The Hybrid Striped Bass is usually produced by crossing a male White Bass with a female Striped Bass. However, some states also create a what is known as a reciprocal hybrid by crossing a female White Bass with a male Striped Bass. Hybrids closely resemble both Striped and White Bass making identification difficult, particularly for young fish. When comparing adult fish, the Hybrid has a deep body and an arched back similar to the white bass. Hybrids can often be distinguished by broken or irregular stripes on the front half of their body and straight lines on the rear half of their body. A mid-body break in line pattern occasionally occurs. Hybrids usually exhibit interrupted stripes, while Stripers have uninterrupted stripes. Like Stripers. Hybrids also exhibit two tooth patches while White Bass have only one. The Hybrid is also know as Whiterock, Sunshine Bass, Cherokee Bass, Palmetto, or Wiper.
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