Friend of mine went fishing last week for the second time in his life and caught a 54 lbs Striper on the bay side within sight of the Coast Guard station near the Robert Moses causeway. The **** thing was nearly as big as he is and I saw pictures of the fish and at the weigh in. He was in a friends boat and they were using live bait. The exact spot is a secret and he wouldn't tell me any more than that. He is supposed to be on the cover of some local fishing magazine this week I think. They caught that as well as a couple other keepers between them all in that area. Figured I'd pass on the fact that the big ones are out there!