Look at the head on this thing. To my eye it doesn't match the body..more like a white bass head on a striper. It's sort of pointed. That and the shape is what I used to always look for on the Ohio at the dam. It was easy to identify them there because they are supposed to be there. I had more trouble telling the difference between a big white bass and a small hybrid. Now, I was holding the fish out trying to keep it straight and instruct the camera operator at the same time so it sas not really 4' long.
As I mentioned in an earlier post I caught two 24" fish several weeks ago that I immediately thought were hybrids when I was netting them but dismissed it because there are no hybrids in Cumberland. I did mention it to some folks.
When Hurricane started this thread that got me thinkin..there I go again thinkin. On closer inspection, blowing the photo of Hurricane's fish up there is only one maybe two lines that are not broken and again how they are broken. I would not make a bet for five dollars that that is a striper based on the broken lines and the fact that He has been striper fishin ever since he was a kid on the Chesapeake Bay and he put the question out there.
Any body have any thoughts on this.
If you catch a weird looking striper get some photos and let us know.
Reply With Quote