A new Ohio record hybrid striped bass – a cross between a white bass and a striped bass and also called a “wiper” – has been certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio’s State Record Fish Committee. The new state record hybrid striper, weighing 18.32 pounds, was caught by Richard A. Knisley of Washington Court House, Ohio in a feeder creek to 1,301-acre Deer Creek Lake in Fayette and Pickaway counties.
Deer Creek Lake is not to be confused with the much smaller 334-acre Deer Creek Reservoir in Stark County.
Knisley caught the hybrid striped bass May 24, 2015, using cut shad for bait, on a spinning rod with 15 pound test monofilament line. The hybrid striped bass measures 31.75 inches long and 24.5 inches in girth.
His catch replaces the previous state record hybrid striper. That fish was caught in Deer Creek Lake by Rosemary Shaver on May 4, 2001. It weighed 17.68 pounds and measured 31 inches long.
Ohio’s record fish are determined on the basis of weight only.
Ohio’s state record fish are certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee with assistance from fisheries biologists with the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
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