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06-11-2019, 08:43 PM | #2581 |
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06-12-2019, 12:00 AM | #2582 | |
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Apparently the larger 2 are not stripers, but “wipers.” They are a cross between a striper and a white bass. I hadn’t ever run into such a thing until today. Caught them at the 4th Pumping Station in Southeast Iowa (Oakville)! |
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06-12-2019, 12:03 AM | #2583 |
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06-12-2019, 04:29 AM | #2584 |
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I thought that's what it was. I've only caught a couple but they were fighting SOB's.
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06-12-2019, 04:53 AM | #2585 |
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06-12-2019, 06:43 AM | #2586 |
Hey Loochy, I'm hooome!
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Wipers - also called hybrids - are very popular for stocking in lakes and ponds. They're hardy and adaptable, they grow fast, they fight hard, and apparently they taste good.
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06-12-2019, 07:05 AM | #2587 |
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The Fishing Thread
In general if you are catching something 2 to 3 lbs or larger it is a wiper not a white bass as they grow faster and larger. Under that size they are hard to tell apart but wiper have an extra row of teeth, a larger mouth, and are more streamlined than white bass. Striper and wiper are harder to tell apart once you start getting into the 5 lbs and up range but striper don’t reproduce much if at all so unless you are fishing on a main lake that stocks them you are unlikely to catch a striper.
For my money wiper are the hardest fighters there are. They hit hard and sustain their energy for the entire fight which they drag out for a long time. |
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06-12-2019, 07:26 AM | #2588 | |
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I agree about the fighting. Great fish to catch. |
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06-12-2019, 08:46 AM | #2589 |
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Not a bad start.
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06-12-2019, 08:49 AM | #2590 |
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06-12-2019, 08:55 AM | #2591 |
Hey Loochy, I'm hooome!
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06-12-2019, 09:53 AM | #2592 |
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06-12-2019, 10:14 AM | #2593 |
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06-12-2019, 11:25 AM | #2594 |
pie is never free
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You’re really making up for lost time, rico
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06-12-2019, 02:03 PM | #2595 | |
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Drum are frustrating because they hit hard and are often caught crappie fishing. They fight good for a bit but tend to give up so once you feel like you are dragging in a log you realize you don’t have a big crappie or some other fish like a wiper which will fight longer. |
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