A 35# fish a friend of mine caught recently from shore in Newport had a 20" striper in it's belly that had it's tail clearly cut off by a bluefish.
Despite that it still felt the need to eat a Tattoo Deep Diver. Maybe it's time for a new "Baitfish" Series from Tattoo? Schoolie Striper Deep Diver?
Off of Newport it's VERY common to see BIG fish come up from the bottom when landing a smaller fish from the boat. There's no question stripers will eat other stripers, I guess it's just a question as to how often it happens.