What are hybrid striped bass?
Hybrid striped bass generally refers to a cross between striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white bass (Morone chrysops ). The original cross, was first produced in South Carolina in the mid-1960s using eggs from striped bass and sperm from white bass. The accepted common name of this cross is the palmetto bass. More recently the “reciprocal” cross using white bass females and striped bass males was also produced and is now the most common way to produce hybrid striped bass. The accepted common name of this cross is the sunshine bass. Other Morone species have since been hybridized with striped bass but none has gained the acceptance of the striped bass by white bass cross, either as a sportfish or as a culture species.
