White Bass / White Perch pic.

Caught two right at the same time, both were about the same size so I decided to try to get a good picture for folks to compare the two. I'm sure there's a lot of relatively new fishermen that haven't saw many white bass. They have always been a favorite fish of mine. I've caught one two weeks in a row, maybe and hopefully there on the comeback. The main distinguishing feature is the White Bass has the noticeable stripes . This little White bass is still swimming,the Perch is not. I hope this helps someone distinguish between the two and remembering the days of just going out and fishing for the White Bass.There ferocious biters and fighters. I can still remember the very first white bass I caught back about 1980 in santee,I've been hooked since.SamAttachment 252627

We used to drive down to the old boat ramp behind the dam at Cedar Creek and catch our limits in just a little while. We used 1/4 oz. green rubber tail jigs and they ate them up! They were a great fight on light tackle with 6lb. Test. I'm afraid that was 30-40 years ago. I haven't caught a White Bass in Wateree in probably 15 years. The White Perch won that war. Thanks for posting, it's good to know there are at least a few left.

Me too Thumper,back in those days you could take someone out in the boat with you and they' d think you were a professional fisherman. I mostly trolled plugs,like rattlin raps,and bayou boogies. My biggest wateree striper was caught while trolling for White Bass in the 90's in cedar creek.Do you remember all those anglers standing / wading the creek? We'd get after them in the summer months around singleton and Dutchman creeks schooling too.

I can relate to you post very well as a young kid tagging along with my brother. We used Bayou buggies with a jig tied to the back hook and catch them two at a time also. Good memories for sure!:highfive

Thanks!:biggrin

Thanks for the post and a good illustration of the difference between the two. I've never eaten the white perch, is it similar in flavor with the white bass?

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Thanks for the post and a good illustration of the difference between the two. I've never eaten the white perch, is it similar in flavor with the white bass?

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Yes, and in my opinion, both are delicious!

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Me too Thumper,back in those days you could take someone out in the boat with you and they' d think you were a professional fisherman. I mostly trolled plugs,like rattlin raps,and bayou boogies. My biggest wateree striper was caught while trolling for White Bass in the 90's in cedar creek.Do you remember all those anglers standing / wading the creek? We'd get after them in the summer months around singleton and Dutchman creeks schooling too.

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We used to catch a ton of them in Wylie. We would troll white shysters until we found them, then we would fish the schools! And for you young guys, this was before the Lowrance XYXTWU 7000 that can find a minnow in 1200 ft. of water sideways!:biggrin

We used to camp in Sparkleberry swamp every March and catch lots of White Bass on their spawning runs. Lots of fun in the 70s and 80s, then the perch took over. Our best lure was a 1/4 oz white jig head with green body. Mr. Pack had a bag of them in his store at the landing and it must have had 5000 jigs in it.

thanks for the post Sam I think some people have caught perch and thought it was white bass
this pic should help um out some

We use to catch then every March at the Saw Dust Pile landing. We never cranked the OB, we just put the trolling motor down and fished that pool. We used and I still have the Mepp's #2 Spinner with the Gold blade. Caught 100's of them over the years there. Good Memories.

The White Bass used to be in the Congaree River around February and we caught some huge pound to pound and half ones throwing a green crappie delight gig. Now they are gone, it was some good times in the late 80's.

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We used to drive down to the old boat ramp behind the dam at Cedar Creek and catch our limits in just a little while. We used 1/4 oz. green rubber tail jigs and they ate them up! They were a great fight on light tackle with 6lb. Test. I'm afraid that was 30-40 years ago. I haven't caught a White Bass in Wateree in probably 15 years. The White Perch won that war. Thanks for posting, it's good to know there are at least a few left.

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hows this look Thumper? I was fumbling around in the barn,looked inside a old tackle box and saw these. They may be faded cause I think they were a darker green. I'd see a lot of folks have two jigs on one line,some would have a panther martin and a jig. The old box had a couple bayou boogies and several gay blades too. Ahh it's good to reminisce about the strong runs of the white bass. The biggest one I ever saw was behind the dam at Lugoff , I was trying to get some gizzard shad and saw the guy catch it. I feel sure it was close to three pounds. It'd sure be nice if DNR would stock some to help out rhe population.

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Attachment 252951hows this look Thumper? I was fumbling around in the barn,looked inside a old tackle box and saw these. They may be faded cause I think they were a darker green. I'd see a lot of folks have two jigs on one line,some would have a panther martin and a jig. The old box had a couple bayou boogies and several gay blades too. Ahh it's good to reminisce about the strong runs of the white bass. The biggest one I ever saw was behind the dam at Lugoff , I was trying to get some gizzard shad and saw the guy catch it. I feel sure it was close to three pounds. It'd sure be nice if DNR would stock some to help out rhe population.

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You got it Sam. We caught a lot of White Bass on that jig! For some reason, that green drove them crazy.

The biggest bass I ever caught, 10lb. 9 oz., was in a farm pond with a Bayou Boogie. White with red trim!

That's pretty close to the ones Mr. Pack sold except his were cheaper with just a plain white head and no eyes. Fish didn't seem to care long as it was green.
On my Walleye rip to Canada a couple of years ago that same color jig was deadly on Walleye.

Great comparison pic! I have a similar illustration in the striper book. Amazing how similar the two fishes look! Folks need to realize the white perch are invasive to our area lakes and there is NO LIMIT on them! Catch coolers full and boat loads if you can. They taste good too. But watch out for the gill plates on either species. They are razor sharp and a defense mechanism for the fish. Don't put your fingers in the gills to hold either of these fish! Berry spoons, bottom rigs with minners, and bottom rigs with belly strips work very well for these boogers! White bass are few and far between these days...getting out competed by the immigrants from the west. Seems I read white perch were native to the Mississippi drainage.

We would use roostertails and Beatlespins with a plastic like the one you posted. Was fishing the Saluda River while they were running up the river. Love catching the white bass. The last time I night fished Russell I caught some very good size white perch, I may pull a nightstalk soon.


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The story that I got 35 years ago from Don Drose at Santee was that they were brought down here by catfishermen from the Chesapeake Bay Area to use as big cat bait. I'm afraid they are here to stay.

I caught a white bass at wateree last week, caught some last year , too. hopefully they will make a come back.

I caught one at wateree this past spring too.

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We normally catch a good many at greenwood too. My biggest ever came from greenwood and I can't remember exactly how much it weighed but it was 1.5-2 lbs


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Great post Sam. Good to see that Thumper and you are still posting on Crappie....I haven't been here in a long time and you probably don't remember....I have fished with both of you in the past....well in a boat near you.....while Thumper beat the boat bottom for striper....LOL

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Great post Sam. Good to see that Thumper and you are still posting on Crappie....I haven't been here in a long time and you probably don't remember....I have fished with both of you in the past....well in a boat near you.....while Thumper beat the boat bottom for striper....LOL

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That's why Rango gave me the name. Rango didn't believe that thumping worked until we caught 20 fish limits about five trips in a row. People laugh, but it has worked for 35 years! Welcome back!