Luke Mirly of Jackson caught a 5 lb lunker on kids fishing day at Montauk state park. He was using a plastic worm and 2 lb tess line. It took him 25 minutes to reel in the fish. He has been going to Montauk since he was a baby but this was the first lunker he has caught.
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