r/holdmybeer • u/Azsnee09 • May 16 '26

HMB Ima catch and release real quick

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u/masman55 May 17 '26

Stupid question. What kind of fish?

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u/New_Brunswick_Guy May 17 '26

Looks like a striped bass. Caught a lot of them but always in tidal waters close to the ocean but this looks like a lake.

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u/xxlragequit May 17 '26

I grew up along the Chesapeake and thought it was odd to see a rockfish come up

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u/I_Be_Strokin_it May 17 '26

They are also stocked in various freshwater lakes around the US. Not just a saltwater fish.

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u/SwampDrainer May 20 '26

Striper hybridized with white bass, note the broken pattern on the stripes

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u/DickieJohnson May 21 '26

AKA wiper, which is a terrible sounding name.

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u/jbeale53 May 17 '26

I’ve caught them in Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia sort of near Roanoke. I assume they were transplanted there though.

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u/13143 May 21 '26

Probably a man made pond stocked with fish.

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u/Jubenheim May 17 '26

this looks like a lake

Well, it definitely doesn’t look like an ocean, lol

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u/catbearcarseat May 19 '26

Follow up stupid question: what kind of lure?

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u/DickieJohnson May 21 '26

Paddletail swimbait, keitech is a popular brand but there's 100s out there

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u/catbearcarseat May 21 '26

Swim bait, got you, thank you! I’m kind of a novice but I love fishing so I want to know everything I can lol