This is a 55.5 lb Striped Bass caught recently by my friend's son off Montauk Point, Long island, New York. 50 lb stripers are relatively rare catches while 20-40 lb class fish are the norm.
WOW!
I've caught some in the 15-20 lb range, but that thing is a monster!
Not quite the maneater that striper is, but this is what my 7 year old son drug in last night! His sharp eye noticed the line go tight (fishing with a live bream on a bottom rig) while no one else was paying attention, grabbed the rod and reeled it in all by himself, hollerin' the whole time! I was inside the camper getting some meat ready to go on the grill when I heard the commotion, by the time I got out there he and Granddaddy had it up on the bank! Gonna be nice in the fryer tonight!