Printable View
[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;514442]
I bow to Stripernut's and your expertise on freshwater Stripers. Since I never had to sort species out, I'm just not that good at it....even when I sober.
[/QUOTE]
Thanks
I have no expertise. I do enjoy learning about fishin. That's why the site was started.
[QUOTE=peter;514435]Here is the hybrid Stripernut caught a year or two ago.
13.1 pounds. Only one intact line as I see it.
That's his buddy Mike in the photo.[/QUOTE]
See what I mean....Stripernut can always find a way to catch the needle in a haystack.
Look close and see the redfin sticking out of its mouth. This is the last time I let a friend throw stale crackers overboard when I'm topwater fishing for Stripers. Is this a state record?
[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;514447]See what I mean....Stripernut can always find a way to catch the needle in a haystack.[/QUOTE]
youre a funny guy mr bob:eek:
[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;514449]Look close and see the redfin sticking out of its mouth. This is the last time I let a friend throw stale crackers overboard when I'm topwater fishing for Stripers. Is this a state record?[/QUOTE]
Bob, did he taste like the ones in the box? I love those goldfish
[QUOTE=stripernut1;514474]Bob, did he taste like the ones in the box? I love those goldfish[/QUOTE]
LOL....Hey Jeff good to see you posting again, I had wondered where you were....
[QUOTE=mhall;514476]LOL....Hey Jeff good to see you posting again, I had wondered where you were....[/QUOTE]
been down with the dreaded "fishin fever" lol. glad to say my condition hasn't improved;)
[QUOTE=stripernut1;514474]Bob, did he taste like the ones in the box? I love those goldfish[/QUOTE]
I don't know, cause after landing and photo-taking, I released it quick. I was afraid I would get beat up by the boat load of ladies fishing beside me that had the "Team Walmart Pet shop" T shirts on.
Besides, I'm a catch and release kinda guy. And, I didn't want to put pressure on a stressed fish population. I mean, how many of these have you seen that weren't in a toilet bowl? :o
[QUOTE]Tooth patch on the tong of a hybrid is two parallel lines that are connected to make the shape of the letter U.
Striper has just two parallel lines that are not connected.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]5300[/ATTACH]
Broken lines. Yes plenty of stripers have broken lines too. Look at how and how many of these lines are broken.
I only count one that is a full intact line. Above the lateral line lines that are broken that form the letter W is also an indicator I read somewhere else. The other side of the fish had maybe three full lines as you can see in the next post.
[/QUOTE]
I took a closer look at some fish I caught this past weekend.
Had one striper with all but one line broken, but they were not broken to the point of being more of a dot pattern than a line.
None had the third line that connects the other two parallel lines on the tung
The heads on the females with eggs did look similar to this one. Guess I have never looked that closely at striper heads...catch and get it put away as quickly as possible. The shape of their bodies was also similar.
From the two biologists I have talked to it seemed the most telling sign for identification is the third line connection the other two lines on the tung. Who knows?
It still looks like a striper to me. The tongue issue has me puzzled though.
[QUOTE=Mean Morone;514808]It still looks like a striper to me. The tongue issue has me puzzled though.[/QUOTE]
I agree. Female stripers will be deeper than normal leading up to spawn. The dorsal fins look pretty far apart. Too far apart to be a hybrid.
PS. I keep forgetting to check my Gizz box for those plugs. I should be into that box this weekend. Wish I had thought to pick up a few more of the purple huge pattern but it's too late now. :( I think I still have three or four.
Here is a photo Stripernut sent me of a recent catch at Lake Cumberland. All were caught from the same school a week or two ago.