Holy crap dude, ashamedly, I have yet to land anything that big :cuss:

**This year

Attached are the other 2 from today...

Apparently the larger 2 are not stripers, but “wipers.” They are a cross between a striper and a white bass. I hadn’t ever run into such a thing until today.

Caught them at the 4th Pumping Station in Southeast Iowa (Oakville)!

The worm will turn for ya, man!

I thought that's what it was. I've only caught a couple but they were fighting SOB's.

The 2nd big one hit my nightcrawler hard when I was reeling it in! 😂

Wipers - also called hybrids - are very popular for stocking in lakes and ponds. They're hardy and adaptable, they grow fast, they fight hard, and apparently they taste good.

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In general if you are catching something 2 to 3 lbs or larger it is a wiper not a white bass as they grow faster and larger. Under that size they are hard to tell apart but wiper have an extra row of teeth, a larger mouth, and are more streamlined than white bass. Striper and wiper are harder to tell apart once you start getting into the 5 lbs and up range but striper don’t reproduce much if at all so unless you are fishing on a main lake that stocks them you are unlikely to catch a striper.

For my money wiper are the hardest fighters there are. They hit hard and sustain their energy for the entire fight which they drag out for a long time.

I thought I had a state record white bass when I landed my first Wiper. It took a little while before I realized what it was.

I agree about the fighting. Great fish to catch.

Not a bad start.

That lower one looks like a drum.

it looks like you threw up on yourself

I think you are right. Couldn’t believe the fight they put up.

These hybrids have me all goofed up.

Yea, drums put up a good fight too. I never go fishing for them but they're fun to catch. And that's all I'm out there for. Never did care much for the taste of fish.

You’re really making up for lost time, rico

Got the fever BAD!

Drum are frustrating because they hit hard and are often caught crappie fishing. They fight good for a bit but tend to give up so once you feel like you are dragging in a log you realize you don’t have a big crappie or some other fish like a wiper which will fight longer.