We have developed a hypothetical comparison striped bass production(female white bass x male striped bass) using fresh and step cryopreserved sperm. Although production of reciprocal HSB requires additional white bass eggs are adhesive and must be disaggregated before hatching), reciprocal hybrids are preferred by commercial producers because white bass females are typically easier to manage due to their smaller size and increased propensity for feeding in captivity(personal communication, Michael Freeze, Keo Fish Farm, Arkansas) Additionally. white bass eggs are small, having an egg number per unit spawn weight of 4 times that of striped bass females(Harrell et al. 1990) These advantages are enhanced by the fact that reciprocal HSB production requires male striped bass, a fish known for producing copious amounts of sperm