bite off more than he could chew

[ejstenger]

What do you mean, that my bait is too big?

[livetofishnj]

When I was up pre-fishing for the FLW Tourney in Nantucket Sound we came across a barely alive striper on the surface. We went over and netted it to find it had a 12-inch flounder stuck headfirst halfway down it's throat. After pulling out the flatfish I revived the striper which was about 36 inches and she swam away fine.

And that does look a little like a striper but something about it screams big mullet and not bass. The stripes just don't look right for a bass. It's tough to tell though without something for a size reference.

[seaphase]

defintely a small striper

[getreel]

that it is a dog eat dog world we live in!

Maybe they were feeding on the same bait fish and had a head-on collision. It could happen....