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Whiterock Bass

Introduction

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The whiterock bass is actually a hybrid striper, or more precisely, it is the offspring of a "pure-strain" white bass parent and a "pure-strain" striped bass parent. Over the years, it has become a very popular freshwater game fish that has found its way across North America very quickly and successfully. In many locales, this hybrid fish is referred to as a "wiper", and this was how it was referred to us when we received the request to add this species into our species section. Others simply refer to it as a hybrid bass. ( Photo courtesy of Chris Mullenax ).

Many of the behavioural patterns and tendencies of the whiterock bass are essentially the same as the parent species. Spawning activities, for example, and angling techniques are very similar if not the sane. For additional detail beyond this page, please refer to the white bass and striped bass pages.

Wipers are generally thicker, stouter fish, compared to their striper and white bass parents. They are very strong fish which also grow large in comparison to the striped and white bass, which is another reason that they are so popular among anglers. They provide great sport.

Their size, also makes them a natural predator, and wipers are known to wander to deeper waters to forage for stray bait fish that find their way out of their normal routines. Some will argue that this assists in maintaining the natural balance of the ecosystem, while others will put forth the argument that competition for forage, especially with reference to the largemouth bass, is made more difficult by the more aggressive wiper.

We've mentioned that the wiper is generally a stockier, stouter hybrid, however, with this comes a shorter length and a greater birth. Colouring is very similar to that of the striped bass as well as the white bass.

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