Thread: Stripper? Hybrid? White bass?

One of the TWRA lakes I fish here is full of them. I posted a pic on Facebook of a big one I caught and someone asked me if I ate it, I told him it was a trash fish and I left it on the bank and him and a couple other people commented and said they were good eating fish and I should have took it home and cleaned it. I've never thought of tem as anything more than a nuisance, they are a real problem on this little 177 acre lake here. The guy who used to do the fishing reports in the local paper years ago used to write about how big a problem they were in this lake all the time.

I imagine if they ever do stock the big four with strippers they will see even more fishing pressure than they get now. Possibly the likes of which we have never seen before. If I come home with glitter on me I'll swear to the wife it was from a fishing lure.

I have eaten yellow bass, they are very good!! They do not have the size you need around here.

Originally Posted by BigKyd

I imagine if they ever do stock the big four with strippers they will see even more fishing pressure than they get now. Possibly the likes of which we have never seen before. If I come home with glitter on me I'll swear to the wife it was from a fishing lure.

From what I understand stripers do not do well in lakes that experience drastic draw downs. They have a tendency to follow the current and get washed thru the spillway, so you have to keep restocking them. That's the only thing I can think of why the yellow bass haven't established a strong population in the flood lakes. I have seen lakes where they have very high numbers, just wish the white bass would follow the current as well