We compiled y-intercept values for the body length-scale radius relationship for 94 population samples of white bass Morone chrysops from 16 states. Various measures of central tendency ranged from 38.0 to 39.5 mm. Based on a precedent for rounding to the nearest 5 mm, we recommend the use of 40 mm as a standard y-intercept value when the Fraser-Lee method is used to back-calculate length at age for white bass.