Fish id

[creekcrappie]

I hit Jpp for 3 hours today I caught two like the fish in the pic. I lost 3. My question is is this a baby rockfish or baby hybrid? All the fish were caught on a white and chartruse curly tail.

[Catch & Release]

Thats a stripe, aka white bass

[Catch & Release]

I take that back, thats probably a hybrid, stripe only has only one line all the way to the tail I believe

[XxthejuicexX]

I vote Hybrid.

[Hammy]

Stripe Bass:

Stripe Bass / Rockfish

Hammy

[txnative]

Hybrid.

When striped bass are young enough to be this short, they are more streamlined in shape. The stocky body and broken, but distinct, stripes identify this fish as a hybrid.


Chris Bryant

[jad2t]

The best clue to look for is the stripes going to the end of the tail. Only one stripe goes to the end of the tail on a white bass. This is definitely a hybrid.

[SAMBOLIE]

Hybrid at top. Striped bass at bottom.
http://www.tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/images/HybridStripedBassTopStripedBassBelowCherokeeNegus_ jpg.jpg

[MNfisher]

Hybrid for sure!

[Travis C.]

Sometimes it's pretty obvious with body type but the only way to tell for sure is the tooth patch. White Bass have a single tooth patch on the tongue and hybrid have two. Striper have two patches as well but they have a wide separation between them. Hybrid's patches are right together almost.

[Pookie]

http://ccrayhubbardfishingguides.com/images/hybrid-bass2.gif
I vote hybrid also.

[bd-]

It's definitely a hybrid.

Re: the tooth patches, I've seen hybrids where the division between the tooth patches was very indistinct, and it really looked like a single tooth patch. So be careful with that indicator on small fish.

[creekcrappie]

Thanks guys. I thought it was a hybrid but someone told me it was a "striper". I hate all the nicknames that people give the fish in that family. It gets REALLY confusing.

[Heiny57]

Hybrid