Wipers are very aggressive fighters, and tend to stay together in schools. Trolling baits or lures is the most common technique used to target them in many areas but they can also be caught on spin, bait casting, and fly tackle using artificial and natural baits. The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish:
The wiper’s appearance is intermediate between the two parents. It has six to eight dark horizontal stripes over a silver-white background with a dark charcoal to black back. It has two dorsal fins, the anterior with 8-10 sharp spines. It is slightly heavier bodied than the striped bass and grows up to 12 pounds in weight and 24 inches in length. Some specimens are known to reach weights of over 20 pounds.