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Comment by Wilbur Potter on March 7, 2015 at 6:29am

Very nice, indeed!

Comment by mike needles on March 7, 2015 at 5:34am

That's cool and a unique fish. Thanks for sharing and enlightening me!

Comment by Allen Morgan on March 6, 2015 at 8:55pm

Most think the "Wiper" moniker is a combination of White bass and strIPER.  However, some folks will also point to old Jerry Clower, on one of the fishing shows way-back-when (was it Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, or someone else), and ol' Jerry would always comment that those things would "Wipe your Tackle Box out!"

Comment by B. Waldman on March 6, 2015 at 5:41pm

Mike - It's a white bass x striped bass cross. They have the thermal tolerance of a white bass, but some of the size and strength of a striper. Our state record is just over 22 lbs. I believe, so I need to let this one grow and 5 or 6 pounds before I catch him again :)

Comment by John Sheehan on March 6, 2015 at 4:00pm

Beautiful fish! Bucket list for me. Striper/White Bass hybrid .Called wipers here in NJ.

Comment by mike needles on March 6, 2015 at 3:01pm

So I've never heard of a "wiper" before. Is that a striped bass and large mouth bass hybrid?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on March 6, 2015 at 12:03pm

Wipers are super fish! Love it!

Comment by B. Waldman on March 6, 2015 at 11:55am

6'10" light action spinning rod with 8# braid and an 8# fluorocarbon leader. Caught on an 1/8-oz. jighead with a 4" shad body. We were fishing for walleye at the time, but this guy intervened. Caught a second one the same day that went 27."

Comment by Slip Sinker on March 6, 2015 at 11:53am

nice ! ... what grade of tackle were you using to stop this train

Comment by Tony Livingston on March 6, 2015 at 11:48am

There's a bicep-buster!