03-07-2014, 12:49 PM
[#0000FF]Yep. The numbers (and fishing) used to be a lot better. In previous years I had many days of multiple wipers...from my tube. I don't think I have caught more than one or two per trip the last couple of years...and most days I have to rely on the kitties to avoid the smell of skunk.
Like yourself, I have done a bit of research on the various factors involved in hybridizing stripers and white bass. It is surprising the genetic differences in using male x female or female x male crosses. It seems there are also potential negative results from delayed fertilization...or wide temperature variations at the times of fertilization and incubation. And, on Willard Bay there can be wide swings of temperature, turbidity, food availability, predation from other species, etc. at the time of planting. Poor little wiperettes have gotta be tough, fast and lucky to survive to hand size.
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Like yourself, I have done a bit of research on the various factors involved in hybridizing stripers and white bass. It is surprising the genetic differences in using male x female or female x male crosses. It seems there are also potential negative results from delayed fertilization...or wide temperature variations at the times of fertilization and incubation. And, on Willard Bay there can be wide swings of temperature, turbidity, food availability, predation from other species, etc. at the time of planting. Poor little wiperettes have gotta be tough, fast and lucky to survive to hand size.
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