lb 3oz. This is a pretty heavy fish according to the charts I looked at. Wasn't sure if the recent shad kill gave her the chance to get abnormally bit. What do ya'll think?

P.S. Don't mind the hater in the back, he's just showing the size of the fish he caught all day.

                Yep big White Bass you have there. Very nice BassPastor!

  BilletHead

[Dutch]

She is full of eggs.  Once she drops a couple of hundred thousand she won't be so heavy.

[*T*]

Nice White!  They sure can pull.

[chi0082]

White bass for sure and 3 lbs is common for females especially this time of year. TRL has some pretty good size whites, and if you ever get 2 of that size on a top water bait it can be intense.